Tag Archive: Writing Instruments


A Good Felt-Tip Pen

I found a brand of pen I had never seen until shopping in an art store the other day:

Sakura Pigma Micron

A felt-tip, designed as a drawing pen, but writes wonderfully. For “acid-free environments, ” archival quality. What I love – it comes in a variety of thicknesses, but the best part, it doesn’t bleed through to the back of the paper.

I happen to enjoy the feel of fine-tip writing pens, but never use them because they all bleed through to the back of the sheet. I’ve tested the Sakura Pigma Micron on a variety of papers, from porous to heavy.  No bleed-through!

Yep, they are a little pricey. They’re not your drugstore brand. But worth every cent.

Art stores are a great source for quality, high-end writing tools and papers. I’ll be going back to try other goodies!

 

A Pen Review

Are you like me, have a favorite pen, or a certain brand, that you never write without? For years, I used Staples 50-pack of retractible pens. They have a rubbery grip and wrote well. The latest box, though, was a disappointment. Something changed with the ink; the pens skip, or don’t write at all. Not acceptable for someone who goes through as many pens as I do.

Then I found a pen made by OXO. Soft grippy coating, wrote smoothly with no skips or gloopiness. Until it ran out. Back to Staples – the sales person told me they don’t carry OXO refills, or the pens anymore.

Seriously?

He then directed me to a new brand, InkJoy by Papermate. “Revolutionary ink system for effortless writing,” the package says. Ok, 5 bucks for a package of 4, I’ll give them a try.

They come packaged with a little ball of wax on the tip that of course you remove. Never saw that before.  My verdict? The smoothest pen I’ve ever used. No skips, no gloops. Takes zero effort to move the pen, something I really appreciate. When my hand starts hurting after a couple of pages, the thoughts stop flowing. With this pen, my hand can move as fast as my ideas (which might not be saying a whole lot, actually).

What are your pen experiences?

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