With gel pens becoming more and more popular for general writing and art, we have noticed more and more questions from the community based around “how to fix a gel pen that skips?“. Although skipping can be very common for low-quality gel pens, it can still occur on a less common basis when using a…
More and more people are starting to make the switch over to using a fountain pen for their daily writing and as with most things, when there is a sudden influx of new people to doing something, there is a corresponding influx of people asking questions about common problems. Fountain pens are no different and…
With more and more people taking the plunge and making the switch from a ballpoint, rollerball or gel pen to a fountain pen, we are seeing more and more people reaching out and asking questions along the lines of “how to make a fountain pen write smoothly?” each month. It doesn’t matter if you have…
There has been a huge surge in the popularity of fountain pens over the last few years with more and more people moving over from using a ballpoint, rollerball, or gel pen to using a fountain pen. As you would expect from such a huge influx in the number of people starting to use fountain…
With more and more people taking to writing for pleasure using a pen and paper, a wide range of pen types have seen a huge spike in popularity in recent months. Although in the grand scheme of things, dip pen usage is dwarfed by other pen types such as ballpoint, gel, rollerball, and fountain, we…
Despite the fast-paced digital age, there’s no denying that great penmanship often relates to timeless elegance and sophistication. As such, many people still look to owning a prestigious pen to call their own – be it a fountain pen, a rollerball, or a ballpoint pen. If you’re in the market looking to own a fountain…
Over the last few years, the range of pens has exploded in popularity with more and more people using them for writing, drawing, and journaling. The pens tend to perform very well for a number of common tasks as well as in a number of situations allowing the user to use them in a number…
Although a baby bottom on a modern fountain pen is quite rare, we have seen a sudden spike in the number of people reaching out and asking for advice on a fountain pen baby bottom. We have noticed a number of different questions being asked on the topic but rather than publish a dedicated article…
Although the specific pen type that people reach out for advice on often changes, we constantly see people asking for advice on how they should be storing their pens and if vertical or horizontal storage is the better option. As more and more people are starting to increase their budget for the pens that they…