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Yesterday was Pelikan Hub day 2024 and not only was our local meet back at Fleet, Hampshire (was not held there last year as too few of us could make it) but this year I was the hub master !!
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Yesterday was Pelikan Hub day 2024 and not only was our local meet back at Fleet, Hampshire (was not held there last year as too few of us could make it) but this year I was the hub master !!
Continue reading06 Friday Sep 2024
When talking about Visconti pens many will think either of the homo sapiens models (with the hook lock mechanism) else the lower end Van Goghs and Rembrandts. It is easy to forget that alongside high end limited editions there were also the Opera and Opera Master ranges.
Continue reading09 Friday Aug 2024
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Looking at my desk at present I feel like I might have a thing for EDC or pocket pens. Certainly half of those in front of me fall in to that category, though not all are out as part of my daily use set. It did make me wonder though if I am moving towards this genre, though in reality they still only make up about 12% of my collection.
Continue reading03 Saturday Aug 2024
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You would have thought having waited a year in the customer queue I would have been quick to review this pen while still under that honeymoon glow, but no for over a year passed before my first post and that was just on the ordering process. Now another 6 weeks have gone by and finally I have pulled my finger out to write this review of my Hakase NJ15A fountain pen though that in itself has led to a slight problem. Try finding an owner who has a bad word to say about their Hakase and you will see my problem. I do not want this to be love in but lets just say I am tempted to order another. Article over. Except this is not a pen for everyone and takes a lot of commitment and patience, so read on.
Continue reading19 Friday Jul 2024
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Right from the start Venvstas have taken a different view with the design direction of their pens, some times a little controversial as architectural and design directions have been taken rather than looking at usability. Over time the company has learnt and a few years back they launched the second generation of their piston filler pen. Here I get the chance to test it.
Continue reading05 Friday Jul 2024
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Gravitas, Gravitas Quark, Gravitas Ultem Quark, pocket pen, pocket pens, Ultem, Ultem Fountain Pens, Ultem Pens
The Gravitas Quark fountain pen has been out for a while and as I have heard good things about it, when this Ultem® one unexpectedly arrived with my Dinkey who was I to object. It is presently it is the smallest pen (capped) in the Gravitas range, though for how long we shall see as we know Ben Walsh likes a design challenge.
Continue reading28 Friday Jun 2024
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namisu, namisu nova, Namisu Nova Pocket Pen, pocket pen, Titanium pen, Ultem, Ultem Fountain Pens, Ultem Pens
The Nova Pocket Pen is the latest Kickstarter launched fountain pen by the Kirkcaldy based design company Namisu. Originally with titanium cap, body, and section, one of the stretch goals was for the cap and body to be made from Ultem®, with this also being a clipless version. Backers started to receive their pens at the start of June and mine arrived on the third of the month.
Continue reading21 Friday Jun 2024
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While I have not reviewed a 3776 before (I do own a limited edition Kumpō model and previously had a regular in bourgogne with a SF nib from back in the day when it was an ‘in’ model) this article is just about the nib, the hard to find C or Coarse grind.
Continue reading14 Friday Jun 2024
I’m not sure why but it has taken me over a year to start putting the allegorical pen to paper for this fountain pen. In some respects the delays are due to having others to review, pens more relevant to a lot of my audience, but now I have finally pulled me finger out but with something a little different for me. Rather than an overly long post on the pen and the background I have decided to split it into two, starting with the company and the ordering process, then a follow up a bit further down then line on the pen itself.
Continue reading07 Friday Jun 2024
Ben Walsh loves designing new models and also seems to have a thing for pocket pens as he has just released his fourth, the Dinkey, following on from the Pocket Pen, the Pocket Dropper, and the Quark. Over the last few months a few have already become available in limited numbers and I have managed to get my hands on one to test.
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