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  • Field Notes Cherry Graph Notebook Mini-ReviewField Notes Cherry Graph Notebook Mini-Review
    There’s no denying the Cherry Graph notebook is an amazing creation. The covers are made with an incredibly thin piece of real cherry wood. It’s an engineering marvel and it looks beautiful. Price: £8/$10 for three Size: 9cm by 14cm (3.5″ by 5.5″) Pages: 48 Ruling type: grid Paper: 75gsm/50lb Cover: made from wood! I used this notebook for exactly 48 days, ...
  • Uni Pin Drawing Pen ReviewUni Pin Drawing Pen Review
    The Uni Pin is a drawing pen that’s readily available in the UK, being stocked by many high street chains. Price: £1.75 (UK) Tip size options: 005, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 08 Barrel options: just black Ink type: fade-resistant and waterproof black The plastic tip is sleeved in steel to help keep it steady. It’s available in a range ...
  • TWSBI Diamond Mini Fountain Pen ReviewTWSBI Diamond Mini Fountain Pen Review
    With all the attention TWSBI’s Vac Mini is getting it might be easy to forget that TWSBI made a pocket-sized pen before, the piston-filling Diamond Mini. Price: $50 (USA) £42 (UK) Nib options: extra-fine, fine, medium, broad, 1.1mm stub, 1.5mm stub (all steel) Barrel options: black, clear, classic (clear barrel, black ends and cap) Filling system: piston Size: 11.7cm capped, ...
  • Pilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi Ink ReviewPilot Iroshizuku Tsukushi Ink Review
    Tsukushi means horsetail and this ink is indeed very horsey coloured. Not my favourite colour, to be honest, but there’s some hints of sheen to it. It flows well and dries quickly. Here I am doodling the Inkling. You can find some more reviews of Tsukushi on Pennaquod.
  • Fosfor Bangalore Fountain Pen ReviewFosfor Bangalore Fountain Pen Review
    Fosfor is the work of one man named Manoj, based in India. Manoj combines his own combinations of acrylic to make unique designs and then makes each pen by hand. He also makes many pens from wood (and, I can assure you, I will be buying one soon). You would expect such a pen to be ...