Posts Tagged ‘review’
Rotring Core: a pen review.
The Rotring Core occupies a hallowed spot near the top of the list of the most hideous fountain pens of all time. This pen could go head-to-head with the Montegrappa Chaos and honestly, be reduced to a cinder. Chaos is way worse. But the Rotring is different. It’s not an attempt at over-the-top ostentation and…
Read MoreKaweco Steel Sport. A pen that I like, reviewed.
I picked this one up from Dan Smith in San Francisco. I’d been eyeing the Steel Sport for about a year maybe, which is how long I like to think about pens in that price range. I have all the pens I need so before I scratch the new pen itch I like to make…
Read MoreThe Pilot Kakuno. A pen review.
This is my right-pocket pen. I keep it inked with Noodler’s X-Feather for everyday writing tasks. In any given day I’ll use this pen to sign my kid into school, write some checks, jot notes or whatever. It’s important for FP users to keep a pen with a permanent ink in it on hand if…
Read MoreThe Pilot Justus 95, which I like. A pen review.
The Justus 95 is a big black Pilot. This is one of my favorite pens ever, and has been since I first laid eyes on it. My first experience with the Justus 95 was when I was writing for Fountain Pen Geeks back in 2012 or 2013. Dan Smith sent me some pens to write…
Read MoreI Really Like This Franklin-Christoph Model 20. A Pen Review.
This is a special pen for me. I first got wind of the 20 at the Ohio show, it might have been 2013. Maybe 2014. In a slow moment, probably on Sunday, I was hanging out at the Franklin Christoph table with the singular Jim Rouse. He was telling me about a new pen they’d…
Read MoreI like these TWSBI 5X0 Fountain Pens.
I like the TWSBI pens. I think TWSBI is a cool company that’s been doing a very good job designing really nice pens that many of the times outperform European pens that cost over twice as much, and sometimes a lot more. So the pen currently known as the 580 started life as the 530…
Read MoreA Pen Review: Penlux Big Ebonite with Regalia Crossflex Nib!
This Penlux was a surprise (to me) purchase at the 2018 DC Pen Show. It was Sunday and we were leaving later that day to head back to Ohio after a very long vacation that started with a drive to Manhattan (we got there at rush hour) and included a week in South Jersey hanging…
Read MoreA Pen I like: Omas 360 Review
Omas 360, White, F nib Here’s a pen I came by quite by accident. Back in 2014 I bought a guy’s entire collection, not quite knowing what I was getting into. I thought it was going to be about 50 pens, but it was well over a hundred- there were a lot of really nice…
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