Category: featured

OHTO Rook Fountain Pen Review

27 June 2016 By ian

OHTO make the pen that got me into all this in the first place and some decent mechanical pencils, too. Their fountain pens, though, have a mixed reputation. I was able to get this pen at a discount thanks to Cult Pens’ support of the site. These are my own honest opinions. Price: £9 (UK) […]

Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment Drawing Pen Review

22 June 2016 By ian

Faber-Castell is better known for the Pitt drawing pen but if you look hard enough you can find this alternative: the Ecco Pigment Liner. I was able to get this pen at a discount thanks to Cult Pens’ support of the site. These are my own honest opinions. Price: £2.80 (UK) Tip size options: 0.1, […]

Namisu Nova Fountain Pen Review

20 June 2016 By ian

The Namisu Nova was born of a successful Kickstarter and is now available to buy. Namisu are a British company and that, sadly, is rare when it comes to fountain pens, so I’ve been particularly interested in seeing what they’re doing. The Nova is Namisu’s second pen. It’s available with several barrel and nib options. […]

Taking the Sinclair for a Spin (picture)

17 June 2016 By ian

After literally months of trying I was finally able to get hold of a Nock Co Sinclair pen case. (I’ll review it in a few weeks but, spoiler: it’s pretty much perfect.) And what better place to try it out than by the beach on a rare sunny day?

Start Bay Notebook Cover Review and Giveaway

15 June 2016 By ian

Start Bay is a little bay on the south Devon coast here in England. It’s also home to Start Bay Notebooks, makers of these simple leather notebook covers. Thank you to Start Bay Notebooks for sending me these covers to review (and to give away, see below). These are my own honest opinions. These are […]