(Title by TAO) I collect (although not with any focus or direction) vintage dip pen nibs, and two boxes came in the mail last week, from Greece. Redonda and Resisto. They sound like a pair of supervillains down on their luck trying out the comedy circuit. The Resisto is similar to a Speedball A, with …
The latest Nippon Art release is called “Origami,” and Crane is my favorite from the series. Prior to that was Ukiyo-e, or the woodblock print series. Done in the hira maki-e style, Ukiyo-e had Vidro (which I used to own, before I sold it to a friend), Courtesan, Sharaku and Festival. Festival is what I …
I googled “Osmiroid 75” and discovered that one  of my favorite flex nib artists wrote about his Osmiroid sketch pen on the Fountain Pen Network. It’s good to know that someone seems to like this unusual nib as much as I do, albeit he did write his review 5 years ago. (Antoniosz, if you’re reading …
I was very tempted to let the ninja pen slink away in the night after a routine assassination, but decided it would be best to bring it out into the light and help it confront its mystery-riddled past. Most recently, it had hidden itself in an unlacquered wooden Danitrio box and stowed away in the …
The Enveloop is the only pen case I know that comes with a diagram. The Japanese think of everything, so this cotton and leather pen case boasts regular pen pockets, short-type pen pockets and an extra pen pocket, so you don’t have to unroll the pen case to take out a pen. Bundoki.com shipped a …
Fountain pen ink normally behaves modestly, emerging in a prim, controlled line from the nib of a pen. That’s why I take it out to play every so often, with bamboo and folded pens, and even tap water. This doodle has Noodler’s Ottoman Rose, Private Reserve Shoreline Gold, and Noodler’s Samsui Red. The red is …
Yes, a pencil extender. This one is made from a warm green mottled celluloid, with a gold-plated clip and cap trim ring. It came from Japan. (But if I choose to believe the brand name, it came from outer space.) The “barrel” is actually the part that holds the pencil. It narrows in diameter near …
I made a bamboo pen today, and made a video with it. (Bow.) Bamboo shavings decorate the gray carpet underneath my desk. It’s a two-sided bamboo pen; one end is a fine and the other is on the italic side. It’s a good way to get multiple textures out of a single tool. I’ve also …
Because a folded pen isn’t part of the usual arsenal, I thought it deserved its own demo video. The music is 10 Mile Stereo from Beach House’s Teen Dream. I promise I will doodle something uplifting and cute with this pen one day. What it inspires is usually dark and alien. Or Japanese-ish. I have …
While I previously streamed Quicktime videos, I think I’ll just embed from Youtube or Vimeo. What do you guys think?