Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using, *show* Us!

[Finalist]

Anneleen,

 

Thanks, I don't think thinning the tip was hard. A good loop and super fine grit foam paper. Narrow the tipping's sides and add a little chisel tip to reduce the cross stroke. Then smooth corners for a fluid feel. Check after every few grinds motions with ink and paper.

The orange ink above is Apache Sunset in a fine Parker Vector.

[Finalist]

thought I'd write a sample page of all the FPs I have with me today at work.

A quick run down...

The Jinhaos are JUICEY - like writing with a chunk of ice on paper.

The Wearever has an awesome sweetspot that won't quit

The Scripto has a new FPR nib and is smooth and retro looking

The Gama Hawk 1.5 stub is great, but needs a drier ink so I can get some shading

The TWSBI is the most reliable and impresses the most non FP people

The Serwex MB EMF is nice. The nib flex is not as smooth a bend as I'd want. smooth curves are harder to produce.

The Falcon Spencerian grind is my favorite FP. It's in another league.

The Vector, once polished, is a good daily write. Sort of a fat fine nib.

The Lamy 2000. My new toy with hair line, spider web, smoothness.

 

Best Daily Writer Award goes to:

Lamy 2000 and Jinhaos

 

Best show off FPs:

Gama Hawk with 1.5 stub and TWSBI Mini ef

 

Wettest ride that slides on ice:

Jinhao 159

 

Best vintage old FP:

Scripto. I know it's a cheapo, but it looks awesome.

 

 

 

I need some non black FPs! How boring...

[AAAndrew]

Finalist, those look like fun! Love your writing, especially the Serwix, Scripto and Falcon. In the picture, which one is the Serwix? I've never seen one before.

 

I've been having fun just burning through a bunch of ink with the old-style Osmiroid B4 nib in my Estie LJ. Just playing around.

 

[Finalist]

AAAndrew, the Serwex is third from the right. I don't really recommend it anymore. I'm now in favor of not buying a bunch of $20 pens and instead saving for the $80 and over kind. The Serwex converter is small and hard as rock to push up to get low ink levels working and the nib has some flex, but's not smooth as it fight the pressure too much. My next flex will probably be some $60-$80 Peyton Street vintage goodie. The best cheaper pen is the Gama Hawk - all ebonite body and feed, eye dropper that works very well, and while the nib is not luxury quality it is very smooth, a big #6 and has some bounce.

[Oldtimer]

AAAndrew

 

Are these Osmiroids the best, just popular or a Manuscript set will do? I am awaiting my first Estie and would like to try that just for the fun of it!

[Ink Blotto]

Mishka, could you tell me where you got that leather pen sheath, or who made it.

 

Thank you,

IB

 

Going retro today

[Yaakova]

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr37/yaakovashoshana/2014-06-24215446.jpg

 

If anyone knows anything about the two Parkers, I'd be grateful for the information. Thanks!

[KaB]

[Mishka5050]

Mishka, could you tell me where you got that leather pen sheath, or who made it.

 

Thank you,

IB

 

 

Hey IB!

 

Got this pouch believe it or not 25 years ago

from Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia. My mum is from there-they used to make a lot of leather goods in that town. Well, that was before we started importing everything from China :/

 

I will keep an eye out for u anyway (you never know, lol)

 

Mishka

[disillusion]

Finalist, great job in grinding down your Lamy 2k. I ground an FPR flex nib to an EF last week, wasn't brave enough to go any further. Have you tried any of those UEF nibs by Japanese companies? I wonder how the Mottishaw needlepoint compares to those. Love your ink selection!

 

AAAndrew, I love the crisp look of your Italic. How wide is that B4 nib? I am going to bid on some Osmiroid sets when I have the money! You're officially an enabler

[Finalist]

Finalist, great job in grinding down your Lamy 2k. I ground an FPR flex nib to an EF last week, wasn't brave enough to go any further. Have you tried any of those UEF nibs by Japanese companies? I wonder how the Mottishaw needlepoint compares to those. Love your ink selection!

 

Based on info from nibs.com and what I ordered, my Namiki Falcon with Spencerian custom grind is a needle point. Before I ordered the custom job I spoke with someone at Nibs.com and she said the needle point is around .10mm (That refers to tipping size not line width). For reference, I just looked at the Falcon nib under a loop and the nib's slit is about 1/3 the width of the overall tip's width - very small! The Falcon is my favorite pen for sure, but because of the added flex it takes some care and no rushing to write. My new L2K regrind produces the same line with the same pressure, but feels much smoother probably because the nib is stiffer, so the tines don't get knocked around on paper fibers.

 

 

http://www.nibs.com/TippingSizespage.htm

 

 

 

[Ink Blotto]

Hey IB!

Got this pouch believe it or not 25 years ago

from Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia. My mum is from there-they used to make a lot of leather goods in that town. Well, that was before we started importing everything from China :/

I will keep an eye out for u anyway (you never know, lol)

Mishka

Mishka,

 

Thanks for getting back to me. If I ever get to visit Slovakia then I know what souvenir to look for. .

 

IB

[00Photo]

Soooooo many awesome pens! This is my favorite thread.

 

Today's pens and doodles.

[Oldtimer]

Sketch with Namiki Falcon. That is what i want it for. Now looking for a good paper for FPs. Using a refill for removable cover notepad

[Finalist]

Sketch with Namiki Falcon. That is what i want it for. Now looking for a good paper for FPs. Using a refill for removable cover notepad

Nice work.

Lots of great papers, but my favorite is the Fabriano blank books and Strathmore Bristol board (the 11"17" for cartooning). They are not the slickest, but they allow for a thinner crisper line that is great for details. They sound great too.

[Lamyrada]

I will che

 

Nice work.
Lots of great papers, but my favorite is the Fabriano blank books and Strathmore Bristol board (the 11"17" for cartooning). They are not the slickest, but they allow for a thinner crisper line that is great for details. They sound great too.

 

I will check that out, though my sketches are just spur of the moment - not formal, just a hobby ... 11" 17" seems too big for me..... I am looking for a white paper, blanks notebook I could carry everywhere. Will check teh Fabriano to see if they have something small.

[Finalist]

The Fabriano blank books I buy are around $3-4 and are 5.5"x8.5". The bristol comes in big pads, but I cut those down to 5.5"x8.5". There's lots of fun in trying new papers and I haven't begun to try most, but so far the two above offer great line variation for drawing. Smoother stuff like Luechtturm1917, Rhodia, Apica, TomoeRiver etc might be better for writing as they are smoother.

[Nashten]

Most excellent writing and pens posted on here as of late!

 

http://i.imgur.com/xxaNjUe.jpg

 

My writing is improving still!

 

My daily pens are there: Parker Duofold Junior (medium semi-flex), Waterman Carene (stub nib) and a Namiki Falcon (fine nib). Many-a hand-written essays have been done in the past few months using all those pens!

[Tas]

Sketch with Namiki Falcon. That is what i want it for. Now looking for a good paper for FPs. Using a refill for removable cover notepad

 

Adore your sketch.

More please!

 

As for paper, check out Stillman & Birn. I'm sure if you ask for some samples they would accommodate.

I really like their Epsilon Series. It's quite smooth compared to their other papers and takes whatever you throw at it.

Their small A5 sized book goes with me most places I'm likely to have five mins to spare.

[Oldtimer]

Finalist & Tas: thanks for the info.This is COOL' . So much help in FPN!

Edited June 26, 2014 by Oldtimer