VIDEO: Now n Then Eco Essential Pen & Pencil Review
Now n Then contacted me recently, wondering if I’d like to get my hands on their Eco Essential pen and pencil they successfully funded on Kickstarter. Of course I said yes. Now n Then comes from...
View ArticleRapid Fire Review: Palomino Blackwing 602 Pencil
Rapid fire reviews are quick and dirty reviews. Normally I write a bible’s worth of words in each review, so if you prefer shorter posts, here we go. Palomino Blackwing 602 The Blackwing was a...
View ArticlePilot Knight Fountain Pen Review
About a week ago the guys at Pen Chalet contacted me to see if I would give an honest review of the Pilot Knight fountain pen. I’ve been a long time fan of Pilot pens in general, so naturally I said...
View ArticleTomoe River Handcrafted Letterpress Notebooks from JustWrite
This post would not have been possible without the help of JustWrite Time for a break from inexpensive pens and pencils from JustWrite, and onto some premium level notebooks with Japan-made Tomoe...
View ArticleNotebook Notepad Mega Review No. 1
I came to a realisation today that I simply don’t have enough time in my life to review all of the notebooks I have in my shelf. It’s ridiculous really, an entire row of shelving is dedicated to over...
View ArticlePilot Vanishing Point: As timeless as it is capless
There are few pens stranger than retractable fountain pens. They’re like a contradiction; fountain pens are cumbersome and complex by design, so why bother making one retractable? Well, I think it’s...
View ArticleKaweco Sport Review
So for those that don’t know Kaweco (pronounced Cah-Veh-Co), they’ve been making pens for a while out of Germany, and have come up with some very iconic designs. One such iconic pen is this, the...
View ArticleMonsieur Notebook Soft Classics Review
You may be thinking, “Hold on, didn’t he already review this?”. You’d be forgiven for thinking I’m duplicating my last post on Monsieur Notebook, but this one’s a little different. Since my last...
View ArticlePlatinum Maki-e Fountain Pen Review
Boy, this thing’s gorgeous! Many of you may know that Platinum is my favourite pen brand. Despite their rather narrow range of pens, models like the President, #3776, and Preppy represent some of the...
View ArticleBook Block Original – Custom Notebook Review
Notebooks are not something that are hard to find. There’s such a massive variety of brands and products around these days, that finding a notebook that suits your needs isn’t something that’s...
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