Category: Pen review

TWSBI Diamond 580 fountain pen review

17 February 2014 By ian

The TWSBI Diamond 580 frequently features in Top 5 lists and this is because it’s a very good pen. It’s a good size and weight. Everything about the pen suggests solid reliability. All clear fountain pens are described as demonstrators but in the TWSBI Diamond 580’s case the word really does seem apt: all the […]

Sakura Pigma Micron drawing pen review

10 February 2014 By ian

The Sakura Pigma Micron is an excellent drawing pen that is also pretty nifty for writing with. It’s my pen of choice for sketchnoting primarily because it dries quickly and tends not to smudge when I’m filling in with colour. There are a range of tip sizes from 005, writing a 0.2mm line, to 08, […]

Sailor Reglus fountain pen review

3 February 2014 By ian

I’d had my eye on this particular Sailor for while. Sexy and slim… and orange: how could I resist? Particularly when a brand new one came up on eBay for a bargain price. It was meant to be. It’s hard to capture quite how shimmery and lovely the fairly slim resin barrel of this pen […]

Monteverde Poquito pocket pen review

27 January 2014 By ian

The Monteverde is a great little pocket pen. And by little, I really do mean little. It’s a small pen. This makes it an excellent pocket pen. It’s a shame it’s got a clip because if I put a pen in my pocket then it rattles around in there and I’d rather there wasn’t a […]

Levenger L-Tech Stealth fountain pen review

20 January 2014 By ian

Pens quite literally tell stories. One of the most lovely things about old pens is remembering or imagining the stories they have told. This pen has a story to tell from before it even arrived at my home. Back in November Mike Dudek wrote a review of the Levenger L-Tech Stealth and I decided I […]