I love a heavy pen, my hand just wants to write fast and so that extra weight helps me slow down. Steel is three times as dense as aluminum, so the same pen that weighs 16 grams in aluminum weighs 38 in steel, even a small pen feels substantial in the hand.
Look at your kitchen sink. If it's metal, it's made of the same steel (called 304). So are most forks and spoons, and many of the tools in a hospital. It's the most used stainless steel in the world.
It's mostly iron, with chromium and nickel mixed in, and the chromium is the important part. It reacts with the air and forms an invisible skin over the steel, far too thin to see. Scratch that skin, and the chromium underneath forms a new one right away, on its own. That's why 304 doesn't rust. It heals itself.
Our new pens are machined from it, and it was an easy choice. It's hard and very wear resistant, so a pen can really take a beating. It’s easy to machine, and can be polished to a mirror shine. My favourite part, it can be coated with beautiful finishes. I will share more about the incredible finishes we use on our pens in a future email.
It's the steel people already trust with their food and their medicine. For a pen meant to last a lifetime, it was the easiest choice we've made. And my favourite.
Gel Ink
The man who made a diamond.