Reflections on My Second D.C. Pen Show (mnmlscholar, guest post). There will be a few more D.C. Pen Show recaps trickling in this week. It’s a big show and takes time to process everything that you saw!
2022 DC Pen Show, Part 6 (via Rachel’s Reflections). Rachel has an update on the status of Noodler’s Ink, as announced in D.C.
DC Pen Show 2022 Chat (via Gourmet Pens). I missed Azizah in DC, but be sure to check out her video recap!
Lamy NYC - A Quick Visit (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). Even though I rarely purchase anything, I enjoy visiting the Lamy store whenever I’m in the area.
Gravitas Sentry Fountain Pen (via The Pencilcase Blog). Dries reviews the Sentry, a more substantial version of the Gravitas “Entry”. After handling at the D.C. Pen Show myself, I can say that I prefer the larger Sentry.
Paper Mind Cosmo Air Light Hardcover Notebook Review (via Blake’s Broadcast). I love seeing what The Paper Mind has done in terms of making some of these more uncommon (and typically expensive) Japanese papers more readily accessible. I also enjoy seeing more hardcover notebooks.
Surprise: Diamine Blue Black (via A Fleeting Ripple). Sometimes the most basic inks in our collection surprise us and become our favorites.
Kickstarted: BigiDesign Dual Side Click Pen (via The Poor Penman). BigiDesign is at it again, with another refill-friendly EDC pen. Be sure to check this one out, as they are endlessly tinkering and refining the concept.
ScriBo Write Here (via Dapprman). Personally, I think the design of this ScriBo store exclusive (and the first ScriBo pen in general) needs to be resurrected.
J. Herbin 1670 Shogun (via Mountain of Ink). I don’t usually go for the J. Herbin 1670 series as they’re a bit outside of my typical use case, but I’m a sucker for grey-browns.
In Case You Missed It…
This week on the blog, I took at look at the recent trend of Titanium Nitride-plated “Iris” or “Rainbow” finish pens that have become so popular lately, as applied to several different models. I also reviewed the Galen Leather “Magnum Opus” case, in two different versions (zippered and non-zippered).
This Week in the Curated Shop
I will be headed to the San Francisco Pen Show on Thursday, so if you have your eye on something in the shop and would like it to ship before then, please get your orders in by Wednesday morning. I won’t have a table at the show, but I will be there through the weekend (Thursday night, leaving Monday), and will have some fun stuff with me, perhaps including a redux of the show exclusive cards and coupons. This week, we featured restocks of the brass pencil sharpeners and replacement blades from M+R, as well as a lot of pencils and pencil accessories (including Swiss Wood 10-packs, several of which I found and had not entered into inventory). We still have plenty of the latest releases from TWSBI, Caran d’Ache, and Platinum, links below.
Consider T.G.S. Patreon!
I would love for the T.G.S. Patreon to become a core method of support for the T.G.S. website, and have tried to streamline it. I’ll also need to be a bit more vocal about its availability and what it offers. The Patreon Program offers two options for tiers of support: $3 and $5, and plan on making monthly meetups, pen show events, and periodic exclusive content the primary benefits. Of course, Patreon members will continue to get first access to periodic sample sales, with right of first refusal on gently used pens.