Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using, *show* Us! - 2016

[sakayume]

Lovely writing, Rednaxela and InkyTongue!

 

Rednaxela, I think I'm using a similar nib at the moment (at least, the crown shape is the same). I don't do anything special to my nibs, just dip in ink and start writing (after wiping off excess ink on top side of nib against the rim of the bottle, in case this needs mentioning). So far I haven't really had any issues with walnut ink and (some? most?) fountain pen inks.

 

Herlitz Bugatti

Got milk, on this one?

 

For a looooong moment I thought I was looking at three Pelikans.

[Rednaxela]

Thanks Candide, much appreciated!

 

I've switched from 'cover the vent hole' to the 'quarter-incher' when writing the post for AAAndrew. Still I often find myself loading too much ink, even after wiping the nib the way you do. The amount of ink needed to create a nice and fine line right after dipping is so small, that after achieving this I can hardly write a five letter word. Obviously a dip pen means dipping, but in all honesty I did expect to have a little bit more breathing space. It doesn't appear to be as bad as this though, as the ink does stick to the pen to a certain degree. Anyway, I bought three 41's, so maybe I'll have more luck with the other two. In any case I'm planning to prepare the next one as per AAAndrew's instructions right away.

 

Out of interest, are you able to consistently write a fine line just after dipping? And how many characters/words are you able to write with one dip?

[sakayume]

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Out of interest, are you able to consistently write a fine line just after dipping? And how many characters/words are you able to write with one dip?

 

 

Just for fun, I dipped my nib in walnut ink up to the top of the eye hole and it wrote this much

I usually write at about half that size, so for me this nib seems to just write on and on. I find it quite stingy with ink actually. I can get hairlines with inks that weren't possible with the Leonardt G I was using before this one.

 

This is my nib

It looks like the Hiro 41, but I'm not sure it actually is one. I assumed it was a rebranded nib, but it has 'Penna Lancia' and another row of text stamped on it. It was part of a feather quill/holder gift set from an Italian papeterie here in Australia, so I'm not really sure of the provenance of the nib.

Edited May 17, 2016 by candide

[Rednaxela]

Thank you so much Candide, this is very helpful.

 

Terrific pen holder by the way, it's a Blackwell right? The nib might be this one, not sure how it relates to the Hiro Leonardt 41 though.

 

Ah and of course some fabulous penmanship (as always).

 

Thank you once again!

[Cryptos]

Candide, you have such a beautiful hand. Thank you for sharing.

[Sagarb]

[sakayume]

Empty of Clouds and Rednaxela, thank you. I can see lots of bits where more practice is needed though. I particularly detest words with the letter 'y' somewhere in the middle of them, and any letter with a descender, really.

 

Yes, my holder is the Blackwell one. I really like how it can accommodate nibs of varying sizes (for example, the Leonardt G is bigger than usual).

 

Thanks for the link, that looks like my nib. It's good to know a little more about it.

 

If it were me and the nib wasn't holding ink well, I'd probably try a different one.

[goldshirt9]

I am really, really enjoying my Esterbrook J pen after I put a 9550 nib on it!

 

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nice to see this pen in action

awaiting my Esterbrook J with 9314-f nib to be delivered. By the look of yours I made a good choice

[line]

Line, beautiful penmanship and pen. How does one source an ebonite feed for pilot 823, 742?

Thank you, InkyTongue! :-) The ebonite feed is one I customized for this pen from an old one. why? Because the plastic one that came with the pen didn't serve it's purpose. I love Pilot pens, but they need to work on the feeds of their pens!!!! (I wish some Japanese engineer from Pilot read this!)

[usk15]

 

 

[Rednaxela]

AAAndrew, Candide,

 

The new, flamed nib works a lot better. Thank you both for your help!

[eliweisz]

It seems I've been away too long... Nice to see you again!

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[SevenInkyFingers]

Practicing uncial again at Starbucks, Manuscript pen, 2B 1.6 mm nib (forgive the spelling error).

[AAAndrew]

It seems I've been away too long... Nice to see you again!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/26475370783_0786d73077_c.jpg

Good to see you!

[Inky.Fingers]

[Pterodactylus]

Nice sketch inky, my son and I love Baymax

[mehandiratta]

It seems I've been away too long... Nice to see you again!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/26475370783_0786d73077_c.jpg

 

beautiful photograph.... really neat... and awesome italic writing

 

Practicing uncial again at Starbucks, Manuscript pen, 2B 1.6 mm nib (forgive the spelling error).image.jpeg

 

good .. i also need to start practising it soon...

 

 

ha ha ha ha.... lovely...

[mehandiratta]

The pen in rotation today is Wality 70 T. It is a small sized demonstrator pen which is manufactured by Airmail. It is inked with Krishna Forget Me Not Ink. The nib is custom grounded to Fine Cursive Italic.

[Niagara Falls]

Newly arrived, directly imported from Japan: Pilot Capless with fine nib. Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Salix. My new tool for my working place.

 

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[Ian the Jock]

Good to see you back Eli

 

 

 

Waterman Laureat silver guilloche (fine). Diamine Majestic Blue

 

I don't normally go for fine nibs, as I generally prefer broader/italic/stub nibs, however, on this occasion it was more about the pen.

I decided to give it a "full pager" in my normal handwriting just as an excuse to use it.

 

Ian