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

[attika89]

Hi there, pen folks!

 

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Lamy Safari 1.5 | KWZ ink Honey | Tomoe River

 

 

Got these new colorful liquids today! Already love them!

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Nib was a Hunt Imperial 101 dip nib

[Sharkpie]

Got a sample of Tokiwa-matsu a couple of weeks ago. It might be a new favorite. The broader the nib, the better it gets!

[Inky.Fingers]

[00Photo]

Desiderata Daedalus

[Ergative]

Desiderata Daedalus

 

Bwahahahahah!

[Diplomaat]

Desiderata Daedalus

LOL!

[uemuraw]

uemuraw - that's a very nice set! How's the realo working out for you?

 

 

 

Thank you.

 

The realo is working out nicely. I reckon that it's uncommon for a Japanese pen to be a piston filler. That feature is a great convenience here because I pair this pen habitually with Sheaffer Skrip Blue. I can just regularly "top-off" the fill of ink in a flash. It's a calming ritual (zen?). And the flow stays fruit juicy without the need to frequently flush the pen.

 

The flat ends (I think that's what the "pro gear" nomenclature indicates) turned out to be more useful than I thought when I first ordered the pen from John Mottishaw: when I'm stuck in a meeting, I'll flip the pen in my hand and touch it on the table to flip it again – a nervous tick, or a fidget. My Montblanc pens, with their rounded tips, frequently shot across the table. I don't have that problem with this pen. So... Sailor Pro Gear Realo when I'm trying to resolve an issue, and Montblanc when I'm trying to disrupt oppressive or fraudulent conduct. :-)

 

If I were to be stuck on a desert island with only one pen to last me until rescue, I would be pleased for this one to be that pen.

[mehandiratta]

And my fellow FPN friends, I am using Custom pen from FOSFOR which is a button filler.... and inspired by Duofold...

It is inked with Krishna Officer's BlueBlack

 

Edited June 8, 2016 by mehandiratta

[Diplomaat]

And my fellow FPN friends, I am using Custom pen from FOSFOR which is a button filler.... and inspired by Duofold...

It is inked with Krishna Officer's BlueBlack

 

I'd forgot to say, it's always awesome to see less than common pens on your posts, or at least, less well known to me!

 

 

 

Thank you.

 

The realo is working out nicely. I reckon that it's uncommon for a Japanese pen to be a piston filler. That feature is a great convenience here because I pair this pen habitually with Sheaffer Skrip Blue. I can just regularly "top-off" the fill of ink in a flash. It's a calming ritual (zen?). And the flow stays fruit juicy without the need to frequently flush the pen.

 

The flat ends (I think that's what the "pro gear" nomenclature indicates) turned out to be more useful than I thought when I first ordered the pen from John Mottishaw: when I'm stuck in a meeting, I'll flip the pen in my hand and touch it on the table to flip it again – a nervous tick, or a fidget. My Montblanc pens, with their rounded tips, frequently shot across the table. I don't have that problem with this pen. So... Sailor Pro Gear Realo when I'm trying to resolve an issue, and Montblanc when I'm trying to disrupt oppressive or fraudulent conduct. :-)

 

If I were to be stuck on a desert island with only one pen to last me until rescue, I would be pleased for this one to be that pen.

Now that's high praise! I'm liking my Sailor Pro Gear Slim so far. Might look into the Realo based on your comments!

[SNAK]

I spent some time catching up on the last 15 or so pages of this thread, and all your pens, inks, and various insights give me great joy each and every time.

 

Attila: I can't wait to see more of your work with the upcoming Herbin 1670 ink! Love that colour.

 

Inkluminati: I am enjoying your plump and gorgeous birdie and the recent video was nice!

 

Vaibhab: I liked the look of your ASA Swan. There's something special about a pure white pen... Also, to answer your question from long long ago (sorry just now catching up with reading older posts), I enjoy using the A5 size Life Writing pad in cream colour (30 sheets/pad), as the paper takes ink very well. I stocked up with quite a few pads so that shows how much I like it. Life also have the B5 size pads in white colour paper (70 sheets/pad) which I don't like as much (but will still use it) as the paper is thinner and can occasionally have bleed through with super wet inks, or with very pointy dip pen nibs.

 

 

 

 

Pen: Parker 51 Insignia with Broad nib (c. late 1950's)

Ink: My Blue Inks Mix

Paper: Life Cream Writing pad (A5, product code L309, 30 sheets per pad)

[Coop]

It's been a while since I posted here... Once again, life got in the way...

 

But now it's time to post some metal lyrics again

 

This time it's part of Amorphis - Come the Spring

 

 

Pen: Pilot VP, 0.6mm stub by Mr. Binder

Ink: Sailor Jentle 4 Seasons Yama dori

Paper: Awful unbleached work provided A5 notepad

[Tas]

I spent some time catching up on the last 15 or so pages of this thread, and all your pens, inks, and various insights give me great joy each and every time.

 

Attila: I can't wait to see more of your work with the upcoming Herbin 1670 ink! Love that colour.

 

Inkluminati: I am enjoying your plump and gorgeous birdie and the recent video was nice!

 

Vaibhab: I liked the look of your ASA Swan. There's something special about a pure white pen... Also, to answer your question from long long ago (sorry just now catching up with reading older posts), I enjoy using the A5 size Life Writing pad in cream colour (30 sheets/pad), as the paper takes ink very well. I stocked up with quite a few pads so that shows how much I like it. Life also have the B5 size pads in white colour paper (70 sheets/pad) which I don't like as much (but will still use it) as the paper is thinner and can occasionally have bleed through with super wet inks, or with very pointy dip pen nibs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pen: Parker 51 Insignia with Broad nib (c. late 1950's)

Ink: My Blue Inks Mix

Paper: Life Cream Writing pad (A5, product code L309, 30 sheets per pad)

 

Your posts are so beautiful and almost invariably make me want to pick up a pen and scribble.

Thank you.

[mehandiratta]

 

Vaibhab: I liked the look of your ASA Swan. There's something special about a pure white pen... Also, to answer your question from long long ago (sorry just now catching up with reading older posts), I enjoy using the A5 size Life Writing pad in cream colour (30 sheets/pad), as the paper takes ink very well. I stocked up with quite a few pads so that shows how much I like it. Life also have the B5 size pads in white colour paper (70 sheets/pad) which I don't like as much (but will still use it) as the paper is thinner and can occasionally have bleed through with super wet inks, or with very pointy dip pen nibs.

 

 

 

 

Pen: Parker 51 Insignia with Broad nib (c. late 1950's)

Ink: My Blue Inks Mix

Paper: Life Cream Writing pad (A5, product code L309, 30 sheets per pad)

 

 

Thank you Snak...

Please Do not mind me correcting you but my name is Vaibhav ... end with V and not B...

 

That Parker 51 is amazing... its a beauty....

and thanks for input on that Life notepads...

[eliweisz]

The thread's looking just fantastic! Great pens, and penmanship to admire Thanks for sharing all these treasures here.

 

Today, a bit of dirty poetry. Catullus 41, Duofold Junior (UK), Sailor Yama-Dori, Rhodia #16

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[AAAndrew]

Hey, SNAK, lovely pen and lovely writing. I have one of those 51's and they're quite stunning. I'm not normally a metal pen person, but I do like that one.

 

Coop! Good seeing you!

 

Vaibhav, no one can spell my last name and I've gotten some very interesting variants over the years. It happens. maybe if we were all named Bob...

 

And eliweisz, for shame! Such language on a family forum!

 

So, I ordered, on a whim, a dip pen from a guy in the Czech Repub. who sculpts in a polymer modeling compound. (hesitate to call it clay) He makes all kinds of things but one thing he makes is dip pen holders where he molds the "clay" over a metal tube into which he puts the insert which holds the nib. It came and it is so much fun. It's huge, but comfortable to use, and just so tactile. He was able to "age" the surface so wonderfully with a patina of cracks and stains. It looks like it's been used by a wizard in his study for a century or so having been made from a unicorn horn. Hard to describe, but you have to see it to understand. I liked it so much I went out to his etsy store and he had just posted a new item, an inkwell made in the shape of a skull wreathed in a crown of flowers. I immediately ordered one of those as well. Can't wait. (no connection, just a happy customer)

 

 

Picture is from his store. Mine hasn't come in yet.

 

 

 

 

But for most of today, I'm using more prosaic pens, including my latest, a NOS Pilot Elite.

 

Edited June 9, 2016 by AAAndrew

[Noihvo]

Pen Pride Parade!

 

 

 

[Philips]

This evening I inked my 'new' 1960s Italian Primavera fountain pen with Montblanc Royal Blue. It has a fine nib that feels like I am writing on air. So pleased to have one of these little pens again, I used one when I was at high school many years ago. The text is copied from the internet and is an extract of Torricelli's "We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of the element air" letter.

 

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[SNAK]

Vaibhav: I am very sorry for messing up your name! And I have a bad feeling that I have been making the same mistake pretty consistently too. I am so glad you corrected me, because I want to get your name right. Now I know to put V in the beginning and V in the end of your name. And that Fosfor pen is beautiful, really classic looking and the barrel material is quite unusual, isn't it?

 

Tas: You always know the nicest things to say. Thank you.

 

Coop: I like the metal lyrics but I enjoyed your own lyrics and your quirky sense of humour you showed us in the past, too.

 

Eli: Good to see you, and your photo is as gorgeous as ever.

 

Andrew: I like that dip pen holder. With some ink stains it will look even more "your own"! How does the skull inkwell open up, I wonder?

 

Noihvo: I enjoyed looking at your lineup of pens and KWZI inks. I love your origami ink sample box!

[mehandiratta]

Vaibhav: I am very sorry for messing up your name! And I have a bad feeling that I have been making the same mistake pretty consistently too. I am so glad you corrected me, because I want to get your name right. Now I know to put V in the beginning and V in the end of your name. And that Fosfor pen is beautiful, really classic looking and the barrel material is quite unusual, isn't it?

 

No problem.. I did not take any offence..

That pen material is polyester range from the Turner workshop

[Professor Plume]

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Having fun practicing with the Daedalus and getting the hang of the nib -- ( not a smudge free zone due to operator laziness ) !! Didn't realize Daedalus and laziness kind of rhyme until I wrote that.

The ink is Private Reserve -- do I dare use the misspelling of the green fruit here ?--

What fantastic and varietal pens and ink you all post ; a pleasure to view them all.