While we’re talking plastic, I thought I would capture my current inventory of other pens still remaining from the last time I did some acrylics.

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These are a style called “Carbara” – they’re a tiny bit shorter than the “Stratus” pens (see previous posts, here and here) but have about the same thickness, for those who like a thicker pen. If I have to write with a Slimline or similar skinny pen for any length of time, my hand cramps up. So these are a personal favourite style for me as well.

If, by the way, the one the right in the photo above reminds you of coffee beans, that’s because it is coffee beans. The beans are embedded in white acrylic. You can actually smell them, especially while turning of course. Not really a plus for me, as I don’t drink the stuff, but they do look cool.

Like the “Stratus” I also enjoy a pen style where the body material (wood or plastic) is presented in one single piece, rather than broken up into two with a center ring. Although I do love my rollerball pens, and they’re in two pieces, so it’s not like a rule or anything.