14 Friday Nov 2025
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Recently, I seem to have reviewed a reasonable number of retractable fountain pens. Some good, some poor. Go back through my blog and you will see even more as I have covered most available under the £1000 mark. So how does one of the cheapest available compare.
Continue reading17 Friday Oct 2025
So what did I make of the Saturday of the first two day pen show in this country? As mentioned in my previous post I could only make the first day, but then in reality would you do both if you were not trading or using the show as a social event? Certainly if you are near by then the cheap tickets and discount for two days (£7 per day, £12 for both) makes it a cheap way to occupy a weekend, well cheap until your pen purchase bill bankrupts you…
Continue reading22 Friday Aug 2025
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EDC, EDC Fountain Pen, Endless Stationary, Endless Stationary Phantom, fountain pen, Phantom, retractable
Back mid-July I gave a first impressions post on my newly arrived Endless Stationery Phantom fountain pen in stealth finish. Now it is finally time for the review.
Continue reading11 Friday Jul 2025
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Think this actually might be my first Initial Impressions post, but as this is a brand new pen I received through backing the KickStarter campaign and it will soon be available to buy outside of that, then this is appropriate to post. Note I have had the pen for four days.
Continue reading13 Friday Jun 2025
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Chinese, fountain pen, Majohn, Majohn V60, Moonman V60, musings, OMAS, OMAS 360, OMAS 360 Vintage
Normally when you see the name Moonman or Majohn you assume the pen will be a clone, blatantly breaking copyright, however on this occasion has Moonman/Majohn now effectively claimed the right to the classic OMAS 360 shape?
Continue reading16 Friday May 2025
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I had actually been toying with trying a Tom’s Studio Pocket Fountain Pen since it was first launched, but due to a need to keep the size of my collection under control it was a nice to have, not a must. Thus when I saw one going in the ‘previously used’ area of the Cult Pens stand at the March 2025 London Pen Show I had the excuse I needed, after all it was discounted and so would not be considered a regular purchase (man maths).
Continue reading09 Friday May 2025
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Just six months since I last posted about what is on my desk and there has been a sudden growth. Part was a result of inking some pens to allow a newcomer to the fountain pen world to try a selection, and part as a result of the recent Southern England Pen Club meet.
Continue reading11 Friday Apr 2025
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Ensso have made a brave decision in taking their own route on how to make a retractable fountain pen. Instead of the more usual knock they have gone for a side bolt design (hence the name). This is minor however compared with how the nib is sealed. Instead of a trap door there is a silicone membrane which the nib pushes through.
Continue reading01 Tuesday Apr 2025
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There are two problems most of us face. Ink bottles that are hard to get pens through narrow necks and ink bottles where the ink level is now too low. Both preventing the filling of some of our favourite inks. The solution, convert the bottle to be part of the pen. Such was the result of the research of William Shakour, he of the Titan fountain pen plus the OMAS parts creator for Stephen Brown.
Continue reading28 Friday Mar 2025
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EDC, EDC Fountain Pen, Endless Stationary, Endless Stationary Creator, fountain pen, retractable
Endless Stationery were know for their range of respected notebooks and in mid 2023 they added to this by the introduction of the Creator retractable fountain pen. This did create a fair bit of interest across the community. I missed out on getting one at the time but was changed by the arrival of this loaner.
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