Archive for the 'pens' Category

Stationery Magazine

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

I can’t read much of it, yet it seems to speak very well to many interests of mine.
Red and blue pencils, leadholders, quirky office accessories - they’re all here, and featured prominently.
The magazine is in Japanese, with about 150 glossy pages crammed full of photos of woodcase pencils, mechanical pencils, leadholders, erasers, sharpeners, staplers, hole […]

Lamy Safari Fountain Pen/Ballpoint Pen set

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

There may be hundreds of reviews of the Lamy Safari out on the net. I agree with their general sentiment: the Lamy Safari is an excellent pen in and of itself, and one of the best overall values in fountain pens today.
I have a Pelikano Junior that’s also doing extremely well, but it’s new […]

Draplin Design Co. Factory Floor Issue Longhand Set

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

I just received a Draplin Design Co. Factory Floor Issue Longhand Set. It’s like an early Hallowe’en loot bag for stationery/design lovers.

The shop floor never looked so good. The set included:
Field Notes ruler
Field Notes sharpener
Field Notes notebooks
Draplindustries carpenter pencils
Draplin round pencil
Draplindustries ballpont pen
Draplin Sharpie
Draplin Mini-Sharpie
Draplin Calendar
Draplin Anvil decal

This was much more than I ordered. […]

The Montblanc Leonardo Sketch Pen (Which is a pencil.)

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

Is this the sexiest pencil ever?

3.15mm mechanical pencils

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

The aspect of mechanical pencils that so many love is the one I don’t - the thin lead.

Lamy ABC

Monday, December 12th, 2005

The Lamy ABC is a pen and pencil set aimed at children, though adults will have no difficulty enjoying these nicely made products.

Invisible Ink

Monday, November 7th, 2005

One of the most whimsical and intriguing items in the world of writing instruments and stationery is invisible ink.