So there are some pens that are real cult classics in the fountain pen world, pens that most of us either own or are seriously considering owning. The Pilot Vanishing point/Capless is most definitely one of them. One of a limited number of truly practical retractable fountain pens I think the Pilot Vanishing Point offers … Continue reading Review: The Pilot Vanishing Point
So I've had quite a busy week and these flex nibs posts have taken quite a lot of work to compile, so there's no review this Sunday, instead sit back for the last of the flex nib primers. So here we are at the third and final part of the series on flex nibs, and … Continue reading Flex Nibs Part 3: Modern Flex
I generally try to avoid owning pens just because I fancy owning one, I normally try to have a couple of reason why I think I'll like it rather than just jumping down the rabbit hole because of some vague feeling of wanting a particular pen. However when faced with an Omas I might actually … Continue reading Review: The Omas Tokyo
So in the first part of this series we looked at defining the various qualities that go together to make a flex nib. In part two of this series we'll be looking at what the fabled vintage flex nibs have to offer. Any post claiming to deal with vintage flex nibs as a single … Continue reading Flex Nibs Part 2: Vintage Flex Nibs
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