e+m Allwood Ballpoint Pen Review

e+m make some beautiful looking pens and pencils from wood. I reviewed one of their clutch pencils three years ago and I still enjoy it very much. The Allwood pen is a budget ballpoint.

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: £9.50
Tip size options: supplied with a medium tip
Barrel options: wood stained blue, green, orange or white
Ink type: ballpoint

The barrel is stained wood, available in four colours. My orange version is bright and cheery. The chrome hardware sets it off nicely. It’s a good looking pen.

The clip is reasonably clippy and strong. It’s easily removed if you like live dangerously.

The push button has a pleasant click when deploying or retracting the tip. Unfortunately it’s a little rattly and has a tendency to work loose.

There’s no play in the tip when deployed. The barrel’s a simple straight cylinder and makes no concessions to comfort. It’s not a pen for long writing sessions.

The supplied refill is a reasonable ballpoint: quite smooth and consistent. If you like ballpoints then you’ll find this to be okay. If you don’t, it won’t change your mind. It’s a standard Parker/G2 size so there are many alternatives if you wish to dabble.

The Allwood¹ writes reasonably, isn’t particularly comfortable but looks great.

Pros

Pretty
Standard refill giving lots of options

Cons

Not very comfortable in prolonged use