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Ensso BOLT Retractable Fountain Pen Review

Ensso BOLT Retractable Fountain Pen Crab Shot
~ thepoorpenman ~ 2 Comments

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.

Ensso XS Minimalist Fountain Pen Review

Ensso XS Minimalist Pocket Fountain Pen on the crab pen holder
~ thepoorpenman ~ 2 Comments

The Ensso XS is a super compact fountain pen that was launched on Kickstarter back in 2018. So compact it seems to have slipped under my review radar. With an exciting new project from Ensso having just completed the funding stage, it is long past time I gave the XS a closer look. Let's get … Continue reading Ensso XS Minimalist Fountain Pen Review