What Pen Did You Get Today?

[shaylenwilliams]

My Noodler's Flexy! WooHoo! I can't wait to play with this!!!

[rudyhou]

On Monday I will receive the Nakaya Bamboo Woods Tami Sukashi via UPS from Nibs.com and today I ordered the Sailor Susutake, which I saw for the first time at the Nib.com site last night and ordered directly from John today (due to a windfall infusion of money that I should be using to pay down my mortgage...) it's made of 150+ year old bamboo wood cured by the inground ovens of traditional thatched-roof Japanese houses.....I'll try to attach the photos. Talk about grail pens!!!

 

i have both Nakaya and Sailor Susutake Bamboo. how's the performance of the nib on your susutake bamboo? mine's is rather scratchy, stiff and dry. this surprised me a lot considering it is a 21K gold nib. i was expecting a much better nib performance from Sailor, especially compared to my Nakaya's 14K gold nib which is smoother and has great ink flow.

 

-rudy-

[Disraeli]

Just grabbed one of them winter special Pilot Preras in white demonstrator! Too bad its a present for someone...

[saltypete]

I received a Lamy 2000 with a M nib and a Sailor 1911 Realo with a M nib, along with 3 different Iroshizuku inks, in todays mail. I purchased them from Pengallery, the service was great and the price couldn't be beaten.

 

Pete

[sallywally]

Nakaya Bamboo Woods, XXF nib. Worth every minute of the five-month wait. This is the Nibs.com photo. My pen is without the clip.

[gioflowers]

I got a Waterman Laueat a few days ago in the mail and today the mail brought to me a Waterman Phileas (B nib).

[jniforat]

i went to antique stores today w/ EMM, and i purchased a duo fast pocket stapler.

[Wyre]

TWSBI 530 Diamond with fine nib.

 

Still waiting on my ink order from Noodler's

[Wyre]

1948 (8 with three dots) Parker 51 Vac

 

Going to need assistance with repairing this one. Who would be a good choice?

[Beechwood]

A Jade Green Duofold, huge - forgot how large these pens were.

A very early eye dropper Waterman in khaki

A silver capped Parker 51

A no name brown marbled button filler, looks English and 1930s - just my cup of tea.

A no name black and red marbled button filler.

Parker 45 in brushed chrome

Sheaffer School pen in bright yellow with an ink view window

 

Most have already gone off to Eckiethump for repair

[gioflowers]

I just bought a Sheaffer School Pen off of eBay for 10.00. It should be here in a few weeks.

[aspendigger]

I wasn't feeling the love from a Blue Pilot Decimo with a Broad 18K nib.

Purchased it to replace an old style VP as a daily work horse, and it just wasn't doing the job.

About 2/3 of my pens are vintage, so it was very frustrating to buy a modern pen and have it just not thrill me, ya know?

 

Well...

 

That pen came back today from Sam @ Pendemonium (no affiliation - just a pleased customer) with a regrind to a medium-broad cursive italic...

and I just might have a new favorite pen!

[Lizzard]

I bought a Lady Duofold that needs little restoration.

[leahmarie64]

Last week:

 

lanbitou: Cute but too narrow for me. Gave away for Christmas

Hero 652: Nice but writes like a BP

Loushi: Pretty but writes like a BP

 

Lamy Safari Pink: Like it but it makes me write backhanded (I'm a lefty but don't like to look it)

 

Today:

 

Sailor Industrial Revolution: What a difference. This writes beautifully.

 

[gioflowers]

Last week:

 

lanbitou: Cute but too narrow for me. Gave away for Christmas

Hero 652: Nice but writes like a BP

Loushi: Pretty but writes like a BP

 

Lamy Safari Pink: Like it but it makes me write backhanded (I'm a lefty but don't like to look it)

 

Today:

 

Sailor Industrial Revolution: What a difference. This writes beautifully.

 

 

 

What do you mean by, "writes like a BP." I am assuming that you mean that the pens write like a Ball Point and are too stiff for your liking?

What do you mean in regards to the Sailor when you wrote, "what a difference." What is that "difference" that you got from the Sailor that you like so muchr?

 

Thanks for your response.

[Lothianjavert]

Parker Vacumatic (silver/grey striated) arrived today. It needs to be restored, but I gave the nib a try (couldn't resist) and it's lovely. It has some teeth marks on the back and lots of brassing, but no cracks. I didn't want cosmetically perfect, since it's meant to be a workhorse that I take to work with me. It's exactly what I was looking for in all ways! Now to get it fully working!

 

I also picked up a Sheaffer Triumph nib in brown that hasn't arrived yet. I'm also hoping for another easy writing workhorse here.

[leahmarie64]

Last week:

 

lanbitou: Cute but too narrow for me. Gave away for Christmas

Hero 652: Nice but writes like a BP

Loushi: Pretty but writes like a BP

 

Lamy Safari Pink: Like it but it makes me write backhanded (I'm a lefty but don't like to look it)

 

Today:

 

Sailor Industrial Revolution: What a difference. This writes beautifully.

 

 

 

What do you mean by, "writes like a BP." I am assuming that you mean that the pens write like a Ball Point and are too stiff for your liking?

What do you mean in regards to the Sailor when you wrote, "what a difference." What is that "difference" that you got from the Sailor that you like so muchr?

 

Thanks for your response.

 

Your assumption about BP is correct. The nib is very fine and stiff and reminds me of a fine ballpoint. The Sailor nib was my first experience with that brand (I'm only familiar with the above and Sheaffer) and it slid across the paper like nothing I'd tried before and I love that. I want to try a flexible nib next, but this (apparently low-end) Sailor is now my new favourite

[jniforat]

parker 51 vac w/matching parker 45

[gioflowers]

mispost

 

 

Edited December 24, 2010 by gioflowers

[toomanypelikans]

Christmas has come early (in the form of the fedex truck), Pelikan M600 Green/Black with Medium nib. Remove this nib, inserted the Mr Richard Binder 1.1mm Music nib I received earlier this week, ink it up with Diamine Blue Black and find some Clarefountaine - Joy to the world. What a beautiful combination...