Ink Links

-- Platinum Pen Factory (Fountain Pen Samurai)

-- Review: Edelstein Aventurine Ink (and Flex Nib Dip Pens) (The Well-Appointed Desk)

-- How to make you mark! (Informal Scribble)

-- Anderson Pen Company's Proper Pads: A story about paper (Inkdependence!)

-- INK REVIEW: Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun (Pentulant)

-- Esterbrook #9314B Nib (Fountain Pen Quest)

-- Green Pen Comparison (A Penchant for Paper)

-- Quote of the week and a few words on Brause Arrow and Rose nibs (East...West...Everywhere)

-- Noodler’s 54th Massachusetts – Ink Review (Ed Jelley)

-- Kaweco AL Sport Rollerball Raw Aluminum - Pen Review (The Clicky Post)

-- New School Supplies 2013 (My Supply Room)

-- A Review: Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto Multi-Pen (The Journal Keeper)

-- The nib peep show (Leigh Reyes)

-- rOtring 600 Ballpoint Pen Review (Pocket Philosophies)

-- First Finished Field Notes (Pencil Revolution)

-- Ink Drop Soup: Category Killers (No Pen Intended)

-- Dusting Off The Erasers (Huckberry)

Pilot Juice 0.38 mm Grape Review

The Pilot Juice is one of the best gel ink pens to enter the market this year. I was very happy with it when I first reviewed the 0.5 mm Juice, and even more happy to see that Pilot released the full line with an 0.38 mm tip. Micro tips for everyone!

The things I enjoyed in the 0.5 mm model hold true with the 0.38 mm. The line is sharp and smooth, the barrel is comfortable, and the wide range of available colors is fantastic. Most importantly, you can get this pen for $1.65. This is the point where I complain about not having a range of pens like this on US store shelves. It can't be because of the price - what is keeping this pen from hoping on a boat and coming over?

Maybe Pilot should share the greatest pen website ever (Update: No longer available) with its US customers and see what they think?

I present to you David Gedge, one of the great songwriters of my generation:

The Wedding Present performs "Heather" live on KEXP from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop during SXSW. Recorded 3/15/2012. Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Scott Holpainen & Christopher Meister Editing: Jim Beckmann http://www.kexp.org http://www.scopitones.co.uk/ http://www.mellowjohnnys.com

The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 66 - Epically Trolled

In Episode 66 of The Pen Addict Podcast Myke and I update the Visionnaire Kickstarter project yet again and I begin to wonder: Are we being trolled here? I also talk about my off the cuff Field Notes rankings and then get into the issues I am having trying to limit my fountain pen load out.

Show Notes & Download Links