Seeking What's Worth It
The Viper is the latest in a long line of boldly-designed fountain pens from Diplomat, a brand with over 100-years of experience under their belt. In addition to manufacturing fountain pens, they are credited with being one of the first ballpoint pen manufacturers in Germany. They also introduced their region to ink cartridges, which were far easier to use than the filling mechanisms of the era.
Karas Pen Co. have been in the machined-pen game for nearly 15 years. It all started with their first Kickstarter project, the Render K, back in 2011 and they have been producing quality machined writing instruments ever since. The success of their initial product line kicked off a series of unique and stylish pens under … Continue reading Everyday Karas Basik.001 Review
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I must have done some good deeds in a past life because the retractable fountain pen market is on the rise. This week we have the Ensso BOLT Retractable Fountain Pen: a Kickstarter project that launched back in January 2024 that secured full funding and completed fulfillment by the end of July. Not a bad turnaround for a Kickstarter. And sure, it was successful on paper, but how is the pen on paper? Well I've been using the pen for a couple months at this point, and I've got opinions. Let's take a look at the Ensso BOLT.
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