Paperchase Olive Metal Tiffin Box - Agenzio

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My current dream-team: Opus 88, titanium fine nib, ebonite feed, Cobalt Blue ink and a Leuchtturm journal. Just as insulated lunch bags help to keep you food cool in conjunction with some ice packs, they can help to keep hot meals hot!

Others have written about how to prepare for a pen show, to get the most out of the day and some good tips are to (a) have a budget, (b) make a list of anything in particular that you want to look for. As for inks, I also bought a bottle of Aurora blue in the nice special edition bottle, from Kirit Dal’s Aurora table. Just as I had transformed my Aurora 88 by easing the tine gap slightly with a craft knife blade, I tried the same technique with a pair of Cleo Skribents, taking a bit of a risk but going carefully.It is certainly a very impressive and presentable package and gives confidence that you have bought a top quality item. I had one which got ruined by absorbing the black dye from a pen case, but recently I bought a replacement, tempted by a 25% discount in Rymans. Flicking back through the pages, I see that I started with the paper-testing writing samples on the back pages and then just carried on with the pen and ink sampling, working from the back of the book all the way down to page 72 which is where I am now.

These meet all my needs at work – for writing notes, signing letters and documents or amending drafts. I wondered what pen I would take back with me from my present accumulation, if I had to be 11 years old again. The pen is light, at around 15g uncapped (including about half a tank of ink in my case), plus 7g for the cap or 22g in total. Paperchase was founded in 1968 and grew to be a familiar sight, along with stationers Rymans and WHSmiths. However the cloth-bound notebook from Semikolon feels rather more luxurious in comparison and the paper feels heavier (although I have not found a reference to the weight in gsm).There is also a stationery corner for more ordinary items and it was here that I found a row of Platinum Plaisir fountain pens, hanging on a rack in a selection of colours, with matching coloured packaging. Not only was the paper of good quality but also, the pages could be torn off the pad easily without ripping the paper, unlike some I have used. At The Good Blue, I tried their unique design of flex nib pen, with a metal body and one flat side to stop it from rolling.