25 Friday Aug 2023
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It has been around four months since the last time I presented this list, and while not many, there have been a few significant changes. The number has increased as a result of bringing some older pens out of storage for the Southern England pen club meet last weekend and deciding I want to carry on using them. There are several other pens on my desk awaiting review and so not seen below. One of these may well join the brigade below.
Continue reading23 Friday Jun 2023
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Over time you may hit the problem that an ink you love the colour of and have bought will not work with any of your pens. Either it floods through (wet), else it struggles to flow (dry). Such was the case for me with TAG’s Kyo-Noto Hisokou. Thing is not all pens are the same.
Continue reading02 Friday Jun 2023
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OK strictly speaking not true. It has been a busy week with me putting extra time in to my voluntary work, however last week’s arrival has also been partly to blame.
Continue reading30 Sunday Apr 2023
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Five months since last time and there have been a few changes, though some of what you see may be temporary. One thing that is interesting to note is just how many of the pens below have steel nibs, almost a reverse of the Daily Carry set.
Continue reading21 Friday Apr 2023
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I can’t believe it’s been four months since I last did one of these. Normally it’s because change happens slowly, however I’ve recently just swapped out a pen that was only added after the last post.
Continue reading14 Friday Apr 2023
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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.
Continue reading26 Sunday Feb 2023
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I wonder how many of us have blotting paper. Personally I’ve had an ink blotter with paper since I was a school kid, however many in our hobby do not. So why this post. Well from my daily carry write ups you will know that a Midori Traveller Passport Journal accompanies me most the time I am out of the house, plus a Midori Traveller Journal sits in my travel or work bags. I detail the pens held in their loops, but not what else is attached.
Continue reading10 Friday Feb 2023
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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.
Continue reading21 Wednesday Dec 2022
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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.
Continue reading16 Friday Dec 2022
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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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