
Roundtable discussion podcast about fountain pens, ink and the people who go crazy for them, from Fountain Pens Oceania. New episodes every fortnight.
Roundtable discussion podcast about fountain pens, ink and the people who go crazy for them, from Fountain Pens Oceania. New episodes every fortnight.
Episodes

Friday Jul 20, 2018
24 - It's an Anniversary Q&A!
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
We’re celebrating the one year anniversary of the Nib Section by answering all your questions about pens, ink, and Chuck’s love life. We look back on our personal favourite TNS episodes we’ve done so far, and offer tips for visitors to the inaugural Sydney Pen Show next month.
The Nib Section is the official podcast of Fountain Pens Oceania
You can always email us at thenibsection@gmail.com
Go like us on Facebook!
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram
The hosts were Chuck (@entree3000_), Sharyn (@sharynzha), and Diana (@thegrynne).
FORMAT
02:08—What We Are Writing With
Diana: Montblanc 90th Anniversary Meisterstuck 146 EF
Sharyn: Pelikan M400 White Tortoise EF
Chuck: Nakaya Decapod Aka-tamenuri MS
07:00—Mailbag
Episode 12 - We Can't All Be Montblanc, Some Of Us Are Lego
Pelikan M600 Pink - The Pen Addict
18:34—One year of TNS
Episode 6 - Fountain Pen Inks 101
Episode 14 - Analog Strikes Back
Episode 13 - Try To Break This Pen...For Science
Episode 15 - Collectors Series Part 2: Handle Carefully Or Else It Explodes
Episode 17 - Buy Now, Regret Later (Tokyo Edition)
How to Write Letters: A 19th-Century Guide to the Lost Art of Epistolary Etiquette
37:35—More Q&A
Sydney Pen Show (FB, IG)
Tickets for the Sydney Pen Show + Workshops - Eventbrite
Liz Steel (@lizsteelart)
Moya (@moyagraphy)
Susan Tyler (@suespense)
Midori MD 10th Anniversary Storyboard Edition - Bookbinders Online
Midori MD A5 Leather Notebook Cover - Bookbinders Online
Rhodia Webnotenook - Milligram
Pilot Custom 823 Amber - Goulet Pens
Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo - Goulet Pens
ST Dupont Olympio Vertigo XL EF
Pelikan M450 Vermeil and Tortoiseshell - The Teeritz Agenda
Aurora Blue - The Writing Desk
Opus 88 Koloro - Pen Classics NZ
Opus 88 Demonstrator - Pen Classics NZ
Primer on the Opus 88 Eyedropper-Filled Mechanism
Omas Ogiva Cocktail Vodka Lemon - Chatterley Luxuries
Nakaya Chinkin Palmet Coloured Powders
Lamy Safari Yellow - Milligram
ST Dupont Phoenix Renaissance - La Couronne du Comte
Sailor Profit 1911 Large - Pen Chalet
Lamy Emporium - Peters of Kensington
1:08:40—Recommendations
Viberg Boot Colour 8 Chromexcel
Theronathon! - A journey through the career of Charlize Theron
1:14:24—Thanks and Credits
Producers: Diana Dai, Chuck Montano, Sharyn Zha.
Recording and editing: Diana Dai.
Special thanks to Rene Versteegh of Pen Classics NZ for his help with the question on the Opus 88s, as well as Tav, Ruben and Ben for the a cappella musical intro.
Music: Michael Pearce.
Logo: Will H. Smith.
Logo artwork: Melissa Graf.

Friday Jul 06, 2018
23 - For the Love of Ballpoints!
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Friday Jul 06, 2018
TNS is going off-brand this episode as we take a look at the ballpoints that we use and love. We also discuss how fountain pen evangelists and intractable ballpoint users can coexist in harmony.
The Nib Section is the official podcast of Fountain Pens Oceania
You can always email us at thenibsection@gmail.com
Go like us on Facebook!
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram
The hosts were Chuck (@entree3000_), Sharyn (@sharynzha), Diana (@thegrynne) and Ruben (@sirscribe).
FORMAT
02:05—What We Are Writing With
Chuck: Pilot FriXion Clicker
Sharyn: Lamy Linea and Parker Sonnet BP
Ruben: Aurora Optima Brown Auroloide w/ Edelstein Smoky Quartz
Diana: Parker Jotter
08:43—Mailbag
11:46—Ballpoints, maligned but not forgotten
Caran d’Ache 849 Claudio Colluci BP
Pilot FriXion Erasable Pens - JetPens
Leo Fok @inquisitivequill
Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun - Bookbinders Online
Lamy Safari Yellow - Milligram
33:30—News
Send your questions for our Anniversary Q&A episode to thenibsection@gmail.com
Don’t forget to register for the Pelikan Hubs 2018
35:15—Antipathy against ballpoints and ballpoint users
Observations of Elitism in the Pen Community - Karas Kustoms Blog
Nakaya Naka-ai Ballpen - Nibs.com
Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Marker
It’s “oxidation”
Allan Visses @allanvisses
Traci Thompson @tmtcalligraphy
56:20—Recommendations
Alien Weaponry, Tū
Samurai Champloo on Netflix
1:04:10—Thanks and Credits
Producers: Diana Dai, Chuck Montano, Sharyn Zha.
Recording and editing: Diana Dai.
Music: Michael Pearce.
Logo: Will H. Smith.
Logo artwork: Melissa Graf.
