Pen Links And A Little Drama

Current events dominated the news last week but there were a few pen posts and videos worth sharing…

• The Well-Appointed Desk: Recommended Fountain Pens and Top Ten Inks
• Teoh: Scepter VII fountain pen from BENU (review)
• Fountain Pen Blog: And a Safari gets a deep clean
• The Pen Addict: Conklin Duraflex Elements (Water) with Omniflex Nib
• dapprman: Platinum Curidas – a Surprising Cracking Good Pen
• The Gentleman Stationer: How to Choose the Best Pen for You
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Sailor Colorado
• The blackest black and its real life drama

From the archives:

A Dozen Distractions From The Pen World And Beyond

An odd mix of things that provided much-appreciated distraction this past week…

• UK Fountain Pens: 10 pen experiences to try before you die
• LED Project Nexen R&D facility, Seoul, South Korea (mesmerizing)
• Gourmet Pens: Oddly Satisfying Writing
• Anderson Pens: Aurora Ink In Colors (55ml bottles and 3ml samples)
• UK Fountain Pens: Franklin-Christoph Model 20 with Masuyama Needlepoint
• Survey to Help Choose Next House Color
• 67 Beverly Park Court
• Anderson Pens: Endless Works journals are made with Tomoe River Paper
• From The Pen Cup: EDCC: My Everyday Covid-19 Carry
• Paris Breakfasts: Paris Outside
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Top Ten Pens (Non-Fountain Pens)
• Cigar Aficionado: A Fine Line: The Joys of Fountain Pens

Five years on, I still love this duo.

Writing Gear Links

Fountain pens and other good stuff…

• Gourmet Pens: Montblanc Ladies Edition Pearl Pink Marilyn Monroe
• Crónicas Estilográficas: Against Inks
• Crane Stationery Plant In North Adams To Reduce Workforce By 85% In June (Paper worth hording.)
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Notebook Review: Ink + Volt The Founders Notebook
• Fountain pen blog: Early thoughts on the Sheaffer Pop fountain pen.
• SFGate: Our Editor-Tested Guide to the Best Pens for Any Writing Purpose
• The Columbus Dispatch: Antiques and Collecting | Vintage ink bottle a coveted treasure
• Ed Jelley: ystudio Portable Brassing Fountain Pen Review

From the archives.

 

Need A Distraction? Pen Links To The Rescue!

Whether you call it quarantine, lockdown or unscheduled stay-cation, fifteen straight days at home has provided too much time to squander in the pursuit of a quick fix, either intellectually or emotionally. Seeking out noteworthy sites has helped me stay out of trouble. Well, for the most part. What keeps you going?

• Jet Pens: Our Top 7 Notebooks for Journaling
• Lamy Safari and a watercolor painting
• JolyPoa and the Carrot
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Fountain Pen Review: Leonardo Momento Zero
• Fountain Pen Love: The Big Fountain Pen Paper Sample Pack
• Kanopy: Stream thousands of films for free
• The Pelikan’s Perch: The Origin Story Behind Pelikan’s Original M800 Tortoiseshell Brown
• 11 Classic Video Games You Can Play Online for Free
• Open Library
• Fountain pen blog: A New Year party conversation

From the archives, inks in rotation April 3, 2012.

Midweek Links: Journals, Pens, And Fountain Pen Ink

Two pens, two inks and two fabulous journal links.

• Macchiato Man: Ink Overview: Standard Bindery Original Fountain Pen Ink
• Fountain Pen Blog: The Platinum Curidas: removing the bump.
• Fountain pens and a journal
• Pen and a journal
• The Serial Doodler: Ink Swab: Vinta Fortaleza 1797
• Teoh: AmazonBasics Fountain Pen (review)

From the archives…

 

 

 

Tuesday Tidbits: Fountain Pens, Platinum Nibs And A Retrospective

If you need a little pencouragement to acquire something new…

• USAPad.com: The Best Pens for Note Taking
• Crónicas Estilográficas: Pelikan 1600 (What an amazing nib!)
• The Pen Addict: Franklin-Christoph Steel Flex Nib Review
• Pen Chalet: Platinum Curidas Fountain Pen
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Eye Candy: Retro 51 Retrospective and Retro 51 Pens
• Penquisition: AmazonBasics Fountain Pen Review
• This Belgian Malinois Is Up a Tree
• Anderson Pens Blog: When To Clean Your Pens

These are two of my favorite nibs sported by the pens that got me hooked on demonstrators. Hard to believe I have used them for over five years and have never tired of how they look or write. Seeing colorful ink through the clear barrel is always delightful.

Platinum #3776 Century Nice Pen Nibs from Luxury Brands USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday Tidbits: Pen, Paper And Ink Links

José Naranja makes beautiful journals that he on occasion offers for sale. Oh, and I didn’t even make it through January without falling in love with an ink from Colorverse. What do you think of it?

• What is Washi tape? + Ten Tips to Use It (#4, 5, 7, and 8 work well in my journals.)
• Notebook Stories: Daily Carry Notebook
• Pen Chalet: Lamy Al-Star Special Edition (Gorgeous color!)
• Stamps, Scientific Charts, and Hand-Drawn Maps Occupy Every Inch of Travel Notebooks by José Naranja (h/t Fountain Pen Quest)
• The Well-Appointed Desk: Ink Review: Taccia Ukiyo-e Inks
• Retro 51 is going on a sabbatical (h/t Brad Dowdy – The Pen Addict)
• Jet Pens: Lefty-Friendly Stationery Videos
• Life Imitates Doodles: Review: Hahnemühle 1584 Notebook (Via Doodlewash)
• Watercolors Meet A Laban Fountain Pen
• The Getty-Dubay App: Handwriting Success for Real Life (h/t Kate Gladstone)
• Exaclair Has The Classic Blues
• Colorverse No. 24 Gluon (The first ink to go on my 2020 wish list.)
• Papyrus closing all stores (In my early FP days, it was a source for good paper and greeting cards.)

From the archives, a photo of my mother’s jet beads, a silk flower, Rhodia pad, and ten pens. The red Lamy Safari looks out of place but it’s a good writer. In my rotation, how a pen writes is more important than its form. Which is more important to you?