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BENU Pixie Fountain Pen Review

A kind thank you to Kate at BENU for sending me these pens!

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged Benu, Broad Nib, Cartridge, Fine Nib, fountain pen, pixie, pocket fountain pen, pocket pen, review, standard international short cartridge, Steel Nib on March 10, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Wingback Mechanical Pen Review

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I accidentally edited out the writing sample of the video. Sorry! Here is a re-recorded writing sample:

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This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged ballpoint, brass, mechanical, review, wingback on March 5, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Ulpia 117 Ebonite Desert Fountain Pen Review

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged 117, Cartridge-Converter, Double Broad Nib, Ebonite Desert, Fountain Pen Review, Steel Nib, Ulpia on March 3, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Andhand Method Brass Fountain Pen Review

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pens, Reviews and tagged andhand, brass, Cartridge-Converter, fountain pen, Medium Nib, method, miniminalist pen, Steel Nib, turned pen on February 26, 2025 by sbrebrown.

What if You Can’t Use a Fountain Pen (My Fav Mechanical Pencil and Ballpoint)

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This entry was posted in Information and tagged ballpoint, bastion, Mechanical Pencil, modern fuel on February 24, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Lochby Mini Field Journal Review

I love these waxed canvas notebook covers – and the Tomoe River notebooks are great too. Thank you kindly to Lochby for sending me this product.

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This entry was posted in Information and tagged lochby, mini field journal, Notebook Cover, Tomoe River, waxed canvas on February 17, 2025 by sbrebrown.

On Permanent Inks and Fountain Pens

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This entry was posted in Information and tagged permanent ink, permanent inks, safe for fountain pens, stain on February 12, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Fountain Pen Shootout: Titan Pens Torpedo vs. OPUS 88 Omar

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This entry was posted in Fountain Pen Shootout and tagged #6 nib, #8 Nib, danitrio ib, fountain pen, Gold Nib, omar, One-Way Shutoff Valve, opus 88, piston-filler, steel ib, titan pens, torpedo on February 10, 2025 by sbrebrown.

The Utility of Handwriting

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This entry was posted in Information and tagged utility of handwriting on February 5, 2025 by sbrebrown.

Titan Pens’ #8 Steel Bock Nibs

Beautiful, delicious nibs with wet, colour-coded nylon feeds and collars.

Extra-fine nib

Fine nib

Medium nib

Broad nib

Double-broad nib

I am still fascinated by EF vs. F and F vs. M. vs. B.

Cosy in the nib rack

Feed colour-coding: Orange (BB), red (B), black (M), blue (F), white (EF)

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This entry was posted in Information, Nibs and tagged #8 Nib, nib collar, nylon feed, Steel Nib, titan pens, wet feed on February 3, 2025 by sbrebrown.

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