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

[amberleadavis]

Snak, I love your work and I think you chose the pen/ink well.

[amberleadavis]

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[Inky.Fingers]

Nails again.

[jabberwock11]

I just got a new green marbled Jinhao X450 and some Rohrer & Klingner Königsblau in the mail today. Off came the Jinhao nib, on went a Zebra G, and into the ink it went. It was a long day and I only just now got to mess with my new writing tool, but I am pretty happy with the pen/nib combo. To finish out my day I've been laying down some ideas on my trusty Kokuyo Campus A5 smart ring notebook (along with some awesome Kokuyo Sarasara dotted/ruled paper). I really like this ink and the X450 is playing well with everything, so I'm happy.

 

The only thing that bugs me is that the pen basically looks black in direct light, the green only really pops when the lights are low. SO, I flipped on some back lighting, threw some Morphine on the sound system, and fell into a mellow writing zone. Good times.

 

Pen: Jinhao X450 (with a Zebra G nib)

Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Königsblau

Paper: Kokuyo Sarasara dotted/ruled

Notebook: Kokuyo Campus smart ring

 

My handwriting is still miles away from where I want it to be (thanks to a combination of being forced by crappy elementary school teachers to write with my non-dominant right hand and working for more than a decade in medicine), but it is coming along.

 

Edited October 27, 2015 by jabberwock11

[Cryptos]

EoC is very happy to see another FPN enthusiast take up the Jinhao-Zebra... and use it well too! Vintage flex without the vintage flex price. What's not to like?

[Pterodactylus]

To those who have been using Parallel Pens: Please forgive my ignorance but do they have a top or the bottom of the nib? Where is the breather hole? I watched the YouTube video Tas has linked but I don’t understand how the ink comes out? Please enlighten me, as I seem to be having a blank brain moment. I am very interested in these pens with such crisp flat lines they can produce.

 

They write on both sides.

They also write with the small edge, there is a dot on the steel sheets which indicates the edge where Pilot guaranties that it writes, but in my experience they also write on the other.

 

Basically the pen consists of 2 parallel steel sheets where the ink flows in between (therefor the name parallel pen)

On one side in the plastic which holds the steel sheets is a rectangular hole. I guess it's something you could consider as a a breather hole. But it does not matter if this side is up or down.

 

As previously said, they are perfect italic pens.

[grainweevil]

The Blue Lightning is difficult to capture in the evening using artificial light.

When I try to balance the white then the writing almost disappears because of the heavy particle reflections.

 

Indeed! I missed your comment entirely at first. And yes, the nib has come out just wonderfully - beginner's luck. As obliques go I suspect it's a bit more of an angle than the norm, but if the end result is good, I try not to worry about that too much. Now I simply need to resist turning everything oblique...

 

Now that's a nice shot Grainweevil, normally I don't give this pen a second glance... nice lighting, and nice choice of ink to go with the pen.

 

Thank you, I.M. Honestly I think it's impossible to put any ink but brown in this pen; it's had 'em all. Waterman's wasn't bad, but the Toffee Brown definitely takes the crown.

 

@SNAK Gorgeous pen, and the ink could have been made for it.

 

In a bid not to go oblique crazy, I finally got around to something I've been meaning to try for ages - an architect's, hebrew, or arabic grind. Platinum Preppy nibs are my guinea pigs in the early stages; lots of tipping, but cheap. Ink is Carbon Black, pen is a Plaisir. Do I like the grind? Eh, not especially so far, but maybe I'll grow to like it.

 

[mehandiratta]

And here are my pens for the week...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[eliweisz]

I had dismissed Red Dragon after using it once or twice a while ago, because it was not as interesting as Oxblood or Syrah but I used this ink in another pen and WOW I love it this time. This ink likes really wet writing pen I think. The colour deepens a lot and it becomes much more interesting. I am going to keep this combo going for a while.

 

Pen: Waterman's 94 Brown (Mahogany) celluloid

Ink: Diamine Red Dragon

Paper: Tomoe River (White)

Fantastic! That's what I call a real work of art.

I've got a small bottle of Red Dragon, haven't opened it yet. No I must try the ink ASAP.

[richila]

What's inked up today 10/27 by Richila, on Flickr

And then there were three, I think matching pen and ink becomes addictive. I even matched up my journal. New journals, inks and a pen by Richila, on Flickr

[amberleadavis]

And here are my pens for the week...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, I do like Pinks. I have not tried any of the Bril inks. Are they super saturated?

[skysora]

 

Belatedly found out about the existence of Fountain Pen Day!

 

Lamy Safari | Platinum Carbon Black Wahl Eversharp Doric | Diamine Sapphire Blue Wahl Eversharp Skyline | Visconti Bordeaux

[Inky.Fingers]

Forever nails.

Edited October 27, 2015 by #InkyFingers

[Pterodactylus]

Ever heard about Spunk.......

 

Currently my son and I read (again) Pippi Longstocking in the evening before he goes to bed.

Today we read the chapter about the Spunk which inspired me to the sketch of this evening based on the book.

 

 

(Faber Castell - Albrecht Dürer)

(Pentel Waterbrush)

 

If you ever search for a book to read with children and you still don´t know Pippi Longstocking this would be my recommendation.

In general the books of Astrid Lindgren rules.

[Tas]

Ever heard about Spunk.......

 

 

[Ian the Jock]

EoC is very happy to see another FPN enthusiast take up the Jinhao-Zebra... and use it well too! Vintage flex without the vintage flex price. What's not to like?

EoC

Could one then assume that the Zebra G nib could use any of the big nibbed Jinhaos as a suitable transplantee, e.g. the x750, 1200, 159 etc.?

 

I'm up for having a go at your excellent cheap flex solution, and have a lovely wet 750 that would be just the ticket.

 

Many thanks for this EoC, top stuff.

 

Ian

[SNAK]

 

YES, absolutely! Love the color of that ink, and it combines beautifully with that pen!

 

Next time, try that ink on the cream paper, and see what you think...

Thanks Halloween, I will take your advice and will try the ink on a cream paper and will report back.

 

Snak, I love your work and I think you chose the pen/ink well.

Thank you Amberlea, and would you believe it if I told you I thought the ink in your TWSBI 580 may be Cerise when I first saw it? It was the peachy tone in the pink that made me think of Cerise. But I know you have so many pink inks in your collection (I have seen your famous bookshelf photo ) I felt that it must be something else. Now I must go and read reviews on Solferino as that one looks good also! You are such an enabler.

 

Nails again.

Inky, that nib on the right is crazy! What does the "SW" stand for, do you know? Shadow something? That is a unique nib.

 

 

I see that you are having a lot of fun!

What would be your Day Time Blue for a Day Time Mood? For me it would be maybe Edelstein Topaz or Iro Amairo, that kind of blue.

 

They write on both sides.

They also write with the small edge, there is a dot on the steel sheets which indicates the edge where Pilot guaranties that it writes, but in my experience they also write on the other.

 

Basically the pen consists of 2 parallel steel sheets where the ink flows in between (therefor the name parallel pen)

On one side in the plastic which holds the steel sheets is a rectangular hole. I guess it's something you could consider as a a breather hole. But it does not matter if this side is up or down.

 

As previously said, they are perfect italic pens.

So if I understand it correctly the ink is naturally replenished as it is used from the tip, and it spreads evenly over the wide edge? Would you ever get uneven spread of the ink thereby only getting ink from one end of the wide edge nib (for lack of a better word)? Thanks so much for explaining how this pen works, Ptero. I will go look at some more videos to try and visualise how this thing keeps the ink flowing.

 

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@SNAK Gorgeous pen, and the ink could have been made for it.

 

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In a bid not to go oblique crazy, I finally got around to something I've been meaning to try for ages - an architect's, hebrew, or arabic grind. Platinum Preppy nibs are my guinea pigs in the early stages; lots of tipping, but cheap. Ink is Carbon Black, pen is a Plaisir. Do I like the grind? Eh, not especially so far, but maybe I'll grow to like it.

 

Thanks for your nice words grainweevil. I plan to play more with this new found ink/pen combination.

I am oblique crazy too!! I love what the oblique nibs do to my messy handwriting. But sadly I'm no good with grinding my own so I have to outsource or find old flat oblique nibs. I look forward to seeing more of your oblique grind adventure.

 

And here are my pens for the week...

Mehandiratta, you are too generous with your compliments...

I always enjoy your pen reviews and the fact that you introduce me to a lot of the unknown (to me) pens, one of which is of course the Ranga bamboo pen that I am still very much enjoying!! Thanks again for that one.

 

Fantastic! That's what I call a real work of art.

I've got a small bottle of Red Dragon, haven't opened it yet. No I must try the ink ASAP.

Thanks Eli, much appreciated. If you try Red Dragon, could you please also try it on cream coloured paper (if you have cream), and we can compare? I am trying to remember where I've put the Crown Mill paper pad I used a little while ago. When I find it, I will do some writing on it.

[SNAK]

Ever heard about Spunk.......

 

Currently my son and I read (again) Pippi Longstocking in the evening before he goes to bed.

Today we read the chapter about the Spunk which inspired me to the sketch of this evening based on the book.

 

 

(Faber Castell - Albrecht Dürer)

(Pentel Waterbrush)

 

If you ever search for a book to read with children and you still don´t know Pippi Longstocking this would be my recommendation.

In general the books of Astrid Lindgren rules.

Ohhhh, Ptero, me too! Me too! We are reading Pippi Longstocking too right now! I read the Pippi books as a girl (Japanese translation version) and in fact my pet budgie was named Pippi after her (the bird turned out to be a boy however ). My 4 and 8 years old boys still like to be read to and we are reading it now. When I am too busy the older son reads it to the little one. We love it. And for me, reading the books all over again in English is very interesting. The characters that I had imagined in my mind from the Japanese description and the English are just so slightly different, due to the nuance in translation. I so wish I could read the original but alas I can't read Swedish.

 

I love your green bug, it is just as Pippi and Annika and Tommy described. I am sure your son was delighted to see it.

 

 

 

Speaking of translation, uh, Spunk. In the English version we are reading, the word has been changed to SPINK, I assume due to the other, vulgar meaning of that word in English. But in the original, SPUNK is the bug and I believe based on the books there are even some lollies made with that name in some of the Scandinavian countries?

 

The fun with words, and also the nightmares and obstacles that we translators must tackle.

 

[SNAK]

 

 

Belatedly found out about the existence of Fountain Pen Day!

 

Lamy Safari | Platinum Carbon Black

 

Wahl Eversharp Doric | Diamine Sapphire Blue

 

Wahl Eversharp Skyline | Visconti Bordeaux

 

That is so pretty skysora. I love the look of juicy wet ink!!

I didn't know about Fountain Pen Day either until this year. Are we meant to do anything on the day? Other than to use fountain pens, or maybe buy one (or two)?

[Pterodactylus]

Ohhhh, Ptero, me too! Me too! We are reading Pippi Longstocking too right now! I read the Pippi books as a girl (Japanese translation version) and in fact my pet budgie was named Pippi after her (the bird turned out to be a boy however ). My 4 and 8 years old boys still like to be read to and we are reading it now. When I am too busy the older son reads it to the little one. We love it. And for me, reading the books all over again in English is very interesting. The characters that I had imagined in my mind from the Japanese description and the English are just so slightly different, due to the nuance in translation. I so wish I could read the original but alas I can't read Swedish.

 

I love your green bug, it is just as Pippi and Annika and Tommy described. I am sure your son was delighted to see it.

 

 

 

Speaking of translation, uh, Spunk. In the English version we are reading, the word has been changed to SPINK, I assume due to the other, vulgar meaning of that word in English. But in the original, SPUNK is the bug and I believe based on the books there are even some lollies made with that name in some of the Scandinavian countries?

 

The fun with words, and also the nightmares and obstacles that we translators must tackle.

 

Great, and what a coincidence that you also read Pippi with your children right now.

Thanks for your explanation and the clarification about the word spunk.

 

I was not aware that spunk is a English word, never heard it before, in German it has no meaning.

So knowing this my question if somebody ever heard about this word, appear of course wired to the native speakers.

Sorry for that.

 

In the book Pippi 'found' a new word nobody ever heard about it and she is searching for the meaning or the thing it could name.

 

You are right translations are tricky and there are a lot of pitfalls.