Duke Pen

The pen Jon’s friend recently gave him
amazon.com

Ottoman Azure

The ink Jon got with his pen
amazon.com

Silverhand Studios

Official website for Chris’ handcrafted pens
silverhandstudios.com

JinHao Pen

An inexpensive pen, made in China
amazon.com

Jowo Nibs

A German maker of nibs, that supplies brands like TWSBI
nibs.com

Bock Nibs

A German nib manufacturer, founded by Peter Bock
peter-bock.com

Pelikan Pens

Pelikan makes their own nibs for the pens they manufacture
pelikan.com

Sailor Pens

A Japanese pen maker that also crafts their own nibs for the pens that they manufacture
sailorpen.com

Iridium Point Germany

A misleading mark found on some nibs, that guarantees only that the material for the tipping point alone is made in Germany
edisonpen.com

Fountain Pen Anatomy

Cleaning a Fountain Pen

A quick tutorial on how to clean and maintain a fountain pen
jetpens.com

Surface Sizing

A look at the impact that the surface sizing of paper can have on print quality
aerosil.com

Brad Dowdy

Founder of The Pen Addict
twitter.com

The Pen Addict

A website dedicated to writing implements of all sorts, including fountain pens
penaddict.com

Pen Addict Podcast

An episode of The Pen Addict Podcast, featuring Chris
relay.fm

Rhodia Dot Pad

A writing pad Chris favours for use with a fountain pen
amazon.com

Stalogy Notebook

Chris’ favourite notebook
amazon.com

Off Hours Episode 6

Some of things we find handy around the shop
offhours.show

Tomoe River Paper

A notebook made with Tomoe River paper, one of Chris’ favourite types of paper to write on
amazon.com

Cachet Sketchbook

A sketchbook favoured by several designers on Apple’s industrial design team
amazon.com

Watch Forum Sketch

A drawing made using a fountain pen that Jon came across on a watch-related forum years ago, if you know the artist, drop us a line so we can give them credit
offhours.show

Steven Strang

Fountain pen drawings by friend of the show, Steven Strang
alchemicalrat.com

Kon-Peki Ink

Chris’ favourite ink, made by Iroshizuku
amazon.com

TWSBI 580

Chris’ recommendation for a good starter pen
amazon.com

Top 5 Pens

An aggregation of several Top 5 lists of pens recommended by Brad Dowdy on The Pen Addict
penaddict.com

Michael Masuyama

A specialist in custom ground nibs for fountain pens
mikeitwork.com

Cursive Logic

An excellent resource for improving & developing your handwriting
amazon.com