Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using, *show* Us! - 2015

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Waterman 14 with Diamine Syrah.

[attika89]

Some lyrics and some Penman Sapphire

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Beth Hart - Might As Well Smile

[gweimer1]

Some lyrics and some Penman Sapphire

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Beth Hart - Might As Well Smile

 

It's what comes out of that pen that amazes me more than the pen itself. Beautiful penmanship.

[gweimer1]

<Tosses Penalty Flag>

 

That's a 15 yd penalty for no handwriting pics.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

Sheesh....tough crowd...

 

 

Here's another new addition to the fold - an Ambassador that is also REALLY REALLY smooth.

[HalloweenHJB]

I just got my first Wahl....OH MY! I love this pen! Aside from a sac, all it needed was a good cleaning and buffing.

 

 

Wonderful! Very handsome. Is it silver or gold?

[gweimer1]

 

Wonderful! Very handsome. Is it silver or gold?

 

Gold filled

[HalloweenHJB]

My first Vacumatic! Very cool --although maybe I could use some tips about filling. I only seem to get just a tiny bit of ink into the chamber. Any advice?

 

 

[gweimer1]

Nice pen. I have a couple, but not quite as nice. How are you filling it?

 

From David Nishimura's site:

Regardless of plunger type, all Vac-fillers fill alike: the blind cap is removed, the nib is immersed, and the plunger is depressed several times until no more air bubbles come out from the nib hole.

[HalloweenHJB]

Nice pen. I have a couple, but not quite as nice. How are you filling it?

 

From David Nishimura's site:

Regardless of plunger type, all Vac-fillers fill alike: the blind cap is removed, the nib is immersed, and the plunger is depressed several times until no more air bubbles come out from the nib hole.

 

Aha! I was just depressing the plunger once, and that must not have expelled all the air. Good to know! Thanks for the tip!

[FOUR X FOUR]

Porsche design 3135

Sorry for the bad pic

Edited February 15, 2015 by FOUR X FOUR

[perfaddict]

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[attika89]

It's what comes out of that pen that amazes me more than the pen itself. Beautiful penmanship.

Thank you so much!

 

 

image.jpg Porsche design 3135

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These are two wonderful pens!

[RMN]

image.jpg Porsche design 3135

 

How does it hold up in every day use? A bit idiosyncratic design, interesting

 

 

D.ick

[FOUR X FOUR]

How does it hold up in every day use? A bit idiosyncratic design, interesting

 

 

D.ick

Hey RMN, it's a very strong pen. I think a truck could drive over it and not hurt it. It's also way over priced but it' was too cool to pass up. Having no cap isn't really a big deal. I just look at its case as the cap. Edited February 16, 2015 by FOUR X FOUR

[OcalaFlGuy]

[perfaddict]

Thank you so much!

 

 

These are two wonderful pens!

 

Thanks, Atilla!

[MrThoth]

As I've mentioned in a couple other threads, I particularly enjoy using fountain pens to write fiction -- the feel of a good nib on quality paper, and the enforced "slowness" of the process compared to typing, really seem to fuel my creativity. I choose a selection of pens to suit my current mood, or the mood of the story I'm working on, and rotate between them on a page-by-page basis.

 

Since I'm starting a new story in a few minutes, I thought I'd show today's chosen lineup:

 

 

From left to right, they are:

 

--three of my Cross Townsends (Midnight Blue, Translucent Green, 20th Anniversary Brushed Platinum)

--Laban German Rubber in red

--Levenger Newton in gold

--Montegrappa Piccola (blue and rose gold)

--Montegrappa NeroUno Linea (black and rose gold)

--Monteverde Invincia Color Fusion (Spitfire Red)

--Nemosine Neutrino in gunmetal

--Parker Urban in Bay City Blue

--Visconti Homo Sapiens in Lava Bronze

--Xezo Incognito in bronze-copper

 

Now to see how this story turns out!

Edited February 16, 2015 by MrThoth

[Hector67]

After a long wait from nib exchange to Fine...

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Bexley 58 with a Waterman nib filled with Edelstein Garnet:

[tmenyc]

00 -- that Bexley is indeed beautiful.

 

Here's my office pen for today, a very cold New York Monday...

 

 

Tim