A refillable glass piston filler

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Just a quick blog post about a Kickstarter that was funded last year: Winkpens.

(Image © Winkpens)
(Image © Winkpens)

It’s basically a piston filler, but instead of using a traditional nib it features a glass nib (think glass dip pen).

I have seen similar pens from the 1950s and earlier, but I assume these were fountain pens that have been modified to hold a glass nib, not pens built specifically for this purpose.

One of the advantages of this nib is that you can write or draw using many more liquids, not just ink – the founder covers this topic in their FAQs. Winkpens is using the example of writing using wine. I guess you will have less problems when writing with wine than when writing with wine based ink [1]My wine ink from De Atramentis got very thick after a while, but luckily I got a free replacement.. The idea of writing using alternative liquids reminds me of a recent blog post from Scribbler, looking at the use of ‘dirty water’ in broad edged or pointed pens.

My understanding is that the pens are already being manufactured and that they will ship in April. The Kickstarter is over, but they are now being offered on Crowd Supply.

 

I believe that the use of the image shown in this blog post falls under “fair dealing” as described by the UK Copyright service.

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↑1 My wine ink from De Atramentis got very thick after a while, but luckily I got a free replacement.

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A firm pencil

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Seen in the guardian weekend 27.02.2016.

From the guardian weekend 27.02.2016

In my opinion the Guardian is one of the better papers, but they do write odd things every now and then, like the one above or worse [1]Yes, it is a bit funny. At least it’s not offensive, like their Thinking the wurst article, which was rather anti-German, like the stuff you could read in Murdoch’s News of the World … Continue reading.

 

 

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↑1 Yes, it is a bit funny. At least it’s not offensive, like their Thinking the wurst article, which was rather anti-German, like the stuff you could read in Murdoch’s News of the World when it was still around …especially around the time of football world cups.

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Pencil Pot Of The Month – February 2016

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SUCK UK sharpener desk tidy
SUCK UK sharpener desk tidy

Description: A pencil pot looking like a huge handheld sharpener.

Material: Wood (rubberwood) and metal (stainless steel)

Further information: I first mentioned this pencil pot in in a blog post from 2009. Well it took five years or so until I bought one myself: I got the dark version when Tesco sold them very cheap, probably to get rid of old stock – and then, another year or so later I got this one from to of my colleagues. They know I am into stationery, so  they bought me this sharpener for my birthday. How nice of them.

 

I took this photo with my mobile phone (didn’t bring my camera to the office) and have to say: the photo is lying. It looks as if the phone removed the lead point of the pencils on the right side… Click on the photo to enlarge or even better, right click and open in a new tab to see the problem.

Here’s a link to the desk tidy on the manufacturer’s page.

I’m already looking forward to see what Lexikaliker’s pencil pot of the month will be. You can find his previous pencil pot of the month here.

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Unhappy with my Indus

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A few months ago I bought an Indus from Fountain Pen Revolution, seen here previously.

Well, I have hardly used it until now and was just about to use it regularly from now on (because I finally got round to changing the nib) when I found out that it is leaking. It has a hairline crack at the grip section, above the ink window.

A leaking Indus fountain pen from Fountain Pen Revolution

Well, I guess when it comes to fountain pens I should stick to the brands I know I can trust, like Pelikan, Lamy, Kaweco, even if they’re more expensive. Not sure whether it is worth complaining about the pen as it came from India and postage back to India might be quite expensive.

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