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!

Schon DSGN 01S Stainless Steel Pen Review

June 30, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

One of the pens that’s making the rounds is The Pen Project 01S in Tumbled Stainless Steel by Schon DSGN. It’s a small, pocketable pen that takes the versatile and tough Fisher Space Pen refill. Ian Schon’s pens are available in several different materials, including aluminum, titanium, bronze and brass. Stainless Steel is one of the strongest and heaviest in the lineup. Read on to see how I liked it!

RIIND Pen Prototype Review

June 16, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

RIIND Pen Prototype What is it? An EDC ready pen with some nice knurling and a unique clip. [UPDATE]: The Kickstarter is now live, you can back one for yourself at this link. Notes: It’s nice to see something refreshing. Admittedly, I’ve been a little disinterested with pens lately. After nearly 5 years of finding the […]