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

[Tas]

Wow, even the material of your jacket matches the pen perfectly !

As for attika89 - I'm not talking to attika89. His Custom 912 PO nib post has left me with desires and Christmas is a long way away in fountain pen years.

[napalm]

Tas - check the "Dried Strelitzia" drawing description here:

 

http://janeblundellart.blogspot.ca/2014/10/working-in-ink.html

 

[dcpritch]

Wow, even the material of your jacket matches the pen perfectly !

 

As for attika89 - I'm not talking to attika89. His Custom 912 PO nib post has left me with desires and Christmas is a long way away in fountain pen years.

 

 

Haha, I hadn't noticed that. I've never before been accused of being fashionable.

 

As to your problems with attika89, I can certainly understand, even sympathize. It reminds me the mods should again seriously consider launching the FPN Relationship Counseling Center, for members with "issues" and also to help when a member's spouse, significant other or family is concerned with spending habits or general "fountain pen spiral". We might simultaneously launch FPN Debt Counseling, for those who overspend or are prone to overspending on pens, inks, paper, etc. Don't laugh, these are serious issues and making fun only minimizes the real pain inflicted by undue focus on fountain pens. All referrals will be anonymous.

[tringle]

Tas - I know how you feel, I suffer from PENVY too much on this website.

 

dcpritch - Wow that is a fancy MB, and I agree with Tas, you are mister coordinated! I could be the moderator of the PENVY, and counseling center for FPN. I visited Scottsdale Pen and Knife yesterday, lots of really nice modern pens. I have one pen I am currently coveting, that is a Sheaffer PFM, I am researching which model or version would best suit me.

 

My current PENVIOUS thought is for Cybea's Pelikan Raden. I held one once. Just once.

 

My new pen case from Franklin Christoph

 

 

 

Also, new ink cases I used from 38 special ammo boxes. (Recycle)

 

 

Edited October 14, 2014 by tringle

[DET]

[skysora]

[pankaj]

Hi Jenifermarie, and welcome to FPN! I'm glad you jumped right in.

 

tringle, you have quite the amazing collection of vintage pens!

 

Attila, I love your writing and especially the way you showcase inks.

 

Today I'm sporting an early Montblanc 25 Safety Pen in BHR, just returned from an arduous repair by a good friend. One thing I like about this pen is its length - 135mm with the nib extended (but without the cap - I really never post caps) - and its shape. It is gently tapered from back to front and seems to rest perfectly in my hand. Sorry to wax on; here are some pics, first a "pen selfie":

 

 

 

DC : Thats a really enviable acquisition. And the selfie is the Show Stopper ! Incidentally, can I ask if the BB nib was an original factory fit or you have done it as usual ?

[pankaj]

 

My new pen case from Franklin Christoph

 

IMG_5841.JPG

 

 

 

 

Tringle : Thats a nice pen case. Quite roomy. I see there is no internal partition to cushion protect. Just curious to know - if the pens from opposite sides may be uncomfortably close to one another, when closed.

Edited October 15, 2014 by pankaj

[NevynM]

IMG_0347[1] by nevynxxx, on Flickr

 

I bought the 1.5mm Stub for my Lamy Safari at the weekend. It's eating through ink, but I have a few samples I still need to try, so that's not a bad thing. Very much more fun than the F and M though.....

[Finalist]

Tringle : Thats a nice pen case. Quite roomy. I see there is no internal partition to cushion protect. Just curious to know - if the pens from opposite sides may be uncomfortably close to one another, when closed.

There are partitions. Look at the outside edges in the picture. This allows the pens to be viewed better as the partitions fold outward when the case is open.

[dcpritch]

... can I ask if the BB nib was an original factory fit or you have done it as usual ?

 

Thanks. It is a factory BB nib that has been repaired.

[Hardcase]

TWSBI Diamond 580 USA with Diamine Mediterranean Blue. I've been using it for about a week now.

 

-Drew

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o715/drew_dunn1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-10/8618A3B5-A6BF-4945-BA5C-2698F9E99D71_zpsqiba00hp.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o715/drew_dunn1/diamond580usa_zps8759de9c.jpg

 

http://i1339.photobucket.com/albums/o715/drew_dunn1/diamond580usacap_zpsdc9e50c6.jpg

[LWJ2]

Yesterday I tinkered a bit with my Dad's Parker 51. Today, the photo links aren't co-operating worth a tinker's dam, so I've put up the links themselves rather than photos. I'll put up photos when LiveJournal quits being an arse about access (which, I add, I pay for).

 

Leon

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77714307@N06/15543976992/in/photostream/lightbox/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77714307@N06/15543138215/in/photostream/lightbox/

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77714307@N06/14922384644/in/photostream/lightbox/

Edited October 15, 2014 by LWJ2

[dcpritch]

Hi Leon, that's a great looking pen. The sterling silver cap coincides nicely with your idea of a 25th anniversary present. Thanks for sharing.

 

The other way to put up photos is to use the Upload button at the top of each FPN page. Its easy (especially once you do it a few times) and then you don't have to worry about a hosting site. Instructions here.

[LWJ2]

Okay, L/J finally got it's programming head out of wherever it was inserted so, my Dad's Parker 51:

 

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/lwj2/5626446/370050/370050_original.jpg

 

 

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/lwj2/5626446/369773/369773_original.jpg

 

 

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/lwj2/5626446/370571/370571_original.jpg

 

 

 

[LWJ2]

Hi Leon, that's a great looking pen. The sterling silver cap coincides nicely with your idea of a 25th anniversary present. Thanks for sharing.

 

The other way to put up photos is to use the Upload button at the top of each FPN page. Its easy (especially once you do it a few times) and then you don't have to worry about a hosting site. Instructions here.

 

Thanks, DC. My parents married in the early 20s, so a 25th anniversary would have been about that time. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the cap cleaned up, it was literally black with oxidation; not willing to risk silver polish interacting with the jewel, I used a paste of "Bartender's Friend" very gently.

 

For some reason, when I put up photos, it tells me I can't upload, that I'm out of storage. Makes no sense to me, but it is what it is; that's why I store stuff on my gallery at L/J. Today it didn't like the URL for the alternate site I use now and then, Flicker.

 

Leon

[amberleadavis]

 

 

Haha, I hadn't noticed that. I've never before been accused of being fashionable.

 

As to your problems with attika89, I can certainly understand, even sympathize. It reminds me the mods should again seriously consider launching the FPN Relationship Counseling Center, for members with "issues" and also to help when a member's spouse, significant other or family is concerned with spending habits or general "fountain pen spiral". We might simultaneously launch FPN Debt Counseling, for those who overspend or are prone to overspending on pens, inks, paper, etc. Don't laugh, these are serious issues and making fun only minimizes the real pain inflicted by undue focus on fountain pens. All referrals will be anonymous.

 

 

I'm not an addict. I quit for hours at a time.

[attika89]

http://kepfeltoltes.hu/141015/P1220985_1_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg

 

http://kepfeltoltes.hu/141015/P1220995_1_www.kepfeltoltes.hu_.jpg
Yama-dori - China Blue - Penman Sapphire - GvFC Stone Grey - Apache Sunset - Shigure - Akkerman Indigo #9

Edited October 15, 2014 by attika89

[Mishka5050]

I bought the 1.5mm Stub for my Lamy Safari at the weekend. It's eating through ink, but I have a few samples I still need to try, so that's not a bad thing. Very much more fun than the F and M though.....

+1!

What ink is it? R&K Scabiosa?

[carretera18]

The Sheaffer I got from my wife as a birthday gift.

 

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2AcV260ILSI/VD8DIGuNvEI/AAAAAAAAAq8/XbxFe6VAoUo/s1600/sheaffer_snorkel.jpg