The February 2013 Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper

Welcome to the February 2013 edition of the Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper! The Pen Addict is glad to be your host once again, and as always, there are many wonderful posts that deserve your attention. Have fun exploring!

Pens

Phil Munson presents Waterman Early Crusader posted at Fountain Pen Restoration.

Christine Witt presents PEN REVIEW: Edison Nouveau LE Encore posted at Pentulant.

JetPens presents Ergonomic Pens - JetPens.com posted at JetPens Blog.

Sandra Strait presents Review of Tul Pens from OfficeMax posted at Life Imitates Doodles.

Alex Witte presents Pilot Razor Point II posted at Economy Pens.

Cheryl presents Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen Review posted at Writer's Bloc Blog.

Paper

Sandra Strait presents Review of the Daycraft Signature Notebook - Part II posted at Life Imitates Doodles.

Matthias Meckel presents Paper at the cutting edge posted at Bleistift.

Aisazia presents Review: Quo Vadis Scholar Basic Calendar posted at Ethereal Voices: Story/Art Progress Blog.

Azizah Asgarali presents Review: Rhodiarama - Blank, Purple posted at Gourmet Pens.

Heather presents Avery Removable Label Pad posted at A Penchant for Paper.

Okami presents Handmade Journal from Jesse Aston posted at Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!.

John presents Field Notes Expedition Edition: Smeary? posted at PENCIL REVOLUTION.

Brian Greene presents Peanuts Moleskine Boxed Set | OfficeSupplyGeek posted at OfficeSupplyGeek.

Ink

Randall Harris presents Review: Noodler's Nikita Ink posted at Writing By Hand.

Tom Oddo presents Diamine Apple Glory Ink Review posted at Goldspot Pens Fine Writing Blog.

Cheryl presents When is a standard ink converter not a standard ink converter? posted at Writer's Bloc Blog.

Miscellaneous

Ray Blake presents My Life All in One Place: The Printed Post-It Notes Project posted at My Life All in One Place.

Azizah Asgarali presents Review: Nomadic PD-03 Upright Stand Pencil Case - Navy posted at Gourmet Pens.

Alex Witte presents A Comparison: Pentel Ain Stein B, HB + uni NanoDia HB, 3B posted at Economy Pens.

Okami presents The Perfect Pen Case for the Pen Obsessed by Alicia Klein posted at Pens Paper Inks...Whatever!.

Zebra Prefill 3 Color Multi Pen Review

The Zebra Prefill Multi Pen is about three years too late to the gel ink multi pen party. The Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto is the heavyweight champion in this space, holding down that title for longer then The Pen Addict has been in existence. Uni-ball joined the party in 2009 with the Style Fit, along with the Pentel Sliccies. You would think Zebra would have jumped into the fray by now, no?

Despite the delay, Zebra came out with a pretty good product. I was hoping that the ink refills would be as good as the Zebra Sarasa Clip and I think they are. I ordered the black barrel with black, blue, and red 0.4 mm gel ink cartridges. All of the inks performed well with clean, sharp lines. The barrel is no-frills, taking a lot of design elements from the aforementioned Style Fit.

Where does the Zebra Prefill rank amongst its competitors? You may be surprised. Here are my rankings:

1. Pilot Hi-Tec-C - The leader, and no one else is close.
2. Zebra Prefill - Not as many options as the Style Fit, but better writing performance.
3. Uni Style Fit - Well made, but don't love the writing experience.
4. Pentel Sliccies - Don't bother.

How do you rank your gel ink multi pens?

Ink Links

Last call for submissions to the February Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper! I will be putting the post together on Sunday so be sure to make your submission right here.

-- My Favorite Pencils: Tombow 8900, Faber-Castell Grip 2001 and Palomino Blackwing 602 (The Well-Appointed Desk)

-- Tale of a Vandal Pen Repairer: Namiki Blue Writing True (Peaceable Writer)

-- Mini Review: Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen - Twin Tip - Gray & Black Ink (No Pen Intended)

-- BASIC? The Faber-Castell Basic Black Fountain Pen (From the Pen Cup)

-- Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun (Ed Jelley)

-- Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen Review (Writer's Bloc Blog)

-- Leuchtturm1917 Large Notebook (Whatever)

-- Uniball .3mm Hi-Density Pencil Lead (Office Supply Geek)

-- An Ode to the Big Red (Leigh Reyes)

-- My EDC 10 Most Wanted 2013 (Everyday Commentary)

-- Moleskine Monday: Reviewing My Latest (Notebook Stories)

-- Fountain Pen Ink: Lindauer Purple (East...West...Everywhere)

-- Noodler's 54th Massachusetts (Inkdependence)

-- Pencil Review: Staedtler Norica HB (A Penchant for Paper)

-- A Comparison: Pentel Ain Stein B, HB + uni NanoDia HB, 3B (Economy Pens)