The Most Expensive Pen I Have Ever Reviewed… The Danitrio Seiryu (via Figboot on Pens). Danitrio is one of those intriguing brands that surfaces from time to time. I don’t know a lot about the pens, which are works of art and tend to be priced accordingly.
Vintage vs. New in “Analog” Hobbies (via Urban Adventure League). An excellent discussion of how many hobbies with a vintage/analog theme still tend to skew “new” when it comes to buying gear. From a pen perspective, there are several reasons new users gravitate away from vintage (often unfairly/unreasonably), and it may warrant a new post?
I Can Only Keep One? (via Line Variation). I love these posts and reading about all the various choices people make and the reasons why, many of which are sentimental.
You Can Only Keep One (via Well-Appointed Desk). And now it’s Laura’s turn!
Work Carry (via Stationery Pizza). Glad to see I’m not the only one with a “heavy” work carry! I use a lot of different specific-purpose tools so my carry also tends to be heavier than what most people probably have with them.
Bloggiversary VII! (via Weirdoforest Pens). Congratulations on SEVEN YEARS! That’s a big one. It’s hard to write a blog, much less consistently for years over time, and a huge achievement to keep the content both regular and high quality.
Three Notebooks and Three Pens Go A-Traveling (via Inkredible Colours). This week is certainly appropriate for a story about a Traveler’s Notebook setup for actual traveling.
Kokuyo Perpanep Notebooks (via Pen Addict - Kimberly). Are the Perpanep notebooks back? I was under the impression they had been discontinued.
My Ink 100: Part 3 - Swatch-a-Thon (via Well-Appointed Desk). Are you following along with Ana’s “Ink 100” project?
Gourmet Pens Club - You Won’t Believe What Pen Makers Had To Say (via Gourmet Pens). This episode is definitely worth a listen. Much of what the makers had to say also goes for small retailers.
In Case You Missed It… (And Don’t Miss the 10th Anniversary Giveaway!)
This week on the blog I reviewed the Tom’s Studio “Studio Pocket” Fountain Pen, which is a faceted pocket fountain pen that also features a range of custom-ground nibs that includes an exceptionally good Architect nib. (Which is also out of stock everywhere at the moment, including in our own store. Hopefully that will change soon as they make more!) Yesterday, I updated the “Best Pens” list again to include a new category: My Top 5 Mechanical Pencils! I want to build the list out to include mechanical, and eventually woodcase, pencils because they form such a core part of my own workflow.
More Lumos tips are available!
This Week in the T.G.S. Curated Shop: TWSBI ECO Caffé Bronze; A Tom’s Studio Lumos Restock, More Pilot Explorers, and More Lochby!
The waves of new releases and fun new arrivals continue! This weekend I’ve received a restock of the Tom’s Studio “Lumos” pens, including replacement tips in a wide variety of styles, as well as replacement reservoirs if you’d like a spare. The TWSBI ECO Caffé Bronze pens are in town and I will pick them up tomorrow to start shipping, so reserve yours now. Finally, after requests from many of you, we’ve restocked on Lochby and Pilot Explorer fountain pens (at least those colors we could get!) While we still have a handful of limited edition Traveler’s Company “Tokyo”-themed Traveler’s Notebook accessories, the notebooks themselves sold out in a matter of hours. We’ve ordered more, and hope to get a bigger allotment the next time around! Did I mention we have a ton of new Tomoe River Paper products and Stalogy? It just keeps coming….
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