Pay It Forward 2014

[Mezzie]

I have a bottle of noodler's Rome burning that I would like to send out.

Pm me a poem or limerick and I will send it to my favorite!!

Closes on the 25th

Thanks!

Okay, next time I do a PIF, I'm totally stealing this idea. That's way more fun.

 

Now off to try my hand at rhyming...

[Adrianc]

Thank you very much Mezzie. I love playing with the Flex pen.

 

 

 

[faust41]

I have a bottle of noodler's Rome burning that I would like to send out.

Pm me a poem or limerick and I will send it to my favorite!!

Closes on the 25th

Thanks!

Poem and message sent.

[scully012]

I have a bottle of noodler's Rome burning that I would like to send out.

 

Pm me a poem or limerick and I will send it to my favorite!!

 

Closes on the 25th

 

Thanks!

 

Great idea for a PIF "Challenge"!

 

PM sent, I hope there are lots of good entries

[TheModernGent]

 

Great idea for a PIF "Challenge"!

 

PM sent, I hope there are lots of good entries

if it's ok with the winner you should post up the winning poem

[mjhullett]

I think that I am going to have to do more challenges now. I am really happy that I have gotten so many truly great responses so far.

 

still two days to go!!

[artibasos]

Since I've gotten such lovely things from PIFs, I'll start one of my own.

 

I have a Duke Green Carbon, purchased from Betram's Inkwell in May. It's a little too heavy/large for my tiny hands, but it's very, very smooth. I'd compare it to a Faber-Castell steel nib. Duke, in this case, is Duke Germany, the house brand of Monteverde; here's some more info on the pen. The nib is one size; probably equivalent to a Western F or M. It's a C/C filler.

 

http://i.imgur.com/nwa9D7J.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/W683QXP.jpg

 

I will ask the recipient to cover shipping.

 

To enter, send me a haiku about pens by next Friday, July 4.

[rtruslow]

Mezzie - I love the Shah's Rose, thank you so much! Wish the photo was in daylight for better color.

Edited June 24, 2014 by rtruslow

[AAAndrew]

Congrats, rtruslow!

[EJKorvette]

 

[Mezzie]

I'm glad everything arrived safely, and I'm super glad each thing has found a person to appreciate it.

[alc3261]

4 Pen Wrap PIF (slight second - the glue which secures the cord in place is showing through a bit on the inside)

Muted Blue Check Pattern, perhaps more masculine? (but PIF not confined to men!!)

PM me with the reasons why you'd like this wrap and your location.

Available Worldwide.

[faust41]

4 Pen Wrap PIF (slight second - the glue which secures the cord in place is showing through a bit on the inside)

Muted Blue Check Pattern, perhaps more masculine? (but PIF not confined to men!!)

PM me with the reasons why you'd like this wrap and your location.

Available Worldwide.

 

Pm sent. Thank you ALC.

[Runnin_Ute]

4 Pen Wrap PIF (slight second - the glue which secures the cord in place is showing through a bit on the inside)

Muted Blue Check Pattern, perhaps more masculine? (but PIF not confined to men!!)

PM me with the reasons why you'd like this wrap and your location.

Available Worldwide.

Love the wrap I got from you in a PIF awhile back.

 

Guys (& gals) , even if you don't think you need one, alc does great work.

[Betweenthelines]

I found this community several months ago after becoming fed up with using crappy ballpoint pens on terrible paper. What I found was not only a plethora of knowledge, but one of the friendliest and most generous groups of individuals I had ever encountered. To this day I am still blown away by how consistently great my interactions are with the folks around here. Thanks to this community I have accrued a ton of knowledge, and transformed my writing from chaotic chicken scratch to, dare I say it, quite beautiful writing! (Ok.. maybe only with stubs and flex pens.. but still). Additionally I have had an amazing experience exploring this new hobby, meeting new people and experiencing a wide variety of pens, papers, inks, and overall transforming my writing experience from something that was a chore, to what is now a pleasure and truly a sacred practice. The one downside is I now can't write with crappy ballpoints and treat them as if they are tarnished with the black plague, oh, and the bank account... but we don't need talk about that!

 

Long story short..

 

I would like to express my deep gratitude to this community by offering up the following for a PIF, though it be a small gesture compared to what I have received:

 

A couple notes:

 

- These are open for folks WORLDWIDE, however while I can offer free shipping to CONUS, for those outside the U.S. I must ask for a $6 shipping fee to help with the shipping costs. So, if you are outside of the U.S., you must decide if it is worth it for you before applying.

 

- Please only apply for items if you truly have a need for them and know you're really going to use them. I want these to find loving homes, and most importantly to be used, not simply stock piled.

 

-You can apply for more than one, but can only win one.

 

- No *brand new* accounts

 

- Winners will be drawn randomly (individuals assigned to numbers, numbers drawn randomly via random.org)

 

 

1. Parker 45 with 18K medium gold nib

 

http://i.imgur.com/2gOqGM8.jpg

 

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

 

http://i.imgur.com/aRdm16G.jpg

 

 

This pen is near and dear to my heart. This was my very first vintage fountain pen, and my first vintage love. It is a lovely little 45, certainly not the belle of the ball (you can see slight warping of plastic at the grip and the ink sac in the vintage squeeze converter has cracks from wear ~ still works great, though, and if you don't want to get any ink on your hands it can easily be replaced with another Parker converter. This 18K nib is the smoothest 45 nib I sampled out of about 5, which is why I kept it. It writes a wet, medium-ish line.

 

It is not seeing much use and it seems right that I should pass this on to someone else who is budding in their fountain pen exploration.

 

Stipulations:

 

- Please only apply if you are relatively new to fountain pens / vintage fountain pens, and have never owned a Parker 45 before.

 

 

2. 2 writing packages - (2 winners) - Clairefontaine 6X8 staple-bound notebook (ruled w/margin) & Field Notes shelterwood pocket notebook (3X5, ruled)

 

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

 

Both have great quality paper. The Clairefontaine has lined paper with a margin, and is soft covered and side bound by staples. The Field Notes is perfect to slip into your pocket on an adventure.

 

Stipulations:

 

- Please only apply if you're gonna use 'em and fill 'em up with fountain pen written goodness!

 

 

3. Rhodia Webnotebook 5.5 X 8.25 DOT GRID notebook (Pen not included)

 

http://i.imgur.com/6JDw6q3.jpg

 

A wonderful notebook/journal with the renowned dot grid Rhodia paper inside. This is the larger of the two sizes, with a high quality hardbound "leatherette" cover.

 

Stipulations:

 

- I want this to go to someone who journals regularly, and has need for a new journal with FP-friendly paper, and will fill it up with their thoughts.

 

 

4. INK SAMPLES!!! (2 winners)

 

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

 

Winners will get to choose their choice of 4 ink samples from the following in my collection (or alternatively you can ask me to surprise you):

 

1. Diamine Midnight

2. Diamine Ancient Copper

3. Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue

4. Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

5. Iroshizuku Shin-Kai

6. Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo

7. Noodler's Black

8. Noodler's Apache Sunset

9. Noodler's Bad Blue Heron

10. Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher

11. Sailor Jentle Blue (not pictured)

 

 

 

 

I will let this PIF run for approximately 2 WEEKS to maximize exposure, then draw the winners.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: I will most likely -not- be able to respond to every PM entry I receive, at least not immediately, but don't worry, you'll be counted.

 

 

Thanks FPN!

Edited June 27, 2014 by Betweenthelines

[EJKorvette]

I agree wholeheartedly with Betweenthelines. I haven't been active here for long, but the FPN community has made coming into this hobby a great experience. I can't wait to see what lies ahead!

[Cyber6]

I would like to express my deep gratitude to this community by offering up the following for a PIF, though it be a small gesture compared to what I have received:

 

 

GEEZUZ!!!!!

 

 

If this is a "small" gesture.... I really want to see when you go all out....

 

 

Amazing gesture Betweenthelines..... just amazing !!!

[aj3537]

I have received many pens and ink samples from this site over the last 2 years. And I have tried them all. I decided to pass along the pens I don't use to inspire others like me.

 

I have 6 pens that need new homes. I will include ink samples. I can't afford to ship outside the US.

 

I will give these to the first person who wants them and you can request 2 pens. I will also give a bag of 10 random 5ml ink samples to the person who asks.

 

I don't know all the info on the pens but I will try my best.

 

 

Right to Left

 

1. Itoya, unknown nib, takes short cartridge - GONE

Congrats Oldtimer

2. Reform, can't read the nib - GONE

Congrats Azbennett

3. Pirre Paul's, M with converter - GONE

Congrats Oldtimer

4. Hero with converter, unknown nib - GONE

Congrats AaAndrew

5. Completely unknown pen with converter - GONE

Congrats Faust41

6. Another completely unknown pen with short cartridge - GONE

Congrats Faust41

 

Bag of samples - GONE

Congrats Hutecker and Overlander

 

(Why do my pictures post upside down?)

Edited June 27, 2014 by aj3537

[kidde]

2. Reform, can't read the nib

1745

 

Usually a F, but can run to M. Quite possibly the best cheap pen out there.

 

Is the Itoya spoken for? I'd like to try one, but haven't had a chance to.

 

Paul

[AZBennett]

Your pictures might autoformat upaide down if you are using your phone. Mine does unless I go back and fiddle with the upload settinga for file sizes and whatnot.