Ansø Pen

The bottom part is very slim but the knurling gives it a controlled grip.

The click is firm and satisfying. Overall not too heavy and well balanced.

And as usual with TT no tip wiggle.

I love pens, especially pens that were designed to be held, to be used. Pens that are true tools yet dispaly a deep undstanding of form as well as function are rare.

For many years now, I have been using pens that were hexagonal in shape with a small amount of knurling at the end. They are nicely done and have served their purpose well. But when I saw images of the Anso Pen in Titanium, I was intrigued. Ordering one from Tactile Turn and getting it in hand only increased my appreciation. The pen is light but still substantial enough. It looks and feels like a real tool. The hexagonal portion of the body is shorter than on my ususal Rotring pen, while the knurled portion is longer.

In hand, it becomes immediately apparent that Anso paid very close attention to where and how the pen actually sits in the hand. His placement is much more comfortable than my other pens. Once I had used it for a week at work, held it, and looked at it, I decided that I really did need the optional titanium Damascus clip. Once ordered, it arrived quickly. It looks spectacular on the pen!

I had brass body version for 3 months and couldn’t be happier with it. The very slim hexagonal body, combined with the weight of brass feels great. I tried the titanium body, but I didn’t like the way it felt when writing. It didn’t have enough weight for me.

I have the brass pen (waiting for the titanium to be in stock to pick up one of those as well) and it very quickly became my go-to pen. The balance of the pen in the hand is (at least for my preference) essentially perfect. It feels weighted a bit toward the upper part of the pen in the hexagonal body, but not overly so. I like the center of mass of a pen to be right where it rests between the thumb and the hand, with the grip feeling slightly lighter at the grip, and this pen is on the money. I should note that I tend to write by moving my thumb and index finger rather than by moving the whole arm with the thumb and index finger lightly gripping the pen (the latter being what you're "supposed" to do to reduce hand fatigue when writing). I'm like the Schneider refill it comes with, but I'm currently using a blue Monteverde P41 ceramic needlepoint extra-fine gel refill (generally my preferred Parker-style refill). My great thanks go to Jens Ansø and Tactile Turn for producing a pen that's such a joy to write with!

One final note: Do *not* use the Parker-style adapter that comes with the Fischer Space Pen refills, as it will get stuck in the upper barrel. You can make a Space Pen refill work by taking the top off the Schneider refill, trimming the bottom that usually sticks inside the top of the refill, and setting it atop the Space Pen refill to act as a spacer.