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You Win, Pilot Metropolitan
The Pilot Metropolitan is the best fountain pen for beginners. There. I said it. Ever since it was released, the Metropolitan has been gaining steam. I liked what I saw when I reviewed the original...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 105 - The Kimono Is My Roll-Stopper
It is hard buying pens for other people! That is the realization I came to as I shopped for Myke's Franklin-Christoph at the 2014 Atlanta Pen Show. It finally made it into his hands and I share the...
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JetPens $55 Gift Certificate Winners
Do you have those Top 5 Pens wish lists made out yet? I hope so, because two of you are about to go shopping! The winners are: Congratulations Paul and Brian! Get in touch via the Contact Page within a...
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Prometheus Alpha Pen Review
Pen fans may not know the name Jason Hui, but those who travel in EDC circles know him well. Jason is the man behind the hugely successful Prometheus Lights flashlight line that was met with rave...
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-- The power of a podcast about pens (a markov life) -- Tactile Turn Mover & Shaker First Impressions (Super Fun Time) -- Ink Review: Sailor Epinard (The Gentleman Stationer) -- Pilot Blue Black...
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Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-Kai Ink Review
What qualities make Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-Kai my favorite fountain pen ink? It is one of the very few inks that works in any pen with any nib on any paper and in any situation. Plus, it is blue black,...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 106 - Knolling
Myke and I dumped the bags out this week on the podcast. I always like seeing what other people carry so it was cool to do this ourselves on the podcast. So, are we normal, or crazy? The show notes...
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Esterbrook Dollar Pen Review
The Esterbrook Dollar Pen was one of the pens I acquired at the 2014 Atlanta Pen Show. I didn't really have an Esterbrook on my list when I went to the show, but I went home with two of them. I...
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Pilot FriXion Ball Knock Biz Gel Ink Pen Review
Erasable pens don't often make my daily rotation, but when one does it is guaranteed to be a Pilot FriXion. Other companies have tried to compete with Pilot in this realm but none have come close....
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-- Gadget Notes: rOtring 800 Mechanical Pencil (Kirkville) -- Noodler’s Air Corp Blue-Black (inklode) -- Omas Brown Arco, big and small (Leigh Reyes) -- Pen Review: Pilot Razor Point II (Ultra Fine...
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Lamy Pico Review
The additon of a Lamy Pico to my writing arsenal has been a long time coming. Like since I started the blog in 2007 long. It is a wonderful Lamy design that no one has been able to match but I always...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 107 - Getting Crunk With Myke
We got some great feedback from last weeks bag dump episode, including a couple of listener pics and a takedown of Myke's "style". I then kick off what we are calling Glossary, Version Two where I...
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Kokuyo Systemic Refillable Notebook Cover Review
In the endless search for the perfect notebook, I've acquired several softcover notebooks that don't hold up very well to every-day abuse and carry. While the soft cover usually makes the notebook...
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Pilot Letter Pad for Fountain Pens Review
I was smitten with the Pilot Letter Pad for Fountain Pens from the moment I took it out of my banged up package from JetPens (thanks USPS!). The blue cover with the white and gold writing gives off a...
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-- Old Carnations Smell of Tannin (Palimpsest) -- Sailor HighAce Neo (inklode) -- inexPENsive - Pilot Sign pen (The Pencilcase Blog: ) -- My war horse: A Review of The Pilot Metropolitan (MR) (A fool...
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TWSBI Vac700 Review
You will find wildly varying opinions of the TWSBI Vac700 across the internet. For some, it fits their needs perfectly. For others, there are too many design quirks to overlook. Without first hand...
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Lamy Tipo Review
The Lamy Tipo is one of Lamy's more unique takes on the rollerball refill version of their products. There are rollerball models of the Safari, Vista, and even the 2000, but I think the Tipo looks the...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 108 - The Worst Pen Review Of All Time
I know Tim Fletcher. You know Tim Fletcher. Wait, who is Tim Fletcher? Listen and find out. Plus, Myke and I swoon over the resurrection of one of our all-time favorite pens. Show Notes & Download...
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P.W. Akkerman #8 Diep-Duinwaterblauw Ink Review
"What makes Akkerman inks so special?"That is the question I get the most when talking about my P.W. Akkerman ink purchases. They are expensive, hard to come by, and some say, identical formulations to...
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-- Pilot Custom 743 Falcon Fountain Pen Review (THE UNROYAL WARRANT) -- Pen Review: Pilot G2 Limited (The Gentleman Stationer) -- Paper Based Markup Systems (The Cramped) -- Namiki Falcon Fountain Pen...
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