Though I had grown up seeing my dad always using them, my own obsession with fountain pens started a little over three years ago, when I ordered my first pen, a jade-colored TWSBI Eco. It made writing ...

A fountain pen is only as good as the paper it's used on. Bleeding ink, floating stains and seepage through the page are just a few of the hazards that can befall even the most luxurious writing ...

Here, in our version of the Sunday circular, we’ve plucked some of our recent favorites: expert-recommended essentials, ...

Nostalgia is a tricky beast that paints even painful memories with a sheen of fondness. Look back with rose-tinted glasses, ...

In an age of screens and keyboarding, when kids hardly learn cursive anymore, fountain pens — along with their old-timey accoutrements like blotters, bottled ink and fancy nibs — are making a comeback ...

I've always appreciated a fine writing implement. At Popular Mechanics, my starting rotation features a Tetzbo ballpoint pen from Japan, a Koh-I-Noor mechanical pencil from the Czech Republic, and a ...

I went looking for the existing thread (link) and found it locked. I have been using a Lamy Safari with blue (kon-peki) Pilot iroshizuku bottled ink for years now at work. That pen has mostly been ...