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

[Inky.Fingers]

How does one source one of these frankies? I've been after a truly flexible fountain pen for quite some time but I'm not prepared to pay the several hundred dollars that is often asked.

Isn't your Waterman #7 red keyhole nib flexible? If not try my PIF for add flex to your TWSBI 580 or a demonstrator pen that you like.

[onetake]

 

Edited to add: I never thought I'd buy a pen that is older than I am, but I guess it was only a matter of time before I found one in blue. *grin*

Edited August 1, 2015 by onetake

[Cryptos]

Isn't your Waterman #7 red keyhole nib flexible? If not try my PIF for add flex to your TWSBI 580 or a demonstrator pen that you like.

 

Um, no. That's a Waterman 94 pen and I don't know how the #7 designation for the nib works in this case. Either way it is not a flexible nib - pretty much a nail really - which is a huge disappointment. It is the most expensive pen I have ever bought, more than I could realistically afford, and I jumped at the chance because my limited understanding suggested it would be flexible. What a fool I was. It writes very smoothly and consistently, but it is not what I wanted at all. It is one of the very few fountain pens I have left.

[Cryptos]

This old thing again today.

 

 

Edit: although I will say this myself, this is without doubt the best photograph I have ever taken in my life. Considering I have no skills and no equipment it shows that anything is possible. I still don't quite know how I got it to work. There is no post-processing either (I think that's the right term, yes?).

Edited August 2, 2015 by Empty_of_Clouds

[Iudicium]

Today's clunker.

 

May I ask what ink you're using?

[Cryptos]

Of course. It is Maruzen (Nihombashi) Athena Mirin. This ink is, I believe, no longer available to buy. I was very fortunate because, as undeserving as no doubt I am, migo984 sent me a sample to try.

[ThirdeYe]

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k420/ThirdeYe1337/20150802_100719_resized_zpsnebzanfs.jpg

[gylyf]

[jmccarty3]

 

I'm thinking seriously about getting a Custom 823 or 845 with the 15 size WA nib. That Pilot BB ink is beautiful.

[Iudicium]

Of course. It is Maruzen (Nihombashi) Athena Mirin. This ink is, I believe, no longer available to buy. I was very fortunate because, as undeserving as no doubt I am, migo984 sent me a sample to try.

Thank you! I was just asking because it seemed similar to the Diamine Umber.

[gylyf]

 

I'm thinking seriously about getting a Custom 823 or 845 with the 15 size WA nib. That Pilot BB ink is beautiful.

I really love the WA nib, so I would highly recommend it. And Pilot BB is a wonderful ink! It seems almost underrated nowadays...

[Cryptos]

Thank you! I was just asking because it seemed similar to the Diamine Umber.

 

Yeah, I've never really understood that. I always thought that Umber was a brown colour not green.

[00Photo]

Waterman 15 with Visconti Blue

[tringle]

 

 

1.1 italic stub

[tringle]

 

 

 

[J85909266]

[onetake]

 

A decent writer, the Hero 616, but I prefer my Parkers.

 

(That ink color, though... just lovely. This photo doesn't do it justice.)

[Betweenthelines]

Over the moon...

 

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

 

Review with more photos in the review section.

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Over the moon...

 

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

 

Review with more photos in the review section.

Beautiful! The pen, the nib, the handwriting, the ink! Thank you for sharing!

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http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k420/ThirdeYe1337/20150802_100719_resized_zpsnebzanfs.jpg

Oh! I love the fact that you know the story of this beautiful pen and that it is kept in the family