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Articles Written By: Ian Hedley

Ian is a teacher who likes pens. Possibly too much. He writes at penpaperpencil.net and tweets at @ian_hedley

Faber-Castell Ondoro fountain pen review

July 2, 2017June 7, 2017 by Ian Hedley
Faber-Castell Ondoro fountain pen with orange barrel and silver cap on textured stone surface

I’ve been a fan of Faber-Castell since very early on in my fountain pen obsession interest. The Ambition was one of the first fountain pens … Read more

Lamy Z55 14K bi-colour gold nib review

August 3, 2016 by Ian Hedley
Close-up of Lamy Z55 fountain pen with 14K bi-colour gold nib writing red ink on lined paper

One of the lovely things about Lamy pens is they all (except the 2000) use the same nibs and these nibs are very easily swapped … Read more

Sailor 1911 brush pen review

February 9, 2016 by Ian Hedley
Sailor 1911 brush pen resting on sketchbook with black ink architectural drawing

A brush pen needs to have good flow and good line variation while maintaining a crisp line and allowing lots of control. How does the … Read more

Diamine Shimmertastic Purple Pazzazz: Fountain Pen Ink Review

December 1, 2015 by Ian Hedley
Diamine Purple Pazzazz Shimmertastic ink bottle with purple ink swatch and handwritten notes

This is one of Diamine’s sparkly inks, and this one is as over the top in colour as it is in name. Purple with gold … Read more

Diamine Shimmertastic Night Sky: Fountain Pen Ink Review

December 1, 2015 by Ian Hedley
Diamine Night Sky Shimmertastic ink bottle with handwritten ink swatch and notes on paper

Night Sky is one of Diamine’s new range of shimmery inks and it’s quite a tasteful one. The sparkle isn’t too in your face and, … Read more

Tombow Zoom 101 Fountain Pen Review

April 26, 2016August 17, 2015 by Ian Hedley
Tombow Zoom 101 nib

I was very pleased to have a chance to try the Tombow Zoom 101 fountain pen from The Pen Company. Tombow make some of my … Read more

Lamy Linea Fountain Pen Review

February 26, 2015 by Ian Hedley
Lamy Linea review

The Lamy Linea is an aluminium-bodied fountain pen with an interesting herringbone pattern. It takes standard Lamy converters and cartridges, and standard Lamy nibs. This … Read more

Lamy Logo fountain pen review

October 31, 2014 by Ian Hedley
Lamy Logo nib

The Lamy Logo is a stainless steel fountain pen. It’s available with a wide range of nibs and will take Lamy’s proprietary cartridges or converter. … Read more

Lamy Studio fountain pen review

July 31, 2014July 15, 2014 by Ian Hedley
Lamy Studio fountain pen review

This Lamy Studio is an all-metal fountain pen with a shiny metal grip and a soft lacquered brushed metal barrel and cap. As is typical … Read more

Sailor Jentle Apricot and Grenade inks

September 27, 2016April 7, 2014 by Ian Hedley
Sailor Jentle Grenade ink review

These are two beautiful inks from Sailor. They both behave well, show some shading and have decent dry times. The bottles are lovely and have … Read more

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