Sunday Reading for January 30, 2022

1. What You Need to Know About the Eboya Kobue (via UK Fountain Pens). Anthony has a couple of articles on ebonite pens this week, including this look at the Eboya Kobue, apparently a manufacturing division of the Nikko ebonite company. Eboya used to attend U.S. pen shows, and they are on my short list of pens to experience once international travel starts back up again.

2. Introducing Pen7 Ebonite Pens (via UK Fountain Pens). Anthony also highlights a smaller maker of pens in various beautifully polished ebonites. I love this color combination.

3. Lamy Safari Black Encode Digitizing Rollerball Review (via SBRE Brown). I’ve never been drawn to the “digitized handwriting” market, but at least the look of this Safari maintains overall brand and design integrity. In the past pens like these have been huge and clunky. At the end of the day, how useful these tools are comes down to how well the software/app functionality works.

4. Ink Review: Wearingeul Kyonghui (via Macchiato Man). As I’ve mentioned in some past posts, Wearingeul is a new Korean brand that’s caught my eye recently with their literature-themed inks. This is an interesting shade of orange-brown.

5. State of the Art: Allowing for Flexibility (via Comfortable Shoes Studio). Well said. When you need the recover/down time, take it.

6. Lamy Dialog (via Scrively). The Lamy Dialog is one of the more overlooked retractable nib fountain pens out there, probably due to its larger size, somewhat offbeat design, and high price point. I like it though, and need to get my own review up.

7. Ink Review #1738: Pelikan Edelstein Golden Beryl (via Mountain of Ink). A great review of Pelikan’s 2021 Ink of the Year. I miss having the opportunity to check these out at the annual Pelikan Hubs events.

8. Kaweco Perkeo vs. Ferris Wheel Press Carousel - A Showdown (via Pen Addict). Kimberly compares two similar pens from Kaweco and Ferris Wheel Press. (I’ve yet to try a FWP pen for myself.)

9. Ink Line Review: Robert Oster Cities of America (via Well-Appointed Desk). Rober Oster seems to be getting in on the “states and cities”-themed inks, with a new line developed around cities in the U.S. The stories behind how they come up with these colors is what grabs me.

10. Trying Out: Kobeha Graphilo Paper (via InkSharks). I’ve heard a lot about Graphilo paper from Japanese stationery enthusiasts, but I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a full review.

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