Monday, April 28, 2014

Monteverde Tool Fountain Pen: Quick Look

The Monteverde Tool Fountain Pen is one feature-packed pen! It has a bubble level, stylus tip, screwdriver, rulers, straightedge, screwdrivers, and of course, a fountain pen.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Goulet Q&A Episode 28, Pilot/Namiki Pens

So I'd originally intended for this week's Q&A to be about Pilot and Namiki pens and ink, but I didn't get a single question about ink! Oh well, so I changed the title to give focus to the brands' pens. I had a bunch of great questions that you can see with timestamps below. Enjoy!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Lamy Safari Fountain Pen: Quick Look

The Lamy Safari is a workhorse pen, great for those new to the fountain pen hobby and those who have been using pens for years. It's durable, reliable, and you can swap nibs between them. I cover the highlights of this iconic fountain pen in this video.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Lamy Al-Star Fountain Pen: Quick Look


This is the first of a brand new series of videos we're calling "Quick Look", where we touch on the highlights of the products we carry in a very condensed format. This video shows the Lamy Al-Star.

Friday, April 18, 2014

Pilot Metallic Vanishing Points Have Landed!

The Pilot Vanishing Point fountain pens already came in a pretty good range of colors, but Pilot's really stepped up their game with the new Metallic colors. Available now in Copper Red, Desert Orange, Mountain Blue, Tropical Purple, and Valley Green. I show them in this video, along with what ink colors I'd pick for each pen.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Top 5 Fountain Pens for Graduation Gifts

As we're approaching graduation season, I thought it would be helpful to share my opinion of the 5 best fountain pens to give as a graduation gift. It was tough to narrow it down, but I explain which pens I chose and why in this video.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Goulet Q&A Episode 27, Open Forum

It's the 27th episode of Goulet Q&A, and this week it is an Open Forum. I took random questions that you had, ranging in topics from scratchy nibs, flow issues, Organics Studio ink, crappy paper, and fighting Nick Cage. It's a good mix! 

Friday, April 4, 2014

Goulet Q&A Episode 26, Nathan Tardif Interview

In this interview Nathan Tardif of Noodler's Ink, I ask a bunch of engaging questions about Noodler's black inks, flex nibs and feeds, how he creates his inks, and more. It's a fantastic interview from a man who has a huge impact on the fountain pen community.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Edison Nouveau Premiere in Cherry Blossom, Spring 2014 Special Edition

We're announcing the 'sprouting' of our new spring Special Edition Edison Nouveau Premiere for 2014 called Cherry Blossom! We live in central Virginia, where the blossoming of these trees signifies the true arrival of spring. A beautiful pink pearlescent resin with white swirls is one of the most outrageous colors we've ever chosen for this pen. That's what the SE's are all about!