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56: Them’s Fightin’ Words May 28, 2013

Show notes

In this episode Brad and Myke discuss refill options for Myke's Render K, the arrival of the Retro 51 Vintage Surf, and some interesting new inks headed Brad's way. The guys also talk about fountain pen performance on Field Notes and Doane Paper, plus an interesting new pen from Cross.

Links and Show Notes

Links for this episode:

Schmidt 9000M EasyFlow Refill - Cult Pens

Schmidt P900 Ballpoint Refill Broad - Cult Pens

Schneider Express 735 Broad Refill - Cult Pens

TWSBI Diamond Mini Fountain Pen Clear - Cult Pens

Noodler's Bernanke Blue Ink Review — The Pen Addict

Pelikan 4001 Fountain Pen Ink 30ml Bottle - Cult Pens

Cult Pens Ink - Cult Pens

Schmidt P8126 Capless Rollerball Refill Fine - Cult Pens

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Twitter / mscollis: @bftsystems @imyke @wellapptdesk ...

Field Notes and Doane Paper Fountain Pen Ink Testing — The Pen Addict

Amazon.com: Cross Edge Capless Gel Ink Pen, Octane Green (AT0555-4): Office Products

Pen Addict Patter Room

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55: I'm Officially Jealous May 21, 2013

Show notes

In this episode Brad and Myke tackle a wide range of topics including a new limited Retro 51 pen, Brad's new fountain pen purchases, pending pencil addiction, and a fantastic new pen holder that one of our listeners sent us. Only after all of that did Myke drop the bombshell about the newest pen in his collection...

Links and Show Notes

Links for this episode:

A Girl's Extensive Stationery Collection

5by5 | The Pen Addict #44: Pentervention

New Retro 51 Photos

What's New

Retro 51 Vintage Surf

Retro 51 Limited Edition Tornado Ace Rollerball Pen

mscollis' Retro 51

PILOT NAMIKI - PILOT NAMIKI CUSTOM HERITAGE 91 Yamaguri Chesnut Brown Rhodium Accents 14K Gold Rhodium Plated Nib All Nib Sizes Fountain Pen BEST PRICE - Engeika Finest Store - The Best Japanese Stationery and Fountain Pen - Engeika Finest Shop

My Fountain Pen Education: The Pilot Custom Heritage — The Pen Addict

Pilot Prera Clear Body Fountain Pen - Calligraphy Medium Nib - Clear Blue Accent - JetPens.com

'Stabby' Photo by penaddict • Instagram

Review of Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener. » PENCIL REVOLUTION

The Classroom Friendly Pencil Sharpener | Woodclinched

Classroom Friendly Supplies

The Clicky Post

Karas Kustoms - Render K White Delrin — The Clicky Post

Mike Dudek's Wooden iPhone Radio

5by5 | The Pen Addict #47: Dan Bishop from Karas Kustoms

imyke on Instagram

Karas Kustoms

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54: The Chair Of The Desk May 14, 2013

Show notes

In this episode Brad and Myke are joined by Ana Reinert from the blog The Well-Appointed Desk. Our topics range from pen blogging to good paper for fountain pen use to why Post-It Notes suck so bad.

Guest Starring:

Ana Reinert

Links and Show Notes

In this episode Brad and Myke are joined by Ana Reinert from the blog The Well-Appointed Desk. Our topics range from pen blogging to good paper for fountain pen use to why Post-It Notes suck so bad.

Links for this episode:

The Well-Appointed Desk

Ana (wellapptdesk) on Twitter

ana on App.net

penaddiction.blogspot.co.uk

PENCIL REVOLUTION

House of Turquoise

The Hallmark 3 x 5 Index Card — The Pen Addict

Josh Scruggs (Jscruggs) on Twitter

Home / The Well-Appointed Desk Shop

Letter Writers Alliance

Clairefontaine 1951 Vintage-style pocket exercise books from Bureau Direct

Piccadilly » Essential Notebooks

FPGeeks | Tomoe River Paper Review

Nanami Paper | Notebooks, Paper Pads, Note Cards, Letter Sets, Envelopes, Pens and Pencils from Japan

Gourmet Pens

gourmetpens on Instagram

The Pen Addict Gift Guide Rebuttal (with respect and jest) | The Well-Appointed Desk

70Decibels - The Pen Addict - Episode 31 - Holiday Gift Guide

Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen Review | The Well-Appointed Desk

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53: AMA May 07, 2013

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"Ask Me Anything!" In this episode Brad and Myke field questions from listeners covering a wide range of topics. Pens and paper lead the discussion but we also touch on apps, music, and every day life. It was a fun episode.

Links and Show Notes

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- Doane Paper 4 Barrel Holster

- New TWSBI

- Hypercriticial Episode 100: Metacritical

- Uni-ball Signo DX (UM-151)

- Ohto Graphic Liner

- Monteverde Poquito

- Tombow Olno Body Knock Pencil

- Kuretake Fudegokochi Brush Pen (Super Fine)

- Uni Live Pigment Sign Pen

- Dan Benjamin's Tweet

- Brad's Tweet

- Namiki Pens

51: The Things That People Love The Most Are Wrong Apr 23, 2013

Show notes

In this episode Brad and Myke discuss the most desirable aspects of the Parker Vacumatic, and as Brad recently found out, ambering of the barrel is not it. Brad also discusses testing fountain pen inks in the latest Field Notes edition, and the boys get into the usage and management of their fountain pen collections.

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50: Investigative Pen Journalism Apr 16, 2013

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In this episode Brad and Myke discuss Brad's recent trip to the Atlanta Pen Show. It was a highly successful and educational adventure, resulting in many new additions to Brad's pen arsenal.

Links and Show Notes

In this episode Brad and Myke discuss Brad's recent trip to the Atlanta Pen Show. It was a highly successful and educational adventure, resulting in many new additions to Brad's pen arsenal.

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- 'His Bradness' Tweet

- Doane Paper

- 2013 Atlanta Pen Show Recap - Part 1

- 2013 Atlanta Pen Show Recap - Part 2

- Anderson Pens

- Esterbrook Green Cracked Ice

- Esterbrook J 9550 EF Nib

- Edison Pearl Blue/Black Swirl Ebonite EF

- Edison Pearl Actual Colour

- Parker Vacumatic Silver Pearl

- Mike Masayuma At Work

- Pelikan M405 Blue Stripe 14K EF Nib

- 2013 Atlanta Pen Show Haul

49: A Sailor Is At The Top Of My Wish List Apr 09, 2013

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In this episode Myke and Brad discuss two recent purchases that may be heading to number one on their respective favorite pen lists. Myke also discusses a nice surprise from his recent JetPens order, and Brad goes over his shopping list for the upcoming Atlanta Pen Show.

Links and Show Notes

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- Travelling Paper Salesman

- The 512 Podcast: 058 - A Car That Does Math

- Frictionless Tools

- Stephen's Tweets

- TWSBI Diamond 540 ROC 100 Fountain Pen Review

- My Fountain Pen Education: The Pilot Custom Heritage

- Brad's PO Nib

- Noodler's Konrad Flex Fountain Pen - Hawaiian Tortoise

- Ohto Graphic Liner Needle Point Drawing Pen - Pigment Ink - 0.5 mm - Black Ink

- Sakura Pigma Micron 05 Marker Pen - 0.45 mm - Royal Blue

- Kokuyo Beetle Tip 3way Highlighter Pen - Green

- Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen - Medium Nib - Gold Dot Body

- My Fountain Pen Education: Pelikan M405 0.2 mm Masuyama Nib

- Mike it Work

- My Fountain Pen Education: The Parker 51

- Sailor Sapporo or Progear

- Esterbrook from Brian and Lisa Anderson

- Green Cracked Ice Esterbrook

48: Ooh, You Said A Bad Word Apr 02, 2013

Show notes

In this episode Myke and Brad run the gamut of topics, including a follow-up on the Retro 51 Snapper, the new Field Notes Colors Edition, and a big update to Brad's Top 5 Pens list.

Links and Show Notes

In this episode Myke and Brad run the gamut of topics, including a follow-up on the Retro 51 Snapper, the new Field Notes Colors Edition, and a big update to Brad's Top 5 Pens list.

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- Dalys Pen Shop

- Field Notes 'America The Beautiful' Edition

- Aaron Draplin's Memo Archive

- Doane Paper

- Field Notes Butcher Orange on eBay

- Noodler's Konrad Flex Fountain Pen - Hawaiian Tortoise

- Ohto Graphic Liner Needle Point Drawing Pen - Pigment Ink - 0.5 mm - Black Ink

- Sakura Pigma Micron 05 Marker Pen - 0.45 mm - Royal Blue

- Kokuyo Beetle Tip 3way Highlighter Pen - Green

- Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen - Medium Nib - Gold Dot Body

- Pilot Cocoon

- Top 5 Pens

- Brad's Render K

47: Dan Bishop from Karas Kustoms Mar 26, 2013

Show notes

In this episode Brad and Myke are joined by Dan Bishop from Karas Kustoms. Dan is the designer and manufacturer behind successful Kickstarter pen projects such as the Render K and The BOLT. We have a great conversation on how the pens came to be and what goes on behind the scenes in the manufacturing process. Thank you Dan for joining us!