Show Your Nakaya - Fans' Thread

[Linger]

@como, it is the Pelikan collector box for 24 pens. Pelikan M800 was my entry into the rabbit hole, so even though I now prefer Japanese pens I still have a strong soft spot for Pelikans. Next thereto this box is very compact, and holds almost all size pens. The Nakaya long and Namiki Emperor and some others (none of which I own bytheway) excluded...

 

 

[_finenib]

On 8/29/2020 at 6:10 AM, como said:

I pledge to stop the Japanese pen rabbit hole after a Hakase, seriously!

1. Nakaya Heki-Tamenuri Long Cigar;

2. Nakaya Midori-Tamenuri Decapod.

 

That heki-tamenuri deep brown with the green accents oh so good. 

[como]

On 12/9/2020 at 7:47 PM, Linger said:

@como, it is the Pelikan collector box for 24 pens. Pelikan M800 was my entry into the rabbit hole, so even though I now prefer Japanese pens I still have a strong soft spot for Pelikans. Next thereto this box is very compact, and holds almost all size pens. The Nakaya long and Namiki Emperor and some others (none of which I own bytheway) excluded...

 

 

@Linger: Thank you for showing the pen box. I now remember that I have seen this Pelikan box for sale before, a nice one, not too expensive yet very presentable. If I understand you correctly, the Long Cigar doesn't fit in this one? I have looked at Franklin Christoph's pen trays. The 7-pen tray can fit but it's sold out for the moment. My Long Cigar is always out, homeless 😀.

7 hours ago, _finenib said:

 

That heki-tamenuri deep brown with the green accents oh so good. 

Thank you! I also like it very much, something very serene about it.

[Linger]

7 hours ago, como said:

If I understand you correctly, the Long Cigar doesn't fit in this one?

No, it doesn’t.

[sandy101]

Here's mine -midori portable with  broad nib. 

 

 

[whichwatch]

I had the pictures at hand for something else, so thought I'd go ahead and post here.  First shot a few Dorsal Fin 2's and second photo my Dorsal Fin 1's

 

 

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[Linger]

Family extension!

It is not the first time that the Portable Cigar Bamboo Woods shows up on FPN. But it is the first time I see it and hold it and write with it in real life. 

 

My order (via Akkerman in Den Haag, NL) went to Japan mid July and the pen arrived at my home just before New Year’s Eve - so fairly quickly. 

 

And it is beautiful. Truly and utterly beautiful. Photos do not do it justice. Especially not mine...with the typical Dutch overcast, grey weather forcing an ugly flashlight. The colours are so much more vibrant and deep and alive. Next thereto, I was most surprised to see an almost 3D effect on the patterns - I guess a result of the different layers of lacquer.

 

As it is not my first Portable, the size and weight of the pen were no surprise. The Medium nib is solid. It has a nice flow which results in an easy effortless writing experience. I have another M nib that was tuned by Nakaya staff during a store event to absolute perfection, so I originally thought about swapping the nibs. But this nib is almost as good. And after reading other threads on that topic I am not so sure anymore in any case. The idea of damaging any of the two pens fills me with dread... 

 

The pen will replace my Portable Writer in Heki-Tamenuri. That is the one with the tuned M nib, so I hate to see it go, but I need to recuperate a bit of the grail-investment in the Bamboo Woods...not to mention a wishlist containing a Neo and a Dorsal Fin...

 

It is inked up with Montblanc Kipling Jungle Green - appropriate for a pen depicting a Panda Bear Forest. A nice ink, bytheway, that is army/olive drab green, but subdued, inconspicuous, also easily fitting in a more formal environment. 

 

All-in-all, this is something to proudly behold. Japanese mastery of lacquer art and pen craftsmanship. I am happy.

 

[whichwatch]

Bamboo Woods is a gorgeous pen.  I have it both in Portable and also Neo Standard with the hand painted matching clip.  I think Bamboo Woods is the best looking Nakayas I have owned!  I hope you enjoy yours a great deal!

[Linger]

Thanks whichwatch. Actually, it was your post/thread “deeper into the woods” that hooked me onto it almost immediately. Another FPN member was kind enough to reach out to me with some further information/encouragement, and here we are.

[Barutti]

Ordered in 2020 September and after 7 month waiting finally arrived..  Nakaya Piccolo Long Maki-e Maples Leaves with single tone yellow gold Stub Extra Broad nib. 

 

 

[wildrnesxperienc]

On 3/20/2021 at 12:48 AM, Barutti said:

Ordered in 2020 September and after 7 month waiting finally arrived..  Nakaya Piccolo Long Maki-e Maples Leaves with single tone yellow gold Stub Extra Broad nib. 

 

 

 

[wildrnesxperienc]

How is that BB stub? I have a Ryogiri on order with a B stub and thinking of changing it to BB stub. Anyway here are my Nakayas. Portable Cigar Yakomakie Bat in Kuro-tamenuri with BB CI with added flex and a Decapod Twist Heki-tamenuri with Soft Medium. 

 

[ethernautrix]

Nakaya is my favorite pen brand (cos Piccolo size and shape and urushi finish), and this is my favorite Favorite:

 

[tifh]

Reviving this old thread, any new Nakayas=)?

[GardenWeasel]

40 minutes ago, tifh said:

Reviving this old thread, any new Nakayas=)?

My newest, a Piccolo Long, arrived this past week.

 

[tifh]

That's exciting! I love Aesthetic Bay and have ordered from them multiple times. Beautiful pen!

[Linger]

My family is complete. Or at least I currently think so. Too early for a nakaya-acquisition-vasectomy but I am fairly happy with with the size of the family at present. 

 

 

 

[Karmachanic]

41 minutes ago, Linger said:

My family is complete.

 

Thank you.  This is quite helpful.  Third from the left is a Cigar Portable?

[whichwatch]

Beautiful pens, LInger!  Bamboo Woods is one of my all time favorites.

[Linger]

1 hour ago, Karmachanic said:

 

Thank you.  This is quite helpful.  Third from the left is a Cigar Portable?

Yep, the 17mm Portable Cigar. It shares the dimensions with the Dorsal Fin, an elongated section with more girth than the elongated section of the Neo Standard.