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Mehandiratta: I'm out of the country and there is spotty wifi here. I believe I posted a reply to flipper directly above your question but it's entirely possible it's stuck in cyberspace.

In short, for me, this is the perfect daily writer. I love line variation & smoothness more than anything when writing & this pen provides this with zero feedback & zero need (or ability) to have to navigate a flex nib with constant varying pressure. The line variation is achieved by a slight movement of the hand which positions the nib(s) at higher or lower angles. Admittedly, this may be as laborious as varying the pressure on a flex nib, but I find it way easier, wetter, and safer with the cross point nib (safer because zero chance of springing a nib you're not pressing/flexing to achieve line variation). Hope this helps!

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If you love larger nibs, they certainly can be. The key is fooling around with the pen until you're comfortable with it. Alas for me, many of the Sailor pens outside of the KOP are simply too short for my hand to get the full use of the nib, so I sold my cross and emperor nibs. Loved the flow, loved the line variation. I had them on 1911s and the pens were simply too small for me to use, both in diameter and length. But I favor 149 OBB and OBBB, so there's an innate bias.

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rokurinpapa: what do you think of the white? I have a chance to buy one at a great rate right now, but from pictures I'm thinking the two I'm showing here are better looking. Please advise with any comments you might have.

 

Of course I like the white. I think Gold trim matches the white barrel well. Pictures cannot show the real beauty of the marble white while the beauty cannot be expressed in words. I do not know how to convey my deep emotion adequately.

 

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Wow rokurinpapa. That's high praise. Would you say it's the most beautiful pen you own? The most beautiful pen you've ever seen?

Ghost plane: KOP is the best size but 1911L sterling silver with naginata togi nibs is still one of my favs.

Here's a question for you both and other sailor lovers. What's the deal with all the KOP styles? At some point it's not KOP across the board. I have pro gear demo. KOP resin with bands. And then there's ebonite which looks 100% different, zero bands, & different material.

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Wow rokurinpapa. That's high praise. Would you say it's the most beautiful pen you own? The most beautiful pen you've ever seen?

 

I cannot decide what pen is the most beautiful among these: Pelikan Chinkin Cherry Blossom, Pelikan M1000 Sunlight,

Classicpens CP7 Pacific, LB5 Amethyst Mauve, Parker Duofold DNA,Parker Duofold Mosaic Blue, Pilot 90th Raden-Toki,

Montblanc149 RoseGold, Aurora Mar Ligure,Aurora 85th Red, Sailor 100th Shimakuwa, etc.

 

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Wow. Do you have any or all of those that you'd be willing to share some photos or links to your reviews? Rose gold 149 has to be breathtaking. I'm also starting interrst in chinkin. It kinda seems like the yin to the yang of makie. Carving in instead of layering on... I'm also very interested in this diffusion bonding process required for the LB5 manufacture process. I'm wondering if it's as intricate as it sounds or a sales gimmick. Based on the way the LB5s look I do believe it's a real thing...if not, other pens would be this beautiful. Are there any other pens out there using this process for visual comparison??? That'd be interesting to see....

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Wow. Do you have any or all of those that you'd be willing to share some photos or links to your reviews? ・・・ Based on the way the LB5s look I do believe it's a real thing...if not, other pens would be this beautiful. Are there any other pens out there using this process for visual comparison??? That'd be interesting to see....

I show you the links for a start : Pelikan M1000 Sunlight, Pilot 90th Raden-Toki, Aurora 85th Red. Aurora Mar Ligure .

 

Parker Mosaic Blue is an example of pens by diffusion bonding process.

 

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Thanks rokurinpapa for all your effort there. The aurora red and blue are stunning and have sone of the LB5 look. The pilot 90th also is beautiful. Some of these may have diffusion bonding as well.

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The last, Sailor 100th Shima Kuwa : photo1 , photo2 , photo3 .

 

An explanation of the pen by Sailor : The Shima Kuwa is handcrafted from premier grade Mulberry wood from

Mikurajima, a small island in the Izu archipelago which is famous for this very rare and precious natural material.

Shima Kuwa Mulberry wood is often used in Japan for special gifts . A special design "anchor" clip has been

commissioned for this product – a symbol that is very special to Sailor.The beauty of the Mulberry wood grain is

achieved using ‘Fuki Urushi’ – a deep burnishing process using Urushi lacquers from the famous Jouhou Temple.

The pen is then decorated using gold powder Maki-e in the form of a wave pattern on the cap below the clip.

Shima Kuwa means Island's Mulberry and is also known as Golden Mulberry. The wood grain has multilayered structure such as carbon fiber and shines like gold. But I cannot take the photo of the golden hue well.

 

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Thank you for this diligent effort. You are great Rokurinpapa. Everyone, I had another detailed interaction with Andy, the creator of these pens, and he assured me of the fidelity of the diffusion bonded acrylic process. We're not the creators of the pens so we just have to take his word for it. But he definitely is confident in the strength of his pens. That's comforting. The thing I found most interesting was his reassurance that none of these pen layers are glued together on the LB5. He says the bonding happens on a molecular level during the heating/fusion process and this keeps the pen from shrinking or becoming brittle in the future. For whatever it's worth, Andy is passionate and knowledgeable about his product and that shows hints of quality as well ( just like when I said the nib came very well tuned, showing personal attention). I do not think there are that many pens out there that are using diffusion bonding.

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