Don't Just Tell Us About The Pen You're Using *show* Us!, 2017

[parkerwasmyfirstlove]

Yes, Jane is a cutie.

 

Skysora: Thank you very much

 

Here is a picture of the Bexley.

[farmkiti]

Parker 51 Signet

 

 

http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc383/edulpj/IMG_20161223_163759522_zpsdscs7io3.jpg

 

Classy.

[farmkiti]

Thanks Jon

That may be the one I´m looking for. I´m a sucker for BB inks.

The next ink I´ll try will be Iroshizuku Tsuki Yo or R&K Sepia - just to go in a completely different direction.

 

You've got to try Tsuki-yo if you like BB inks. I've got some and it's great. It's got a subtle teal undertone.

[skysora]

[eliweisz]

Nice sample! Diamine Ochre is fun to use with a broad and/or flexible nib. Worth a try!

[eliweisz]

I spent yesterday on "Jane duty", watching my four month old granddaughter whilst her parents were at work. My wife and I raised three sons so having a little girl in the family is a delightful change of pace. We took a lunchtime walk to a local eatery, where Jane preferred a booth.

 

 

When we got home Jane wanted to see what pens I had so I showed her the Oldwin Art Deco in my pocket.

 

 

Jane especially liked the concentric rings on the cap and the iridescent blue of the pen. The Oldwin gets high marks.

 

 

She soon spied the iconic snowcap of a Montblanc and insisted on inspecting that one, too.

 

 

I got it back after a short tussle.

 

 

Jane wants everyone to know that no, she wasn't clutching, and everything is better now.

 

Jane is so charming. My granddaughters (still unaccustomed to fountain pens) say hello and wave their pencils and crayons

 

http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q485/Occipital_Lobe/Pens/Inked/94CFF67F-5BB6-403A-A78D-C260744E5FD4_zpsiscwrxfw.jpg

 

My ink wishlist - Aurora Optima with Diamine Denim.

The pen was extremely dry when got it Friday. The tines were almost welded together.

I´m still trying to figure out what ink will match this one,

I bought Sailor Souten to go with it, but that match is horrible,

What a gorgeous Optima! May I ask what went wrong with the Souten?

 

A semil-flexing match between a Pilot Falcon vs a very old Swan Mabie-Todd hard rubber.

 

You know your Falcon. This is a rare sight: usually, the Falcons fall far behind their vintage counterparts.

 

Here is a picture of the Bexley.

Love this photo.

 

Here, a few pics of my Sheaffer Targa 1001 with a factory stub, recently acquired from a fellow FPNer:

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2821/32740617130_b7fde5477b_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2677/33000704991_ef96244663_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3709/32996428741_f1a6dccd53_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2931/33000704521_147fa50550_b.jpg

[Occipital Lobe]

@Eli

There´s probably nothing wrong with Souten. My guess is that the pen is too dry to for this ink.

I prefer dark inks in fine nibs like this one. The lighter inks need a wet nib to shine.

[parkerwasmyfirstlove]

Jane is so charming. My granddaughters (still unaccustomed to fountain pens) say hello and wave their pencils and crayons

 

What a gorgeous Optima! May I ask what went wrong with the Souten?

 

You know your Falcon. This is a rare sight: usually, the Falcons fall far behind their vintage counterparts.

 

Love this photo.

 

Here, a few pics of my Sheaffer Targa 1001 with a factory stub, recently acquired from a fellow FPNer:

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2821/32740617130_b7fde5477b_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2677/33000704991_ef96244663_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3709/32996428741_f1a6dccd53_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2931/33000704521_147fa50550_b.jpg

Wow, love that targa.

[Helen350]

Pilot Lucina - B. Nib. Chesterfield Antique Mariner

FPR Taj Mahal - 1.0 stub. Chesterfield Antique Orchid - Completing a Book of Judges study.

[LizB]

My mum sent me a pen she picked up from a flea market in France. It's a nice smooth fine writer.

 

 

[Diplomaat]

My mum sent me a pen she picked up from a flea market in France. It's a nice smooth fine writer.

 

 

What a beauty! I haven't found any in the flea markets so far that isn't in a horrid condition!

[swordofthedove]

Beautiful! I really love brown inks, and the Lady Patricia and the Magellan are such beautiful pens!

 

Jane is so charming. My granddaughters (still unaccustomed to fountain pens) say hello and wave their pencils and crayons

 

What a gorgeous Optima! May I ask what went wrong with the Souten?

 

You know your Falcon. This is a rare sight: usually, the Falcons fall far behind their vintage counterparts.

 

Love this photo.

 

Here, a few pics of my Sheaffer Targa 1001 with a factory stub, recently acquired from a fellow FPNer:

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2821/32740617130_b7fde5477b_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2677/33000704991_ef96244663_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3709/32996428741_f1a6dccd53_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2931/33000704521_147fa50550_b.jpg

 

Wow! Eli, your script is always so gorgeous. Wish I could write like that. The Sheaffer inlaid nib is one of my favorites, although for this particular pen, I wish they'd have kept the PdAg nibs. I'm not usually into the look of the Targa, but this particular finish actually looks quite nice.

[fatalelement]

Got bored of the ol' blackletter I was using so found one that seems very 1940s German Gothic to try out. I like it! It's a bit easier to write as well as it is mainly straight lines and natural angles so I can speed it up.

 

Using my Franklin-Christoph with the FC music nib pumping out Iroshizuku Take-sumi.

 

Paper is Rhodia, dotPad.

 

[Inky.Fingers]

[mehandiratta]

 

I'm going to try one of them at a time and see. First up Toffee Brown:

 

 

Toffee brown is the best ink of the regular series from MontBlanc .. How much do you like it..

[mehandiratta]

 

 

Diamine Golden Brown behaves something like Diamine Ochre...

[mehandiratta]

Jane is so charming. My granddaughters (still unaccustomed to fountain pens) say hello and wave their pencils and crayons

 

What a gorgeous Optima! May I ask what went wrong with the Souten?

 

You know your Falcon. This is a rare sight: usually, the Falcons fall far behind their vintage counterparts.

 

Love this photo.

 

Here, a few pics of my Sheaffer Targa 1001 with a factory stub, recently acquired from a fellow FPNer:

 

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2677/33000704991_ef96244663_b.jpg

 

 

 

 

That Nib... WOW

[mehandiratta]

Got bored of the ol' blackletter I was using so found one that seems very 1940s German Gothic to try out. I like it! It's a bit easier to write as well as it is mainly straight lines and natural angles so I can speed it up.

 

Using my Franklin-Christoph with the FC music nib pumping out Iroshizuku Take-sumi.

 

Paper is Rhodia, dotPad.

 

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Yeah looks lovely...

But I am sure if i do that Blackletter it will take me long time to master...

[Niagara Falls]

http://imageshack.com/a/img922/1756/xSFgak.jpg

[parkerwasmyfirstlove]

One of my Parker 25 in fine with a blue quink cartidge, bretty basic, for the last InCoWriMoLetter plus a small doodle - skyskraper or cloudgrabber...? Lol