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Pelikan M800 fine italic

J. Herbin Rouge Hematite 1670

[jay.is.here]

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Pelikan M800 fine italic

J. Herbin Rouge Hematite 1670

Lovely handwriting ... and gorgeous pen

[Helen350]

Baoer Fountain Pen - Older Model. Inked with Montblanc Blue/Black

[Ian the Jock]

Ian:

 

Your "wee" pen looks like it might have a flexy nib. Apply a wee bit o' pressure and it the tunes separate that is "flex". It lets you write with thick and thin lines, to give your words dimention and interest. Welcome to FPN!

Hi Sinistral1

Wait, what is this "flexy" of which you speak? I am intrigued.

I had another bash with the wee pen while applying different pressure on downstrokes, and it wasn't really much different.

I dont think the nib is flexy as you say, however, this "flexy" idea sounds interesting to me and would like to give it a go.

Are pens with flexy nibs easy to get? or a they a kind of specialist thing, found on vintage pens, or expensive pens for example.

 

Ian

[Helen350]

Duke Bamboo - Inked with Chesterfield Antique Crimson. It has a mother-of-pearl piece in the top of the cap. The nib is imprinted with a crown and the Duke name. The black section has some pearlescence throughout.

[amberleadavis]

Great stuff.

[Sinistral1]

Are pens with flexy nibs easy to get? or a they a kind of specialist thing, found on vintage pens, or expensive pens for example.

 

Ian

Most flexible nibs are found on vintage pens of all makes and models (and prices). They are usually 14kt gold, but I have some 18kt semi-flexible nibs on my French made Waterman Gentleman pens made in the 1970s and 1980s. There are also some Noodler pens (the Ahab and several others) with flexible nibs, a modern pen that is fairly inexpensive ($20 here in the US).

 

As a long time Calligrapher, I adore mine, because I can quite easily write script that it very pretty and don't have to fuss with a dip pen, making my own ink, etc. It is a very deliberate writing style, I can't write "normally" with my full flex nibs, they flex too easily. It's like writing with a piece of cooked pasta.

 

Don't push your wee pen too hard or it will rebel and your non or semi-flexible nib will teach you a lesson. This is an example from a Waterman 3V with a full flex nib, a lever filler from the 1930s that I got for $50 here on FPN about a year ago. I have managed to get pens on eBay for less than $50, but some have not been "keepers".

 

 

I am lefthanded. The wide part of the letters result from applying pressure to the point of the nib on the downstroke, and the thin lines are the upstrokes with as little pressure as possible.

[MissChief]

Helen, that is one beautiful pen!

[Helen350]

Helen, that is one beautiful pen!

Are you referring to the filigree pen I found? If so, glad you liked it.

[jadehawk]

Just got this Today, Had enough time to take a few shots and head to work, can't wait to get back to home..

 

Pilot Vanishing Point , Matte Black with Fine Black Nib. (Purchased via MassDrop) with a Bottle of Iroshizuku Ink (Yama-Budo).

Edited November 15, 2014 by jadehawk

[amberleadavis]

VERY NICE

[amberleadavis]

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[Helen350]

Filigree Fountain Pen - Art Deco look. Clip - art deco female figure Screw on cap. M-nib. Silver tone filigree on cream white background. Beautiful filigree pattern. Ink used: Chesterfield Teal

[SNAK]

Today, I've been writing with my 5 newly bought old pens ..... Pelikan Tortoise Gunther Wagner, Select, AA, Kreuzner and ??? I payed the Pelikan (@ a very low price) and received the others for .... free)

I like writing with those old stuffs and bringing them back to life .....

The question is ... which one will be my next pen ????? https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/267952-which-one-will-be-your-next-fountain-pen/page-18

 

The Pelikan Tortoise Gunther Wagner pen is beautiful, and I really like what it does to your handwriting.

[MissChief]

Helen, I meant the Bamboo pen but the filigree pen is lovely, too!

[Cyber6]

Filigree Fountain Pen - Art Deco look. Clip - art deco female figure Screw on cap. M-nib. Silver tone filigree on cream white background. Beautiful filigree pattern. Ink used: Chesterfield Teal

 

 

That looks similar to Montblanc Patron of the Arts Andrew Carnegie..

 

http://www.christies.com/lotfinderimages/d41746/d4174699r.jpg

[pankaj]

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Wondering how you are managing such a huge pile of inks !!!!

[MissChief]

Amber, every time you post a picture of your desk, I look for your crystal inkwell. I spotted it at the right on the second shelf up (I have it's twin minus the stopper.) It almost feels like a game of "Where's Waldo?" - "Spot the Inkwell".

[00Photo]

[Tanzanite]

00Photo your writing is beautiful as always. What ink is it?