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A pen is a pen, right? Wrong. For those that spend much of their day writing, a good pen can make a world of difference. The amount of pressure that is applied to the paper and the way in which the pen is held varies from individual to individual, making the type of pen that you use an important decision.

Finding the Right Pen

If you spend a lot of time writing, comfort is also something that is going to be important. Cheaper pens are typically made out of plastic and have a basic design, while specialty pens have a more ergonomic design, with comfortable grooves for your hands to wrap around. If you're going to purchase a specialty pen, you should plan on spending some money. You'll be paying as much for the craftsmanship as much as you'll be paying for the actual ink that fills the pen.

Specialty pens can be purchased in William Penn stores throughout the country, and from our very new and exciting online catalogues! These pens often come in fancy cases that protect the pen from damage. We will even personalize your pen if you would like them to be personalized. The service is often fairly expensive and can include personalized engraving.

Fountain pens are once again gaining popularity. Fountain pens have been used for hundreds of years and can be excellent writing tools. The old-style pens not only look sharp, but can last for years. If well maintained, it will last for generations! Because the pens have become collector's items, they can be expensive to purchase. While early fountain pens were notorious for leaking, changes to the composition of the ink have largely made this a thing of the past.

Fountain pens are perceived to not be great for everyday writing, but if you enjoy writing in journals or writing letters to friends, a fountain pen can be a lot of fun and definitely much better than any other kind of pen. There are nine standard nib-sizes, or tips, with three different nib-tip cuts: straight, oblique and italic. Each tip will add a different element to your writing.

Ballpoint pens are the most common type of pen used today. They are durable and easy to use. There are two basic types of ballpoint pen on the market: disposable and refillable.

Disposable pens are made of plastic and you simply discard when you're finished using. Refillable pens are typically made out of metal, but once in a while you'll find one that is made of plastic. Instead of tossing the pens away when you're finished using them, you can refill the ink or replace the ink cartridge. The pens typically cost many times more than disposable pens.

Pens typically come standard filled with blue and black ink, but today you can find pens with just about any colored ink imaginable. Disposable pens come in an array or colors, and refillable pens allow the user to fill the pen with the ink of their choice. If you need to have several colors available for one project, multi-color pens are a great choice as they have several ink cartridges inside one pen.

The roller ball is a wonderful halfway point between the fountain pen and the ball point. The roller ball creates a similar line to the fountain pen with respect to the intensity of colour. This mode of writing instrument has the same convenience as the ball-point. The refill is simple to change and the pen can be used on carbon copy forms. The ink in a roller ball shares the same affinity for paper types as the fountain pen with even greater adaptability.

The intricacies of a fountain pen and its nib.

A fountain pen is a pen that contains a reservoir of water-based liquid ink. The ink is fed to the nib through a "feed" via a combination of gravity and capillary action. Filling the fountain pen reservoir with ink involves replacing a disposable ink cartridge, a refillable cartridge ( i,e a piston converter) or by direct filling through piston a plunger wherein the piston is inbuilt in the pen that suck ink into the reservoir from a bottle through the nib. Older pens had an internal rubber sac, which was squeezed and released to create the suction needed.

There is different Variety of Nibs, which are used in Fountain Pens. It could be a pen with Steel Nib, which doesn't give as much life . It could be a pen With Gold Nibs Which Gives long life in use of a Pen & which is much smoother in writing. These Nibs are Either Rhodium tipped or Iridium tipped for long life& strength of Nib.

Different types of NIBS

Nib EF and F- extra fine and fine.
Those who prefer particularly thin and small writing have the choice of nib widths EF and F.
Nibs EF and F have a rounded end. They are easy to write with in almost any hand position.
Nib M - MEDIUM
Nib M is right for medium-width writing. A possible alternative could be nib OM ( oblique medium)The oblique finish may make the writing instruments even more pleasant to use.
Nib B - Broad
It is advisable to choose nib B - or the alternative OB with an oblique finish - for broad writing or for people who sign with a flourish
Nib BB - double broad.
For particularly broad writing, offering the option of either nib BB or the alternative OBB with an oblique finish is good.
Oblique nibs are nibs with a slight slant either to the left for left handers or right for right handers.
MK - Medium Kugel. This nib is at present available with Lamy. It has a smooth rounded tip and hence is good for people with non directional handwriting and the meduim tip makes the writing very smooth.

More Information on pens

1. A Brief History of Writing Instruments:

· From cave paintings to the quill pen - how ink, paper and pens were all were invented.
· The History of the Fountain Pen
· The Battle of the Ballpoint Pens

2.Frequently asked questions while using pens.