Tuesday Toolset, Scratch Notebook Edition

Last week was a large carry week for me. I packed up the bag and hit the road for a Spoke Pen meeting, and loaded up the bag again with envelopes to address, and subsequently mail.

This week, I’ve pulled a 180, with one pen getting my attention, inked with a sample I’ve been waiting to test out.

1. ystudio Portable Fountain Pen. I love this pen as much as Barry and Levon love pudding. And that’s a lot of pudding. I swapped the stock Schmidt nib with a Franklin-Christoph #5 steel broad cursive italic, and I never looked back. One of my favorite pens I own.
2. Akkerman Delfts Blue. A reader kindly sent me a sample of Akkerman Delfts Blue, which I’m super thankful for. Why? Because now I know I don’t need a bottle of it. It’s a perfectly fine, basic blue, and I enjoy it. But it’s not special enough that I need it. I almost let the fomo get me on this one.
3. The Paper Cuts A5 Notebook. I’ve had a couple of these over the years and they are great quality. Somehow, this one turned into my scratch notebook, where I just let loose with the testing, scribbles, and randomness. Everyone needs a notebook of destruction outside of their main notebooks. This is mine.

Pebble Stationery Co. Pocket Tomoe River Notebook Giveaway

After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the Pebble Stationery Co. Pocket Tomoe River Notebook is now available for direct purchase. I’ve been impressed with mine, and if you are looking for a pocket-sized Tomoe River paper notebook, I think you will be too. I have three 2-packs of notebooks to give away to readers, so check out the details below and enter away!

Pebble Stationery Co. Pocket Tomoe River Notebook Giveaway

ESCALA: Scale Ruler Fountain Pen by ēnsso (Sponsor)

If you are anything like me, then you love having great looking desk accessories. The ESCALA scale ruler fountain pen is exactly that, and much more.

Architects, designers, and engineers will find this fountain pen especially handy, as the barrel of the pen is encased in a black matte anodized aluminum ruler. The ruler features both metric and imperial measurements, making it easy to fit your marks to any scale required.

Held in place by an interior gasket when stored, the fountain pen features the same black matte anodized aluminum finish as the ruler. The black Bock nib ties it all together, and every pen also includes a standard international converter to fill with your ink of choice.

ēnsso has been making high-quality, great-looking pens for years, and are an experienced Kickstarter creator. The ESCALA has already hit its funding goal with 30 days remaining on the campaign, so now is the time to get this unique pen at 50% off its future price.

My thanks to ēnsso for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.