Muji Fountain Pen Buy

I also found out that since Bock is probably one of the most well-known suppliers of quality nibs, they are extremely elusive and almost exclusively only supply to other pen makers rather than directly to consumers.

Thankfully, after a few more hours of research, I found a website called Beaufort that ships replacement Bock nibs from the UK. It took some strength to pull the nib out of the stock feeder and some more mess to insert the nib with Muji’s feeder into the fountain pen, but the result was just okay.

Since the nib wasn’t inserted all the way (the size wasn’t an exact fit for Muji’s barrel), the flow wasn’t exactly consistent or elegant. I tried adjusting the tines to control the flow, but it always ended up either too tight or too wet.

After a few more hours of adjustments, I finally decided to call it a day and wrap up this month-long experiment to salvage the beautiful pen body. So many objects in this world are aesthetically pleasing yet functionally flawed.

Such designs cannot be called good design. I hope the nib can smooth out over time and become a truly deserving component of its beautiful barrel. A few months ago I came across a beautifully precise muji fountain pen sold by Muji.

This uniformly cylindrical, industrial pen sports a warm gray matte finish. The cap posts onto the back of the pen not by enveloping it, like many olive-shaped designs, but by wedging into a circular groove, forming a seamless body during writing.

The machine-knurled grip provides friction and a refined reflection of the surrounding light, like a Milanese loop bracelet around a smooth forearm. The aluminum clip springs against the cap tightly and curls up at the tip like the flair of a slanted eighth note. Brighter and glossier rings cap the top and bottom of the pen, creating a subtle and symmetrical resolution to the endless stream of aluminum.