Update: Winners Announced! Win One of Two Pilot Vanishing Point Prize Packs from Massdrop!

Super huge thank you to Massdrop for offering up over $300 worth of prizes for you to win!  Great timing for those who have just read why you should be writing with a fountain pen and want to jump into the hobby. The Pilot Vanishing Point is one of my go-to pens, and the Pilot medium […]

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Pilot Custom 74 Fountain Pen Review

Pilot Custom 74 Fountain Pen Review – Handwritten Review – Review Ink: Iroshizuku Kon-Peki Review Paper: Exaclair ME Journal Specs: Description: A nicely balanced demonstrator at a reasonable price with a great 14k gold nib. Nib: Fine, 14k gold, rhodium plated Filling Mechanism: Cartridge / Converter – CON70 Weight: ~23 grams Measurements: 5.50″ closed, 6.25″ posted Color Options: Blue, Clear, Orange, Purple, Smoke – […]

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2014 – The Year In Review(s)

Top 10 Fountain Pen Reviews of 2014 I had a lot of fun doing the year-end roundup last year, so I figured I would do it again. Some pens have maintained their presence in the top 10 list and with good reason. Each of these posts got the most page views out of all of the […]

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Winning Combo – Karas Kustoms Render K and Field Notes

The Karas Kustoms Render K is filled with a Pilot Hi-Tec-C 0.4mm black refill. These two have been hanging out in my pocket an awful lot lately. The Hi-Tec-C plays nicely with the paper in the Field Notes pretty well. I’ve been enjoying my time with the Render K as well. It’s built like a […]

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Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen Followup Review / Photo Post

Pilot Vanishing Point in Metallic Orange Fountain Pen – Followup Review – Review Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-Kai Review Paper: Kyokuto FOB COOP B5 Lined For the original review, see here! Notes: I’m going to be doing a new series of follow up reviews here on the site that you will continue to see more and more of down the line. I […]

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