Wordsworth & Black Fountain Pen Set, Luxury Bamboo Wood - Medium Nib, Gift Case; Includes 6 Ink Cartridges, Ink Refill Converter -Journaling, Calligraphy, Drawing, Smooth Writing [Brown Wood]

Great pen . Writes well. Worth the money

Firstly, the wooden casing and the design of this pen are an absolute delight. The weight is just right, and the nib slides so happily. This pen would make everyone go back to that old joy of writing a 'proper letter'. I love it, and reckon it's very good value.

I don’t very often write reviews but after using this pen I felt I had to, not only because of the quality of the pen itself but because of the fantastic customer service at Wordsworth & Black.Firstly, the pen is just really nice to look at (see picture). The box is nice although I do wish it “snapped” shut with some form of magnet or at least some sort of clasp. Saying that, as a box that would sit on a desk it is perfect.Secondly, the pen writes like a dream. It has a really nice weight to it and I haven’t noticed any bleed on the back of the paper I am writing on which is mostly 80gsm. The ink flow is constant, which means I’m not going over what I’ve written again. The ink does struggle to write over laser printed paper, eg, I have lists that I have to tick off, if the box is printed tell, the ink doesn’t stick as well, but no problem - I have a back up pen for such menial tasks!Unfortunately, I did have to contact customer services as the lid had stopped clicking on securely. I had asked for a new lid but they sent me a complete new pen with no requirement to send back the defective one (which is good because I have grown quite attached to the pen in such a short space of time), so now I have spare parts!Even with the lid issue I can’t give any less than 5 stars.

A loverly pen with beautiful wood. I have a fine nib, which I really like and this suites my handwriting. Nice flow of ink, you may prefer a medium nib, but the quality of the pen, is what actually counts.

I have one already buy I got this with the fine nib, it's great, came with a self fill cartridge already inside and cartridges, writes clean and just flows , I use it most days just like the other one, never had any problems with blots , fills really easily and comes in a lovely presentation box.I say buy one and bin the biro.

Excellent quality and really handy having both cartridges and ink reservoir.

Just something really different for somebody very special and this present makes the whole experience special.

Once upon a time, a "name" on something meant high quality. Not sure what is going on with Wordsworth, but this pen is a bit of a disappointment.Now, don't get me wrong, it is attractive, the wood barrel and cap are finished beautifully and it is all smooth and clean. The brass pieces fit snugly and don't move. In that respect this is a really nice pen.Until you take the cap off.The plastic part of the pen is about as cheap as you can get, badly moulded with a mould ridge where the two pieces clamp together. This does help the plastic part hold in on the wood barrel but ideally it should not be there. I have cheap pens made from better plastic than this. In addition, the plastic feels thin and fragile and is well, it's just not nice. It even feels cheap and nasty. Like something you would expect from a 1970s hong kong knock off. The nib on the pen similarly feels thin and cheap. All together this gives the pen a hobby blank home made aura. Not what I expect for the name and price. Then we get to the interior. This pen is provided with a cartridge replacement unit - basically a plunger ink tube. This also feels like cheap crappy plastic, and does not instil confidence that it has any kind of life-span, and may break at any moment. Rather than clicking home firmly into the bottom of the pen, it sort of grinds in and wibbles around a bit.If I had bought this as a gift for somebody I would be more disappointed and - if left to this as a judgement - would never buy another Wordsworth pen. I find this unfortunate as the two other pens that I did buy as gifts are beautifully made with quality parts.As I mention, this feels like a hobby shop blank that somebody just getting into lathe turning would make. It really does, same plastic and parts that one can expect from 50 for a fiver blanks.Very disappointed that a respected name in pens has put their title to this, and I would not recommend it to anybody. There are better cheap Chinese pens out there. I have yet to add a cartridge to this, or try out the plunger replacement. My concern is that the bottom of the pen - the nib part - is going to fracture, crack or leak if I make the effort.A great shame, because this is an attractive pen, it looks beautiful when you open the box and the box itself is rather attractive as well. Perhaps I should just put it in the cupboard as an ornament...Not what I expected, and not as nice as I hoped.In my opinion, this is overpriced for what it is.