Shumi no Bungubako July 2023 Vol.66

"Shumi no Bungubako" is a magazine that shares the joy of writing by hand and celebrates the charm of stationery as writing tools. It offers inspiring content for stationery lovers, featuring fountain pens, notebooks, inks, glass pens, and more.

This issue features...

A book packed with information on wooden shaft pens! Stationery YouTuber Shisa's favorite items are also introduced!

The special feature of “Hobby Stationery Box July 2023 vol.66” is “Whirlwind of wooden shaft pens”. Now, wooden shaft pens are attracting attention from the younger generation, and the industry is booming. The wooden shaft pen is a writing utensil that you can enjoy and nurture with its unique expression. In the special feature, we dig deep into the masterpieces handled by craftsmen, including domestic and foreign wooden shaft pens. We asked Shisa, a very popular stationery YouTuber who sparked the boom, about the appeal of wooden shaft pens.

The series "Morning Musume. Okamura Homare no Stationery ni Hello!" is also very popular. This time, which is the second time, we visited the manufacturing site of Life's notebooks. You can actually experience making notes, and this is also worth seeing.

First special feature
A Whirlwind of Wooden Axis Pens

Currently, wooden shaft pens are becoming explosively popular, especially among people in their teens and twenties. Just as the tone of a guitar depends on the type of wood, the weight, hardness, and oil content of the tree species affect the grip and writing comfort of the pen. In addition, even with the same tree species, there are individual differences in the grain of the wood, and the real pleasure is that you can enjoy aging like leather. In the special feature, we interviewed woodworkers from all over the country and Shisa, a super popular stationery YouTuber who sparked the boom. We will introduce the appeal of wooden shaft pens from various angles, such as a specialty store where you can have a workshop to make wooden shaft pens, and a noteworthy middle and high school student who uses a lathe to make and sell wooden shaft pens.

Second special feature
4 European and American brands that arouse the desire to own land

Four new European and American brands will enter the market. The American company Penn family has revived brands such as "Bexley", "Wall Eversharp", and "Conway Stuart" that once took the world by storm, and landed with the company's original brand "Armando Simoni Club". This time, we will be the first to publish big news that will enliven the Japanese fountain pen market. A must for fountain pen collectors.