What Was Your Last Impulsive Pen Acquisition?

[A Smug Dill]

2 hours ago, sirgilbert357 said:

what do you dry yourself with?

 

Solar-powered hot air blower that someone doesn't dry skin out unduly, perhaps?

 

How far from pens and acquisitions of such can we go here, before the thread is shut down or drives itself into oblivion up someone's wazoo? 

[ParramattaPaul]

2 hours ago, sirgilbert357 said:

 

And after you spray your keister with a jet of water, what do you dry yourself with??

Good question.  🤔

[OldTravelingShoe]

8 hours ago, essayfaire said:

Is that the decorated one with the little brush?  I tried one that was pretty and different, but gave it away as it didn't suit me. Mine was quite inexpensive.

I indeed ordered one of the many alternatives of such desk pens, an inexpensive one (<15€). This is the Platinum Carbon Desk Pen I got from Penshop Nijmegen in the Netherlands, with an EF steel nib. 

 

I've gone full circle with this pen. I've gotten into fountain pens because of several wonderful articles written by several wonderful artists. I've spent hours trying to understand what Liz Steel, Tina Koyama, Jane Blundell, Teoh Yi Chie "Parka", and Ana at the Well Appointed Desk were talking about. I wanted to try out fountain pens again.

 

The Lamy Joy with a stub 1.5 mm nib and the Sailor Fude DE Mannen were my first fountain pens after a 30-year hiatus; Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki and Tsuki-yo were my first new inks. They were nothing like what I've experienced as a kid, in school. They're also not what one would recommend as starter pens here, on FPN. But they are great for starting your sketching adventure, and findable and affordable. 

 

Since then, I've tried and tested quite a few more pens and inks, joined FPN, and developed a small collection of (relatively) inexpensive, Japanese pocket fountain-pens. After trying out quite a few makers and brands, it was time to return to trying out the pens on my original list. 

 

Hopefully this was not too long an answer, @essayfaire. 

 

 

[Paul-in-SF]

3 hours ago, sirgilbert357 said:

 

And after you spray your keister with a jet of water, what do you dry yourself with??

 

Many models of add-on bidet come with a built-in blow dryer. Or you can use toilet paper (which is what I do) but you end up using very much less than you would without the bidet. 

 

I've often wondered, since I live in a land of semi-perpetual drought, whether the use of water to cleanse myself is ecologically sound. I gather that the production process of toilet paper also involves the use of a lot of water, but perhaps it is made in areas that are not in a state of drought. All things considered, perhaps we should adopt the preferred method of Rabelais' Gargantua, and use the neck of a goose that is well-downed. 

[Aether]

A hand towel will suffice, and is washable.  You're only drying after all, much like you would after a shower.  

[JonSzanto]

WTH with the bidets? C'mon, people. 

[Aether]

Obviously wee were enjoying the interlude.  It won't appeal to all readers. 

[essayfaire]

16 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Hopefully this was not too long an answer, @essayfaire

It is not; the pen you have is different than the one I had tried.  

 

Tsuki-yo is an ink I keep permanently paired in one of my favorite pens, a Pilot Blue Carbonesque Capless with a F nib.  So I think it sounds like you're on a good track!  

[sirgilbert357]

17 hours ago, Aether said:

A hand towel will suffice, and is washable.  You're only drying after all, much like you would after a shower.  

 

I use soap in the shower. I actually exit *clean*.

[inkstainedruth]

On 4/19/2022 at 12:40 PM, inkstainedruth said:

I will, but it hasn't come yet.  It just got to the Columbia, MD post office yesterday, so I'm not really expecting it till later in the week.  

We'll see how I like it -- I tried someone's architect nib at a pen club meeting a couple of years ago and didn't like it (the pen owner loved it).  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Well, the nib and the two bottles of ink came yesterday.  I swapped it in for the M nib that was on the Azure al-Star, and then flushed the pen just to make sure that there aren't any manufacturing oils.  Now trying to decide what to ink the pen up with to try the nib out.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[amberleadavis]

OH gee, let's get back on track.

 

How about a pen bidet?

[amberleadavis]

3 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Well, the nib and the two bottles of ink came yesterday.  I swapped it in for the M nib that was on the Azure al-Star, and then flushed the pen just to make sure that there aren't any manufacturing oils.  Now trying to decide what to ink the pen up with to try the nib out.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

OOO, well, how about a KWZI Azure?

[essayfaire]

38 minutes ago, amberleadavis said:

OH gee, let's get back on track.

 

How about a pen bidet?

Isn't that what we already have at the sink?  

[inkstainedruth]

1 hour ago, amberleadavis said:

 

 

OOO, well, how about a KWZI Azure?

Well, I don't actually have a lot of KWZI blue inks except for some of the IG inks.  I apparently have a sample of one of the standard blues (and also a sample of standard Turquoise) but not sure which number -- or where it is at the moment (I really need to reorganize the sample vial trays... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[sirgilbert357]

58 minutes ago, essayfaire said:

Isn't that what we already have at the sink?  

 

LOL.

[OldTravelingShoe]

17 hours ago, essayfaire said:

On 4/21/2022 at 6:37 AM, OldTravelingShoe said:

Hopefully this was not too long an answer, @essayfaire

It is not; the pen you have is different than the one I had tried

I just bumped into an excellent analysis of desk pens from Pilot / Platinum / Sailor, done by @A Smug Dill in at least two occasions:

1. When testing the Diamine Sherwood (green) ink. 
2. When discussing with @LizEF about ink reviews focusing on EF nibs. 

Others in these threads also give excellent technical detail. Thanks, @A Smug Dill, @LizEF, FPN! 

[LizEF]

16 minutes ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

I just bumped into an excellent analysis of desk pens from Pilot / Platinum / Sailor, done by @A Smug Dill in at least two occasions:

1. When testing the Diamine Sherwood (green) ink. 
2. When discussing with @LizEF about ink reviews focusing on EF nibs. 

Others in these threads also give excellent technical detail. Thanks, @A Smug Dill, @LizEF, FPN! 

FPN really is the best repository of FP knowledge out there (IMO).

[Penguincollector]

On 4/20/2022 at 12:58 PM, inkstainedruth said:

The pelican one is adorable!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Thank you! It’s a little penguin, I love it (although I would if it was a Pelikan too)! 

[Distaff]

After watching upteen videos, ordered the TWSBI mini, with Noodler's Blue/Black.  That was not impulsive, but added a glass pen on a whim... just 'cause I've wanted one for a few years, back when I bought an oblique and box of nibs.    

 

I recently realized my penmanship needed some refresher work.  Granted, I was trying to write with a Dollar Store ball-point.   Good grief, that thing sucks!  and, I couldn't read a word of my own script.   So, I dug out a few old fountain pens.   The Jinhao (I think I bought it for $4) worked the best, and a Pilot came in second (probably needs a better cleaning).   I didn't bother with the vintage Esterbrook, and the Ahab was so stinky (even after all this time) that I threw it away (should I dig it out of the trash and save the nib?).   

 

Also ordered some more Clairefounaine Seyes ruled.   I have a pad of cheap stuff, but it doesn't work with pens.   Really wit\sh CF would offer their Seyes in a cream or dull tint to be easier on the eyes.   I find bright white to be a bit harsh to stare at.   Can't wait for this order to arrive!  In the meantime, am coursing through Sull's Art of Cursive Penmanship.   

[essayfaire]

5 hours ago, LizEF said:

FPN really is the best repository of FP knowledge out there (IMO).

Agreed.  If I look elsewhere it's because someone here suggested it.