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  • Midori CL Mechanical Pencil ReviewMidori CL Mechanical Pencil Review
    The Midori CL pencil is a plastic bodied mechanical pencil that costs about £2.50 in the UK. It’s available in 0.3mm and 0.5mm versions and in blue, white and pink. It’s simply styled, with minimal branding. It looks quite 60s to me. I don’t like it as much in person as I thought I would when ...
  • Dudek Display Pen Holder Review and GiveawayDudek Display Pen Holder Review and Giveaway
    The Dudek Display is a wooden pen and notebook stand. It’s handmade from solid walnut by Mike Dudek and sold through his Dudek Modern Goods website for $65. The Display holds five pens or pencils. The holes are large and I’ve not yet found a pen that won’t fit. (The holes can be 1/2” or, like ...
  • Diamine Orange Ink ReviewDiamine Orange Ink Review
    In my quest to find something to replace Sailor Jentle Apricot in the highly unlikely event that I actually finish the bottle I have (having not finished any bottles of any ink yet), I thought I’d go for the obvious and try Diamine Orange. On first write, I thought I might be onto a winner. ...
  • A Review of Three Pentel EnerGel Gel Ink PensA Review of Three Pentel EnerGel Gel Ink Pens
    Pentel were kind enough to send me three of their EnerGel based pens to review. These are all budget pens and are available in many high street shops. The EnerGel 07 is one of my favourite refills (I use daily it in my Ti2 TechLiner) so I was interested in seeing how different models compared. The ...
  • Staedtler Tradition Pencil ReviewStaedtler Tradition Pencil Review
    The Staedtler Tradition is a wooden pencil that’s available in HB with an eraser or everything from 6B to 6H without. It costs about 65p in the UK. This is a very common pencil here in the UK. Along with the slightly cheaper yellow-barrelled Noris, they’re everywhere in schools and can be picked up in most ...