Fine stationery · Fountain pens · Scottsdale

The shop you can write on.

put pen to paper

Fountain pens, bottled ink, and paper worth writing a real letter on. Try a nib right here on the page, then come dip one at the bar.

Est. 2016Scottsdale, AZ 40+ inksbottled and sampled Try beforeyou buy at the bar
Sign the page

Write with your cursor or finger. A slow hand lays more ink, just like a real nib.

The counter

A small shop for people who still write things down.

We opened Foolscap because a good pen changes how a day feels. Every pen on the wall has been inked and written with. Every paper has been tested for feathering and show-through. We would rather sell you the right nib than the expensive one, and we will happily spend twenty minutes helping you find it.

Come write a while.

The range

Pens, inks and paper, chosen by hand.

A tight, considered range rather than a wall of everything. Three cases, each one curated so anything you pick pairs with the rest.

PH: every product, detail and price below is a placeholder for the demo. Replace the INVENTORY array with the shop's real range before go-live.

The ink bar

Dip a nib. Find your line.

In the shop the ink bar is a long counter of loaded pens and open bottles, ready to test on the same paper you would buy. Here is a taste of it. Pick a nib width and write.

FFine for small, tidy hands and daily notes.
MMedium, the everyday all-rounder most people land on.
BBroad, wet and expressive, best on our smoother papers.

Nothing is saved or sent. Clear it and start again as often as you like.

Away from Scottsdale?

Order a bottle or a starter kit by post.

Message us your handwriting sample and we will match a nib and ink, box it, and mail it anywhere in the country.

Come write

Find the shop.

Tucked off the arts district, with the ink bar just inside the door. Walk-ins always welcome.

Where
Free lot behind the building off 2nd St.
Hours
Tue - Fri10 - 6
Saturday10 - 5
Sunday12 - 4
MonClosed
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