Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video is my no tech response video to Hemingway Jones' awesome livestream Feb. 24th where he rated the various pen brands he has written with. Link to his livestream ... go check it out:
youtube.com/watch?v=ICNkPEAC1g0
.... I literally can not help myself ... I wanted to do this too and found the idea to be the most creative and fun one I've come across in a long time!! My hat is off to Hemingway Jones on this one!
Even as I was doing this I was detecting bias' and inconsistencies in myself ... yet I had strong opinions on where each pen brand rates in my "book" so to speak. Even as I was TRYING to be fair.
Ha! I wonder if my ratings would come out the same if I did this again in 6 months without looking at this video or the chart. I guess that would depend on my experiences and impressions gathered between now and then.
Hopefully you'll enjoy this in the spirit it's intended .... fun ... with a side order of me learning what causes me to like or not like certain pen brands!!!!!
I'd love to see more people take on this project because it's highly entertaining and interesting to hear other pen peoples' opinions!!!!
Thank you very much for watching!!!!
Happy writing everyone!!!!!
Please let me know in the comments which fountain pens are bliss for you and which are a "no thanks". Do you have any brands you are conflicted about like me with Kaweco?
Let's talk in the comments.
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
My Instagram: instagram.com/snowball7470
This video is my no tech response video to Hemingway Jones' awesome livestream Feb. 24th where he rated the various pen brands he has written with. Link to his livestream ... go check it out:
youtube.com/watch?v=ICNkPEAC1g0
.... I literally can not help myself ... I wanted to do this too and found the idea to be the most creative and fun one I've come across in a long time!! My hat is off to Hemingway Jones on this one!
Even as I was doing this I was detecting bias' and inconsistencies in myself ... yet I had strong opinions on where each pen brand rates in my "book" so to speak. Even as I was TRYING to be fair.
Ha! I wonder if my ratings would come out the same if I did this again in 6 months without looking at this video or the chart. I guess that would depend on my experiences and impressions gathered between now and then.
Hopefully you'll enjoy this in the spirit it's intended .... fun ... with a side order of me learning what causes me to like or not like certain pen brands!!!!!
I'd love to see more people take on this project because it's highly entertaining and interesting to hear other pen peoples' opinions!!!!
Thank you very much for watching!!!!
Happy writing everyone!!!!!
Please let me know in the comments which fountain pens are bliss for you and which are a "no thanks". Do you have any brands you are conflicted about like me with Kaweco?
Let's talk in the comments.
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
My Instagram: instagram.com/snowball7470






![Channel Trailer - Season 6 - 2023
In this 3 minute video, I talk about plans for this year and what you can expect video wise from me! [Ha! this is a long overdue update to the channel trailer I last made 3 years ago and will give newcomers here a clear picture of what to expect content wise!] The major emphasis for the channel this year is school/student/child friendly fountain pen reports and explorations! I will also continue with my Chris Inked Pens monthly and the follow on Progress Report each month. In addition to that, I typically upload first impressions videos and/or reviews when I find something that I really think is just great within the hobby and want to share it with you!
Thank you to everyone who stops by here! I really appreciate all your support over the years! Its hard to believe this is our 6th season we celebrated the 5 year channel anniversary in September of 2022.
This channel is like a virtual pen club to me and I am so grateful to have people like you who like to stop in and talk about pens, inks, and all things related to the hobby + quite often cats + books as well!!!! I feel we are all very blessed to have this nice community of pen friends to share the best hobby ever with! Thank you for all youve contributed - comments, subscribing, emails, letters, pens, inks, samples, notebooks, cases, ... and many more things ... ! I keep it pretty simple - but hopefully still communicate helpful and/or fun things.
Check out the awesome ink comparison website (Ink Swatch) that Matt put together for everyone to enjoy and thank you to everyone who has contributed swatch tiles for this!!!!
https://inkswatch.com/
Here is a link to my Instagram where I tend to post a lot of cat pictures, South Texas, and also of course inky pictures:
https://www.instagram.com/snowball7470/
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