Andre The Giant Rollerball Pen

Andre Giant Rollerball Pen 1

This year marked the 20th anniversary Andre the Giant’s passing. And what do you do to commemorate a giant of a man? Why, you make a giant of a rollerball pen, of course.

Think Pens has produced an Andre the Giant rollerball pen that is a whopping 8.5 inches long and nearly twice as big around as an ordinary pen. On the oversized clip, “Andre the Giant.”

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How Do You Pick The Best Pen?

Uni Jetstream Pens

Recently, some of the most-respected voices in the online pen community were asked by The Wirecutter to choose what they consider the best pen.

(It’s a very comprehensive piece and quite worth reading, if you haven’t already.)

Brad, from The Pen Addict; Brian, from OfficeSupplyGeek; Elizabeth, from No Pen Intended; and Azizah, from Gourmet Pens, all reached the same conclusion: that the Uniball Jetstream is the best pen.

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Kids Make Their Own Quill Pens And Ink

Quill Pen

We wanted to give a tip o’ the hat to teacher Hilary de Boerr and Class 4a at the Michael Hall school for their recent pen and ink project.

The students used bamboo and goose quills to make ink pens and mashed berries to make ink, which they put into ink pots made of clay. They fashioned their own paper utilizing an old Chinese technique, and then used their pens and ink to write new name tags for their desks.

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