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1.5M ratings 277k ratings See, that’s what the app is perfect for. Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna Pens and Doodles fountain pens, doodles, and pen friends. Posts About Pens and Doodles Archive Uncle Michael visits Manila! Last week I had the honor of meeting up with Uncle Michael for an impromptu late night pen meet organized by Leigh. After seven years of being active in the fountain pen community, I finally got to see and touch not just one, but two Hakase pens, a brand that has long been on my grai
Uncle Michael, also known as Michael Chen, is an award winning photographer and also a well-loved member of the Taipei pen community. He was in town for Art Fair Philippines and had a bit of free time post-dinner on a Friday night to meet and talk over a pot of tea about his love for collecting handmade Japanese pens. He is active in the FPN community, see his post here on his journey to acquire Hakase pens, here to read more about Ohashido pens and here to read about his trip to the Omas factory before the
He had brought with him a few of his favorite pens, mostly recent acquisitions from the last 3-5 years or so. I was familiar with Hakase Pens from Tottori and Ohashido Pens from Sendai but this was the first time for me to hear of (and see) Ban-ei pens, particularly Ban-ei pens whose nibs bore the mark of “GK” or Kabutogi Ginjiro, known in Japan as one of the most famous nib makers in the postwar Japan era. Pretty intense stuff. Post-dinner meeting, a quick googling session led me to read more about Ban-ei