Stabilo Worker Rollerball Pen – Medium Review

Stabilo Worker Black

I’ve written before that I like my pens to be pleasant to look at. It’s just as well that pens have come a long way since the early ballpoints or biros as many of us still refer to, regardless of the brand. Today we can find a whole array of pens in a range of colours & sizes to choose between.

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Recycled Pilot V Board Master Whiteboard Marker Review

Pilot V Board Master Wyteboard Markers

Whiteboard markers come in handy in a whole range of situations, from lecture rooms to the workplace. As time goes by most things change what with new technologies, manufacturing processes & the like. Today I am going to review the recycled Pilot V Board Master whiteboard marker it is said to be best in the class, with its dry-wipe liquid ink & environmentally friendly qualities.

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Uni Kura Toga Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm Review

Uni Kuru Toga M5 Smoke

I’m probably not the best person to write a review on a mechanical pencil as I just don’t do drawing, neither do I have a technical bone in my body, if that makes sense. What I do have however is an interest in writing & anything a little bit different.

So, I’m more than happy to put pencil to paper & write a few lines on the Kura Toga Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm. The first question I want to ask is what does the name mean? Coming from the stable of a Japanese maker in Uni-ball there has to be a clue there surely. Well all I could come up with was that Kura means to turn, which does fit in with Uni-ball’s claim that the “exclusive mechanism rotates to help prevent lead breakage” as for Toga, all my mind conjures up is a picture Emperor Claudius.

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Artline Ergoline 3400 Fineliner – Review

Artline Ergoline 3400 Fineliner

These days so much more is known about ergonomics, unlike my early experiences of the workplace when you were happy if you had a desk, chair & keyboard. No worries about the height & position of your PC back then, let alone taking regular breaks from the screen.

As you would probably expect, now there are ergonomically designed pens too, including the Artline Ergoline 3400. These fineliners are available in four colours & have water based, dye stuff ink that is xylene free & blur resistant, making it unlikely to smudge.

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