The Bent Tines

This week, Matthew and Katherine are joined by Bryce of Luxury Brands of America and they discuss how growing up with fountain pens influenced Bryce, his path to joining his family’s business, underrated fountain pen brands, and Bryce’s favorite place to hike. Listen in for a fun one!

This week, Matthew and Katherine talk about tips for ordering custom pens or nib grinds, Retro51’s continued existence, Matthew’s holy grail film camera, and some favorite pen show memories!

This week, Matthew and Katherine are joined by friend of the show Drew Brown, best known for his love of the 80s and his role as the Customer Care Manager at the Goulet Pen Company. These three chat about their current interests, Drew’s perspective from being in the pen industry for ten years, 80s movies, the nature of collecting with a passion, and loads more!

This week, Matthew and Katherine talk about how their plans for slowing down in 2021 are going, discuss some fun “five below” fountain pen finds, talk about falling back down the film photography rabbit hole, and answer some more of your burning questions.

This week, Matthew and Katherine think back to their highlights, both in pen collecting and personally, from the last year and look ahead to 2021 and their goals.

This week, Matthew and Katherine answer some of your questions, from their thoughts on vintage pens to other hobbies and their first collections.

This week, Matthew and Katherine talk about North American exclusive Sailors and what they wish for future Sailor exclusives, Retro 51’s year-end showstopping releases, and a new product from their friends at GoodMadeBetter.

This week, Matthew and Katherine talk about ebonite pens, inks that look oddly similar to each other, Fountain Pen Day, and discuss “How it’s made”.

This week, Matthew and Katherine talk about their favorite Halloween related inks and tell some horror stories, their own and some listener submitted, for an all around spooky episode. Happy Halloween!

This week, Matthew and Katherine sit down with Mark Dwight of Rickshaw Bagworks. They hear the stories of how the company came to be, the inspiration behind the pen sleeves and coozies (and how the Royal Plush interiors came to be), and learn that Mark is firmly in the NO TOUCHING camp when it comes to pen storage. We also hear the story of how Rickshaw Bagworks came to sewing masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic.