Blank Forces Pocket Bolt Ballpoint Pen Review
This summer I was running a guest house for the first time. Summer by the seaside is a busy time and in between cooking bacon and servicing rooms the beach…
Metaxas Stylos Color Fountain Pen Review
The Stylos Color is a pen I backed on Kickstarter, designed by a gentleman called Kostas Metaxas. Although, as far as I can tell, it isn't available to buy anywhere,…
Faber-Castell 663 Fountain Pen
In 1919 a gentleman called Hermann Böhler left Kaweco to form a company named Osmia. Faber-Castell began to acquire Osmia in 1935, finally buying the company outright in 1951. During…
Venvstas Carbon V Fountain Pen Review
Updated on 28 April 2017 Lucio Rossi, the man behind Venvstas, got in touch with me soon after this review was published and we've exchanged several emails. He had undertaken…
Sheaffer Intensity Fountain Pen Review
I only bought the Sheaffer Intensity because it was on offer. It turned out to be one of those lovely occasions when a pen exceeds your expectations. However, don't jump…