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03Sep
Sulfur | A Premium Fountain Pen
Sulfur is a luxury writing instrument from the Constellations88. Sulfur is Hand Crafted Fountain Pen by Indian Craftsman with high... read more
12Mar
FRARA ROAD x STILOGRAFICA PEN ROLL MUSTARD
If you're a long-time reader of The Pencilcase Blog, you may remember a review I did about five years ago, of a product from a new South African company called Frara Road. Back then, I reviewed their Pen Roll (find the original review HERE): a cleanly-executed, well-thought-out leather pen roll made from a beautifully soft brown distressed leather. In the years that followed, it remained a bit silent from the... read more
05Apr
Field Notes: A Comprehensive Guide
Field Notes is dedicated to the simple yet indubitable joy of a pocket notebook filled with grocery lists and fleeting thoughts. Their motto (“I’m not writing it down to remember it later, I’m writing it down to remember it now”) is a testament to the practicality of their memo books. With a Field Notes tucked in your jeans pocket or handbag, you’ll always have space to... read more
29Mar
The Best Wooden Pencils
Artists, students, writers, and designers alike rely on wooden pencils for their work. Varying lead grades, smooth graphite cores, and erasability are just some of the reasons why people go back to wooden pencils again and again. Plus, who can resist the earthy smell of freshly sharpened wood? Follow along as we explore the world of wooden pencils and all that they offer for the discerning... read more
02Nov
keeping my bullet journal minimalistic
Some bullet journals that are shared online are so artistic, I can only envy their owners. Given time is a major constraint for me (along with artistic skills), my bullet journal remains as minimalistic as possible. This post is to show examples of this...! Minimalistic doesn't have to mean boring though I do seem to have a style. I've noticed that I need to make the separation of each day... read more
19Feb
REVIEW: LEONARDO MOMENTO ZERO GRANDE #8 NIB FOUNTAIN PEN
Flecks of green, orange AND blue? A wild color choice for someone like me. But oh my, just look at it!How to make a great pen even greater? That's the question Leonardo must've been pondering on. And the answer, as it turns out, is simple: just make it physically 'greater'!Ok, to be fair, it's not that the MZ Grande #8 is effectively a better pen than the regular versions.... read more
11Apr
The Turing-Welchman PenA limited edition of 211 pens to…
The Turing-Welchman PenA limited edition of 211 pens to celebrate the achievement of Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman who created the Turing-Welchman Bombe machine used to break Enigma-enciphered messages during the Second World War.The top of the pen is made in sterling silver to resemble the Bombe’s drum with the 26 letters of the alphabet etched into the surface. It rotates like the actual... read more
25Nov
revising for postgraduate exams resulted in this ‘random nuggets of knowledge’ notebook
During the last twelve months, I have taken two surgical exams. Postgraduate exams are a whole new kettle of fish! At medical school, we needed to know a little about everything so you'd think revising for exams that were for a subset of that 'everything' would be easier? Nope. Turns out there is still a mountain to learn for surgery. The little about everything still applies, but for everything... read more
27Oct
Serious Nibbage Snippet Gourmet Pens Hot Pink Lemonade Fountain Pen with Pilot Parallel Calligraphy Nib
The Hot Pink Lemonade fountain pen - obviously one of my favourite pens, and one that has been inked non-stop since I first received the prototype many months ago! Actually, it's probably close to a year by now. It sports a Pilot Parallel section all of the time, and it's always being eyedroppered with this and that and the other. Most often, Gourmet Pens Pink!Visit the shop for the... read more