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Fountain Pen Shootout CONID vs Kyuseido vs Fifty4T

A king thank you to the generous viewer who sent me the Kyuseido and to Roy and Emy who sent me the Fifty4T.

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pen Shootout and tagged CONID, fifty4t ultem titan, fountain pen, fountain pen shootout, kingsize bulkfiller, kyuseido kakari, special filling mechanism on May 7, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Fifty4T Titan Ultem Fountain Pen Review

A kind thank-you to Roy of Fifty4T and Emy of Pen Venture for sending me this pen!

Fifty4

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged #8 Nib, conid filling system, Ebonite Feed, fifty4T, fountain pen, review, Steel Nib, titan, ultem, vacuum system, Vacuum-filler on May 5, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Gravitas Piston Carbon Fountain Pen Review

A kind thank-you to Ben Walsh of Gravitas Pens and Emy of Pen Venture for sending me this pen!

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged #8 Nib, carbon, fountain pen, gravitas, piston, piston-filler, review, Steel Nib on April 28, 2025 by sbrebrown.

BENU Hand-painted Capricorn Fountain Pen Review

A very kind thank-you to Kate of BENU for sending me this pen!

In a bout of outstanding stupidity, I misedited the video and deleted the likes and dislikes – so here they are again, in a separate short video:

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged Benu, Broad Nib, capricorn, Cartridge-Converter, fountain pen, hand-painted, review, Steel Nib on April 21, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Diagnosing and Adjusting a Poorly-Writing Fountain Pen Nib

Baby’s bottoms: note the M-shape of the tipping.

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This entry was posted in Information and tagged dry fountain pen, dry fountain pen nib, dry nib, nib doesn't write well on April 16, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Figboot/Gravitas Bifrost Fountain Pen

A kind thank you to David for sending me this pen!

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged bifrost, Broad Nib, Cartridge-Converter, figboot, fountain pen, gravitas, review, Steel Nib on April 14, 2025 by sbrebrown.

On Titanium Pens

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens and tagged asvine j16, boker tactical pen, modern fuel bolt, titanium pens on April 9, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Asvine J16 Titanium Fountain Pen Review

A kind thank you to Asvine for sending me this pen!

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged asvine, fountain pen, j16, Medium Nib, piston-filler, review, Steel Nib, Titanium on April 7, 2025 by sbrebrown.

On Fude Nibs

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens and tagged fude nib on April 2, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Ashera Aeon Fountain Pen Review

A very kind thank-you to Ashera for sending me this pen! You can purchase these directly from Ashera, but you can also but them from Appelboom – and remember the Appelboom banner on the right that gives you a 10% discount there.

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged 14 k nib, aeon, ashera, buckey burl, Cartridge-Converter, fountain pen, Gold Nib, Medium Nib, review, Wood Pen on March 31, 2025 by sbrebrown.

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