"Go #30 Or Go Home" -- What Makes Pilot's Custom Urushi and Aya So Special?

"Go #30 Or Go Home" -- What Makes Pilot's Custom Urushi and Aya So Special?

"Go #30 Or Go Home"  I'm not really a sticker person, but I do love Pilot, so when I saw that the Pilot team was giving out stickers at the 2024 Washington DC Fountain Pen Supershow, I had to choos...
Changing Seasons, Reliable Pens -- Laura's Fall Favorites

Changing Seasons, Reliable Pens -- Laura's Fall Favorites

Happy Autumn!  Here in Maryland, we are on the cusp of fall; the trees are still mostly green and the weather is mild, but I feel the days getting shorter and shorter, and a crisp chill in the morn...
Customer Favorite:  Visconti Homo Sapiens

Customer Favorite: Visconti Homo Sapiens

The Visconti Homo Sapiens is an iconic giant, omnipresent in discussions of fountain pen lovers' "holy grail" wishlist pens, and has reached an elevated status, grouping it with other extremely wel...
So Many Sailors... Part Six!

So Many Sailors... Part Six!

One of my all-time favorite blog article topics is Sailor fountain pens. Even before I bought Sailors of my own, I loved taking photos of Sailors and writing about what makes each one special and u...
Raden, Abalone, and Mother of Pearl:  the Beauty of Nacre

Raden, Abalone, and Mother of Pearl: the Beauty of Nacre

Fountain pens can be made from a wide variety of things, including resin, ABS plastic, and celluloid; metals like silver, gold, brass, copper, stainless steel, titanium, and aluminum; and even mate...
Eight Pilot Vanishing Point pens lying on an architectural book

Mise à jour de mon point de vue sur les stylos à point de fuite de Pilot

Comme vous l'avez probablement remarqué si vous lisez mon blog depuis un certain temps, je suis un grand fan des stylos Pilot . Plus d'un tiers des stylos de ma collection personnelle sont des Pilo...
Pilot Custom 743 and Lamy AL-Star with special nibs and the catchphrase "I may be left-handed, but I'm always right!"

Yes, Fountain Pens are for Lefties, Too!

In honor of International Left Handers Day on August 13th, it is my great pleasure to write an article celebrating the joys of fountain pens for left handers.  Happy International Left Handers Day...
Intrigue and Elegance with Inlaid, Inset, and Hooded Nibs

Intrigue and Elegance with Inlaid, Inset, and Hooded Nibs

Do you know the difference between a hooded nib, an inlaid nib, and an inset nib?  I didn't, until the new Sheaffer Legacy was recently released, and I decided to immerse myself in the fascinating ...
Looking to the Stars with Montblanc's StarWalker

Looking to the Stars with Montblanc's StarWalker

StarWalker Style If I were to buy my first Montblanc, which one do you think I'd go for?  The classic black Meisterstück?  The stunning Blue Hour?  Maybe one of the elegant Muses pens inspired by o...