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Diamine Ancient Copper Fountain Pen Ink Review
Writing sample on Maruman Smooth To Write loose leaf paper I have improved my review format for the writing sample to make it more informative. I am now including a rating system for four key areas;...
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Word Notebooks 2014 Standard Memorandum Review
While I know we are already in 2014, it is not too late to buy a 2014 diary. The Standard Memorandum Notebook produced by Word. Notebooks is a bit of a curiosity. Designed by illustrator, Jon...
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Pilot Razor Point Marker Stick Pen 0.5MM Review
Much like the Pilot Precise, the Pilot Razor Point is a classic. The Razor Point is a simple felt tipped pen that (to my knowledge) has remained unchanged for at least a decade now. The completely...
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Uni Jetstream 3 Multi Pen 0.7mm Review
The Uni Jetstream 3 is a refillable three color (black, blue and red) ballpoint multi pen. The Jetstream 3, like all pens in Uni’s Jetstream line, writes very smoothly. The ink is fast drying and...
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Word Notebooks Blue Floral Review
Word. Notebooks are quite unique in that they are specifically designed for making lists. The notebooks are pocket sized at 3.5″ x 5.5″ and contain 48 pages of acid free paper. The white flowers and...
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Sheaffer Taranis Fountain Pen Review
The Sheaffer Taranis is the first modern Sheaffer fountain pen I have used in a long time. As with the Parker 51, it has been argued that Sheaffer’s vintage fountain pens are so plentiful (and...
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Semikolon Il Creativo Medium Notebook Review
Want a notebook with fine stationary quality ribbed paper? The Semikolon Il Creativo may be just what you are looking for. Let’s start with the stats: 152 sheets (304 pages) of cream colored, ribbed,...
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Rhodia Bloc Pad No 11 Review
I love Rhodia paper products because they are both affordable and fountain pen friendly. They come in dozens of formats and I have tried almost all of them and only two have remained staples in my...
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Rotring Tikky Graphic Fineliner 0.5MM Review
The Rotring Tikky Graphic is a fiber tip drawing pen that features water resistant pigment ink. The Tikky comes in seven different tip sizes with black ink only. The Tikky features a brown body with...
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Scout Books Black Composition Notebook Review
The Scout Books Black Composition notebook is a pocket sized journal that is made in Portland, Oregon and measures 3.5″x 5″ (half an inch shorter than Field Notes). Each Composition notebook...
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Retro 51 Tornado Lincoln Copper Fountain Pen Review
Confession: Retro 51 is not the sort of pen company that I like. I strangely and perhaps misguidedly want an emotional attachment to my pens and this requires one of the following a) manufacturer...
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Kaweco AC Sport Fountain Pen Review
The Sport is easily Kaweco’s most famous model. Its ability to expand into a full sized pen is very appealing and as such I have been using one for several years now and I love it. The AC Sport is...
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Nakaya Desk Pen Stand Review
Nakaya Desk Pen Stand with Nakaya Naka-ai Cigar Negoro Shiro-tamenuri Last year I purchased my first Nakaya, a Naka-ai Cigar Negoro in Shiro-tameuri. I tried using the Naka-ai at work and found that...
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Field Notes Shelterwood Edition Review
The Field Notes Shelterwood Edition has the most unique cover I have seen so far. It features a cherry wood veneer on a brown kraft paper and it looks awesome. The feel of the cover was initially...
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Baron Fig The Confidant Notebook Review
Baron Fig started as a Kickstarter project and raised almost $170k of crowd funding. Clearly people liked this notebook so I wanted to see what it is all about. Currently Baron Fig only makes one...
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Zebra SL-F1 Mini Ballpoint Pen Review
For me everyday carry (or EDC) conjures up images of men who love to carry hand guns, automatic knives, tactical bottle openers and $300 flashlights in case of things like a zombie attack, or a...
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Kaweco Allrounder Fountain Pen Quick Review
At the moment there is only one pen in Kaweco’s current line up that I truly do not like the looks of and it’s the Allrounder. Kaweco draws upon its history to recreate past pens and this works quite...
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Nock Co The Lookout Pen Case Review
I finally got my hands on some Nock Co cases and while I haven’t had a chance to use all of them yet I have been carrying around the Lookout case the last few days. The Lookout is a 3 pen case made...
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Midori World Meister’s Note Vol. 3 “Grain” Memo Book Review
World Meister’s Note is a collection from Midori that involves fusion of Japanese craft with other countries craft. I have previously reviewed Vol. 1 “Dainel” and I liked it quite a bit. I skipped...
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Score from First Day in Tokyo
Itoya’s famous red paper clip sign out their temporary store location. I have been in Tokyo for a few days now and it is amazing. This is pen lovers paradise. There are so many pen shops, it is truly...
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