Dear Sir, because of the chaotic mess of an office you have, which reminds me of my own. I have subscribed to you channel. They do say, I think. A chaotic desk and office is a sign of a brilliant mind. I for one totally agree. It was a delight as you explained away areas of you sanctuary. I look forward to your vlogs as they are called.

Thanks for your review! I actually like the design of the Go better than the swipe and the fact that the clip lacks proper functionality annoys me. Also I don't like the look of the clip. I would much prefer the swipe to be without the clip, and just have something else to stop it rolling, like a little bump. It would then look more similar to the Go. I feel that would be cool for the styling of the brand to have a little more of a common design thread between the two pens. Also as you said, better colours, and also the swipe should have a clear one too. :)

Another Pearl Series Dominant Industry I really love is Sunset, it is a pale violet with a nice shimmery effect on the page. Well behaved too in the 2 pens I tried it. Flow is on the dry side of average but still ok.

The Vietnamese are great manufacturers,ask any shipping company. I just wish we made somethings for ourselves.

After i got the big folder, I realised they have a pouch for pens that fits into the back pocket. I also have this pouch. All their products are brilliant.

I bought several based on your recommendation and I love them, too! Thanks for sharing!

Hi, could you correct the heading of the video, please? In german it sounds really funny, though...

Good news your almost ready elbows! I am glad. Regards.

Michael have You found a thin Mechanical Pencil that will fit the William Hannah Portable Notebook? Thanks!

This new Kuru Toga looks very nice and very affordable! I may buy one in the near future. I recently acquired a Rotring 800 (in 0.7mm) after receiving an award and a nice £30 gift voucher from work. The Rot 800 is superb, with the pencil sleeve retracting into the body with a little twist, fixing the issues I had with my other premium mechanical pencils (a Rotring 600 and a Graphgear 1000) which had a tendency to jab either into my leg (if kept in my hip pocket) or through my shirt pocket. The rotating lead design of this Kuru Toga seems particularly useful, however. Is it possible to have too many mechanical pencils? (My wife would think so 😆.)

I have two Kuru Togas just like that featured one that I picked up in a Jspanese stationery store in NYC back in 2018 or so. The one you feature may have a slightly different clip but the other features were present back then.

Very innovative tool, one more for the buy list.

It's very cool that it rotates to provide an even wearing of the lead. What a great idea!

I just wish they had a .7mm version.

Glad you are enjoying your new KuruToga! I have the basic one (no retracting lead sleeve) as a desk pen as well as the expensive metal one, which I got on sale from Cult Pens. Your elbow is looking really good! Glad to see you are recovering so well. I also discovered your books! (The Templar series) ... Excellent! I had been waiting a year for CJ Sansom's latest Shardlake novel Ratcliffe to come out but now I have a huge new series to get into... I can't imagine I'm going to need much else for a while. Thankyou!

I honestly have not used a mechanical pencil in years. However, this pencil is certainly worth considering. I used to write with a pencil regularly, having had done mechanical drawing in the past. My go to was Koh-i-nor but as you mentioned, one side would flatten and you would have to manually rotate the pencil to get a consistent line width. That it does this for you is great advancement. Thank you for your worthwhile review, Michael. As for your elbow, it is great to see and hear that you are out of the sling and it is healing nicely. Some surgeons are butchers. You found an excellent doctor.

Oh no, another pencil to try 😅. My pencil collection is about to increase. I absolutely love trying out all types of pencils. ✏️✏️✏️✏️

Very enjoyable vlog as usual, Michael. Unless I missed it and assuming the pencil is refillable, what is the situation regarding refills and how easy are they to fit? 👍 …

Some of my favorites 1. Dixon Ticonderoga 2. Staedtler Noris 3. Staedtler Mars

It's a lot of good design for not very much money.

Great video. I think what you refer to as outlining, I know as halo. It is one of the few effects we fine nibists get to enjoy.

We absolutely love all the details in this video! Thank you so much for this, we really appreciate it 😍

Have you ever talked about THE PURPLE CLOUD and Sheile?

never cared at all fro Asimov. Flat, cold writing. THE KARKEN WAKES seems to have come into its own with all the recent reports of USO's(UNDERWATER SUBMERSIBLE OBJECTS)....Objects flying at incredible speeds and diving into and disappearing underwater....and sometimes shooting back out. Who knows what "they" are doing down there?

When the clock started chiming, I thought Pink Floyd’s Time was about to start playing.

For the price, not having a backlight is unforgivable.

The RSI from keyboards is even worse for “well-endowed” women

I have ONE question about the alpha: are there 3 folders like the smart typewriter and the traveler?

Only recently got into fountain pens, and searching for blotting papers was... interesting. You see, "blotting" means "flasher" in Norwegian. Got a few unwanted results at first.

I love great functional design. Thanks for sharing!

Does the midori fit into the pouch? That would make it a cool carry and go set up.

you may like some Visconti Sepia to go with your homo sapiens, rather a nice italian sepia in a nice bottle.

Glad to see you finally got the Lochby I suggested it to you a few years ago around the time of Aeon Timeline 3). I knew that it be a good fit “in the wild” for drawing & notes etc as an EDC. Good Lochby got in touch

Isn’t it fun, packing up all those goodies. And the dogs are endless entertainment.

Thank you for the Lochby Journal review last week I ordered one immediately and got it set up and love it.

I own a Traveler. It is functional, I get things done, but I find it limiting. I have been typing on an Alpha Neo for years, until they all broke down. What was the difference? The keyboard. Like you, I enjoy a typewriter type keyboard. The Traveler has a better keyboard than laptops, but not the clackety clack kind.

I'd love to know what model kurutoga you got Mike. Is it the advance? A review video would be great.

With the upside down inkwell you can also fill the pen in small pumps, thats to mee it the biggest advantage of the inkwells

Where may I obtain one of this collection. WLF

I’m still waiting for my Brunel pen. I ordered a CS green notebook to match

Hi, I wish you a speedy recovery, and hope to see you back out adventuring and sketching soon. I absolutely love the Lochby notebook covers and other gear, however, to get it delivered it's so so expensive to get over to Australia, if Lochby squished the postage charges I would be ordering multiple goodies. Chelsea c:

I've got Lochby's Venture Pouch, a couple of Quattro pen cases, a field journal, and a pocket journal. It's all good stuff, like what you would imagine rode in the saddlebags on T.E. Lawrence's Brough Superior. Indiana Jones? Pfft! I think Lochby gear is the real deal.

Istr the Stephen Brown is another happy Lochby user.

The Zen Master asked the student: What is the sound of one hand opening? 🙏 😄

Get well soon on your arm! Regards.

I love your reviews of notebooks and pens, Michael, even when you’re largely one-handed. Praying for healing so you can return to being a two-fisted writer.

The Vietnamese people are hardly free, politically. But its robust capitalist society takes the edge off discontent.

Beautiful journal cover. Waxed cotton is very interesting. I have never heard of it. When I bring a journal for travelling, it is just the journal that I keep stored in my suitcase. Not very interesting but practical for me. The journals fit in my pants pocket. It is a small journal but it is only for one trip as I bring a new one for every trip. Was this episode filmed before the one just released? You did not have your arm in a sling in that one.

I am a huge fan of Lochby, not only for the incredible quality of their products, but also because of the people behind the brand. The tool roll holds all my drawing/painting supplies.