Many people see fountain pens as occasional writing instruments, maybe for doing some before-bed journaling or writing a letter, but that doesn’t have to be the case. The right fountain pen can be a great everyday tool, even if it never approaches the no-nonsense functionality of a ballpoint pen.
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The Kaweco Sport Gel Roller is a Parker-style pen refill that uses gel ink.
The Kaweco Classic Sport is a line of pens and pencils with a plastic body, with a classic hexagonal shape, in a very small size. These are “pocket pens” that are meant to be used when posted — when the cap is put on the back of the pen to extend its length.
The Kaweco Sport Gel Roller Pen is the capped rollerball version from the popular Sport line of pens and pencils.
Kaweco Pearl Black is a pure black fountain pen ink that is sold both as cartridges and in 30 ml bottles. It’s one of our favorite black fountain pen inks.
The phrase “student fountain pen” doesn’t get thrown around as much as it once did, but there still exists a whole class of fountain pens known as “student” pens.
What is a student pen? What makes one good? What are the best student fountain pens today, at a time when much fewer people are actually learning to write using a fountain pen.
Kaweco is a famous German pen company with a history that dates back to 1883 with the founding of the Heidelberg Dip Pen Company. The Liliput pens are best known for their untreated copper, which gives it a beautiful, classic, and refined look. Over time, the copper develops a fine patina.
Converting a fountain pen to an eyedropper is a quick and fun job… so long as you choose the right pen! It’s quick to do, quite cheap, and you can often double, or even triple, your pen’s ink capacity.
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Kaweco Classic Sport Ballpoint is a retractable, pocket-able pen with a plastic body. It’s often confused with the Classic Sport Gel Roller Pen, but the ballpoint is retractable with a click button on the top, while the rollerball is capped (similar to the fountain pen).
The Kaweco Soul is a traditional oil-based ballpoint refill in a D1 standard size.