Orange Lamy Noto Ballpoint - GIVEAWAY!

Now, I ask you, does anyone in their right mind need two Orange Lamy Noto pens? 

Debatable. 

Regardless, I happened to get my hands on a couple of these discontinued Lamy Noto models and wanted to give one away to a lucky reader! 

TO ENTER: 

I've decided to go with the "comment" system as I think it is more interactive and fun.   

Please leave one comment on this post about your favorite Lamy model, or why you might want to buy your first Lamy (or maybe win this one?...).  To make it easier to get to the comment section, you can go to the direct page for the post also. 

Comments must be submitted by 11:59pm EST Tuesday, July 23rd.  I will be randomly selecting and posting the winner on Wednesday, July 24th.  If you are the winner, please contact me through the Contact page with your details and I'll get your pen sent out! 

This giveaway is open to both US and international readers! 

Good luck!

- Mike

Kaweco Classic Sport Rollerball - Pen Review

With my last Kaweco review of a blue AL Sport fountain pen, I shared a bit of a discourse about how much I like the products that Kaweco makes.  There is a unique quality and design to what they do that is very intriguing. 

I was putting through an order on JetPens and decided to add a Kaweco Classic Sport rollerball to the mix.   The Classic Sport has a plastic barrel, but in my opinion the quality is not diminished.  Although considerably lighter than the AL series, these little pens still feel great in your hand.  They still feel very well made, and for $20+ you'd hope to expect that.  The body feels substantial as does the threading of the various parts.

I opted for the blue body, but thinking about it after the purchase, the green body might have been a bit more fun.  My pen purchases seem to be either silver, black, gray, or blue in most cases, so changing things up every now and then would probably be a good thing.  (Although my recent Orange Lamy Noto was a pretty bold selection...)

Kaweco carries two different types of rollerball systems in their Classic Sport series: a cartridge filler and a normal "drop-in" refill style.  I went with the normal refill style for convenience, but also because of the refill it takes.  

This pen takes the same Schmidt Cap-Less Roller refill that the Retro 51 Tornado takes, and that is a good thing.  This particular Schmidt refill in the rollerball realm is pretty much near the top.  Super smooth writer, dark lines, and reliable.  I'll have to admit that the refill alone was a big selling point. 

With the plastic Kawecos, the cap posts tightly on the barrel.  The AL series seems to just sort of set on the barrel as not to scratch the finish, but when the cap is posted with the Classic Sports, it is on there pretty snug.  

These pocket pens really are just cool.  Closed they are almost small enough to fit into the little coin pocket (or whatever it is for) in your jeans which makes for a convenient carry.  But when posted, the pen is comfortably long enough to write.   

Great little pen. 

Blocks and Cubes - Thank You

Hello Everyone, 

Just wanted to give a public Clicky Post thank you for all of the interest and positive feedback about the Cubes and Blocks!  I'm so glad those that have ordered are enjoying them.

Thank you, especially, Mary at From the Pen Cup for such a great review of your Block.

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When I first made them, I posted some pictures of the process (up to the sanding) which you can take a look at if you'd like. 

 If you are interested in getting one (or some), please feel free to visit The Clicky "Trading" Post, and as always, please let me know if you have any questions!

- Mike