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The promise all good fountain pens deliver—be they expensive or affordable—is that they make your handwriting better than you ...

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that ...

The unique design integrates the nib with the housing (hence the name, derived from ‘monocoque’), providing a unique writing experience for the connoisseur. The Capillaris fountain pen makes much of ...

She said women in particular enjoy using colorful inks to doodle, draw and write. This is because inks can promptly be changed, unlike their fountain pen counterparts, once the nib is washed in water.

Yamamoto’s specialized fountain pen shop ... He pays close attention to how they intend to use the pens and their writing style before starting work. For instance, a man visiting his shop ...

A fine fountain pen is a lifetime companion, but even a well-engineered, low-cost refillable rollerball should be desirable enough to make you want to keep it around. Here’s our guide to the ...

There’s nothing quite like using the best fountain pens to get your writing done. The whole experience is rewarding, from purchasing one and unpacking it, to using it for the first time.

Available with a ballpoint or fountain pen tip, we’re partial to the perennially stylish forest green and gold trim design. A brilliant hybrid writing instrument, the Uni-Ball Jetstream glides ...