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  • Aristo GeoCollege Pigment Liner Drawing Pen ReviewAristo GeoCollege Pigment Liner Drawing Pen Review
    Aristo in an Austrian company that’s been making drawing instruments since 1862. Price: £2.20 Tip size options: 005, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08 Barrel options: black with different coloured tips, according to the tip size Ink type: waterproof, lightfast pigment ink The GeoCollege Pigment Liner is a drawing pen with a fibre tip protected by a metal sleeve. ...
  • Platinum PTL-5000 Fountain Pen ReviewPlatinum PTL-5000 Fountain Pen Review
    Gold nibs are hard to find for less than £50 and usually cost an awful lot more, so a whole pen for less than that, featuring a gold nib, is going to be either something rather special or a golden turkey. Thank you to Cult Pens for sending me this pen to review. These are my ...
  • General’s Calendar Pencil ReviewGeneral's Calendar Pencil Review
    The General’s Cedar Pointe is one of my favourite pencils so I was looking forward to trying another one of their range, the Calendar pencil. Price: $0.70 Lead grade options: No. 2 (HB, but more like 2H in this pencil) Barrel colours: yellow Barrel shape: hexagonal Eraser?: no This is a simple pencil. There are no nasty barcodes, just shiny green ...
  • Private Reserve Tanzanite Ink ReviewPrivate Reserve Tanzanite Ink Review
    A fairly unexciting saturated purplish blue. It dries quickly. You can find some more reviews of Private Reserve Tanzanite on Pennaquod.
  • OHTO Promecha 1000P Mechanical Pencil ReviewOHTO Promecha 1000P Mechanical Pencil Review
    OHTO make one of the best pens ever but their other products can be a bit hit and miss. The Promecha range of mechanical pencils has a good reputation so I was interested in giving this Promecha 1000P model a try. Price: $16.50 (USA) £11 (UK) Lead size options: 0.3mm, 0.5mm. 0.7mm, 0.9mm Barrel options: silver Size: 14.6cm (5.7″) Weight: ...