History
The lost art of letterlocking
How did people seal their letters before there were mass-produced envelopes? Read more to find out!
History
How did people seal their letters before there were mass-produced envelopes? Read more to find out!
Personal journey
(Sorry, not sorry for my dorky Wizard of Oz reference- it's my favorite movie, so whenever I list something in threes, I can't help but think of this!)
Science
You may have seen companies like Montblanc and Faber-Castell claim that their pens are made of “precious resin”. But what exactly is “precious resin”?
Guides
Charts issued by Platinum to assist customers in choosing the correct nib. Japanese charts with English translation.
Pen meetups
Mona shares her experiences as an admin of Fountain Pen Network-Philippines.
Guides
Step through fountain pen history as we explore filling systems that are found in vintage fountain pens.
Guides
Are you daunted by the dazzling variety of vintage pens and don't know where to start? Keep reading!
Explore the world of fountain pens with us!
We're so excited to have finally reached one year on the Fediverse!
Are you unsure of the difference between a piston filling fountain pen and a vacuum filler? Should you use cartridges or a converter? This guide will help you to learn about the 5 main filling systems you're likely to come across in modern fountain pens.
We've moved house! We have migrated the Penfount blog to Ghost. We hope this will enable us to get content out more quickly and take more contributions of content. We are aiming to publish one article a month going forward. If you're interested in getting updates
Did you drop your pen or screw up your nib somehow on your Pilot Metropolitan, Prera, Kakuno, or other Pilot steel nib pen? Luckily you have a few options for replacements!
Secret Santas, the shipping deadline is today! But don’t worry if you haven’t sent your package, just keep your giftee informed and all will be well. If you have questions, please review the answers below. If you have further doubts or issues, please reach out to an elf!
The exchange has matched! Each person in the exchange has been assigned a giftee. You should have gotten an email with a link to click on in order to retrieve your match. Your match is a digital “envelope” containing your giftee’s name, address, questionnaire, wishlist, and exchange preferences. Note
The holidays are coming up and what better way to celebrate than to exchange gifts with your fellow fountain pen enthusiasts? This is your opportunity to penable a newbie, share ink samples that you will likely never use up, or re-home neglected pens to a new owner that will appreciate
We’re pleased to announce our Secret Santa exchange! This exchange has run on Reddit for the past few years and we’re pleased to be extending it to the Mastodon and Fediverse community this year! Signups will open on 28 October at 00:00 UTC and close on 18
The Pilot CON-40 converter has often been criticized as being difficult to use and difficult to get a full fill in. This is such a problem that Goulet Pens issued a "life hack" video giving their tips for filling the converter completely, and even asked John Lane of
Today we are officially launching Penfount, a new fountain pen community on Mastodon, and we invite you to join us! This year has not been a good year for the health of social media. First there was the debacle that was Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. Then, in the