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Micarta questions:

Does the material stain if ink gets on it?

Can a bold nib easily be sanded to a stub?

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It seemed like a good day for this lovely pen:

 

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The only thing I don't like about this pen, is it's location.
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One fine morning, Gregor Samsa woke up from dream and found himself in the bed transformed into a huge cockroach :o

 

Remember METAMORPHOSIS ? KAFKA ?

 

Yes, today I am with a MBWE KAFKA.

 

I am euphoric. No..Not psychedelic!!!

 

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Micarta questions:

Does the material stain if ink gets on it?

Can a bold nib easily be sanded to a stub?

 

The TWSBI Micarta is one of my favorite traveling pens - it seems virtually indestructible and is the first pen on my list for trips where conditions are uncertain or less than ideal (for example, canoe trips, hunting and fishing expeditions, any place one might run into J. Peterman, etc.). I got mine with a Broad nib and had Pendleton Brown create a stub that is just fantastic. I've not had problems with staining but am not really concerned about that as it would seem to add character to the pen (at least, in my opinion). The pen does develop patina with use.

 

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Get one before they're gone!

How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
— Samuel Johnson

 

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The TWSBI Micarta is one of my favorite traveling pens - it seems virtually indestructible and is the first pen on my list for trips where conditions are uncertain or less than ideal (for example, canoe trips, hunting and fishing expeditions, any place one might run into J. Peterman, etc.). I got mine with a Broad nib and had Pendleton Brown create a stub that is just fantastic. I've not had problems with staining but am not really concerned about that as it would seem to add character to the pen (at least, in my opinion). The pen does develop patina with use.

 

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Get one before they're gone!

 

What paper is that out of curiosity? The ink (especially from that B stub nib) looks amazing on it!

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I knew you liked TWSBIs but that picture puts things into perspective. My single 580 now seems lonely...I think I need more lol (I do love my 580 though, it's a great pen!)

 

 

:wub: I've been buying them as fast as I can afford them.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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TWSBI Micarta B. I heard they are soon to be discontinued and had to get another one. Came with a nice notebook.

 

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So, what's the fill like? I don't own a Micarta. I really like my piston fill pens.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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One fine morning, Gregor Samsa woke up from dream and found himself in the bed transformed into a huge cockroach :o

 

Remember METAMORPHOSIS ? KAFKA ?

 

Yes, today I am with a MBWE KAFKA.

 

I am euphoric. No..Not psychedelic!!!

 

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That's a beautiful looking pen.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OH MY -- the ENT's are entering our EARTH.

 

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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One fine morning, Gregor Samsa woke up from dream and found himself in the bed transformed into a huge cockroach :o

 

Remember METAMORPHOSIS ? KAFKA ?

 

Yes, today I am with a MBWE KAFKA.

 

I am euphoric. No..Not psychedelic!!!

 

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That is an absolutely gorgeous pen!

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Attila, in my book "ugly" pens are pretty hard to find. Some are plain, some fancy, some pristine, others weathered. I seem to like 'em all. In some ways I think the character reflected by a patina developed over years of hard use is more attractive than a NOS pen of the same vintage.

 

Take this Waterman's 14, for example - clearly this pen has "been around the block" - even its clip is missing - and yet for me the look is reminiscent of a favorite piece of well-worn leather and renders the pen more lovely, more interesting, easier to pick up and write with. One gets the sense it is made to be used at an antique desk writing lines of prose. Now, if only I had an antique desk ...

 

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How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
— Samuel Johnson

 

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What paper is that out of curiosity? The ink (especially from that B stub nib) looks amazing on it!

 

That is Tomoe River paper - my all-time favorite paper. I bought a stash a couple of years ago and had it made into A5 size pads.

 

 

So, what's the fill like? I don't own a Micarta. I really like my piston fill pens.

 

Amberlea, its a c/c filler. If you close your eyes and think of the converter as a miniature piston you'll do just fine. :D

How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
— Samuel Johnson

 

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pankaj, great Kafka pen you have there!

How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
— Samuel Johnson

 

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That is Tomoe River paper - my all-time favorite paper. I bought a stash a couple of years ago and had it made into A5 size pads.

 

 

Amberlea, its a c/c filler. If you close your eyes and think of the converter as a miniature piston you'll do just fine. :D

 

 

Yeah, it's the mini reason I didn't buy one before.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nice writing pen!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It was a boring nail F originally. I'm very happy with it now :)

 

Nothing wrong with a nail nib. :-)

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Nothing wrong with a nail nib. :-)

True that! I really like the steel nib on the 600.

This gold is almost as rigid, and I thought it would benefit from the added fun factor. And it does!

- Attila

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