Oh the textile stimulation of pen and paper!

Mark Dwight updates the progress of Rick Shaw’s Moleskine case

I’ve been using the Pilot G2 pen almost exclusively for the last couple of years but today on a whim I picked up a package of Uni-Ball 207 pens. Before purchasing them I checked out the packaging to make sure it had certified archival quality ink, because we all know that millions of people will be reading my Moleskine noodlings hundreds of years from now.

So I bring them home for a test drive and wow! This pen writes LOT smoother than the G2 and It fits perfectly in my big beefy man hands! I love this pen!

Here are some other folks waxing poetic about the mighty Uni-Ball 207 pen…

I am a true pen geek. I spend more time testing, researching, shopping for, and writing about pens than I do actually using them. For a long time I was a fan of the Pilot G2 gel ink pen but recently, after much testing, I have thrown aside the G2 in favor of the Uniball 207, a pen with ink that meets all of the criteria of Mike Shea Certified Archival Quality ink.

It is important to note that the acid free nature of an ink is not nearly as important as the paper. When writing anything of any importance, one should always write it on acid-free pH neutral paper. While ink will change and possibly degrade over time if highly acidic, the paper will crisp and yellow within ten to fifty years if it is highly acidic. One can see these results in old newspapers or paperback novels.

(via moleskinerie)

The pen is stylish and somewhat professional looking. (It’s a little more on the cute/edgy side.) The barrel is clear and slightly tinted to a dark shade, but you can still clear see the ink level. The clip seems well made (totally speculative as I don’t clip pens on anything.) The retractable “button” is quite interesting in design. It’s a color-tinted clear plastic covering a solid colored stick. Why did they design it that way? It’s not especially pleasing visually, yet it uses more material than a single piece of plastic. Don’t know, it’s not bad, just seems odd.

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I’ve been using this for a week or so for general purpose writing, and I’m pretty impressed. It starts up nicely, leaves a smooth, dark trail of ink behind on the paper as it writes, and it a reasonably attractive pen to boot. While this is a little thicker than I really prefer, it’s not too bad. I’ve also seen these in staples more often than I’ve seen the Signo RT Gel pens.

(via cheap pen review)

This is the best most archival quality pen available for under $2. The 207 has all of the advantages of the Pilot G2 described below but with an ink that is able to withstand nearly every attempt to wash away the ink. Like the G2, the 207 is available in .5 mm and .7 mm. It is also readily available in grocery stores, drug stores, and large stationary stores. Like the G2, the 207 refill fits many high-end roller ball pens such as the Waterman Expert rollerball.

The Uniball Signo 207 is my most highly recommended pen for everyday writing.

(via mike shea)

(photo by j. mark bertrand)

ESV Journaling Bible combines 2 of my passions…the Word of God and the textile stimulation of pen and paper.

“The Journaling Edition comes in an attractive plain black hardcover, with the only writing and decoration on the cover being some silver writing on the spine that says, “ESV || Journaling Bible || Crossway”. There’s no tacky crown of thorns on this cover or Celtic crosses, instead just a thick black elastic band that provides a touch of decoration. The elastic band is of a good quality too, I was initially concerned that the elastic band would be able to come loose from the cover but upon closer inspection it seems to be firmly attached to the back cover…” (via moleskinerie)

Detour the Moleskine City Notebook exhibition, London

Adding new ribbons on a old Moleskine

Truewriter series of pens by Levenger.

Pen Parapet case in Double and Quad Sizes…

This is the Allan Pocket Journal. It measures 5.75 by 4 inches, has 192 pages, and is bound in Morocco goatskin with a single ribbon marker and art-gilt page edges. You can read a full review here

photo by Paul Worthington

The Pilot G2 pen is a great and inexpensive archival quality ink pen. The only downside is the sometimes the ink doesn’t flow as smoothly as it ought…

photo by Erunion

The archival Pigma ink in the Micron pens make them a good match for the acid-free pages of Moleskine notebooks, and may be a pen worth considering if you are keeping a diary or notebook for posterity, especially if you like to write with a precise pen. The waterproof quality of the ink also means that your Moleskine pages can take a beating like spilled water or being dropped in a puddle without your writing running away.

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Midori’s Traveler’s Notebook. Leather made in Thailand, notebooks are printed in Japan. There are several types of notebook for you to choose from. In addition, several pockets are available to stick on the inside of the leather cover. (via patrick ng)