[Pen/Pencil Review] The Palomino Blackwing Wooden Pencil
I was not alone in receiving a pretty black box for Christmas – though mine did not contain jewelry, but a dozen Palomino Blackwing pencils. I’ve held off reviewing them because 1) there was a glut of reviews on them right after Christmas; and 2) I have a habit of randomly plucking thing out of […]
[Pen/Pencil Review Post] The Pilot Plumix – Medium Nib Beginner Fountain Pen
This week, we take another look at fountain pens – specifically the Pilot Plumix. This is actually the second Plumix I’ve owned. It’s categorized by JetPens (and Pilot, I believe) as a “Beginner Fountain Pen”. And I rather agree with that. I’ve bought both of mine at Target. Now…why have I had two of these […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Uni-Ball Vision Needle 0.5mm Blue
Last week I had a bit of a mystery on my hands. I received a notice of a Registered Mail Parcel in my mailbox. Now, in my ways of thinking this was a paradox. For, in my experience Registered Mail is a BAD THING, while Parcels are GOOD THINGS. What could it be? My mystery […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Pentel Tradio Stylo Fountain Pen – Black Body – Blue Ink
Hey, look…it’s Monday again. That means it’s time to come up with a pen review! I still have a couple from around Christmas that I haven’t reviewed yet – amazing how things get away from us. So…this week is the Pentel Tradio Stylo Fountain Pen – Black Body – Blue Ink. Wow, that is a […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Swingline SmartTouch Stapler and Swingline Premium Chisel Point Staples from Shoplet.Com
This will be a slightly different review. Shoplet.com has a program that lets office supply bloggers/reviewers get supplies from them in exchange for reviews. I thought I’d try it out. They do have guidelines for their reviews, so bear with me – that’s where it will be a bit different. Last Wednesday (2/1), after an […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Monteverde One Touch Ballpoint Pen
Back in September of 2011, I hit up the Dallas Pen Show for a whopping two hours. I would’ve spent a lot more time there if it weren’t for the fact that it was (and will be) the same weekend as FenCon -which takes over my life (in a good way). However, in my limited […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Pelikan School Fountain Pen – Right Handed, Fine Point
This week’s review is the Pelikan School Fountain Pen – fine point, right handed. Yes, it says so on the box . I’ve used Pelikan inks for a long time since the ink cartridges also work in Waterman fountain pens and many other pens that use the small cartridges – except they come in much […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Sharpie Stainless Steel Pen
After I wrote last week’s review of the new Sharpie Pen RT design, a Twitter follower asked if I’d tried the Stainless Steel Sharpie pen. I told him that the pen was in the queue to review, and decided to go ahead and just get it done. And now, back-to-back Sharpie reviews. I picked up […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Sharpie Pen RT and a New Grading System
It’s one of those Mondays where the “To Do” list is rather daunting especially coming off a weekend that only added to the “To Do” List rather than take from. So, here’s one thing off the “To Do” List… This week’s review is of the new Sharpie Pen RT design – black ink. I think […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Editing Pen Side-by-Side Comparison
What’s new for the 2012 pen review blog? Well, I’m going to try to put a more objective grading system in place so maybe a more consistent way of awarding the Bronze Pencils evolves. That way there can actually be some kind of plan to this blog. Not sure how that’s all going to work […]