Nock Co. Lanier Slim Briefcase Kickstarter Review

October 12, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Nock Co. Lanier Slim Briefcase Kickstarter Review What is it? Nock Co. is the brainchild of The Pen Addict, Brad Dowdy, and master bag maker, Jeff Bruckwicki. Their previous Kickstarter to launch the brand brought about a selection of new pen cases that are intuitively designed and built to last. This time around, they’re switching […]

[Photo Post] Nakaya Neo Standard / Site Updates!

October 6, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

Just an update… It’s been a little light around these parts lately, and there are plenty of good reasons why! I haven’t had as much time to get new fountain pen and ink reviews up. Lately, I’ve been more drawn to non-fountain pens. The Tactile Turn Slider and Glider are great, the Ti Arto by […]

BigiDesign Ti Arto – The Ultimate Refill-Friendly Pen Review

September 22, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

BigiDesign Ti Arto The Ultimate Refill-Friendly Pen Review Specs: Description: A unique pen by the folks over at Bigidesign that takes so many refills, it’s borderline unbelievable Refills: Pretty much all them…over 200! Weight: 32.6g w/ cap Measurements: 5.37″ posted Color Options: Titanium Intro/About: Today we’re looking at another (popular) Kickstarter pen – The Ti Arto by Bigidesign. Bigidesign is […]

Tactile Turn Slider and Glider Bolt Action Pen

September 16, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Starting this one off with a big ol’ disclaimer: I took the photos for this Kickstarter campaign, and I consider Will both a friend and client. This review wasn’t paid for, but the photos were. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get into these new bolt action pens. Will of Tactile Turn is back at it again with the Slider and Glider. He’s designed a custom bolt mechanism that’s both easy to use with one hand, and really fun to play with. Since I took the photos for him, I’ve had hands-on with every model of the pen. Read on to find out how they hold up!

Pentel Tradio EnerGel Combo Pen Review

August 24, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

It’s not often that I pick up a pen and immediately fall in love with it. The Tradio EnerGel combo takes the unique body of the Tradio, but makes it compatible with the EnerGel refill. The pen comes loaded with a standard black 0.5mm refill, but I opted to swap in the 0.7mm Needle Tip in blue. It. Is. Great. Read on to find out more about this great everyday pen!