REVIEW – Do you have a favorite type of pen? Is it a Fountain pen? Ballpoint pen? Gel pen? Felt tip pen? If you answered felt tip pen, then today’s review is for you. Don’t worry if you’re not a felt tip pen person because this review might change that. Let’s take a look at the Wren pen from UK-based Tom’s Studio.
What is it?
The Tom’s Studio Wren is an EDC felt tip pocket pen you can fill with your favorite ink.
What’s included?
The earth-friendly packaging for the Tom’s Studio Wren pen sets the mood. A mood of happiness.
Inside the package is a sachet of tea. For a tea drinker like myself, it made me smile, and I immediately put the kettle on to try it. My smile kept reappearing with each sip of the tea.
- The Wren pen
- 3ml glass bottle of midnight black ink
Design and features
The Wren pen’s lid and body are available in a variety of colors that you can mix and match when you place the order. I selected a black lid and an iris body.
Tech specs
Length capped – 80mm
Posted (cap on the end of the pen) – 120mm
Weight – 20g
The Wren pen is made of anodized aluminum. The lid has a matte finish (at least the black version of the body is matte). The body has a smooth satin finish. You can tell from the images that the body stores inside the body tip-in when it’s not being used and tip-out when it’s being used.
Two O-rings provide the friction that keeps the body inside the lid.
The felt tip of the Wren pen is Japanese-made, and you can buy replacements from Tom’s Studio, which you’ll want to do if you like to try different inks in this pen.
The body of the Wren unscrews to give you access to the ink reservoir.
The reservoir is designed to hold the ink and the tip draws in the ink.
Loading the ink is pretty straight forward, but it did take me two tries to get it to work. Next time I won’t have that issue. See my video below where I show where I went wrong.
Once the ink is properly loaded, you have a great little pocket pen with your favorite ink! The pen is nicely balanced and the writing tip is smooth, making writing very comfortable. Oh, I also want to mention that the lid has a hexagon shape, so it won’t roll off your desk when you set it down.
How long do the tips last?
According to Tom’s Studio’s FAQ:
You can expect the high-quality, Japanese-made tip to last for months of use. We tested a single ink fill in the Wren on a plotter – a device used for precision drawing – and it wrote consistently for 344 metres. That’s the equivalent of 50 A4 pages of handwriting!
See in action
What I like about the Tom’s Studio Wren pen
- You can load it with your favorite ink
- Well balanced
- Well made
- Affordable
What needs to be improved?
- Ink loading instructions
- It would be great if an extra tip and ink reservoir were included with the initial purchase
Final thoughts
I’m not a fountain pen person, which might be due to the fact that I’m left-handed. I’ve always felt left out of being able to try different inks. But with the Tom’s Studio Wren pen, I no longer have to feel that way because I can enjoy using any fountain pen ink I like. And, I can carry this pen in my pocket because it’s a great size.
Price: $45.00 for the pen, $4 for a pack of 3 writing tips, $3 for a pack of 6 in reservoirs
Where to buy: Tom’s Studio
Source: The sample for this review was provided by Tom’s Studio. Tom’s Studio did not have a final say on the review and did not preview the review before it was published.
