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• Home Page
• Introducing the New Pentrace.ink
• Community Guidelines
• How to Add Images to Pentrace Messages
• Interview with Giovanni Abrate, R.I.P.
• Anatomy of a Nib
• Ulman Stromer – First Chronicler of Paper Making
• Topic of the Week: Nibs
• Bureau of Weights and Measures (BoWaM)
• A Starter's Guide to Fountain Pen Collecting
• How to Read a Parker Vacumatic Imprint
• How to Date a Parker 51
• History of the Parker Aztec fountain pen
• The origin of the Duofold name
• Topic of the Week: Ink
• About Pentrace East
• Montblanc 149 Feed Question
• Topic of the Week: Repairs
• Hannah's Favorite Fountain Pens
• The Penguin: A Life in Pens and Pelikans
• Fountain Pens Are Actually Fascinating
• Topic of the Week: Filling Systems
• A Conklin Crescent-Filler No. 25
• Wahl-Eversharp prototype Snorkel-Piston filler
• Fountain Pen Communities, Video and Podcasts
• Where to Buy Fountain Pens
• Fountain Pen Ink and Paper
• Pen Repair and Nib Work
• Fountain Pen Reference Sites
• Pen Show Calendar
• Topic of the Week: Pen Shows
• Topic of the Week: Halloween
• Pen Pioneers Cliff and Judy Lawrence - The Pen Fancier's Club
• It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
• Really a True Horror Story
• The 2009 Pentrace Scary Story Contest
• The 2010 Pentrace Scary Story Contest
• The Halloween Scary Stories 2007
• The Halloween Scary Stories 2008
• The Literary Genius
• The Little Pen Shop of Horrors: Halloween 2003
• The Most Frightful Nonsense
• The Real Sumgai
• The Repaired Pen
• The Star of Bethlehem
• The Thirteenth Pen
• The Corona Pen Company
• Review: Surrender! by Richard Binder
• Topic of the Week: The Parker Vacumatic
• Pentrace Front Page (Archive)
• The 2004 Pentrace Halloween Short Story Contest
• Pen Pals
• Negative Space XXII
• Negative Space XXI
• The Quest
• Nibs in New Haven
• 2004 Washington, D.C. Fountain Pen SUPERSHOW
• Negative Space XX
• Tallywacker 4
• Fountain Pen Nibs: The Basics
• Negative Space XVI
• Tallywacker 6
• Negative Space XII
• A Time To Every Purpose XXI
• A Time To Every Purpose I
• A Time To Every Purpose XV
• The Pentrace Pen Lyric Contest
• A Time To Every Purpose VIII
• A Time To Every Purpose XXII
• Halloween Scary Stories
• Weapon of Choice III
• Negative Space II
• Negative Space XVII
• A Time To Every Purpose VII
• How to Replace a Fountain Pen Sac
• A Time To Every Purpose XIV
• A Time To Every Purpose X
• Thoughts on Deconstructing the Major Pen Manufacturers I
• Negative Space XIX
• Negative Space I
• A Time To Every Purpose XI
• New York City Pen Show
• Negative Space XIV
• A Time To Every Purpose IX
• Negative Space VIII
• Negative Space VII
• Negative Space VI
• Weapon of Choice IX
• Pentrace East: A Visit to the Nakaya Fountain Pen Company
• Pentrace Contributer's Favorite Readings
• A Time To Every Purpose XIX
• The Joy of Flex
• A Time To Every Purpose II
• A Time To Every Purpose III
• A Time To Every Purpose VI
• A Time To Every Purpose XIII
• Negative Space V
• Negative Space XIII
• A Time To Every Purpose V
• A Time To Every Purpose XII
• Tallywacker 3
• The Making of "Letters"
• A Time To Every Purpose IV
• The Chicago Pen Show Report
• The Ink Spot
• A Time To Every Purpose XX
• News from the Pen Front - Part III
• A Love/Hate Relationship
• Negative Space XVIII
• Where's the Iridium?
• A Time To Every Purpose XVIII
• A Time To Every Purpose XVII
• A Time To Every Purpose XVI
• Tallywacker 7
• Weapon of Choice I
• The History of the Parker Pen Company Part I
• Tallywacker 1
• How To Work and Survive a Pen Show
• Negative Space XI
• Weapon of Choice VI
• New York Pen Show 2002
• Weapon of Choice X
• Weapon of Choice IV
• The 2001 Chicago Pen Show
• The 2001 Pentrace Drabble Collection
• Negative Space IV
• Pentrace East: Japanese Yatate Information Page
• Weapon of Choice V
• The Pentrace Pen Lyric Contest Page 2
• Negative Space X
• Tallywacker 2
• Negative Space III
• Negative Space XV
• Weapon of Choice VII
• Chicago Pen Show 2002 – Donal Higgins
• Tallywacker 5
• Pentrace East: A Return Visit to the Nakaya Fountain Pen Company
• Mixing Herbin Inks
• A Pen Collector's Journey
• Deconstructing the Major Pen Manufacturers I
• Negative Space IX
• The Making of a Pen Show
• Fired on the Spot
• The Pentrace Pen Lyric Contest Page 4
• Frankfurt Paperworld impressions
• Weapon of Choice II
• The Pentrace Pen Lyric Contest Page 3
• Weapon of Choice VIII
• The Parker 61
• A Lasting Hobby
• Chicago Pen Show 2002 – Len Provisor
• Spreading the Word
• Obsession
• Letters XI
• Letters V
• Letters VII
• An Airplane That Inspired the Parker "51" Flighter
• The Alchemist of Zionsville, IN
• Letters I
• Pentrace East: Urushi
• Ball Point Pens With Soul
• Nellie, Clare, and the Special Pen
• Pentrace East: The 4th Annual Mitsukoshi World Pen Fair
• Confessions of a Filigranophile
• The Ink Recipe Page
• FILCAO Pens
• PEN-MAD
• A Present From Uncle Elmer
• Letters IX
• New York Pen Show - A brief history and update
• The Duofold Pencil
• What ink in what pen?
• Pentrace East: The Amazing All-angle Sailor Trident
• The New Jersey National Pen Show 2000
• A Life-Long Love Affair
• The Williamson Pen Company
• Pump the Vac Slowly
• Letters III
• Cleaning Vintage Pens
• An 1856 Fountain Pen
• Dunhill-Namiki and Lacquer Pens
• Guide to green and turqoise inks
• Letters VIII
• Eddie's Lesson
• Letters VI
• Pentrace East: Sailor's Pen Doctor, Mr. Kawaguchi
• The 2002 North Texas Pen Show
• Stop Sniveling and DO Something: How to Hot-Rod Your Ballpoint
• Letters II
• Pentrace East: Mr. Uehara of Ohashi-Do
• You Never Know...
• Letters X
• Readers Corner
• Reflections of a Newbie: One year later
• What got me started collecting inks!
• Fountain Pen vs. Gel Ink Pen
• The Radius Pen Company
• Sheaffer’s Flat-Top Pens
• Guide to Blue inks
• The Lost Pen of Percival Lowell
• Writing Equipment Society meeting in Birmingham
• Don Lavin visits the Israel Pen Club
• Vintage Italian Pens
• The Nib Section
• Pentrace East: The Hakase Pen Event in Tokyo
• The Anatomy of a Nib: How Can We Talk About Iridium?
• Handbound Journals from Muckross House
• Pentrace Poetry Competition
• Treb's Brown Ink Guide
• Desert Island Book
• The Declaration of Independence
• Chicago Pen Show 2002 – Miles Q Turner
• The Parker Duofold Monoplane
• The 2002 Tilburg Pen Show
• InkColor Guide
• Sheaffer Viewpoint Calligraphy
• The Case of the Haunted Pen: Chapter III
• London Pen Weekend
• Guide to Red inks
• Letters IV
• The Case of the Haunted Pen: Chapter V
• Water Resistance of Blue, Blue/Black and Black Inks
• The Case of the Haunted Pen: Chapter IV
• Stipula Majestic Limited Edition
• The Case of the Haunted Pen: Chapter II
• Pentrace East: Hakase Event 2003
• Pentrace East: The Pilot Pen clinic with Mr. Komiya
• Pentrace East: Sailor Pen clinic with Mr. Nagahara
• The Zerollo Two Pen
• Sheaffer Secretary — Not Just Red Radite!
• What to Buy Next...
• James Bond Shooting Pen
• The Pentrace Pen Lyric Contest Page 5
• Why make your own pens?
• The Case of the Haunted Pen: Chapter I
• “Daddy-O”: Krone takes a look back at the 1950s
• The Story of Sumgai
• The Omega Fountain Pen Company
• Pentrace East: The 2005 Pen Trading Show in Tokyo
• Close up on nibs!
• Pentrace Guidelines and Policies
• Mixology 101
• Pentrace Links
• The Case of the Haunted Pen: Chapter VI
• Ink Monkey
• Like a kid in a candy shop!
• News from the Pen Front - Part I
• Pentrace East: Nakaya Fountain Pen experience
• Readers Corner: The Key to “The Name of the Rose”
• When Is It Really Too Far Gone?
• A Birthday Gift to Pentrace
• Parker 100 — an Evolution and a Revolution in Design
• Favorite Pen Memory
• The Columbus Pen Company
• Clips: Sheaffer's Balance
• The Pelikan Future
• Herbin Ink Chart Part I
• News from the Pen Front - Part II
• The Pentrace Guide to Acronyms & Initialisms
• Pentrace Guidelines
• Pentrace East: The Fuente Event 2002
• You never know ... your own strength
• C4 The Cartridge and Convertor Compatibility Chart
• The Triangle Pen Club
• Drabble Contest
• Colors: The Parker 51
• Sunday at the York Street Laundromat
• The Parker Patrician
• Readers Corner: Einstein's Dreams
• The New Conklin Pen Company
• Pentrace East: Photo Album - 2004 Pen Trading Show in Tokyo
• Pentrace East: The Pilot Pen Station
• Readers Corner: Love and Longing in Bombay
• Autumn Threnody
• PENTRACE EAST: English-Japanese Buyers-Sellers Lexicon
• The Site for Fountain Pens that Write!
• Deconstructing the Major Pen Manufacturers II
• Colors: The Parker Vacumatic
• The 50+ Fountain Pen Filler Types
• Pentrace Snail Page
• Pentrace East: Giovanni Abrate comes to Tokyo with Filcao Pens
• Pentrace East: H-Works Titanium Pens
• Meet Mr. Dante Del Vecchio from Visconti Pens
• Terza Rima
• August-A Sestina
• Pelikan Level 5 Stub
• Readers Corner: Book Review – Pen, Ink & Evidence
• English/Japanese Pen Term Lexicon
• Pentrace East: Hakase Get Together 2002
• The green ink user that never was
• English/Spanish Pen Term Lexicon
• English/French Pen Term Lexicon
• Pentrace East: Pen Companies in Japan
• English/Portuguese Pen Term Lexicon
• Pentrace East: Parker Duofold Rashin
• Fountain Pen: What Does It "Mean"?
• English/German Pen Term Lexicon
• English/Dutch Pen Term Lexicon
• English/Italian Pen Term Lexicon
• About Pentrace
• Colors: The Striped Parker Duofold 1941 - 1946
• Pentrace East: The Fuente Event 2003
• Happy First Birthday to Pentrace!
• Oasis
• Wallace Stevens Sings the Blues
• Colors: Sheaffer's Balance
• Pentrace Voting Page-The Pentrace Pen Lyric Contest
• Pentrace East: Fountain Pen Tours
• Chicago Pen Show 2001, photo album
• Lines
• The Expatriate
• Howl
• Quink Ink Charts Part I
• Pentrace.com Homepage (October 2000)
• PenstopOnline presents the New York Pen Show
• Pen Limericks
• Poetry Competition Voting
• Flex Chart
• Directions to Eurobox
• American Legend
• The Paper Pages
• Russ Stutler's Sketchbook 6
• About Pentrace PenBase
• Russ Stutler's Sketchbook 1
• The Forgotten Garden
• StubHead
• Herbin Ink Chart Part II
• Pentrace East: 2002 Pen Trading Show in Tokyo
• Brown Ink Chart
• Pentrace East: Ink Blotters Japanese Introduction Page
• Red Ink Chart
• Pentrace East: Directions to Pen Boutique Shosaikan
• Hey! It's Halloween... So What Pen and Ink Are You Using?
• Pentrace Reference Dept.
• Fountain Pen Hospital - 30% discount for Pentrace Readers
• Quink Ink Charts Part II
• Russ Stutler's Sketchbook 2
• Russ Stutler's Sketchbook 3
• Russ Stutler's Sketchbook 4
• Russ Stutler's Sketchbook 5
• Visconti Nib
• Rotring Core
• Delta Pompei
• Montblanc Hemingway
• Krone Vintage Select
• Montblanc Oscar Wilde
• Contributor Biographies #1: Berry in Gilroy, Miles Q Turner, David Kaplan, David Mason and Len Provisor
• Contributor Biographies #2: Paul LoCasto, Doug Addington, Roger Skully, Jane Mathis-Hopson and Yit Arn Teh
• Contributor Biographies #3: B.H. Bentzman, Bob Helfrich, Myra Love, Barry Dean Milligan and Andrew J. Gnoza, III
• Contributor Biographies #4: Paul Bankston, Eddy McDonald, Frank Rice, David Ranson and Don Nelson
• Contributor Biographies #5: Krysta Chauncey, Ridley Kessler, Marie Clapsaddle, Silviu and Jeff Peirce
• Contributor Biographies #6: Scott Allen, Michael B Menefee, Fran DeRespinis, M.S. (Jimmie) Cockburn and Xan Nyfors
• Contributor Biographies #7: Carl Larsen, H. Alan Kantrud, Susan Fishel, Kent Smith and Kay M Purcell
• Contributor Biographies #8: Johan Thole, Dario Giorgi, Ross McKinney, Richard Binder and Bruce Scheiner
• Contributor Biographies #9: Byron Hinton, Dominick Langlois, Linda Bergstrom, Willis and Treb
• Contributor Biographies #10: Bill Smith, Todd Crayton, Joel T. Schuster, Steve Herman and Brian Kreeger
• Contributor Biographies #11: Kenn Goodrow II, Anna Lawson, Jason Chang, Karmann Goff and Donal Higgins
• Contributor Biographies #12: Nicola Donaven, Larry Semander, Julie Roehm, Don Megna and Tippi N. Blevins
• Contributor Biographies #13: Robert Leone, Rick Womer, Vivek Narayanan, Bob Humphreys and Milton De Mello Bonani
• Contributor Biographies #14: Ray Roewert, Steven Trujillo, Tim Young, Jeanny House, Mark Knight and Candace Myers
• Contributor Biographies #15: Candace Myers, Wil Lau, Paul H. Guillotte, Jr., Joel Anderson and Sandi Hughes
• Contributor Biographies #16: Katie Hill, Qamaruzzaman Amir, Jan M. Levine, Stuart Williams and Michael Richter
• Contributor Biographies #17: W. M. Reger IV and Rod Ragner
• Contributor Biographies #18: Mohan Apte, Daniel Dong, Giovanni Abrate, Sheldon Crook and Cathy Ellenwood
• Contributor Biographies #19: Philip S Ferris, Sergio Valencia, Michael Scharf, John Morgan and Darrell Tyler
• Contributor Biographies #20: Bill Wood, Kurt Hammerbeck and Craig C. Brandau
• Contributor Biographies #21: Chris Hagin, Russ Stutler, Kristin Keller, Kenneth Andrew Campbell and Hope Exline
• Contributor Biographies #22: Shaun Marie Trumble, Rachel Pollack, Mary Plante, Cristin O'Keeffe and Pamela Murray
• Contributor Biographies #23: Vera R. Mahar, Cheryl K. Sanders, Andreas Lambrou, Nicola "Hobbes" Mallik and Gilbert Ian Socas
• Contributor Biographies #24: T. Michael Weddle, Elizabeth Jones, Ron Anderson, Arvin Chaikin and Ron L. Dutcher
• Contributor Biographies #25: Randall A. (Randy) Clifford and Konstantin Mihov
• Contributor Biographies #26: Gary D. Grossman, Felipe Jordão, Lin Rich, Reid Baccio and Melanie Weiss
• Contributor Biographies #27: satrap, Dik F. Liu, Dorothy Rawski and Jeff Liss
• Contributor Biographies #28: Francis Vernon, Keith Grubb, Christine Cull, Greg Goode and Mort Epstein
• Contributor Biographies #29: Bill Hurst, Theodora Wayte, Sandy Bryant, Lloyd Schultz and Ernie Seckinger
• Pentrace East: A Guide to Tokyo Pen Shops
• Pentrace East: A Visit to Wajima
• Pentrace East: The 5th Annual Mitsukoshi World Pen Fair
• Pentrace East: The 6th Annual Mitsukoshi World Pen Fair
• Pentrace East: Japan Fountain Pen Events Calendar 2005
• Pentrace East: Japan Fountain Pen Events Calendar 2002
• Pentrace East: Japan Fountain Pen Events Calendar 2003
• Pentrace East: Japan Fountain Pen Events Calendar 2004
• Pentrace East: Japanese Pen Links
• Pentrace East: 2003 Pen Trading Show in Tokyo
• Negative Space: Chapter Index
• A Time To Every Purpose: Chapter Index
• Weapon of Choice: Chapter Index
• Tallywacker: Chapter Index
• Family Trees for “Letters”, 1 of 5: Stephen J. Henderson and Family
• Family Trees for “Letters”, 2 of 5: Margaret Cadogan and Family
• Family Trees for “Letters”, 3 of 5: Gérard F. Robioux and Family
• Family Trees for “Letters”, 4 of 5: Richard A. Fleming and Family
• Family Trees for “Letters”, 5 of 5: Rose B. Hall and Family
• Midland Pen Show, 2008
• Krone Galileo Limited Edition
• The Pentrace Report: WES Birmingham (England) Meeting, 8 March 2008
• A Renaissance Pen: The Stipula Da Vinci Infinity Limited Edition
• Review FILCAO Desiree and Alexander pens
• Krone TYRANNOSAURUS REX Limited Edition
• General George Armstrong Custer
• Friday Night
• Pentrace welcomes Nakaya Fountain Pen Co as a new sponsor
• Governess on a Sheep Station in the Outback - Episode 5
• Governess on a Sheep Station in the Outback - Episode 4
• Governess on a Sheep Station in the Outback - Episode 3
• Governess on a Sheep Station in the Outback - Episode 2
• The Da Vinci Code limited edition pen by TIBALDI
• Dateline KANAZAWA Part III
• Governess on a Sheep Station in the Outback - Episode I
• Dateline KANAZAWA Part II
• The Roots of my Fountain Pen Bug
• Parker Flighters
• Dateline KANAZAWA Part I
• Review: Fountain Pens of the World, 2005 Edition
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XX
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XIX
• Marlon Brando Tahiti Musume ( Tahitian Maiden )
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XVIII
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XVII
• Care and Feeding: How to Replace a Pen Sac
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XVI
• Legend
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XV
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XIV
• Stylo gurus
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XIII
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XII
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" XI
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" X
• THINK
• Parker “51” by David and Mark Shepherd
• Pen Doctor: Parker "51": Who's On First?, Front-End Disassembly and Reassembly of the Parker "51"
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" IX
• Krone Limited Edition Albert Einstein
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" VIII
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" VII
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" VI
• My meeting with the Pen God
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" V
• Pentrace 2004 LE
• Pen Doctor: Help for a Sheaffer Touchdown, Why Does My "51" Leak?, I Want a Flex Nib, and I Want It Now!
• The Prince Protean Pen
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" IV
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" III
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" II
• "When You Can't Just Walk Away" I
• Parker Jotter 50th Anniversary
• The 2004 Pentrace Limited Edition fountain pen
• The Marco Aurelio Street Pen Meeting
• A visit to the Tilburg Pen Show 2004
• Pen Doctor: My Dip Nibs Won’t Hold Ink, Pelikan Nib Skips — Easy to Fix? and Tightening a “51” Clip
• Nakaya visit the 2004 Chicago Pen Show
• A Review of the 2004 Chicago Pen Show
• A 75 for Dad
• The Wirt Bell
• Chicago Pen Show 2004
• The Making of the Loiminchay SNOW
• London Pen Show 2003
• Advice for less Experienced Show Goers
• The Pen Collector and His Wife
• SUN TZU The Art of War - Krone Limited Edition
• Galerie Jansen Tinten - Teil 1
• Knoblauch Pen and Paper Show Oct 2003
• Pentrace Photo Contest
• Aldo
• Saint Patrick- Krone Limited Edition
• The FILCAO Columbia
• The Colonel's Parker
• The Beats All Story: A Cautionary Tale
• Maki-e, an art for the soul - The Danitrio Maki-e Collection
• The Pelikan Reference
• The Gift
• Galerie Jansen inks - Part I
• Pen Doctor: Side by Side: The Parker “51” and the Hero 100
• PCA PENNANT Magazine Summer 2003
• The Revival
• Pen Doctor: Rattling Lever in Sheaffer Pen, Converter Interchangeability?, Pelikan Nib Skips — Easy to Fix? and Tightening a “51” Clip
• It’s All Academic: The Columbus Academia by Yamazaki
• What Material is Best for Flex Nibs?
• Bologna Pen Show, Italy 2003
• “La penna mai in panne” (The pen that never fails): The story of the amazing Pen-Co 53
• Stylus Magazine
• 1960's Sterling Silver Pilot Buddhist Scriptures
• The Parker 51s of Settimo
• The Reasons I Turn Replicas--An Essay!
• Private Reserve Pastel Inks
• New in the Box - Part II
• A Tale of Christmas
• New in the Box - Part I
• 1964 Pilot Capless
• My Montblanc 149s - 1952 to 1990
• LUS : Umberto Legnani
• Pen Haven Grows
• Nib grinding experiences
• Pentrace Christmas Poetry Contest
• Ohio Pen Show 2003
• Trip Report: The Ohio Pen Show, 2003
• The Halloween Scary Stories 2003
• Your First Pen Show
• Pen Doctor: Fixing Parker “51” Cap Clutches (Not!), More on Leaking Targa Nibs and Finding Replacement Nibs for Inexpensive Pens
• Fountain Pen Hospital unveils OMAS Boutique
• Marilyn Monroe - Krone Limited Edition
• Starting a Vintage Pen Collection: A User
• Tilburg Pen Show 2003
• A Namiki Goldfish by artist Enomoto Shoetsu
• Pen Doctor: More on Leaking Targa Nibs, Finding Replacement Pen Sacs, Using Ultrasonic Cleaners and Still More on Waterman CF Converters!
• Discovered : Shakespeare
• Pelikan Ink Colors
• Pelikan 100/100LE - a comparison
• Pen Doctor: Adjusting flow in a Parker “51”, Leaking Targa Nibs, Finding Replacement Pen Sacs and Yet More on Waterman CF Converters!
• The Pelikan 500NN Fountain Pen
• Pelikan History Part IV
• What I Learned at the 2003 New York Pen Show
• The 2003 New York City Pen Show
• Pelikan History Part III
• Pelikan M700 Series
• Stylus Magazine at 2003 NYC Pen Show
• Signum Pens
• Writing Instruments Manufactured in Israel : Part II - Other Brands
• Fountain Pen Ink Part II - A review of Michael Richter's Ink Sampler
• A “User-Friendly Interface”: A review of the CGB 2500
• Pen Doctor: Vintage Aurora Flow Trouble, Fixing a Pelikan Piston? and Nib Tines That Won’t Stay Aligned
• Writing Instruments Manufactured in Israel : Part I Katab
• Pelikan History Part II
• Mabie in America
• Mabie in America - Writing Instruments from 1843 - 1941
• Pelikan History Part I
• Why Pelikan?
• Pen Doctor: Changing Pelikan Nibs
• Pen Doctor: The Other Vacumatic Tool
• It's a long, sad story . . .
• 2003 Washington D.C. Pen Show
• Washington D.C. Pen SuperShow 2003
• Washington DC Pen Show 2003
• Pen Doctor: Basic Pen Care, World's Best Ink Remover and Waterman CF Cartridge Update
• Welcoming a New Member to Our Obsession, or Acting as a Tour Guide at the DC Pen Show
• The Conway Stewart Churchill
• Hunting for Orion
• Lord of the Rings Drabble Competition 2003
• Slippery When Wet
• Delta Indigenous People
• A Special Product from the Urushi Tree
• Pen Doctor: Finding cartridges for a Waterman CF and Getting Dried Ink Out of Caps
• The 2003 Miami Pen Show
• On the Trail of Tolkien: Part 3: In the Land of Mordor, where the Shadows Lie
• Too Much Excitement
• The Nakaya Urushi Wajima-nuri -Tamenuri
• Israel Pen Club meeting July 4th 2003
• Pen Doctor: Fixing a Parker 45 That Does Not Flow and Old Pens: Fill Them, or...?
• Geronimo!
• On the Trail of Tolkien: Part 2: Tolkien's Inspirations in Birmingham Locations
• Pen Doctor: Repairing Metal Caps and Cleaning a Retractable Montblanc Bohème
• On the Trail of Tolkien: Part 1: JRR Tolkien: A boy, the man and his books
• Conway Stewart Custom Pens
• Krone : General George S. Patton, Limited Edition
• Pen Doctor: How to use Blotting Paper and Restoring Banana-Shaped Pens
• München
• An "Engrossing" Higgins Ink Experience
• Pen Doctor: New Pens That Stop Writing and Reducing Ink Flow
• Pen Photography - Part III
• Trieste Pen Show, Italy 2003
• Pen Doctor: Sacs Size and Ink Blots, and Brand-New Nibs That Aren't Smooth
• Pen Photography - Part II
• Conway Stewart Repairs
• Why use a fountain pen?
• What are the parts of a fountain pen?
• What is a fountain pen?
• FAQ Introduction and Welcome
• Why are fountain pen nibs made of metal?
• What do the different nib sizes mean?
• Why do fountain pen nibs seem flexible?
• What is a true "flex" nib?
• Can I use a fountain pen in an airplane?
• Who makes fountain pen ink?
• Can I use any fountain pen ink in my pen?
• Can I use Brand X ink in a Brand Y pen?
• I don't like the ink colors available. Can I mix my own?
• What is the shelf life of ink?
• How do I fill my fountain pen?
• What refill or converter fits my pen?
• How should I clean my fountain pen?
• Who makes fountain pens?
• Where can I buy a fountain pen?
• How do I buy a fountain pen (a primer on buying)?
• Are Brand X pens better than Brand Y pens?
• How long does it take a pen to "break in"?
• My new pen skips! Why? Can it be fixed?
• My pen is very scratchy - what can I do about it?
• Why do people collect fountain pens?
• Are fountain pens a good investment?
• Why do people seem to hate Montblanc?
• What is a pen "rotation"?
• How can I tell when a pen was made?
• Are vintage pens better than modern pens?
• Can an old fountain pen be restored?
• Do I have to restore my fountain pen myself?
• I need an --x-- part for an --x-- pen.
• Are there any good books on fountain pens?
• Are there any periodicals about pens?
• Are there any really good web pages on pens?
• Pen Photography - Part I
• R3 - The Refill Replacement Reference
• Pen Doctor: Dealing with Skyline Plastics and Father's Day Suggestions
• Pen Doctor: Lockdown Vacumatic Dumps Ink When Filled & Mitigating a nib that catches
• Namiki 2003 Limited Editions - Yukari Collection and Pilot Vanishing Point Manderin Yellow
• Little John Foley - The tracheotomy of 1862
• The 2003 National Stationery Show, New York
• The Signum Orione
• Namiki 2003 Limited Editions - Emperor Collection and the Nippon Art Collection.
• Pen Photography - Introduction
• Namiki 2003 Limited Editions - The Yukari Royale Collection
• Chicago Pen Show 2003 Report
• 2003 Chicago Pen Show Review
• 2003 Chicago Show mini-review
• Chicago Pen Show 2003
• Herb Schulz and his Pelikan Toledo review
• Dr. Shinji Oba
• Profile: Sheaffer’s Snorkel
• The Firenze (Florence, Italy) Pen Show 2003
• The Cologne Pen Show 2003
• Impressions from the Cologne 2003 Pen Show
• Dario and Sara visit Tuscany and the Florence Pen Show
• New England Pen Show 2003 - Boston
• The ItaliFine -- Inspired by the Fine Nibs of Yesterday
• Private Reserve Inks
• Vintage Sailor Pens
• Visconti Wall Street - Squaring the Circle
• The Pelikan Toledo
• Atlanta Pen Show 2003
• The Waterman Files
• Collector Profile - Roger Cromwell
• Voting Page for The Spring Haiku Competition
• The Pentrace Spring Haiku Competition
• Twenty Years
• Roadblock XXI
• Windows: The beginnings of Maki-e pens
• The History of Casein Use In Writing Equipment. Part 4
• The Eversharp Skyline Nib
• Ron Dutcher on Pens
• Roadblock XX
• Tebbel’s “Duofold”
• Pompeian Brown
• Roadblock XIX
• Gaudí Commemorative Fountain Pens
• Who is Joe Cali?
• Roadblock XVIII
• Collector Profile - Lex Villines
• PenDoctor: Stiff Piston in a Stipula 22
• Roadblock XVII
• Pelikan City Series : Chicago
• True Believer 4
• Roadblock XVI
• Collector Profile - Roger Wooten
• The History of Casein Use In Writing Equipment. Part 3
• True Believer 3
• Roadblock XV
• The History of Casein Use In Writing Equipment. Part 2
• True Believer 2
• Pink and Purple Inks Part II
• Roadblock XIV
• Frankfurt Paperworld 2003
• True Believer 1
• Vintage Filling Mechanisms - Sac Fillers Part 2
• The History of Casein Use In Writing Equipment. Part 1
• An Interview with Herman Chan of Elephant and Coral
• The Italian clip: a brief review.
• Roadblock XII
• An Open Letter: In Remembrance of Katie Hill
• Vintage Filling Mechanisms - Sac Fillers Part 1
• FPH Pen Fair 2002
• Roadblock IX
• Roadblock VIII
• Beyond Blue - My New Conklin Glider
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• The Birmingham Pen Room
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• Rick's Ramblings
• Ohio Pen Show 2002
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• Ohio - Here I Come!
• Ohio Pen Show 2002 Reviews
• A visit with two Japanese maki-e artists
• Pen Heaven
• $25,000 Horse
• Anatomy of a Fountain Pen III: Sheaffer’s Snorkel
• Colors: The Parker “Toothbrush” Geometric
• A Good Day Hunting Pens
• Russ Stutler's Sketchbook 7
• Anatomy of a Fountain Pen II: The Parker Vacumatic
• Anatomy of a Fountain Pen I: A Typical Lever Filler
• Pink and Purple Inks Part I
• One Boot and a Tennis Shoe
• Wreck on the Highway
• Flea Market Find and Fried Pickles
• Black Ink Reviews (updated Sept. 20, 2001)
• Providence Art Club Pen Fair
• Andy Abrahamson
• Giovanni Abrate
• Scott Allen
• Abby Ang
• Dillon Ang
• Marcia Bankirer
• Paul Bankston
• Barry
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• Richard Binder
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• Lynn Brant
• Chris Burton
• Mike Cameron
• Dan Carmell
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• Chgosatrap
• Marie Clapsaddle
• Steve Cleary
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• Veerle De Houwer
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• Kenneth S Dowdy
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• Hank Field
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• Paul Kuczynski
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• Bart L
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• Dennis W Lively
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• Ron Lussier
• Mary Ann Marler
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• Tsachi Mitsenmacher
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• Mike O'Brien
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• Allan Quiat
• Leigh R
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• Michael Scharf
• Phil Schatz
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• Michael G Skaggs
• Bill Smith
• Charles D Smith
• Kim Sosin
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• Mark Van Blargan
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• Dale Yessler
• Roadblock I
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• Roadblock XIII
• Aurora after World War II
• A Dog's Life V
• LUS: Good, Affordable Pens for Everyone
• A Dog's Life I
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• A Dog's Life IX
• A Dog's Life II
• A Dog's Life X
• A Dog's Life VI
• A Dog's Life IV
• A Dog's Life VII
• A Dog's Life VIII
• The 2015 Los Angeles Pen Show
• Parker Entry-Level Fountain Pens: The Last 50 Years
• The Most Innovative Decade
• Henry “Swanee” Fenenbock: The Ultimate Pen Man
• Nib Tweaking
• The FILCAO Roxi
• William A. Ludden, the Red Legged Devil... or Is It Devils?
• The Pens of Settimo Torinese
• Eclipse Pens
• The CONID Bulkfiller
• A Story of Two Pens: The Postal Reservoir Pen, Old and New
• 2015 Miami Pen Show
• Franklin-Christoph Model 03 Iterum with an OF Italic Nib
• The ASA Nauka
• By Hand
• Nib Tweaking II
• The H&S Torino Pen
• Christmas in Berea
• The TWSBI Eco Pen
• The 2014 London LWES Pen Show (Part 2)
• Nobuyoshi Nagahara of Sailor
• A Modern Classic: Aurora Optima
• The Remarkable Islander Pen by Fosfor of India
• Celluloid Cap Lip Repair
• Early Two-Color Pens
• A Waterman 412 (Before and After Pictures)
• Waterman “MAN 100”: The Rebirth Begins
• 2014 Halloween Stories
• Chinese Dragon Pen
• The 2014 San Francisco Pen Show
• Clipless First-Year Waterman's Hundred Year Pen
• Necessity Ignites Invention: A Review of the FILCAO Atlantica, a Chilton Pneumatic Filler
• Diamine Emerald Green
• Pen Show Reports
• The 2014 London LWES Pen Show (Part 3)
• Hump Fill Pens
• OMAS “The Paragon”: A Magical Blend of Vintage and Modern
• Chicago Pen Show 2016: Photo Report
• Review of the Parker Frontier
• Whitewall Tires
• Finding Mary Jane
• Re-run of an Ink Test
• Pen Reviews and Tests
• Contributor Biographies
• TWSBI Micarta
• OMAS CS Piston Repair
• The 2014 London LWES Pen Show (Part 1)
• Chicago Pen Show 2015: Photo Report
• Inner Cap Extractor
• Take a BIC Round Stick...
• Doodles
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• Kaigelu 356: Quick Review
• Heidelberg Pen Museum