To learn more about the Drillog dip pen project watch the promotional video below. “DRILLOG is a new type of dip pen with a distinctive drill-shaped nib and a replaceable pen barrel.

As the quill pen evolved into the dip pen, the holders for the nibs became more elaborate. Women’s pens were less bulky than those used by men.

The nib is the part of the dip pen or fountain pen that comes into contact with the writing surface to deposit ink. I was at Montblanc’s headquarters on the outskirts of Germany’s second ...

The nib, itself, presently sells for $50 when in excellent condition. The complete dip pen brings $75 to $100 and can command $125 when in its original presentation box. People are also reading… ...

Artist and cartoonist Jim Woodring has a professional fetish for the pen and inkwell. So he’s built a 7-foot-tall version to show off to noobs and silence fluid-dynamics doubters. His outsize ...

Before the invention of the first steel dip pen in 1780 the most popular means of writing for more than 1000 years had been the quill. ... Old pens and nibs are lined up like soldiers on parade, ...