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Pen Type-C Is as Thick as a Refill and Doubles as Bookmark

We’ve spent a lot of the time over the past handful of years collecting what we feel are the best pens out there for notes, to-dos and daily record keeping. This all started with the…

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Cuttleola Dotspen

Whether you’re an amateur practitioner or a renowned artist, if you’re looking to upgrade your pen-and-ink game, you’re going to want a Cuttleola Dotspen. Built with a magnetic coil-driven mechanism powered by a rechargeable lithium…

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Refyne EP1 EDC Stainless or Titanium Bolt-Action Pen

We first heard about Refyne when they released the P1 Titanium Pen & Flashlight. The combo device quickly became an essential part of a minimal, modern EDC, but despite the fact that the flashlight was…

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Darter Is a Micro Pen with a Sewing Kit Inside

We’ve covered a lot of Kickstarter pens over the years. So many, in fact, that we’ve put together separate features on Kickstarter pens and nice pens that will last forever that both showcase excellent writing…

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The ManualPen Is Made From a Single Piece of Metal

It’s rare that a pen design is truly new. Most pens we come across are some alteration of someone else’s design. That’s why the ManualPen is so intriguing. It’s a design we’ve never seen before.…

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The Benton Pen

Too many fine pens look like they belong to stuffy old dudes who sign checks with a scowl. The Benton is the quality pen for the modern guy. Built with a solid 304 stainless steel…

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NanoPen Is the World’s Smallest EDC Pen Tool

San Francisco-based Slughaus has been on a mission to completely revolutionize everyday carry for as long as we can remember. There was BULLET, the world’s smallest led flashlight. BULLET 02, the new world’s smallest LED…

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Machined Field Pen

Travel pens shouldn’t just be smaller pens; they should be pens built for the demands of life on the go, meaning there should be an uptick in quality and durability. That’s why we dig the…

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Boker Rocket Pen

Designed by custom knife maker Darriel Caston, the Rocket Pen is nothing like your classic Bic disposable. The oval design offers flatter sides and makes the Rocket Pen feel elegant and comfortable in the hand.…

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The Titaner Bolt Pen Hides a Screwdriver, Mini Pin, and More

We’ve covered quite a few great Kickstarter pens over the years, many of them made out of titanium and more than a few featuring a bolt action mechanism. As the name implies, the Titaner Bolt…

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S.T. Dupont X-Wing Pen

Early reviews for Star Wars: The Last Jedi are overwhelmingly positive, which should make you sufficiently hyped for this weekend, assuming you got tickets. That means your Star Wars excitement meter could be at an all time high and…

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Bictools are Tools For Your Bic Pens

We learned early on that a disposable Bic pen can easily be transformed into another device when we hollowed one out and shot spitballs against the chalkboard in fourth grade math class. Juan Carlos Fanes,…

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Magno Ink Is a Magnetically Controlled Pen

We’ve clicked pens so many times that the addictiveness of that simple action has been completely lost on us. We’re ready to graduate to Magno Ink, a magnetically controlled pen. What does that mean? It…

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The Xcissor Pen Is a Pen and a Pair of Scissors in One

We’re limited in how much gear we can carry with us every day. Between a wallet, phone, and keys, pocket space gets eaten up pretty quickly. So when an EDC device pulls double duty, it’s…

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BIC: The Company Behind the Pen

BIC has reached such ubiquity in the pen industry that we have to remind ourselves that they are an actual company and not another word for pen. We also have to remind ourselves that BIC…

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