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I was very impressed with the smell test.....there's just not enough pen reviewers out there who understand the importance of a pen's smell

I live for that intro song.

I actually quite like the idea of a pen that slowly erodes to fit your grip. Problem is where you actually grip it with your fingers is metal, not concrete.

Combining the weight of stainless steel, the price of silver, the brittleness of glass, the wear resistance of mother-of-pearl, and the production cost of plastic... It's the one and only: COOOONCREEEEETE PEEEN!

It's called "screed", typically used for super smooth glossy flooring. Skateparks etc are made from this stuff.

In case you were wondering, the type of concrete used in that pen is what's referred to as "high-Slump" surfacer, which is typically used for cosmetic purposes, not for its structural capability. Strength has nothing to do with a pen that's made out of non-structural concrete. It has very little strength, due to how "soupy" it is. Generally the more aggregate (stone/gravel filler) there is in concrete, the stronger it is, and that concrete has very little aggregate in it. It's essentially the concrete equivalent of Lime-Stone. The "Slump test" is essentially where you pour some of your batch of concrete into a cardboard cone, remove the cone, and how much it deforms and sinks down after the cone is removed is its Slump rating. "Low-Slump" concrete is much stronger than "high-Slump." Generally, a drier mix (within reason, of course) will cure stronger than a wet mix. Also, another reason why the pen body is so smooth is the result of the use of polymer binding agents. It's essentially a combination of high-Slump and plastic, which would be entirely unsuitable for a structural concrete pour, but maybe okay for a pen. I'd be interested in seeing how well it would hold up over hours of use under the combination of skin abrasion and the corrosive nature of human sweat. Them using the fact that it will unduly wear out as a marketing "bonus" is a bit dishonest at best. A wood pen body will wear and acclimate itself to your hand yet still retain its longevity, a high-Slump concrete pen will likely just turn black and wear away to nothing before long.

I found it amusing you used the phrase “Petered Out”.

I do think my handwriting is worse when using ballpoint pens

A Peter Draws video, complete with an original theme song is the best way to start my day. Peter, you're a national treasure :)

I'm not gonna lie My stupid ass thought this was a pen that wrote in concrete before I clicked on the video. Boy, DO I FEEL DUMB. Nice drawing, though, Peter!

"Pens who do yoga" aha love it

If Peter made audio books, I would stream it 24/7 cause DAMN his voice is so peaceful and soothing

Peter, I just wanted to tell you I love you. Keep doing your thing - you’re awesome.

Hi Peter! I've been subscribed to you since I was a freshman in high school and now I'm 5 weeks from finishing my freshman year of college in Colorado. I just wanted to let you know that your videos bring joy to my sometimes dreary days and I am so appreciative of them. I am an artist myself and I have "drawn" (pun intended) a lot of inspiration from your work. :) Please keep doing what you are doing and don't let anyone tell you that your videos don't matter because they do and I know I'm not the only one who believes that. I was wondering, how old are you? I could probably look it up or find it in one of your videos (or have a good enough memory to remember it if you said it in a video that I watched), but I'm just gonna ask anyway here. :P Hope you had a good day! Thanks for what you do, Alyssa

Peter oddly inspects pens even sniffs them at times and I'm here like man he really enjoys those pens! Lol

You sound genuinely confused throughout the duration of this video Peter,

The pen looks like a mascara tube.

When Hallmark came out with their line of wooden pens/pencils, one of the advertising points was that the casing would absorb the oils from a users hands and would eventually darken and adopt a "tone" unique to the individual user.

that looks like cement, not concrete

How lucky is the Universe that Peter Draws has blessed us with original music twogo with his amazing doodley creations! Thanks Pete!

Move over PewDiePie Congratulations, Peter Draws just dropped an intro bomb track! lol Good to see you putting those guitar lessons to good use!

I love this intro music

I actually really like your singing you should make an album on spotify

It's very clean looking in my o(pen)ion

I made some concrete ashtrays for a few of my ”hippy” friends using a silicone mold. Once I tapped out the air bubbles, I was super surprised by how smooth they came out!

Now I want a crystal rock pen

I'm one of those people that loves a good patina on my stuff. The scratches and scuffs on the leather of my TN, the discoloration on the brass accents of one of my favorite pens. It makes them feel like they're completely mine and unique!

I like how honest you are with your reviews. You just say stuff as it is .❤️❤️

From around 6:15 to the burp, and weird face into that cut absolutely killed me. These videos are addictive and somewhat relate-able, I used to have a shit-ton of pens (I worked at a staples back in high school and stole every black pen in the building lmao) and I used to draw and doodle a ton. My urge to draw kinda disappeared when I dropped out of college, but I'm getting an itch from these videos.

Aw I love the way handwriting looks when written using a ballpoint pen. It gives it this organic, scrawly look!

I relate to your style in so many ways, but yours is the more developed, and it inspires me to keep growing in my art when I might otherwise be discouraged, also, thanks for the helpful reviews on pens! It has helped me make purchasing decisions.

I really like this drawing, one of my favourites!

In my experience, Schmidt nibs are on the drier side. It's not a flaw--it just is. Some people like/prefer that, others don't. They write fine when you're writing normally, but if you want to draw very quickly, the stingier ink flow can be an issue. They're good for situations when you can't control the quality of the paper you might have to use, as wet nibs will bleed and feather much more on bad paper.

Pens, in general, make my writting sloppier. Always preferred pencils.

The art looks fantastic, I think this is the closest to a drawing rather than a doodle I've seen you do

Dude I LOVE your content! Please! For the sake of humanity, keep creating.

With those you’ll always stay “grounded”

That song was THE MOST WHOLESOME SHIT I HAVE EVER SEEN! Peter you are an amazing person

I actually think my writing improves with the ballpoint flowy-like writing style. I write mor effortlessly and quickly

Gosh Peter really does give me big Jack Stauber vibes- I love this man so much lmao

I like pen clips because they secure my pen to my badge lanyard that I wear at work. Thanks for the videos Mr. Draws

Diggin the new intro, good job Peter!

I see nobody talking about that artwork that came out of this! I would hang that up on my wall I love it! 😍

”Pens that do yoga” - i’m stealing this quote to use in obscure situations :D

I can see it getting darker like leather from the oil of your hand. The smoothing part would happen too, just the nature of the material. I guess it would be a benefit due to it would wear in to fit you perfectly like a favorite pair of jeans.

I like you man. I have troubles with people at work and watching your videos helps me calm down. Thank you.

I actually like a clip on my pens because they are nice for storing a pen on a spiral bound sketchbook. I keep a .7 staedtler in the spiral of my small sketchbook to doodle while I'm working in the office. A nice compact easy to manage package

I bought a Jinhao 950, which is a porcelain pen. Heavy, but premium feeling. Good nib. Pretty.

I think this is my favorite of your drawings so far. The use of the compass really sealed it for me. Super talented, man. Keep it up!!

Never once have I been disappointed after clicking on your video, Peter. Thank you! From Russia with love

Yes, us old fogies used to put them in our shirt pockets therefore a clip was necessary we also used pocket protectors back in the Ancient days.

I love pens that patina with age. I've used my old brass delike alpha to break a car window with a rock as a hammer when my glass breaker failed (I'm a paramedic) and the pen saved a life. its patina is deeply wearing in and I love it. It's got so many stories and memories attached to it that if it looked shiny and new, I don't think I'd have the same attachment to it. I love that $12 pen (it has a $20 vintage gold nib in it now, but it's still a $12 pen that I sanded the lacquer off of and filed a notch into for the clip) more than my $1000 visconti or mont blanc pens.

Best intro theme of 2019, hands down

the cut hair surprised me! but good video as usual! i've been considering pens lately because i've been binging your videos, and i just like watching them lol. also, it might've been thin concrete over plastic or something, or hollow inside.

Nice to see you getting more and more into music, i like it :)

I like clips. They clip on to my sketchbook so they're always where they need to be.

I usually use the clip on any writing utensil to clip it to the ring binder on my sketchbook.

I went from watching videos of the sun killing us to a man talking about pens *I love the internet*

I don't know if anyone has ever told you this, but you have a very soothing voice. You could do those sound clips where they help you meditate.

Concrete is a thing because it's porous and can soak up water and its internal bits can comfortably shrink and expand with temperature (not by much, but still). Much lighter than metal and still quite strong (but still needs metal rebar reinforcement for the strong strong stuff).

A wonderful video. I like the idea of a pen that erodes with use. It dhoihow much you have used it. The history of the pen use.

I literally just saw this yesterday from IG. Thanks for the review!

The lines are beautiful. Very consistent.

Out of all your fabulously random intros, this one has to be in my top 5. :)

When you show the action as you use the verb it helps teach people the meaning of the word "Post"

Choo Choo! (12:15). Just saying. Anyways, I just discovered you're great drawing channel recently and rediscovered my love of sketching and drawing. Thanks man.

i never though i will enjoy pen reviews this much :) thx for your work :)

Had an odd dream "segment" last night and, as I don't dream often, I found it odd that you were in it. I was at a movie theater and you were speaking with someone as if you were some sort of psychologist/therapist (which you kind of are). Reminded me of the movie "Waking Life" which I saw when I was a teenager and plan to re-watch now at 26. Anyhow, have a great year!

Peter, my kids (12, 11 and 7) love your drawings!

Wow, really digging that robot drawing!

i am livingggg for the intro tbh

So glad peter is getting the subscribers he deserves

I've just been binge watching your videos. And not only talented but so handsome too 😍

Yes! Clips are on the way out or should be! And I agree, my writing is worst with ballpoint pens - one of the reasons I use fountain pens.

Mr Draws. I’m so happy you get cool stuff. You could put your match box cars in the boxes.

I like pen clips so I can attach them to my notebooks I take into work for meeting notes. It’s handy

It seems that every time I watch your drawings, I end up with Eyverload (eyeball overload) from all the eye candy!! Great stuff as always!

I reallyreally liked this drawing, Peter!

Nice job Peter. I liked both pens. They were both well designed. The black one looked like a Rotring pen or mechanical pencil. Excellent video.

I really liked your drawing. I'm not sure I could give $100 for the concrete pen, but I probably would for that drawing. Props my strange pen reviewing friend.

I can't even read my own writing no matter what I use lol... sidewalk chalk or my micrometer pens... all a jumble of "help me" haha! I LOVE the design of the 2nd cement pen! Looks like it was MADE for people who don't "hold the pen right" Speaking of, have you ever done a video on how back in grade school teachers would try to get their students to write "appropriately" by only using 3 fingers?? I hated that, but I still LOVE to draw and have pens and color and draw! :)

I'm pleased that I've finally found a pen reviewer who will describe the smell of a given pen to me

Cool intro song! It's a good way to not get copyright strikes. I do my own for two KZfaq channels in have. Good video too!

That 60's remark for clip uses got me laughing haha, nice review, love your reviews and drawings

the one thing that clips really do , is when you put a piece of paper between the clip and the pen to create an aeroplane Awesome song

i would buy some of your drawings on t-shirts or something. they’re just really interesting to look at.

what you were think of with the concrete is the one with the gravel

My school has blazers and I always use the pen clip to hang them on he inside pockets

That burp almost gave me heartburn hearing it christ

I'm in love with this drawing! I also think that is a pretty cool pen.

Peter Draws is my homeslice.

Love your art!! Your vids give me so much inspiration to draw more.

Im listening to Mozart while watching your drawing and is mermerising. You should try it in one of your videos in the background. I love the vibes.

It's a sealed concrete. Similar to what you'd see on a warehouse floor or some factory floors, especially if Alot of liquids are used in production, sealed concrete is almost a necessity. Any concrete can be smooth though, the roughness comes from pebbles and air pockets. Ancient Roman structures used super old "concrete" that was very smooth

looks like pure cement, no aggregate (stones peddles sand) i'm not surprised by it's smoothness and solid color if its pure cement

I recently bought a guitar finished in nitrocellulose lacquer, pretty much for the exact reason you outlined in this video. I think you're on to something Peter!

The opening song is awesome

That song was amazing

Great video. Keep up the great work