The Pen Addict

Brad is joined by special guest Cary Yeager this week to discuss all things Fountain Pen Day. Cary shares how it all got started, the crazy growth over the past few years, and what is next. 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. Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 off your first purchase. Guest Starring: Cary Yeager Links and Show Notes Fountain Pen Day Fountain Pen Days Fountain Pen Day (@fountainpenday) • Instagram photos and videos Fountain Pen Day (@FountainPenDay) | Twitter Rosetta Coronado Oversized Fountain Pen, Mosaic w/Chrome Trim - Rosetta Pens Pendleton's Pens Fountain Pen Day on Instagram: “Brought the Italians for a couple days of travel. OMAS, Visconti, Aurora oh my” Fountain Pen Day on Instagram: “My @montegrappausa Mule giving a shoutout to @bertramsinkwell who is updating his site. Looking great so far Bert👌 That Mule is perfectly paired with OMAS Sepia on Tomoe river” Colorado Pen Show – Analog Tools for a Digital World

Brad almost got buried in an avalanche of stationery during a shelf reorg this weekend, but he escaped to tell the tale. One of our anti-handwriting nemesis (nemeses?) didn’t get off so easily. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 off your first purchase. Squarespace: Enter offer code INK at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes Brad Dowdy on Instagram: “Before.” Brad Dowdy on Instagram: “Gaining on it.” Brad Dowdy on Instagram: “Had to call it a night” KALLAX series - IKEA JetPens Jet-Do Mascot Beanie Hats - JetPens.com Handwriting Just Doesn’t Matter - The New York Times Why Handwriting Is Still Important - The New York Times Montblanc's Augmented Paper - The Verge Wacom's latest smartpads marry pen and paper with digital notes - Engadget Lenovo's Yoga Book is a new kind of tablet - The Verge Notability on the App Store Fieldy Diamine Ink 30ml Bottle | Cult Pens Sakura Pigma Micron Drawing Pen | Cult Pens Staedtler 308 Pigment Liner Pen | Cult Pens Ohto Graphic Liner - JetPens.com Pilot Hi-Tec-C Gel Pens - JetPens.com Copic | Cult Pens Rotring 600 Mechanical Pencils - Pen Chalet Zebra F-301 Zebra F-701 Subscriptions | Pocket Notebooks Vintage Pens for People Who Think Vintage Pens Are Scary — The Pen Addict The Parker Vacumatic — The Pen Addict The Parker 51 — The Pen Addict Levenger Lap Desk Sailor | Cult Pens Sailorpen.co.uk Sailor pens and inks | The Writing Desk Sailor Pens - Akkerman

Brad is back from the San Francisco Pen Show with his tales of wonder. It was a fantastic trip, and of course Brad bought stuff. We also talk about packing pens, paper, and ink as Myke gets ready for his big move. 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 Ryan Krusac Studios Ryan Kusac's Legend Pen (Including the one Brad bought) - Instagram Danitrio Hanryo Fountain Pens Danny Trejo - IMDb Joey Feldman Portrait of Danny Trejo Brad's Danitrio - Instagram Meisterstück Platinum Coated 149 Fountain Pen - Mont Blanc Episode 72: Tactical Pens and Bro Jewelry | Gear Geeks Live KALLAX Shelf unit - white - IKEA MUJI Drawer Unit Membership - Relay FM

Myke went to the US and returned home with a box of goodies bigger than any pen show he’s ever been to. We talk about his haul, Brad’s new pen, and the upcoming San Francisco Pen Show. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes Membership - Relay FM The Pen Addict Retro 51 Is Here! — The Pen Addict Brad's Space Pen Myke's Original Space Pen Myke's Three Retro 51's San Francisco International Pen Show Kanilea Pen Co Box Brad's Kohala Sunset Fountain Pen Kohala Sunset Fountain Pen - Kanilea Pen Co. Smooth As A Baby's Bottom – Or Not — The Pen Addict Popov Leather Field Notes Covers A Challenge Posed: Making a Seal on Ball-Tip Ink Cartridges for Longer Term Storage — NOBLE IGNITUS Lee's Orange Ink

It is #asktpa time here on the podcast as we catch up on all of the questions from the past several weeks. Myke also takes the Platinum Plaisir for a test drive and Brad looks at the latest notebooks from Story Supply. 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. Squarespace: Enter offer code INK at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes Platinum Plaisir Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Platinum Plaisir Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Platinum Preppy Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Story Supply Co. Brad's New Story Supply Books Rhodia Weekly Planners Quo Vadis Diaries 56-Week Planner | Field Notes Reporter's Notepad – Write Notepads & Co. DotDash Spiral Pad - 2 Pack — Nock Co. Steno | Field Notes Flap Jotter Large — doane paper Seven Seas Crossfield Tomoe River Notebook Notebook Master Classic (A4+), Hardcover, 233 numbered pages – LEUCHTTURM1917 Lamy 2000 Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Clipless Vanishing Points TWSBI ECO Black Fountain Pen | TWSBI TWSBI ECO Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Classifieds - FP Geeks Sailor Professional Gear Realo Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Uni Jetstream Standard Ballpoint Pens - JetPens.com

Brad is back from DC and shares all the tales of wonder from the biggest pen show on the planet. He also bought stuff. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 off your first purchase. Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘penaddict’ Links and Show Notes Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone - Amazon Shure BETA 58A - Amazon TASCAM US-2x2 USB - Amazon K&M 23850 Microphone Desk Arm - Amazon Aurora Optima Demonstrator Red Byline | Field Notes Squire • Baron Fig Jinnie's Raven's Wing photo Instagram Stories Kobe Nagasawa Ink Brad's Aurora OMAS 360 Vintage Kanilea Pen Co. Kohala Sunset Fountain Pen - Kanilea Pen Co.

We got a little Cronzy this week on the podcast, and just just because our good friend Ana Reinert joins us once again. We talk about the resurrection of Omas, too many Field Notes, and the upcoming Washington DC Pen Show. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Squarespace: Enter offer code INK at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 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. Guest Starring: Ana Reinert Links and Show Notes The Well-Appointed Desk Art Supply Posse Omas Information - The Fountain Pen Network Wahl-Eversharp Pen Review: Wahl-Eversharp Decoband (Modern) – Pen Habit The Bullet Journal Backstory – Bullet Journal Myke Hurley on Instagram: “Oh man. The new Nixon x Field Notes 😍” Nixon Field Notes Draplin Design Co.: DDC BOOK: Out Today!!! Draplin Everything Else Expansion Kit Magical new color-mixing pen may break world record for most colors in a pen | The Verge The Pen Addict #116: Scribbled Out - Relay FM

We hit it this week gang - maximum peak weirdness! Pen shooting, pencils, and bamboo are just the appetizers of the main course of this episode. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes The Pen Addict #147: I Can't Get it Out of My Head - Relay FM penshooter: Archive The Pen Shooter Index penshooter — Lamy Balloon penshooter — Lamy Safari (ballpoint) penshooter — Faber-Castell Scribero Gel Review: Lamy Balloon Roller Ball — The Pen Addict Volumes by Blackwing - Vol. 56 - Blackwing Camel Pencil - HB | CW Pencil Enterprise Absolute Extra Strong Pencil | CW Pencil Enterprise Apsara Absolute Pencils / Drumsticks / Ogilvy & Mather India - YouTube Mono Professional HB Pencil | CW Pencil Enterprise Highlighter Pencil - Blue | CW Pencil Enterprise CW Pencil Enterprise Ledger Notepad | CW Pencil Enterprise Letterpress Pocket Notebooks | CW Pencil Enterprise When Creativity Abounds - Write — Foibles Hi-Uni 22 Pencil Art Set | CW Pencil Enterprise Anderson Pens Video Podcast Episode 200! - Anderson Pens Anderson Pens Audio Podcast Episode #1 - Anderson Pens The Bamboo Pens The Pen Addict #89: I'm The Best At The Worst - Relay FM Ogami Professional Stone Paper Notebook Review — The Pen Addict Pelikan Souveran M1000 Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Retro 51's 2016 designs Large Images of the Retro 51 Tributes Franklin-Christoph Fountain Pen Nibs - Franklin-Christoph Fine Writing New" Ultra RARE Vintage Capless Pilot Namiki Fountain Pen Fast Vanishing Point | eBay

Brad and Myke hit on everything this week, from pencils and sharpeners, multi-cartridge fountain pens, and how Fuyu-gaki is the worst orange. They also have the definitive answer for the Trump pen. 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. Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes Donald Talking Pen - Amazon Volumes by Blackwing - Vol. 56 - Blackwing Some Serious Coinage - Blackwing Brad's Challenge Coin - Instagram Masterpiece Long-Point Sharpener | CW Pencil Enterprise Brad's Masterpiece Sharpener The Erasable Podcast The Pen Addict #70: Bullet Journal Time - Relay FM The Pen Addict #124: I Do Speak Fluent German - Relay FM Platinum Plaisir Fountain Pen Review — The Pen Addict Platinum Plaisir Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Four Cartridges For Four Colors: Montegrappa’s Cult Q1 | Quill & Pad Brad's Clean EDC About — Nock Co. Uni-ball Signo 207 Retractable Gel Pen - 0.5 mm - Black Body - Black Ink - JetPens.com Uni Jetstream Sport Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Blue Ink - JetPens.com Pilot V Ball 5 RT Retractable Rollerball Pen | Cult Pens Pilot Precise V5 Pens - JetPens.com The Epic Refill Reference Guide: Rollerball, Gel and Ballpoints – The Well-Appointed Desk Lamy Limited Edition Notebook Set - Lamy Limited Edition Notebook & Logo M+ Set - Colorado Pen 50 years of Lamy Design Briefcases and Messenger Bags Collection - Travel Bags – TOM BIHN Mountain Briefcase Made in USA | Topo Designs | Topo Designs Tech Messenger - DSPTCH

Ballpoint, gel, and rollerball pens make up the majority of the pens in use so Brad and Myke revisit some of the best of each style. We also get corrected on our pronunciation, and talk about coffee shops in a cabin in the woods. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code PENADDICT for $5 off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes The Ring Post - a podcast from The Incomparable Miami Pen Show Notes for a Life Lived Outdoors | Field Notes How to Pronounce Caroube de Chypre - YouTube Goulet Guests: Spotlight on Myke Hurley of The Pen Addict Podcast - YouTube Gel Pens - JetPens.com Uni-ball Signo Broad UM-153 Gel Pen - White Ink - JetPens.com Uni-ball Signo UM-151 Gel Pen - 0.38 mm - Black - JetPens.com Pilot Hi-Tec-C Gel Pen with Grip - 0.5 mm - Black - JetPens.com Pilot Hi-Tec-C Gel Pen - 0.25 mm - Black - JetPens.com Uni-ball Signo UM-151 Gel Pen - 0.28 mm - Black - JetPens.com Uni-ball Signo Bit UM-201 Gel Ink Pen - 0.18 mm - Black - JetPens.com Uni Jetstream Standard Ballpoint Pen - 0.38 mm - Black Ink - Black Body - JetPens.com Uni Jetstream Standard Ballpoint Pen - 0.5 mm - Black Ink - White Body - JetPens.com Ohto G-Fit Barrel Ballpoint Pen - 0.5 mm - Matte Black Body - JetPens.com Ohto G-Fit Barrel Ballpoint Pen Review — The Pen Addict Uni Jetstream Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Rubber Body Series - Metallic Orange Body - JetPens.com Uni Jetstream Sport Ballpoint Pen - 0.7 mm - Black Ink - JetPens.com Morning Glory Mach 3 Rollerball Pen - 0.38 mm - Black - JetPens.com Morning Glory Mach 3 Rollerball Pen - 0.38 mm - Blue Black - JetPens.com Morning Glory Mach 3 Rollerball Pen - 0.38 mm - Blue - JetPens.com Morning Glory Mach 3 Roller Ball Review — The Pen Addict Ohto Fude Ball Liquid Ink Rollerball Pen - 1.5 mm - Black Body - Black Ink - JetPens.com Pilot Capless Fountain Pen Black and White | Cult Pens Montegrappa Chaos Limited Edition Fountain Pen rotring 600 Drafting Pencil Black | Cult Pens Hex-o-matic Lamy Pico Ballpoint Pens - Pen Chalet Fisher Space Pen Bullet Ballpoint Pens - Pen Chalet Schon DSGN Machined Aluminum, American Made Luxury Pen Lamy 2000 Ballpoint Pen | Cult Pens Ti2 TechLiner Pen Review — The Pen Addict Retro 51 Tornado Slim Seven Seas Crossfield Tomoe River Notebook Sailor Pro Gear Sky Fountain Pens - Pen Chalet Nock Co. on Periscope: "Cleaning my desk AMA!"