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

March 5, 2017

I own this Delta Israel 60 since September 2015. But as the Delta is a leverage filler with an ink sac I always hesitated to use the Delta.

But .. today .. first time and be sure the Delta Israel 60 is a marvelous pen. Great design and even greater nib.

The ink I´m using is Akkerman#8 "Diep-Duinwaterblauw" with some blue and little green shining.

Edited March 5, 2017 by ingolf

March 5, 2017

Do you like it?

Pretty flexible. Does the FA nib require a lot of effort to achieve this line variation?

The Pelikan? Yes, very much. More than I thought actually. I've been so focused on nibs that are not too wet that I had overlooked the fun that could be had with a more juicy nib.

The FA nib is softer than the Pelikan and requires very little pressure to achieve what I did in the sample. It's weak points are the fineness of the no-pressure line and the responsiveness of the nib after flexing. If one goes relatively slowly then the second of these can be improved.

March 5, 2017

Another impressive photo Can't wait for my MB Permanent (stuck in customs now).

Thanks, kind Sir!

March 5, 2017

My ASA Nauka trans, with Jowo 1.1

March 5, 2017

Featuring Iphone potato camera and Omas Ogiva.

March 6, 2017

March 6, 2017

Well, I'm taking part in a little fun bit called "The Six Pen Challenge" (read more about it here). Since March 1 I've reduced use of my fountain pens to only six pens, which meant some tough decisions. Here's a quick pic I did to share this with some of the other people involved:

http://i.imgur.com/cs47vpe.jpg

March 6, 2017

Super six, Jon!

What I also really like about this photo is that it gives a great perspective on the relative sizes of the pens. As I have a Sheaffer Legacy Fantasy I can now see how all of those pens could easily be usable in my big mitts.

March 6, 2017

As my image says, finally ran down almost all my pens so decided to swap the colors around. Have a nice Yama-budo purple in my MB 146, and have picked up my TWSBI for the first time in a while and put a new Franklin-Christoph nib on it to use it out in the elements tonight. Doing some astronomical imaging tonight with a manually debayered Canon T1i (meaning I physically removed the chemical layers on the sensor that let it see color but also drastically reduce the sensitivity - making it a cheap, great, high sensitivity full-spectrum imaging camera). Obviously I keep notes on the imaging data on my computer but I also take paper notes for the same reason all of us do

FYI I noticed only after cropping and processing that I left an unclosed parenthesis at the end of my writing. I was ashamed but not too ashamed to fix it and take another picture. Judge as you will

Edited March 6, 2017 by FatalElement

March 6, 2017

March 6, 2017

I'm neither into calligraphy nor do I have a cursive hand, but sometimes I gravitate towards Stubs in a big way ! Sometimes insanely . Strange is the way of this hobby. ! Out damned spot...out !

March 6, 2017

I was able to complete my Lamy Al-Star collection today when I stumbled across a "Coffee" from 2010 for the regular price in a small stationers shop in my town. I'm inking it with Cacao du Brèsil I think...

Edited March 6, 2017 by Papermint

March 6, 2017

Bexley BX802 Cappuccino - F. Nib. Inked with Chesterfield Antique Mariner.

March 6, 2017

Got my 149 over the weekend...

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/sleebusjones/20170304_191124.jpg

March 6, 2017

I own this Delta Israel 60 since September 2015. But as the Delta is a leverage filler with an ink sac I always hesitated to use the Delta.
But .. today .. first time and be sure the Delta Israel 60 is a marvelous pen. Great design and even greater nib.
The ink I´m using is Akkerman#8 "Diep-Duinwaterblauw" with some blue and little green shining.

Seen it in person several times Nice shots again. And - don't be afraid of lever fillers, they're not so bad.

The Pelikan? Yes, very much. More than I thought actually. I've been so focused on nibs that are not too wet that I had overlooked the fun that could be had with a more juicy nib.

The FA nib is softer than the Pelikan and requires very little pressure to achieve what I did in the sample. It's weak points are the fineness of the no-pressure line and the responsiveness of the nib after flexing. If one goes relatively slowly then the second of these can be improved.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I gave up the idea of a Falcon nib after I bought a wonderful Mabie Todd Swan, but definitely see a vintage Bird in my future.

My ASA Nauka trans, with Jowo 1.1

Hats off. Your penmanship is amazing.

Well, I'm taking part in a little fun bit called "The Six Pen Challenge" (read more about it here). Since March 1 I've reduced use of my fountain pens to only six pens, which meant some tough decisions. Here's a quick pic I did to share this with some of the other people involved:

http://i.imgur.com/cs47vpe.jpg

"Magnificent Six". You have an interesting F-C here. It's the first time I see it.

I'm neither into calligraphy nor do I have a cursive hand, but sometimes I gravitate towards Stubs in a big way ! Sometimes insanely . Strange is the way of this hobby. ! Out damned spot...out !

Oh my!.. Is it the King of Stubs? Ink-redible.

Bexley BX802 Cappuccino - F. Nib. Inked with Chesterfield Antique Mariner.

Another beautiful shot!

Here, just three nib shots - Sailor 21K nibs, H-M (my ProGear II), and N-M (1911L, on loan):

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2337/32226233004_dc46fbe0cf_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2447/32711746550_48a9fb0dc5_b.jpg

http://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3679/32937725172_c6c87f1af0_b.jpg

Edited March 6, 2017 by eliweisz

March 6, 2017

I'm neither into calligraphy nor do I have a cursive hand, but sometimes I gravitate towards Stubs in a big way ! Sometimes insanely . Strange is the way of this hobby. ! Out damned spot...out !

Wow, all I have are EF, F, and flex versions of the same but now I want a stub to play with. Nice!

March 6, 2017

"Magnificent Six". You have an interesting F-C here. It's the first time I see it.

They have a habit of coming to pen shows with a number of pens that they refer to as "prototypes", but it is mostly existing models done in new materials. The pen at the top is a Model 45, which has been in their lineup for a while, but in a 'stained-glass' acrylic that was different, so I picked it up. I don't know if or when any of these colors will become regular choices on their site, or if this really is just testing out new colors, etc. They had a bunch of pens in very fluorescent transparent colors that seemed to sell very well. Not my style, though.