不經不覺，「短鋼編年史」由設立至今正好四年，連我自己也即將迎來大學畢業。最初的收藏僅有35枝，現在已經達158枝，當中還有不少稀有逸品，實在感恩。
收藏日本短鋼的一大樂趣，是你永遠不會知道接下來會遇見甚麼新奇有趣的筆款。去年收穫最多的是不同小筆廠的短鋼，當中最有驚喜的要數應用了石目乾漆技法的四菱Yotubishi短鋼（圖片中排右四）。另外還入手了Morsion、Kanami、Ferme等筆廠的短鋼，未來或許會多加介紹這些小筆廠。
不過說來慚愧，雖然收藏日增，但我幾乎整整兩年沒有撰寫新文章。當中有學業原因，也有香港政治環境、疫情等等因素，但最主要還是敵不過自己的惰性。
撰寫一篇短鋼介紹文並不容易，由資料搜集，再到拍攝、撰文、翻譯、製圖、排版和發佈，往往得花上好幾個星期。我雖然樂在其中，但現實往往不容許我專注投入時間，結果計劃雖多，卻常提不起勁創作，拖著拖著，便過了兩年。
幸好早前得到外國筆友Bruno Taut的鼓勵，我重燃熱情，趁課業閒暇，一連推出兩篇SKB短鋼介紹文，總算救回這個將近荒廢的網站。真的很感謝各位筆友的支持，讓我得以繼續努力。
接下來這一個月我要準備畢業論文，未必有時間撰寫文章。希望課業都辦完之後，能夠為大家帶來更多有趣的鋼筆故事！
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Time passing so quickly. Four years have gone since I first established the website “Pocket Pen Chronicle”. And now, I am already a graduating student. Four years ago, when I started my website, I had only 35 pocket pens. But now, the number of my collection have achieved 158!
One of the pleasures of collecting pocket pen is that you would never know what interesting pen you will meet. Last year, I collected a lot of minor pen manufacturers’ pocket pen, and the most impressive one would be that of Yotubishi, which features the technique of Ishime-Kanshitsu (Stone Finish) on its pen barrel. I also received pens from Morsion, Kanami, Ferme, etc. I may introduce those minor manufacturers more in the future.
Special thanks to Bruno Taut for his support. Without his encouragement, I might not rekindle my enthusiasm and took advantage of my leisure time to publish two articles about Taiwanese brand S.K.B.’s pocket pen, saving this website from not updating for nearly two years.
I need to work on my dissertation in the following weeks, so I may not have time to write new pocket pen article. I promise that I will bring you guys more interesting pen stories after finishing those works!
2021.04.08 余維達 Jerry Yu
Details of my collection:
- Pilot 49, Platinum 47, Sailor 27
- Morison 14, Kanami 3, Deluxe 3, Ferme 2, Yotubishi 1, Makoto 1, Pentel 1, Swan 1, Kaimei 1, Teikin 1, Mitukan 1, 日光 1
- Telex 2, SKB 2, Ronson 1
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