I’ve always been a believer in the old adage don’t judge a book by its cover. The fact that the appearance of this fineliner is not my idea of attractive, didn’t stop me giving it a chance to redeem itself by putting in a good performance.
A metal clad fibre tipped pen that writes a 0.3mm line the Staedtler Fineliner 306 S contains dry safe ink, which is airplane safe.
My thoughts of calligraphy pens conjure up an old fashioned style of ink pen packed into a box with a selection of nibs. Which just goes to show how little I know about this creative activity.
Looking in my pen box for something to review, my mind drifted back to school days when a pencil case was always in my bag. Cases for pencils have been around for over 200 years, some elaborate designs were even made in silver & gold. I seem to recall a favourite of mine being made from a heavy tartan fabric that was splattered with felt pen ink, usually due to the lids being left off when packed away in a hurry as I rushed to reach the next lesson on time.
On a grey wet morning I was disappointed to see yet another report on the news that handwriting is on its way out in the U.S. I recall reading back in 2011 that some states had dropped the need for cursive writing in favour of the keyboard. Here in the UK it appears that a recent study suggested a typical adult hadn’t written anything for 6 weeks.
Snow is not something we see a lot of in these parts, thankfully. Call me a killjoy but I’m not a fan of the white stuff, unlike some who can’t wait to get outside building snowmen or jumping on the nearest toboggan. As I sat gazing outside on a cold winters day watching the flakes fall & hoping to find some inspiration for this Pilot Acroball Delux review oh how I wish I was a Pilot & could fly away to sunnier climes.