Shachihata Artline Ergoline Roller Ball Pen Review

The Shachihata Artline Ergoline Roller Ball is a good pen. It's not a great pen. It's not a bad pen. It's a good pen. Many roller ball pens fall into this category for me. I'm not going to reach for it and use it all day every day, but when I do I know it is going to work well.

In the written review I liken this pen to two pens I have enjoyed in the past: The Sakura Grosso/Sumo and the Pilot Explorer. The larger barrel size is nearly identical in size and weight to the Grosso, which is lighter than you would expect by looking at it in the pictures. The molded grip is close to the Pilot Explorer. While some people may not like that, for those that do it is comfortable to hold. It's like a perfect mashup between these two pen.

When ink hits the page the Artline Ergoline is not as good as the best roller ball ink pens, such as most anything from Pilot or Uni-ball. The line is not as sharp or defined as I would like. It performs more like a Stabilo roller ball if you have used any of thier products before. Side by side there is a difference between the Shachihata and the big boys, which keeps this pen in the good range rather than great.

If you are happy with your current roller ball pen the Artline Ergoline is not likely to trump it. But if you find that a slightly larger pen works better in your hands it is worth checking out.

(JetPens is an advertiser on The Pen Addict and I received this product at no charge.)

The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 84 - Pen Blogging with Ed Jelley

Myke and I are joined this week by Ed Jelley to discuss all things pen blogging. I have been getting a lot of questions about this topic so I thought it would great to have Ed on for a discussion. We tried to cover all the basics but if there is anything we left out and you want to know please get in touch.

Show Notes & Download Links

The Pen Project Giveaway From Huckberry

Huckberry and The Pen Addict are teaming up again for another great giveaway! This time around, Huckberry is offering up The Pen Project, a compact aluminum pen that uses the Fisher Space Pen refill. The Pen Project was originally a successful Kickstarter project and is now available through one of my favorite retailers.

Also included in this giveaway is a 3-pack of Word. Notebooks as shown in the image above. These are perfect for task lists or Bullet Journaling and make a great addition to your arsenal.

If you happen to be in San Francisco before December 16th be sure to stop by the Huckberry Holiday Home. It's Huckberry in the flesh, and you will be able to meet some of the Huckberry staff and some of the founders of their favorite local brands.

Here is how to enter the giveaway:

1. Head over to Huckberry.com and sign up as a member (if you aren't already one.) All you need to do is enter your email address and a password, or connect with your Facebook account. It is that simple and there is zero commitment.

2. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now and Saturday night, December 14th, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. You are limited to one entry. International readers are welcome to enter!

3. For this contest, I will pick one winner at random from the comments section of this post. The comments will be numbered in the order they are received, i.e. the first comment is #1, the second #2, and so on. The Random Integer Generator at random.org will be used to pick the number of the winner.

4. The contest winner will be posted on Sunday, December 15th. The winner will have one week to email me via the Contact link at the top of the page.

Thanks again to Huckberry for providing this wonderful package of goods for Pen Addict readers. It is greatly appreciated!

(Note: Links to Huckberry.com are affiliate links. If you patronize them through these links I get a small percentage back which helps support this site.)