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Expert Advice & Product Reviews

Kaweco Skyline Sport fountain pen review

July 11, 2017 by Lucy Williams
The Kaweco Skyline Sport fountain pen in Mint

The popular Kaweco Sport range has, until now, always featured a gold nib and furnishings. So, the new Skyline Sport range is causing quite a … Read more

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

Kaweco Brass Sport fountain pen review

April 13, 2017 by Dries Bleus
Kaweco Sport fountain pen in brass

A couple of years ago, you’d have been hard-pressed to find a pen made out of solid, untreated brass.  Fortunately nowadays they are much more … Read more

Diplomat Excellence Rhombus fountain pen review

March 22, 2017 by Mary Collis
Diplomat Excellence Rhombus black fountain pen with silver grid pattern on handwritten blue ink text

Diplomat’s Excellence Rhombus, a cartridge/converter fountain pen, arrived a couple of weeks ago, and you’d be hard pressed to find me reaching for any other … Read more

Stunning simplicity: Lamy 2000 Taxus ballpoint pen review

November 8, 2016 by Mary Collis
Black and silver retractable ballpoint pen on handwritten dotted paper background

This pen has THE LOOKS. A very close relative of the more easily recognized Lamy 2000 Makrolon ballpoint, the Lamy 2000 Taxus features a hardwood … Read more

Kaweco Supra fountain pen review

September 19, 2016 by Dries Bleus
Hand holding a vintage brass ballpoint pen writing on white paper with pen cap nearby

Kaweco are best known for their pocket pens from the Sport and Lilliput series. The second one, the Lilliput, is a collection of minimalistic metal pocket pens, … Read more

Lamy AL-Star mechanical pencil review

August 15, 2016August 4, 2016 by Matthias Meckel

Today: a look at Lamy’s AL-Star mechanical pencil. The AL-Star series of pens was released in 1997 and was created by Wolfgang Fabian, the same designer who … 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

A review of the Lamy 2000 mechanical pencil

November 25, 2021April 11, 2016 by Matthias Meckel
Two Lamy 2000 mechanical pencils with brushed metal clips on checkered fabric

Welcome to my blog post about the Lamy 2000 mechanical pencil. 50 years of the Lamy 2000 The Lamy 2000 was first released in 1966 … 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

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