#galen leather writer’s medic bag

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Hi, pen friends!

Would anyone be interested in a review of Galen Leather’s Writer’s Medic Bag?

After years of having it on my radar, I received mine today!

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Writer's Medic Bag // Galen Leather Co

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Galen Leather Goods

review by John Slamson

One often neglects the maintenance of everyday objects, even pricy ones. But pens require some care—a luxury fountain-pen with lacquer and gold obviously needs attention, but an entry-level pen needs protection as well if you want it to last.

The pen case is the starting point of basic maintenance. It enables to avoid scratches on the pen, but also protects your clothes and assorted things from possible ink accidents. And, of course, it becomes a valuable object in itself with its own aesthetic value.

Galen Leather is a Turkey-based company specialising in pen paraphernalia, especially leather items such as pen cases, desk pads and a variety of small leather goods, some of them very creative such as the writer’s medic bag with its intricate folding system. They also offer pipe pouches, tool bags and wallets, etc.

As I am trying to stop causing stress to the fabric of my jackets by adding weight to the inside pocket—three pens is probably a bit too much—I am relying more and more on pen cases, which I carry in my bag. So I ordered one from Galen to test their craft.

Sturdy. That’s the word that leaps to mind when you touch the beautiful leather pen case. Intriguing could be the second one as you admire the rough dye of the leather. I chose the ‘crazy horse’ variety in blue. It’s a full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather (meaning natural tannins from the barks, leaves and branches were used to process the hides).

Don’t go looking for smooth textures—in textural equivalence for fabrics, this is more denim than silk. Th leather will probably soften, but my guess is that we’re starting with some very stiff material here and I don’t see it mellowing too much—a good thing as far as I’m concerned. The burnished edges are very strong and create a protruding lip that protects the case. The case is hand-made and you can’t see it falling apart for the next few decades. The leather is obviously patina-friendly and already gives the impression of a well-travelled piece.

The packaging is very thoughtful, with care instructions, a postcard with a nice writing sample, a piece of evil-eye jewellery and even a bag of tea and coffee. More importantly, it contains a pen-slot extender, ie a stick of wood, which came in quite handy to work out the stiffness of the leather and make some extra room for my bigger pens. This is not for large models— my Montegrappa Extra 1930 and Montblanc 149 could not fit their ample shapes inside. After leaving the wooden extender overnight, my Montblanc 149 still couldn’t fit but my Montegrappa could, as well as a hefty S.T. Dupont. Bear that in mind if you’re want to use it for mammoth-sized pens.

Next step for me will be the brown and the green leathers. Possibly the desk pads, certainly the notebooks, which have garnered international praise for their quality — they lay flat for better writing, have rounded edges to avoid damaging them and feature Tomoe River paper, a legendary fountain pen-friendly Japanese paper.

Galen Leather is obviously great value but they are above all a creative company with plenty of ideas and a quality level to shame some luxury brands. Its designs have the user in mind and present actual practicality, each object taking its functional purpose seriously. Aesthetically, they have a rough edge that is in line with a satchel-carrying, denim-loving, texture-wearing, patina-prone, workwear style. Or simply for those who love leather and a pen case.

John Slamson

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Madrid was amazing! Since I got back home, I’ve been meaning to post a haul picture... but my Hermès loves the Galen Leather Writer’s Medic Bag too much and always gets in the picture 😆Then again, I can’t blame him... the bag is simply AMAZING (and was just released by Galen two days ago 😉). . Here are the other highlights of my haul: • a few sweet A6 notebooks from @captainscottsnotebook • Sailor Manyo Haha • Life Ginnyouka paper and envelopes from @inktraveler • @galen_leather A5 Notebook and their @robertostersignature exclusive Sooty Shearwater • Tiny pens! A Peter Pan found at @penspaschleswig’s table, two Wahl Eversharp Bantams, (and a green celluloid being cleaned at the moment found at @watch.and.write ‘s table which I’ll write about when it’s ready) • Ink from @antiguas.es • the @kwz.ink exclusive for the Newcastle show sent to my by @howmanypens • the @Dutchpenshow 2018 exclusive ink and @la_couronne_du_comte exclusive brought to me by the amazing @stringsandpedals . Needless to say, it was a fun show! . . . @madridpenshow #madridpenshow #madridpenshow2019 #PenShowHaul #GrimmNHermes #captainscottsnotebook #GalenLeather #galenleathermedicbag #Penaddict #FPAddict #Inkantadora #Fountainpengeeks #StationeryAddict #FountainPens #StylosPlume #PlumaFuente #Stilografica #Vulpen #Füller #Estilografica #CanetaTinteiro #만년필 #万年筆 #钢笔 #鋼筆 #インク #FountainPenInk #Encre #Tinta (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Z9tBCCEcG/?igshid=1asxq8cnotndv

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Cure your journaling addiction with this Writer’s Medic Bag

Cure your journaling addiction with this Writer’s Medic Bag

NEWS – The Writer’s Medic Bag will make a stationery, notebook, and journalling addict go running for their credit card when they see this gorgeous leather bag designed by the late founder of Galen Leather Company.

Made to hold your favorite pens, pencils, notebooks, stencils, and other writing gear, this leather bag has been handmade with a weathered vintage look that will continue to look…

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Haul from Goulet Pens’ ink sample sale!

Highlights include empty Colorverse and Herbin 1670 bottles, a potential Robert Oster dupe for my beloved Sheaffer Turquoise (whichgotdiscontinued grumblegrumble), a lot of green overall (including 4 samples and of course the Clairefontaine notebook), searching for a favorite coral/sage green/light orange go-to ink, and Sailor Manyo Haha. It’s swabbin’ time!

Side note: I haven’t forgotten about the Galen Leather Writer’s Bag review, I’ve just gotten sidetracked with five other projects. The very short version is that if you’re obsessed with it, go for it, but Goulet Pens may offer a better experience.