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PELIKAN SOUVERÄN M400 TORTOISE BROWN FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

Pelikan has made quite a few beautiful and interesting special edition pens over the last couple years. But one of them stands out from the rest: the Pelikan Souverän M800 Tortoise brown (2013 special...

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KARASKUSTOMS FOUNTAIN K BARSTOCK 'MONSOON' FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

One of the benefits of being part of a pretty small community like ours, is that it's still very much driven by passionate people. That's something you notice in new brands, collectors and enthousiasts...

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IT'S FOUNTAIN PEN DAY!

Grab your fountain pens, inks and paper! It's the first friday of november, so we're celebrating the International FOUNTAIN PEN DAY!I'm a klutz and completely forgot to prepare anything for today...

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FABER-CASTELL LOOM FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

I already knew that Faber-Castell could make a pretty decent pen. Especially their steel nibs are amongst the best in the business. But before today, the Faber-Castell pens I looked at were usually in...

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KAWECO LEATHER TRAVELER'S PEN CASE REVIEW

Kaweco already offered quite an extensive variety of pen pouches and slip cases, some even specifically made to fit their smaller Sport and Lilliput pens. But if you wanted to carry more than two or...

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AURORA OPTIMA MONVISO 360 FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

Since the demise of Omas, another Italian brand took over the 'hip and trendy' status Omas had at the time when they went into administration. People raved about Omas, and now they rave about Aurora....

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PILOT METROPOLITAN FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

The Pilot Metropolitan is a pen I've held off from for several years before buying one last summer. I have a couple Pilot Prera's, which are decent writers, but I never really cared much for them. So I...

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INKTASTIC: GRAF VON FABER-CASTELL STONE GREY REVIEW

I have over 100 bottles of ink at the moment, yet when it comes to writing down (somewhat) important things or taking notes in class, I rarely use anything but black (Lamy black most of the time)....

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BARON FIG ARCHER PENCIL REVIEW

Baron Fig started as a Kickstarter project for a minimalist design notebook in 2013, the Baron Fig Confidant. In the few years of being in business, they expanded their product line to where they now...

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MONTEVERDE MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

If you're looking for a pen in the 50-100 dollar price range, there are quite a few good options. One of the options that often gets overlooked is Monteverde, with their wide range of products,...

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TOP 5 BEST BEGINNER FOUNTAIN PENS

As with any hobby, starting out with fountain pens can be a bit scary. Where to start? The wide variety of brands, materials, sizes, nibs,... can be difficult to choose from. Even pricing and price...

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SAILOR 105TH ANNIVERSAIRY ZUISEI FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

Yes. I'm well-aware of the fact that I don't review enough Japanese fountain pens. It's something I haven't put my focus on yet, which has previously always been European brands (like Pelikan, Lamy, or...

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RHODIA RHODIARAMA SOFTCOVER NOTEBOOK REVIEW

Rhodia has been flying under my radar for a while when it comes to notebooks. I always use rhodia notepads to write reviews on, but I mostly used Leuchtturm notebooks in the past few years (that I...

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L-INK #14 (30/12/2016): YEAR-END READS

Before I forget: HAPPY (early) NEW YEAR!LINKS:NEW ONLINE STATIONERY STORE: The Stationer - Run by the wonderful Tessa from All Things Stationery, this new store should be your first stop if you're in...

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INKTASTIC: KWZ MONARCH INK REVIEW

Monarch, a majestic name for an ink, but quite well-deserved in my opinion! Netherlands-based store Fontoplumo, released this ink in co-operation with the Polish Ink brand KWZ, along with the special...

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NAMISU NOVA EBONITE FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

Minimalism is a strange game in this day and age where everything has to become more functional and practical. That trend even goes in the pen industry when you consider thev ongoing 'hype' of EDC...

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METALSHOP TIMBERTWIST BULLET PENCIL REVIEW

Pencils are nice, but it can be so annoying to see your favourite pencil transform into a useless stub. Last year I reviewed the Metalshop Twist bullet pencils (read the full review HERE), which has...

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DINGBATS WILDLIFE A5 NOTEBOOK REVIEW

Every now and then I get contacted by a brand that I honestly had never heard about before they reached out to me. Today we're taking a look at one of those, and they're called Dingbats (quite an...

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KAWECO STUDENT DEMONSTRATOR FOUNTAIN PEN REVIEW

If you think Kaweco, you think pocket pens like the Sport and Lilliput, right? Those are great little pens, perfect for EDC use. But let's be honest, a pocket pen isn't always the best option. Moving...

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NAMISU X-01 PEN REVIEW

Around the same time when I reviewed the Nova fountain pen in the ebonite finish, Namisu came up with a new pen project: the X-01. It's their fourth kickstarter already, and the second...

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