How to Choose Your First Fountain Pen
Choosing your first fountain pen does not have to be complicated. This guide covers everything you need to know, from nib widths and filling systems to our top picks at...
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How to Choose Your First Fountain Pen
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Best Fountain Pens for Left-Handed Writers
Left-handed writers can enjoy fountain pens just as much as right-handers with the right pen, nib, and ink. This guide covers the best pens and inks for left-handers, plus technique...
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Best Fountain Pen Inks for Beginners
Choosing your first fountain pen ink does not have to be complicated. This guide covers the best beginner-friendly inks from Diamine, Waterman, LAMY, and more, plus which inks to avoid...
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How to Use an Ink Converter
An ink converter lets you fill your fountain pen from a bottle of ink, opening up hundreds of colours and formulations. Here is a step-by-step guide to using a piston...
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Fountain Pen Nib Width Guide: EF, F, M, B and Beyond
Not sure which fountain pen nib width to choose? This guide explains the difference between EF, F, M, B, stub, and flex nibs, and helps you find the right width...
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How to fill a Fountain Pen
If you are new to fountain pens or switching from cartridge filled fountain pens you may have wondered how to fill up a pen with bottled ink. It is not...
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What is an eyedropper pen?
An eyedropper fountain pen is a pen with an empty barrel that can be filled entirely with ink without the need for a converter or cartridge, the barrel itself essentially...
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Best Beginners' Fountain Pens
We often get asked which pen would be the best first forage into fountain pens. It may be the first pen at all, but it’s often the first pen since...
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Do I need to use International Cartridges or brand specific?
If you want to use ink cartridges in your pen it will either require an international standard type or a manufacturer's specific model. Below are lists of each to help...
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Fountain Pen Inks: Standard, Waterproof or Iron Gall?
Throughout history, we’ve relied on the scribes of ancient figures to tell us the stories and actions of our forbearers. One thing those historical artifacts and pieces of writing have...
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Fountain Pen Cartridge & Converter Fitting Guide
The included table demonstrates which brands take cartridges and converters.
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