Tag: fountain pens

Review: Duke Ruby fude nib fountain pen

February 21, 2022February 15, 2022 · Supplies · Reading Time: 6 minutes

The versatility of the fude nib really does mimic that of a brush. You can’t transition from thick and thin in a single stroke, but being able to switch naturally and easily between thick and thin strokes can be really useful both in writing and drawing.

Daiso Hauser fountain pen initial writing sample

Review: Daiso x Hauser fountain pen

January 6, 2020April 8, 2020 · Supplies · Reading Time: 5 minutes

Yes, there’s another new Daiso fountain pen. A plastic barrel, cartridge-fill pen at Daiso’s typical price of $1.50, I was especially eager to try it out after the Rosso Bianco turned out to be a rebranded original Daiso fountain pen.

Daiso Rosso Bianco fountain pens in store

Review: Daiso’s $5 “Rosso Bianco” fountain pen

December 10, 2019April 8, 2020 · Supplies · Reading Time: 7 minutes

The “regular” Daiso fountain pen has been in my rotation for a few years now. It’s honestly one of my favourite pens. So when Daiso added a whole tray of new fountain pens, marked at a premium of $5, I was honestly not too inclined. The other fountain pen is still available for $1.50; how much better could a $5 one be?

Review: Monami Olika Fountain Pen

October 6, 2018January 10, 2022 · Supplies · Reading Time: 5 minutes

So the Ooly Splendid Pen is apparently just a repackaged version of the Monami Olika fountain pen, but the latter comes in more default color options and has an extra fine nib available in addition to the fine. The Ooly pen was impressive for the $5-6 price point and since

Review: Ooly Splendid Pen

August 26, 2018January 10, 2022 · Supplies · Reading Time: 6 minutes

I was up in Ballard recently to drop off copies of my new horror zine, SEARCH PARTY, at Push/Pull. Afterwards, I poked around the neighbourhood a little. Market Street is aptly named as there are tons of nice little shops lined up along it and near to it, including various

Refilling the Daiso fountain pen

September 18, 2016April 8, 2020 · Supplies · Reading Time: 4 minutes

A few months ago I made an important discovery: international long and short standard ink refill cartridges fit the Daiso brand fountain pen.

Review: Daiso brand fountain pen

May 13, 2015February 23, 2021 · Supplies · Reading Time: 4 minutes

No one expects much out of a $1.50 fountain pen, but Daiso’s such fountain pen is honestly pretty good, even before you factor in that price.

Review: Pilot Penmanship fountain pen

March 12, 2014April 8, 2020 · Supplies · Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Pilot Penmanship is the first fountain pen I’ve enjoyed drawing and sketching with.

Review: Pilot Plumix fountain pen

February 28, 2014January 10, 2022 · Supplies · Reading Time: 4 minutes

So I had that “fountain pens are neat; let me try a bunch!” phase a few months ago, and one of the pens I picked up was the Pilot Plumix.

Introductory fountain pens

December 6, 2012April 8, 2020 · Supplies · Reading Time: 5 minutes

I wasn’t planning on stopping by Kinokuniya, and I definitely wasn’t planning on buying fountain pens, but I ended up with a Pilot Varsity with black ink and a 0.5 Platinum Preppy with blue ink anyway. Whelp.