The Faber-Castell Grip Sparkle is a wooden pencil that’s available with HB lead for £1.50 a piece in the UK. I’m not certain of the wood it’s made from but the Grip 2001 is made from Jelutong so it’s probably safe to assume this is the same. Let’s face it. If you buy this pencil […]
On Saturday a couple of new purchases arrived from Cult Pens. I just hadn’t been able to resist the (now finished) offer they had running with the Pen Addict. I’d bought one of the limited edition Lamy Copper Orange AL-Stars with a medium nib and a bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin. I’d had my eye […]
Apparently Rouille d’Ancre means rusty anchor, which is an absolutely lovely name. The ink is a fascinating colour. I think I like it, even though it reminds me a little of mould. It’s certainly different. It writes a little dry and is quite pale so needs a generous nib. Here I am doodling the Inkling.
The Manuscript Master Italic Calligraphy Pen is a fountain pen that comes with a 1.1mm steel italic nib. It was sent to me to review by Cult Pens and is available from them for £14.99. The pen is made from soft touch kind of plastic which is comfortable to hold and a nice change from […]