A Good Company boasts with a very environmental friendly paper that is also described as a superb medium for sketching, drawing, writing - even better than normal paper some times. So, let's see what a few simple tests can show us about this paper made from stone, Stone Paper also described as Mineral paper.
What is big, bulbous, red, having swirls pattern and a big black clip? Well, it's the OPUS88 Bela pen. For a long time, I was dubious to get this pen. I do like OPUS88 pens, just in general, I do like them but this pen was a bit offish. At the first time I didn't really like the form of the pen and the Bock nib sounded dangerous to me. A mix of bad experience with Bock nibs and in general just not being overly hyped played against getting one. Then, I got a few pens with really nicely tuned Bock nibs, and I thought that I wanted a different pen with a change from the sometimes stiff and dry Jowo nibs. Yeah, the latest experiences always clouds your mind. Or sorry, I meant of course - clouds my mind. So, here I am, a big red OPUS88 Bela in my hands...
"Yes, I did fall for the temptation yet again, and due to someone on Instagram posting so much lovely things to say about it, I owned a very bright blue speckled fountain pen with a flex nib. Again, flex nib. Me and flex nibs are not the perfect combo for any scenario really." Read more and see if this might be a pen for you.
Part 3 in this rather difficult thing I have tried to do. I'm not sure that there is anything one can tell in conclusion rather than the ballpoint pen area is beyond huge. Anyway, a few things I learned during this self-imposed test.
First part of a take on Ballpoint pens. This is the chatty part---
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