Should Have Got One Sooner - Kaweco Perkeo Fountain Pen Review

[@barbarah-p8661]

I agree, the Perkeo is often overlooked as a great pen at a very affordable price. It's a durable, inexpensive pen that keeps its cap on when rolling around in my purse, starts every time even when I haven't used it in weeks. I have several of these pens. My favorite is the demonstrator, it even has a clear feed so you can see the ink in it. Thanks for recognizing an underappreciated pen. Great video.

[@Doodlebud]

Good to hear they've been working well for you too

[@rjmarmaro]

I can’t overstate how much I love the clear feed. The only other pen that I have that has a clear feed is the Sailor HiAce Neo.

[@tonibat59]

Agree with this fair review. A great pen at a rock bottom price. And there are quite a few more colors as of now.

[@bluesplotch]

The Perkeo also has the benefit that you can change the rotation of the nib relative to the grip, so if you find the imposed grip you can just adjust it to however it suits you.

[@ichirofakename]

good to know

[@Doodlebud]

Good point! Grip was comfy for me so never thought of that, thanks for sharing

[@djc8744]

same does the faber castell hexo. in fact same it has the same feed. not sure about the nib. if im not mistaken faber nibs are done in house. but look very similar

[@McAmeron089III]

My Kawecos consist of a Dia2,an Original (with larger nib) and two Perkeos. After years of deciding I didn't like the Sport I now have one incoming;and it has a BB nib. Talk about overlooked;,the Kaweco Dia2 is one of my all-time favorite fountain pens. It does cost a lot more than a Perkeo;not comparing them. Dia2 is like 3/4-size pen,with a considerable vintage vibe and somewhat precious-looking resin that I really like.

[@fearthequiet6365]

Perkeo (with fine nib) is my first fountain pen after 15 years break, and after 6 months of writing almost every day I must say I really like it! Grip section helps me hold it comfortably, the pen is really light, writes pretty smoothly, it's not too dry - I'd say it's (almost) perfect as a beginner fountain pen. But my hands are so small that when I hold it, it looks almost 2 times bigger than yours :D

[@artandsciencebyGrass]

I love how you break down the technical aspect of this pen - the tactile feel and all that. Thank you so much.

[@ahalfkorean]

Another awesome review, DB! Yes, you're late to the game, but I always enjoy hearing your take! I've been enjoying my Perkeo for a few years now. It's definitely a great fountain pen!

[@blooee1989]

I grabbed one of these when they were on special and was so happy with it a grabbed another in the frosted clear colour. More reliable then some way more expensive pens and love the feedback of the nibs.

[@frankaquino8677]

That pen and colour was the very first fountain pen I purchased. Great starter pen, and if I remember correctly it was purchased at blesket.

[@Doodlebud]

This is old new for you then 😉

[@dimitris470]

Thanks for showing some love for these less known options

[@teslastellar]

Very interesting 👍 You're the only channel that goes through the engineering part. Thank you ❤

[@Doodlebud]

I'm an engineering by training and I do this same type of analysis with everything. I just cant help myself 🤓

[@sherrycohen1824]

I absolutely love my Perkeo! It's much better than the Kaweco Sport, which I always find uncomfortably short. It has the same great ink flow and never disappoints. I want to buy more, but I already have so many fountain pens.

[@Doodlebud]

Im a member of the too many pens club as well. Need to thin the heard soon

[@gunsmokeandghouls]

I work in manufacturing so i really appreciate that notch instead if o ring, very smart. Good review.

[@slo_carry]

That's a nice looking pen. I may have to try one out so I can recommend it as a starter pen for people getting into the hobby.

[@jamerelbe]

Thanks for the review - the Kaweco Perkeo is a newer design, relatively speaking - maybe 5-10 years old? - but I agree, it makes for a great starter pen. Thanks for pointing out the design innovation with the threads, I hadn't noticed it!

[@JefferyHall-ct2tr]

Hi DB! This one has for sure got in under my radar!! Will have to check them out! Thanks for showing it!

[@Doodlebud]

😉

[@antimeme5545]

I am entirely new to this and I've been curious about fountain pens. Just bought a pair of blue and pink ones for me and my so. Thanks for the review!

[@MrSanemon]

I love my little transparent perkeo. The plastic feels so much tougher than say a preppy or kakuno and that little stop they built in to keep you from over tightening it was a surprise t ome as well.

[@knitsewmake9099]

Thanx for the review. I just ordered a pink one for myself to get me started on my first Kaweco - I'm sure it's going to be one of many!

[@technoraptor7778]

Definitely one of if not the best fountain pen for kids or anyone who likes it simple and reliable.

[@corneliuswood4917]

I do not own a fountain pen but I do like watching these videos. Something about listening to someone who is passionate about their hobby.. also you kinda remind me of AvE lol

[@gowanfenley]

Excellent review. I love Kaweco, and had thought the Student was the overlooked gem of their line, but at $18 from US sellers the Perkeo looks like a Metropolitan killer. Definitely will be adding one to the next order when I'm padding for the shipping minimum!

[@nope8535]

Huh, seeing it now with the other pens make me interested. Now to see if it comes in a good purple.

[@ahalfkorean]

The Pilot Petit1 is another often-overlooked fountain pen. I actually bought one when I purchased the Kaweco Perkeo to pad my order for free shipping. The Petit1 reminds me of a Pilot Varsity. It's always ready to write, just like the Varsity. I just wrote with the Petit1 for the first time in a month, and it wrote as soon as its nib touched the paper. It's quite tiny, but very usable when posted. The only drawback (for me) would be the Petit1-specific refills. I suppose the empties can be refilled by syringe, though!

[@mjcossel6136]

I’d love to try one, but I don’t think they’re being made anymore! I can’t find them.

[@DisLiGhT6]

I purchased a Perkeo two years ago, and I absolutely adore this pen. I was torn between the Sport and the Perkeo, but I find the Perkeo to be much more comfortable!

[@HenryKing-hc2ou]

And they just announced a limited edition translucent red version! Costs a bit more, but still reasonable.

[@Doodlebud]

Saw that yesterday, looks good

[@roderickfemm8799]

I really liked those pastel colors, and I'm no kid. With the body all one color (unlike now) and the cap a different color, you could switch up the caps and get some interesting combinations. The pen itself is great for introducing people to fountain pens (kids and other people) because it's cheap but reliable and a no-brainer to use. I also liked it better than the otherwise-excellent Kakuno, because the Kakuno cap rubs me wrong when it's posted (and it's too short for me to use comfortably without posting).

[@BMT3691]

I have three of them. Two are real good writers, and is exceptional.

[@schm4704]

Hm, I'm not so sure about that extra mechanism on the threads. The Faber-Castell Hexo has the same thing, but at least my particular one came loose and started to rattle a bit pretty much the day I got it.

[@Doodlebud]

I have a hexo as well and haven't had that issue. I could see having a slight variation in the nub in the barrel could prevent it from staying tight.

[@homemade1453]

The same happened to me. It was really disappointing.

[@sstorholm]

Small correction, the part of the threads where all turns of the thread are ground down aren’t higbee cuts, but rather a clearance cut to give the parting line somewhere to go, that way they can mould the threads without the parting line messing up the threads. They do however seem to have done something akin to a higbee cut at the start of the thread.

[@archivist17]

Nice review, DB! I see the Perkeo as basically a Safari done better.

[@A_Mathematician.I]

I got one in clear plastic. The design is good but the fine nib was very scratchy to the point of cutting paper, I swapped out the nib and put one from staedtler and now it works pretty well, but I wish the original nib was not scratchy.

[@Doodlebud]

Your original nib probably just needs a 10 sec adjustment to the tine alignment. I have a bunch of videos on that if you havent seen. It can save so much frustration

[@UmiChan358]

Mine is fine too and doesn't have that problem, maybe You should try the adjustment

[@UmiChan358]

Perkeo was My first fountain pen and yes, the nib is awesome

[@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB]

I have a red version, special edition made for Moleskine, with gold trim. That’s a beauty!

[@niradnam13e]

I came for the "Compare the nib sizes of 47 pens" video and decided to stay because of the engineering explanation of the pens... although I didn't really understand and seems like not so many pen reviewer are into engineering part on a pen. Please keep continue with the content, I really like what you're doing 👍

[@paulmchugh1430]

I never heard of this pen. It is a nice alternative to the Sport. I am guessing it will take long cartridges. It also looks like it can be eyedropper filled. Nice pen and price.

[@hazelstream1897]

The barrel has some holes at the end, so you'd have to epoxy those if you wanted to eyedropper it.

[@Doodlebud]

Long cartridges and a converter. I don't know about doing it as eye dropper. Lots of grease on the threads I guess and it could work.

[@UmiChan358]

It's a begginers pen so it can't be for eyedropper

[@iainmacadam2119]

I know Kawecos are popular and the Sports have a bit of a cult following, but I still feel like they're notably underrated. They're reliable, durable, have a more pleasant writing experience than many more expensive pens I have, can be tossed in a bag or pocket, run a surprisingly long time on a small supply of ink, seem to clean out quicker and easier than other pens, and can be disassembled and reassembled pretty easily for more thorough cleaning. I have two Sports and one did arrive with an over-polished nib that had to be reshaped to fix, but it works great now, and the other is a wonderful writer. If the Safari I bought in 2008 were as good as these Kawecos, I'd have gotten more enthusiastically into fountain pens sooner than I did. They also work much better than the Studio I got more recently, at a quarter the price. I haven't tried a Perkeo yet, but I've been meaning to eventually, because if they're as good as the Sport I'm not sure what could be better for their price.

[@lightbearer9220]

I have the perkeo size f in green. Best budget everyday carry for me. The F nib is very feedbacky and perhaps scratchy but I have acquired a taste for the pencil like feedback and I adore this edc pen. Needless to say I’ll add more perkeos to my collection and wait tirelessly for the day when kaweco make a metal version of it.

[@Doodlebud]

You nib might just need a tiny tweak

[@lightbearer9220]

​@@Doodlebud Oops, perhaps I said too much, just wanna say that the feedback is great, especially for a person who uses fountain pens for drawing like me.

[@cpcfreak]

I thought the Perkeo barrel detent was designed to stop / reduce the body splitting from people over tightening the plastic threads. Imagine if Lamy or TWSBI had thought of this the problems they might have eliminated?

[@Michelt007]

I am curious, are the nibs for the Kaweco Perkeo identical to those for the Kaweco Sport?

[@JogieGlenMait16]

it's a straightforward pen. I have one in medium with parker quink.

[@blueman9176]

Which is better for EDC? TWSBI or Kaweco? Preferably one which won't dry out if used twice in a year...

[@Doodlebud]

Thats an odd question for an EDC pen. If its EDC I would assume you would be using it regularly. Both the Kaweco and Twsbi seal very well and I haven't had any issues with either. Not sure if I've left them for 6 months at a time however

[@blueman9176]

Appreciate it!

[@johnnyjet3.1412]

on mine the nib is a bit scratchy - my forefinger fits in the cut-out just fine but not the rest of me, but its quite comfortable

[@Soyokaze404-yc1dt]

As much as I love their looks, especially the Perkeo ( they are super overlooked!), but goddamn Kawecos don't have any ink capacity. Their converters are just comically small. It makes me wonder because my Pilot e95s is truly a wonderous and petite pocket pen, yet it still holds a full-sized cartridge. I'd use it for work, and keep a pack of cartridges on standby in my desk. So it'll either be a designated black ink or a blue ink pen.

[@Doodlebud]

The mini converter on the sport is tiny. But this one (Perkeo) takes a standard international converter. So this pen as the same ink capacity as any other cartridge/converter pen

[@NikeaTiber]

Kaweco sports have excellent ink capacity. You just have to grease the barrel threads and fill it up with an eyedropper.

[@Soyokaze404-yc1dt]

bro I'm dead hahaha. whats next, load her up with baystate blue?@@NikeaTiber

[@Soyokaze404-yc1dt]

I guess I missed that detail on this, since damn near every kaweco I wanted needs the tiny ass converters. Looks like this is going to be my first kaweco @@Doodlebud

[@karlpmueller]

Great review. I was always deterred from trying the Perkeo by those terrible colors but will have look into it. Btw it’s pronounced “Green Cactus”, named after a town in Texas-a terrific and very wet ink.

[@FromSagansStardust]

I love my Perkeo. On a different Kaweco related topic, I bought some Kaweco Ruby Red and Palm Green recently, and the red is great, but the green feathers like crazy! No matter what paper, pen and nib combination, in side by side tests, the green feathers but the red is fine. Has anyone else had this experience?

[@greekveteran2715]

I gave away my one and only Kawrco Sport,because it came with the known issues (after some days,it begun skipping and hard starts). HHiwever,with all the hype around for Karoun,I'm thinking to give it 1 more chance,with the hope,the 2nd time I get luckier and the pen comes,with no issues. The Sport in Burgundy and Gold nib/clip,is SO beautiful to resist! Does the Parkeo come with the same nibs (and the issues,the Sport models have?) I'd appreciate any suggestions.Thanks in advance

[@Doodlebud]

I think its the same nib as the sport. Yup, sometimes you can get a bad nib. The good news is most of the time it can be adjusted and writing properly in about 1 minute. I have several videos on nib adjusting / tuning. My Pilot Kakuno has been great and it seems like there are fewer instances of nibs being out of tune.

[@0xss]

Hello diddlydood, p36 review when 🙃 Somehow the perkeo i got was a dud, had flow issues and the nib was not that smooth. Cap sealing was also bad and it used to dry out frequently. Unfortunately i missed the return window by one day

[@Doodlebud]

Oh damn does sounds you got a lemon. Still working it through the queue. I was sent a whole bunch of pens to review all at the same time so it takes a fair time to work through everything. It will happen :) I also have another new laser system which I'm working with in the background and those vids take a fair amount of time with all the testing I have to do.

[@djc8744]

the Faber Hexo has that notch as well. but it didnt hold for more than 2 months on mine. i had to add an o ring as it was coming undone just for a one tenth of a turn. anywaysss nice video!!

[@anneerin3533]

I'm obsessed with kaweco sports😂 wish I could afford the brass one.

[@keithwhitney7491]

Great Review!

[@Doodlebud]

Thanks!

[@JosephDickson]

You had me at snap cap. 💸

[@Doodlebud]

Good thing it was 💸 and not 💸💸💸

[@mtchob]

Why doesn't lamy put this locking feature on all of their pens?? I have a lamy logo I loved for awhile and now I don't pick it up at all bc it just got so annoying having the barrel loosen while I write, it drives me nuuuuuutttssss!!!

[@kookatsoonjan]

Maybe I can send you some 26" long sleeve shirts...to maybe fit your 6'6" stature!...Let me know...Clothes are hard to find for you ...I know!...thanks for your videos...love your funny style...all the best...Janis in The Yukon Canada

[@patrickbateman6768]

Which nib were you using here?

[@Doodlebud]

It has a medium nib

[@AdrianMutu87]

They add the cut outs in the section to ensure this pen doesn't surpass the more expensive offerings in sales. It's a perfect size for long writing sessions, light, presumably indestructable, but ruined by those cut-outs, just like the Kakuno which would be the best steel-nibbed pen made by Pilot..

[@levon9]

Sorry, I don't understand, can you clarify what you mean by cutouts? Love the Kakuno by the way, and may check out this pen too.

[@perevision]

@@levon9maybe they mean the shape of the grip? Some people prefer round sections instead of triangular, although those are molded not cut.

[@izzyg8316]

Ink capacity of the Perkeo compared to the Sport?

[@Doodlebud]

Perkeo can take a full size converter and long cartridges as well. Sport can only do short cartridges and mini converter. However Kaweco came out with a new converter with a folding rod to give more capacity but still less than a regular converter I believe

[@izzyg8316]

@@Doodlebud Hey, Bud. I was checking the Kaweco site to read on that new foldable converter you told me about, but it doesn't seem like they've increased the ink capacity on the newer converter at all. Both converters show the same ink capacity (0,47 ml) on their respective pages. So, from an artist standpoint, the Perkeo is sounding like the more appealing option of the two due to its larger ink capacity.

[@siddhartham507]

Which should I prefer, this or platinum Plaisir or safari

[@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB]

I prefer this over those two that you mentioned, just personal preference though, the plaisir and the safari are pretty good as well

[@siddhartham507]

@@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB 🙏 thanks because I can only afford one to gift me 😁

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

I'm honestly not getting the impression that this is better than the similarly priced Lamy AlStar

[@kimkristensen5476]

Sir Doodlebud... Thank you for another good video.. That will not be a pen in my collection like the rest of the kaweco sport line... Well never say never... maby it will find its way in to my collection through a backdoor or something like that.... it just doesn't do it for me. But cool there are some who like even love it, that just shows there something for everyone.👍 BTW. I have to say thank you from the ms. She have stolen your K's... well the way you write it anny way😉 Again thank you for another video. Keep it up.

[@Doodlebud]

LOL I stole my A from someone I saw on IG. There's a few letters Im still not happy with and trying to find ones that I like

[@kimkristensen5476]

Witch letters are that?

[@ichirofakename]

thanks

[@Doodlebud]

U R welcome 😁

[@AtilioEscobar]

6ft 6in?!? You’re a giant! 😆

[@Doodlebud]

Im a big guy

[@NikeaTiber]

You're "proper tall" At 6'1" people say that I'm tall until someone that is actually tall shows up. I'm either the tallest short guy or the shortest tall guy, depends on who is standing next to me.

[@anil4nature]

👌👌👌😍🐬

[@zinncomicsandart8811]

I got one and mine was total garbage , the nib was God awful .

[@arogers1897]

Gruene - pronounced green. It’s German, ay

[@amorylazlo9579]

I have noticed fountain pen geeks tend to have poor, childish, penmanship skills. What could possibly foster attraction to collecting and gloating over tools that cannot be employed with any reasonable level of control. What possible reason could there be for such behaviour?