33 - Holiday Gift Guide 2018; Pen Classics NZ

We bring you a mammoth gift guide episode for fountain pen lovers, concocted with the assistance of multiple bottles of sparkling wine and slabs of Haigh’s chocolate - plus a bonus interview with the owner of Pen Classics NZ, Rene? Versteegh. The Nib Section is the official podcast of Fountain Pens Oceania You can always email us at [email protected] Go like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram The hosts were Chuck (@entree3000_), Sharyn (@sharynzha), Melissa (@missdgraf), Brian (@briansaputro) and Diana (@thegrynne). In the background supplying the woofs is Sebastian (@sebby.lion). FORMAT 02:31—What We Are Writing With Brian: Pilot Deluxe Striped Rolled Gold M Melissa: Omas Arte Italiana Vision Liquid Blue w/ Caran d’Ache Magnetic Blue Sharyn: Nakaya Desk Pen Kuro-tamenuri SF w/ Montblanc Encre du Desert Chuck: Aurora Optima 365 Azzurra CEF w/ Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku and Pelikan K320 Orange BP Diana: Aurora Dante’s Inferno CEF w/ Sailor Ink Studio 743 and Aurora Sun Moon Lake CF w/ Sailor Ink Studio 841 16:44—News & Feedback Melbourne Pen Show 2018 Daryl Lim (Musubi) Episode 31 - Fountain Pen Paper Nicholas Gold (Quillidyllic) Episode 32 - Build Your Own Chimera Armando Simoni Club Newton Pens Arco Green Prospector Newton Pens Arco Brown Shinobi 32:12—Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Gifts to lure people to the dark side Pilot Petite - Tokyo Pen Shop Pilot Kakuno - JetPens Pilot Prera - JetPens Kaweco Liliput Fireblue - Milligram Hobonichi Techo Planner + Caran d’Ache 849 Fountain Pen - Bookbinders Design Gift for the fountain pen user who has everything Ashton Pen Cases and Ashford x Nagasawa 48 Pen Case - Nagasawa Wonder Pens x Superior Labor Pen Roll and Taccia Kimono Pen Wrap Nagasawa Pen Sheath in kip leather and a LE ink - Nagasawa Handmade pen rest Pilot Kakuno with Maki-e Converter - Nibs.com Gift for someone whose collection comprises Japanese LEs but you still want to get them something Fountain Pens of Japan, Andreas Lambrou and Masamichi Sunami - Amazon Nakaya Collection Box and Toyooka Craft x Kingdom Note Fountain Pen Box Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Kohaku Yellow and Sailor Profit 1911S Northern Painting Encyclopedia Series Ezokohaku - Pensachi Gift for the little ones Pilot Petite Sailor LeCoule and Sailor Junior Profit Pelikan Twist - LarryPost Pilot Parallel - LarryPost Stocking stuffer Midori MD Paper Pad - Bookbinders Online Jinhao 993 Shark Fountain Pen Custom writing set with embossed logo Blotting paper - Eckersley Pencil board - JetPens Episode 8 - Holiday Gift Guide 2017 1:05:15—Interview: Rene? Versteegh of Pen Classics NZ Pen Classics NZ (@penclassics) TWSBI Eco Clear - Pen Classics NZ Organics Studio Nitrogen Royal Blue - Pen Classics NZ Organics Studio Walden Pond Green - Pen Classics NZ Organics Studio Santiago Sea Blue - Pen Classics NZ Sailor Pens - Pen Classics NZ Sailor 100 Color Ink Studio - Aesthetic Bay Sailor Shikiori - LarryPost TWSBI Eco Transparent Green - Pen Classics NZ TWSBI Eco Transparent Blossom Red - Pen Classics NZ Dingbats Notebooks Pilot Iroshizuku 15ml - Pen Classics NZ Pilot Metropolitan / Pilot MR3 Light Green - Pen Classics NZ Nock Co. Pen Cases - Pen Classics NZ CursiveLogic Workbook Classic - Pen Classics NZ Leuchtturm 1917 Medium Dotted Bullet Journal Black - Pen Classics NZ Midori Mini D-Clip (Shiba) - Bookbinder Design Glowjob NZ TWSBI Precision - Pen Classics NZ The Paper Rain Project 1:36:05—Recommendations Words, Work & Women, by Chux Every Day Original Haigh’s Chocolates House of Arras Grand Vintage Support the NSW Rural Fire Service St Peters Indoor Climbing Gym 1:44:22—Thanks and Credits Producer: Chuck Montano, Sharyn Zha and Diana Dai. Recording and editing: Sharyn Zha and Diana Dai. Special thanks to Rene? Versteegh. Music: Michael Pearce. Logo: Will H. Smith. Logo artwork: Melissa Graf.