The Pen Addict

Do you have a pen type? Can you define it? Is there a single pen that encapsulates your pen type perfectly? Brad explores what he looks for when buying and selling pens in an effort to make the best decision possible. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code PENADDICT at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Ooni Pizza Ovens: Bring the world’s best pizza to your own backyard. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Rhodia Pencil Holder | Cult Pens e+m Potbelly Pen Pot | Cult Pens Shop — Penquisition Pencil Holder 41936 | DOTS | LEGO CUBE- Machined Pen Storage | Karas Pen Co. e+m Desk Accessories | Cult Pens Cute Banana Pen Holder 41948 | DOTS | LEGO Yoseka x Hachi Collections - Walnut Pen Tray – Yoseka Stationery

International. Paper. Standards. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Trade: Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order. Pen Chalet: Click the ‘podcast’ link at the top of the website and enter the password 'penaddict' for this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership LAMY 'Glossy Red' Marketing Info LIMITED EDITION LAMY SAFARI SKY BLUE with Red Clip Fountain Pen 2006 | eBay Field Notes | Great Lakes Brad's Blackwing Pencils Charity Raffle for the Alzheimer's Association! : fountainpens Spoke Design Schon DSGN Anniversary Rollerball Pen Review — The Pen Addict Schon DSGN | The Classic Machined Pen. Brass, Aluminum, Titanium, Steel and More. | Schon DSGN The Subtle Notebook Stalogy 365Days Notebooks | JetPens Nebula by Colorverse – Goldspot Pens Endless Recorder Memo & Notebooks Tomoe River Notebooks - Fountain Pen Friendly Paper | Galen Leather Clairfontaine Age Bag

How much Ultem is too much? We aren’t there yet, according to Brad. In fact, he wants more Ultem in his pens and pencils. He and Myke discuss that, plus and interesting Sailor North America release, National Mechanical Pencil Day, and a hopeful conclusion to the TWSBI/Narwhal saga. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code PENADDICT at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Faggionato PKS | Inkdependence Bungukan Kobayashi – Hello Sailors! Ultem Bolt Action Pen – Tactile Turn Ultem Bexar – Tactile Knife Co. the Folsom - The James Brand The Engineered Plastics Fountain Pen. In Peek, Ultem and Black Ultem | Schon DSGN Sailor Pen North America Line Characters Mechanical Pencil Day - July 5, 2022 - National Today Rotring 600 Drafting Pencil Review — The Pen Addict Model 4 Pencil / Spec Your Own – Spoke Design Uni Kuru Toga Roulette Mechanical Pencil - 0.5 mm - Gun Metallic Body | JetPens Pentel Sharp Drafting Pencils | JetPens Pentel Kerry: A "postable" mechanical pencil with an unchanging design since 1971 — The Pen Addict Tombow Mono Graph Grip Shaker Mechanical Pencil Review — The Pen Addict Uni Shift Pipe Lock Drafting Pencil - Color Body Series - 0.5 mm - Black Body with Smoke Accent | JetPens Pentel Q1005 Smash Drafting Pencil Review — The Pen Addict TWSBI's Statement Narwhal's Statement Narwhal Schuylkill Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Narwhal Nautilus Grand Rhapsody Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet TWSBI on Instagram: TWSBI Diamond 580 Iris Magneye - fountain pen - nib #8 steel - magnacartapen Tallulah - Zip Two Pen — Nock Co. The Superior Labor Leather Pen and Wallet Case - Light Brown – Wonder Pens

What is the ultimate EDC? Could it be the ULTEMate EDC? Brad and Myke discuss a new product from Tactile Turn featuring everybody’s favorite plastic alternative, a wild release from Franklin-Christoph, and Brad’s thoughts on the Kaweco Premium nib after months of use. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code PENADDICT at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Pen Chalet: Click the ‘podcast’ link at the top of the website and enter the password 'penaddict' for this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership @tactileturn on Instagram: "The ULTEMate EDC combo" FOUNDATION: Tops – Ultem – Protozoa Studio Mark Three: A Minimal and Durable Mechanical Pencil. by Dan Provost & Tom Gerhardt — Kickstarter The Cortex Mark One Pen Toyooka Craft on Instagram: "Some pen trays for the Fountain Pen Ches" Franklin-Christoph, Ltd on Instagram: "The Model 50 Outer Banks" Retro 1951 Panda Conservation Pen – Instagram Retro 51 Bamboo Tornado Ballpoint Pen Kaweco Premium Steel Fountain Pen Nib Review — The Pen Addict The Pen Addict #481: Fully Precedented - Relay FM NAKAYA - Portable - Writer Kuro-tamenuri Sailor 1911 Large Wicked Witch of the West Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Inkebara Crimson – Vanness Faggionato PKS | Inkdependence Bungukan Kobayashi – Hello Sailors! P.W. Akkerman #28 Hofkwartier Groen Fountain Pen Ink Review — The Pen Addict Spoke Roady – Spoke Design Blackwing Volume 530 Pencils | Blackwing602.com Iridescent indigo; Bank Paper | Musubi Foglietto Memo Cards A7 - Mixed – Nero's Notes

Myke is back! Or is he? Brad talks to some person on the other end of the line about all things stationary, including Lamy making some Vista moves, skulls on a stick, and a decade of greatness that culminates in … something else. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Pen Chalet: Click the ‘podcast’ link at the top of the website and enter the password 'penaddict' for this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Trade: Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order. Kanilea Pen Co: Choose your Aloha today! Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership LAMY Vista Fountain Pen - Black (Special Edition) - The Goulet Pen Co Sailor Pro Gear Fountain Pen - Northern Lights Purple - Goulet Pen Co Yoseka x Sailor - 申 Refresh Pro Gear Slim Fountain Pen – Yoseka Stationery Fountain pen Pen of the Year 2022 Limited Edition – Graf von Faber-Castell Graf von Faber Castell Pen of the Year: Aztecs - Figboot on Pens YouTube Platinum 10th Anniversary Limited Edition 3776 Century Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Platinum Pen USA on Instagram: "To celebrate 10 years of the 3776 Century, Platinum is releasing “Decade”. Platinum 3776 Kinshu Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet 58: You Don’t Do This To Your Neighbour | Tokyo Inklings 59: Do It For The Bagels | Tokyo Inklings BENU Episode 125: Kate from Benu! Design & Production | BENU Opus 88 Pantone Demo 2022 Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Typical Behavior of a Dedicated Fountain Pen Fan: A Peek at 2022 Q1 Sales - Pen Chalet

Brad is joined this week by April Wu. April, aka Penguins Creative, is an avid traveller, journaler, and stationery junkie. In short, she is one of us! She also works for DESIGNPHIL, the parent company of Traveler’s Company, Plotter, and other well-known stationery brands. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code PENADDICT at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Guest Starring: April Wu Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership April Wu (@penguinscreative) • Instagram photos and videos Penguins Creative - YouTube The Stationery Cafe is creating Podcast, illustration, and stationery-related content | Patreon PenguinsCreative - Twitch Plotter USA Designphil Inc. OURS Friends of Forest Official Webshop || Original Stationery from Taiwan.

It’s #ASKTPA time! We are long overdue in answering your questions, and in typical Pen Addict fashion, didn’t get to all of them! This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Pen Chalet: Click the ‘podcast’ link at the top of the website and enter the password 'penaddict' for this week's special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Spoke Roady – Spoke Design Shop Pens at CountyComm | CountyComm Tactile Turn Pens – Big Idea Design LLC Leonardo MZ Grande Fountain Pen – Primary Manipulation – Mother of Pearl, Rose Gold Trim – The Nibsmith Ink Review: Sailor Studio 223 - The Well-Appointed Desk adidas Tennis Hu Shoes - Black | adidas ComfyCush | Shop ComfyCush Shoes at Vans Mahabis slippers Men - 4D - Shoes | adidas Nike Go FlyEase Shoe adidas ZX 4000 4D SNS Los Angeles Sunset - FV5525 Platinum Preppy Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet TWSBI GO Smoke Fountain Pen | TWSBI

We didn’t simply pick one pen this episode, we picked five each. Brad and Myke updated listeners on the current Top 5 Fountain pens, and Brad went further, detailing plans for the start of his 100 pens project. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code PENADDICT at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Trade: Save Big, Support Small Roasters. Get $30 off your first order. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Brad Dowdy on Instagram: "So it begins.#penaddict100" Toyooka Craft on Instagram: "The Fountain Pen Box 100" The Pen Addict: Toyooka Craft - Unboxing the Pen Box 100 - YouTube Toyooka Craft Co., Ltd : Japanese wood-working company, crafting high-quality wooden goods. The Pen Addict x Opus 88 Halo Fountain Pen — The Pen Addict Sailor Professional Gear Knight to E4 Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Knight to E4 – Sailor Pen North America (@sailor.pen.northamerica) • Instagram When Brooks Met Gaiman - Jonathon Brooks on Instagram As The Pen Turns The Pen Addict #260: The Awakening - Relay FM The Pen Addict #20: Myke's Top 5 Pens - Relay FM The Pen Addict #19: Brad's Top 5 Pens - Relay FM Brad's Namiki Milky Way on Instagram Nakaya Portable Cigar Ao-tamenuri Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict My Fountain Pen Education: The Pilot Custom Heritage — The Pen Addict Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Brad's Pilot Custom 823 on Instagram My Fountain Pen Education: The Pilot Murex — The Pen Addict Gourmet Pens: Platinum #3776 Urushi Raden Galaxy Starlight Fountain Pen My Fountain Pen Education: The Pilot M90 Limited Edition — The Pen Addict Haleakala Silhouette - Kanilea Pen Co - Instagram Sailor 1911 King of Pen Fountain Pen - Royal Tangerine - Anderson Pens, Inc. Urushi Lamy Safari - Brad Dowdy on Instagram

This podcast is so hot, we are going to need shades! Specifically, Kaweco branded sunglasses. We also find Cinderella’s Slipper, miss the apex on Montegrappa’s latest F1 pen, and Brad gets what he asks for in relation to the Pilot Custom 912. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Kanilea Pen Co: Choose your Aloha today! Pen Chalet: Click the ‘podcast’ link at the top of the website and enter the password ‘penaddict’ for this week’s special offer, and to get your code for 10% off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Membership - Relay FM Reddit Post of Noodlers Ink Controversy Kaweco Sun Glasses Black by Michael | Kaweco Montegrappa F1® Speed Limited Edition Fountain Pens – Pen Chalet Cinderella's Slipper glass pen – BUNGUBOX BUNGUBOX original silver cap ornament "Cinderella's Slipper". 57: Lacking Context | Tokyo Inklings Pilot Custom 912 Neo Classic Blue - Pentonote This Is The Parker Penman Sapphire Replacement You’re Looking For — The Pen Addict Esterbrook Cosmic Wine Limited Edition Sparkle Estie Oversize Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet

Brad and Myke talk about some of their favorite things. Orange Mark One? Check. New Sailor pens? Check. Jony Ive’s favorite pen? CHECK! This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens: Bring the world’s best pizza to your own backyard. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code PENADDICT at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Our conversation about Jony Ive's favourite pen begins at 0:23:00. Support The Pen Addict with a Relay FM Membership Mark One Limited Edition – Studio Neat 'How Could We Not?!' – @penaddict on Instagram Membership - Relay FM Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance & Mercedes-AMG Project One 76909 | Speed Champions | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop GB The Special Edition Sailor Manyo Pro Gear Slim Collection - @pensinkandpaper on Instagram Jony Ive chooses the 12 tools of his trade | Financial Times Former Apple Design Chief Jony Ive Shares His 12 Favorite Tools of the Trade - MacRumors Graf von Faber-Castell Platinum-Plated Perfect Pencil Review — The Pen Addict Montegrappa - Extra Montegrappa Configurator Jony's Pen Montegrappa - Elmo Ambiente Sinclair - Zip Three Pen and Notebook Case — Nock Co. Rotring 600 Drafting Pencil Review — The Pen Addict Spoke Pen – Spoke Design Slim Your Wallet | Bellroy Apex Slim Sleeve | Slim Molded Leather Wallet | Bellroy AirTag Leather Key Ring - Apple The Theme System Journal Paul Smith + Braun® White Travel Analogue Alarm Clock Paul Smith Anglepoise Lamps Mark One – Studio Neat 45mm Midnight Leather Link - Apple SixtyFive – Mode Designs Mode Designs