Editing The Pen Addict 266/transcript (section)

== Canalea Pen Company ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. All right, Michael. All right. Okay. So, basically, just before the show was starting to record today, our good friends over at the Canalea Pen Company announced the pen that they've been teasing for the last couple of weeks. It is called the... Oh, Brad, help me. Haleakala. Haleakala. Haleakala? Okay, I like that. Haleakala Silhouette Fountain Pen. Now, the Haleakala volcano in Hawaii is what has inspired this. Apparently, the colors are from the way that the clouds look and the way that the sky looks. And, of course, they have included on their page, which I really love, photos that show what the pen has been modeled on. Right? So, they have an actual picture, which is what we're going for. And, as always, it's voodoo magic, I think, to the point where they're able to produce a pen that looks like this. This pen, I think that they're having this to celebrate their first anniversary as a company, right? Because Canalea, unbelievably, only launched at the DC Pen Show last year, right? Right.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, yeah, this is the one-year anniversary release. This is the first, I guess this is the first new one they've released since their launch?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, I think this is the newest, the only addition to the lineup since the original lineup, which was like five pens or something. So, tell me how you really feel about this pen. I'm in love with this pen. Like, absolutely in love with this pen. It has a rose gold medallion, which is what goes on the end, right? So, like the... Right, and the finial. Is it a finial?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I call anything that's on the top a finial, whether that's the accurate term, I can't say. But yes, it's a medallion on the top of the cap.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And that's rose gold, super pretty. They're offering two options of rose gold nibs in this. You can get a rose gold steel nib, which I think comes as standard, or you can get, you can buy an actual rose gold nib for this thing. You can also have other nibs as well, but I think, come on, like you gotta, you gotta go rose gold this thing all the way. Okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, this is just stunning. Like, I'm blown away by this pen.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, as we have all learned, the voodoo magician behind these acrylics is Jonathan Brooks from the Carolina Pen Company. Yep. So, I talked to Hugh on the phone about this pen, and they spent months trying to get this right to match up. He said this is definitely the hardest one that they've had to make, the most difficult one to match the inspiration photo. And what they've pulled off is really impressive.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. I've never seen pens in these colors before. Like, it's wonderful.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, the color's a standout. It's not something you see normally, but it's a perfect match. It obviously matches the inspiration photo perfectly. And what I told Hugh that I enjoyed so much was the cloud cover area, which is the black and gray, and a little bit of the shine in there is kind of large sweeping swirls. And then when you get into the sky, it's a much finer, tighter swirl. So, it's not all the same kind of look throughout the pen. And I don't, you know, Mr. Voodoo Magic, I don't know how he does that. Like, it's kind of boggling my mind that this bright top section is kind of a very tight, compact, beautiful swirl. And then it just morphs straight into these large swirling clouds. It's a stunner. It looks fantastic. I mean, I'm, yeah. I mean, it's a jaw-dropping design, which everything that they've done since they launched has been jaw-dropping. So, I love it. Absolutely love it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. I mean, clearly, Jonathan Brooks has learned some new tricks up his sleeve, right? Like, there's something going on with this one that looks really different. Like, it really is very special.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. I felt that, too. And I haven't even seen it at hand, but they did such a good job with the pictures to display what it's all about. Yeah. I'm very impressed with what they did here. You know, hopefully, we'll be able to lay our hands on them in DC if they're not all sold out by this point.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. Well, apparently, they're for purchase now, and they're going to be at the pen shows, right? So, I'm hoping there'll be one at DC to the point where I'm going to try something that I've never done before, Brad. I'm going to attempt to pre-order a pen with my own voice. Oh, nice. Okay. So, Hugh, Carol, if you're out there, I really want to buy one of these, and I'm going to see you in, like, just under two weeks or something. So, if you could just hold one aside for me at the pen show, I would really appreciate that. And then I will come, credit card in hand, and take it away from you. So, if you're out there, if you're listening, please hold one aside, and I will very gladly take it off your hands at DC. Wow. So, that just happened. This is an innovation.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. You're, like, pulling rank here on, like, the entire community. You're just like, yep, I'm getting one of these, and you need to hold me one.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm just asking if it's possible. You know, like, I'm not saying that anybody needs to or should do anything. I'm just seeing if it's possible for me to achieve this, what I've set out to achieve. Well played, sir. Yeah, I know you. I know you, though. If you wanted one, you've already arranged it. I know what you're like. I know what you're all about, Doughty. That's true. I'm just not public about it. I learn from the best. Yeah. I keep things on the down low.