Who Else Thinks That A Mechanical Pencil Is The Next-Best Thing To A Fountain Pen?

[gtcarving]

Sorry, If i am not talking on the right topic, just looking for some advise. Hi, my name is Phil, and I would like to share some of my artwork with you. I turn and carve pens..Please check my pens and kindly respond with your thoughts and opinions. Any feedback would be great and I really appreciate your time and support: especially any suggestions on pricing my pens. I spent over 55 to 65 hours on each pen. Thank you for looking and your support. .

Sincerely,

Life is short, Art is long

gtcarving

[EBUCKTHORN]

Very impressive! Are you aware of The Carving Path? Your work is most appropriate for that website (not necessarily for sales but for shared skills and interests). https://www.thecarvingpath.net/

[ISW_Kaputnik]

Gtcarving, thanks. I enjoyed looking at those; I respect the time you put into them, and the skill which they represent.

 

That said, since you ask for opinions, I would rate any pen or pencil primarily on its suitability as a writing instrument, and only secondarily on its appearance. Some of those look as if they would be very uncomfortable to hold. In particular, that picture of the uncapped fountain pen with the enormous step between the carved barrel and the metal section. Just something to think about.

Edited February 14, 2019 by ISW_Kaputnik

[MYU]

Beautiful work, Phil! Can you please explain the scenes and people on each pen?

Edited February 15, 2019 by MYU

[truthpil]

MP lovers, just wondering.....what are the most beautiful mechanical pencils you've ever seen or personally own??

[SimOSX]

My mom and my dad don't use fountain pens, they prefer rollers, so I gift them a Visconti Rembrandt (Back to Black for my dad, Red for my mom) for Christmas

 

 

http://store.pensinasia.com/image/catalog/insertions/2015/01/14/65928_visconti_rembrandt_red_roller_ball_pen.jpg

 

 

Do you think that for next time it's better to gift them another roller in other style (for example Montegrappa Mule for my dad and Montegrappa Felicità for my mom) or a mechanical pencil? And why?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

Or

 

 

[gtcarving]

Beautiful work, Phil! Can you please explain the scenes and people on each pen?

Thank you! I like ancient coins and history behind each person. On of the pen is about Persepolis, Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great and capital of Achaemenid Empire. The other pen is about Parthian and Seleucid empire. King Mithridates I and Mithridates II, Ardeshir I, Shapur I, Bahram I and so on. Also the whit pen which made of boxwood is Sufi master!? Ferdowsi , Hafez, Rumi, Hallaj, Khayyam, Nietzsche, and Maurice Maeterlinck and written in old Persian Cuneiform. Thank you so much for asking. If you like reading, look for Book of King by Ferdowsim, and Rumi poem is light .

Sincerely, Phil

[gtcarving]

Gtcarving, thanks. I enjoyed looking at those; I respect the time you put into them, and the skill which they represent.

 

That said, since you ask for opinions, I would rate any pen or pencil primarily on its suitability as a writing instrument, and only secondarily on its appearance. Some of those look as if they would be very uncomfortable to hold. In particular, that picture of the uncapped fountain pen with the enormous step between the carved barrel and the metal section. Just something to think about.

Thank you so much for your feed back and you kind thoughts. Sincerely, Phil

[gtcarving]

Very impressive! Are you aware of The Carving Path? Your work is most appropriate for that website (not necessarily for sales but for shared skills and interests). https://www.thecarvingpath.net/

Thank you so much for you support and care. Sincerely, Phil

[Sicblades14]

I would have to politely disagree --

 

1. PCH912 - PO Nib

2. Any other FP.

3. Uniball UM-151 Rollerball

4. ???

5. Mechanical Pencil

 

That being said, I'm currently using the Uniball KuruToga mechanical pencil with 0.5mm lead and it's by far the best MP I've ever used.

[Anne-Sophie]

A little holiday gift to myself... some rare Pentel Kerry colors:

 

Would you consider the Pentel Kerry to be thinner than a Safari or Vista mechanical pencil?

[MYU]

Would you consider the Pentel Kerry to be thinner than a Safari or Vista mechanical pencil?

Yes, they are a little thinner. Also the fact that the Safari/Vista does not taper until the very end makes them feel a little thicker. I'm going by photos. I don't have a Safari/Vista pencil, but given the lack of metal in the body, I'd say the Kerry will have a little more heft.

[Anne-Sophie]

Yes, they are a little thinner. Also the fact that the Safari/Vista does not taper until the very end makes them feel a little thicker. I'm going by photos. I don't have a Safari/Vista pencil, but given the lack of metal in the body, I'd say the Kerry will have a little more heft.

It seems that the feel of the pencil is similar to the Safari/Vista fountain pen, which I don't post. Is the Pentel Kerry as long as an unposted Safari/Vista fountain pen?

 

The Safari/Vista pencil is a little heftier than the fountain pen because, there is a metal tube, I think, to channel the leads in their proper place.

[Honeybadgers]

the kerry has more to do with a pilot e95S than a safari. it's a pocket pencil. very cleverly designed.