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

[Noihvo]

[the_gasman]

 

I am in awe of your control of the flexible nib. Having read a lot on FPN about the virtues of flexy writing, a couple of years ago I spent too much money on a Mabie-Todd Swan 0160 with a nib that produced a line that varied from 0.3 to 1.4 mm in width. I am ashamed to say that it has sat in a drawer for 2 years because I just can't master the fine control of pressure required. I can produce wide lines and I can make thin lines, but not within the same letter! Your instantaneous control impresses me massively.

 

Oh, I too love the Safari – my favourite green ... until I buy that Alt Goldgrün anyway.

 

Cheers,

David.

Edited April 5, 2017 by the_gasman

[parkerwasmyfirstlove]

That is a nice Parker Urban, love the colour choice. So you think the new Urban is an imroved model?

[Tas]

My old Urban is one of the most reliable pens I own. Never misses a beat no matter how long (months) it goes without writing

[Inky.Fingers]

I'll never use crummy paper again...Unless I have no choice.

 

 

 

Back side writing is excellent.

 

Edited April 6, 2017 by _InkyFingers

[Inky.Fingers]

[Inky.Fingers]

I can, CAN do calligraphy!

 

[eliweisz]

I can, CAN do calligraphy!

 

Of course you can!

 

Great. You make the best of every ink.

 

Understated elegance.

 

Waterman Medalist BBB

Omas 556/S

 

Hats off! Everything's stunning here - your penmanship, your photography, pens and inks.

 

This arrived yesterday, no sketch this time along with the pen, just a beautiful Bexley Prometheus in Mint Chip.

Inked it up with Sailor rikyu cha. Impressive ink, impressive pen, couldn't be happier. Got it from Bexley over ebay for a very reasonable price offer.

 

This one is even slightly larger than my ebonite Prometheus.

So exotic...

Edited April 6, 2017 by eliweisz

[rob-k]

vintage pen stand

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The cornice from a now-demolished mental asylum, Greystone Mental Hospital, a "Kirkbride" building (google it; Kirkbride buildings are fascinating) that opened in 1876 and was shamelessly torn down in 2015, makes a nifty stand.

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The building as it once stood...

Ashes to ashes ... as the building meets its wanton demise ...

[Noihvo]

 

[swordofthedove]

It's been a while since I've posted here. Just can't find the time to take good pics... Love seeing everyone else's, though. You folks have some awesome pens (and handwriting)!

[friedrichwild]

[the_gasman]

 

Another beautiful image. Fabulous ink and your handwriting is wonderful: elegant style, consistent letter shapes and size, and all perfectly legible. Lovely.

 

Cheers,

David.

[friedrichwild]

 

Another beautiful image. Fabulous ink and your handwriting is wonderful: elegant style, consistent letter shapes and size, and all perfectly legible. Lovely.

 

Cheers,

David.

thank you David! you are very generous!

[Connly33]

My handwriting isn't the best, i'm working on getting my cursive to the point where i'm comfortable posting it.

This is my everyday rotation, I just usually change the inks about once a week.

 

 

Brand new bottle of 54th Massachusetts, was a bit apprehensive seeing some of the reviews, ans was thinking about diluting it. But it looks great in a drier fine nib like my vanishing point, and almost feels as smooth as my Iroshizuku inks.

Whatever thread I was reading about the smell of inks.... the user that mentioned the unique smell of 54th was correct... it does have an oddly satisfying scent.

 

[Heldin]

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/Heldinnen/08-04-2017_zpsoclnsxef.jpg

 

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/Heldinnen/nib%2008-04-2017_zpsgwaqoj45.jpg

 

TWSBI Eco M with Diamine Oxford Blue in my to-do list notebook

[guyinkits]

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/Heldinnen/08-04-2017_zpsoclnsxef.jpg

 

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/Heldinnen/nib%2008-04-2017_zpsgwaqoj45.jpg

 

TWSBI Eco M with Diamine Oxford Blue in my to-do list notebook

Great pics and great use of that TWSBI Eco.

[eliweisz]

Scans of two ink/paper tests:

 

http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2891/33892601215_4ef38d6fd7_b.jpg

Penco / Hightide Foolscap B5 Notebook

 

Life Noble B5 Notebook

 

Both kinds of paper are almost similar and definitely FP-friendly. No feathering, even when writing with very wet inks/nibs. Almost no showthrough. Moderate feedback (not entirely unpleasant). Colour rendering is selective: most inks are showing their best, but appear a bit darker than usual, while others, so vivid when wet, suddenly seem a tad muted after drying.

Worth a try.

[Diplomaat]

Eli, love your posts! And your signature made me less wondering if I'm cray with 16 inked pens...

[guyinkits]

Adding an old Montblanc 146 with a fine nib I just received a couple days ago to the mix along with one of my best writers, the Visconti Homo Sapiens with an EF nib. Inks are Edelstein Onyx and Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo. Paper, nothing special, just a standard coiled notepad from work and hence the bit of feathering but all in all, not bad for the amount of ink put down.