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Lamy 2000 Classic or Hype

14 Friday Apr 2023

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lamy, Lamy 2000, Lamy 2k, musings

There has been a resurgence of posts recently on the venerable Lamy 2000, making the timing of this article some what suspicious, however the idea behind it actually came in January when fellow members of the United Inkdom review group, Scribble Monboddo and Ania M realised they were both doing pieces on the pen and could possibly combine them in to a meta review. Being an owner myself, who was I to pass up the opportunity.

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Nahvalur Nautilus Tideland Cult Pens Exclusive

07 Friday Apr 2023

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Cult Pens, Cult Pens Exclusive, Nahvalur, Nahvalur Nautilus, Nahvalur Nautilus Tideline, Narwhal, Narwhal Nautilus

Cult Pens celebrated their partnership with Nahvalur (formerly Narwhal) with four exclusive pens, one of which is this, the Tideland version of the Nautilus model.  A nautically themed piston-filler design made of ebonite, with portholes to see the ink level.

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2023 Spring London Pen Show

10 Friday Mar 2023

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Fountain Pen Show

Last Sunday the Hammersmith Novotel was once more buzzing with talk of an inky nature as the Spring Pen Show returned. Tables of writing instrument and accoutrements, new and used. Gallons of ink and mountains of paper. I entered intending to socialise and spend not one sou.

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Magna Carta Denima

03 Friday Mar 2023

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Denim Resin, Magna Carta, Magna Carta Denima, Magna Carta Pen, Magna Carta Pens

I’ll be honest, partly off the back of my Magna Carta Elements, when I heard they were making this pen for a US pen show I was interested, and with it appearing to possibly be a one-off I was hoping there would be some left over to buy on line. There were not. More appeared for another US based show and I contacted Hiren over whether there would be more. There would be and online, but not straight away. Come October last year and I suddenly found Magna Carta would be at the London Pen Show, remembered I wanted a Denima and crossed my fingers.

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Kaweco 2022 Limited Edition Sports

17 Friday Feb 2023

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EDC, EDC Fountain Pen, kaweco, kaweco sport, kaweco sport al, pocket pen, pocket pens

Sigmund Freud wrote that we are nurtured as toddlers to collect. Sure much if not all, of his work has now been debunked, but too many of us look at limited edition releases of pens and go all Pokemon, have to catch (collect) them all, and boy are the big makers aware of this. Be it the Writers Editions from Montblanc or the flood of annual releases from Lamy, often covering five to eight lines of writing implements. Kaweco are no strangers to this, however limit things (normally) to just their basic Sport and AL Sport models.

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The Search for my next Pocket Pen

10 Friday Feb 2023

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EDC, EDC Fountain Pen, musings, pocket pen, pocket pens

I am quite open about the abuse the pen attached to my Midori Traveller Passport journal takes, Much is the bouncing around in a large cargo pants pocket, bouncing with every step I take. It is now time to consider a change, either from within my existing collection or some thing new.

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Nine-Bespoke Pens Rosetta

26 Thursday Jan 2023

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fountain pen, Nine Bespoke Pens, Rosetta

One of the joys of fountain pen shows is when something jumps out at you while passing and browsing tables, especially those belonging to the solo and small pen makers. Such a thing happened to me with this Rosetta at the 2022 October London Pen Show. Making their first appearance, Nine-Bespoke Pens were not unknown to me, however it was the first time I had been able to see their work in the flesh.

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Daily Carry – December 2022 Edition

21 Wednesday Dec 2022

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daily carry, fountain pen, musings

Only three months since I last posted about this set, comparatively short time when you consider the seven months gap with my daily use set.

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Pens in Daily Use December 2022

16 Friday Dec 2022

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daily carry, fountain pen, musings

I can’t believe it has been seven months since I last updated this list. I know I have been busy recently, then hit by a wave of apathy, but really I should have created this post around October time.

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Shibui North Kitsune

18 Friday Nov 2022

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British Made, Kitsune, Ruth Bolton, Shibui North, Shibui North Kitsune

July last year I reviewed an unusual urushi finish on a copper pen by a new UK based pen maker and finisher, Ruth Bolton. Since then she has moved on with new designs and finishes, as well as her own on-line store, and has now started to sell her wares at pen shows. Here we have one of her new designs, the Kitsune, an aluminium pen with some interesting elements and a geometric engraved pattern.

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