I am not the best person to review ballpoints, I must admit. They have their place, I know, but they will never, for me, be as good to use as any other kind of pen. Having said that, thanks to Pure Pens I have one of these Faber-Castell Grip 2011 Ballpoints so I felt I […]
Until I spent rather a lot of money on a Platinum #3776 Sai, this was my favourite pen. It is wonderful in so many ways. I love the shape. It doesn’t look as if you ought to be able to write with it for more than a few minutes but it’s actually very comfortable to […]
Faber Castell Pen Portraits We could go on and on about the Faber Castell Artist Pen’s precisionand control, but we thought we’d just show you. Via Groxx on Pinboard.
While Faber-Castell pencils are frequent visitors to the online pen community their fountain pens are, on the whole, ignored. This is good for me because it means that on the odd occasion they come up on eBay I’ve sometimes (well, three times) been able to pick up an absolute bargain. But it’s a shame that […]
The Faber-Castell Ambition Pearwood is a beautiful looking pen. I’m a sucker for wood and metal; organic and machined; old and new. Gets me every time. This is a stunning pen. In my big chunky hands this pen is a perfect length and weight but it is a little top heavy when posted and if […]