Category: 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 […]

Franklin-Christoph Replacement Nib (sketch)

24 January 2014 By ian

I’ve always felt that you find out if a company is any good not when everything is going well but when something goes wrong. When I received my rather beautiful Franklin-Christoph M27 fountain pen last week, the extra-fine nib it came with just wasn’t quite right. The ink wasn’t flowing properly at all. After 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 […]

Inked on 18 January 2014

18 January 2014 By ian

Oh my do I like this lot of pens and inks! Franklin-Christop M27 with Caran d’Ache Blue Night. This is a new acquisition and I do rather like it. See how orange it is! Kaweco Classic Sport with Schneider Black. Sailor Reglus with Diamine Ancient Copper. Orange! And Ancient Copper. Yum. Levenger L-Tech Stealth with […]

J. Herbin Black Metal Ink Rollerball Pen review

13 January 2014 By ian

The J. Herbin Black Metal Ink Rollerball Pen is a refillable rollerball pen for a very reasonable price. It’s rather small and impossible, for me, to comfortably use unposted. It has a good solid feel and heft to it though. The black matte finish is lovely, the chrome trim not so great – it looks […]