What Pens Are You Using Today 2020

[inkstainedruth]

TWSBI 580-ALR, 1.1 mm stub, with R&K Salix.

Parker 75, B nib, with J Herbin Eclat de Saphir.

Parker Vector Geometric, M nib, with diluted Birmingham Inks Persian Copper.

Noodler's ebonite Konrad, flex nib, with Noodler's 54th Massachusetts.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Mercian]

Aerometric Parker “51” in ‘Navy Grey’ - Noodler’s Black

Aerometric Parker “51” in Burgundy - R&K Salix

Pelikan M805F - Edelstein Aquamarine.

 

Two of the above are recent acquisitions; my ‘rotation’ is not usually this ‘fancy’!

[Freddy]

Gate City Pen Company:

 

New Dunn standard model in black with red pump handle..Pump filler which holds

a lot of ink and with a custom expressive Au nib..........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fred

Edited April 21, 2020 by Freddy

[mallymal1]

Yesterday's pen was the Pilot 742. The FA nib feels so good.

 

Another great nib is the B on the 823 I'm using today. So, that's a double thumbs-up to Pilot.

 

[Helen350]

Retro 1951 Tornado - B. nib. Ink: Chesterfield Antique Yankee

Pilot Metropolitan - M. nib. Ink: Waterman Inspired Blue

Jinhao X750 - Knox 1.1 stub. Ink: Thornton's Orange

 

 

UPDATE: This evening decided to ink up my Tourneau MMXV - M. nib. Ink: Waterman Inspired Blue to finish

my journaling for the evening.

[greencobra]

[aderoy]

Lamy Studio Palladium EF

Stipula Etruria Nuda EF

[Noihvo]

 

[Arkanabar]

First, a Jinhao X750 with stock nib and Noodler's Brown ink, from which I've sanded nearly all the original gold metallic paint. This revealed stainless steel, except for the brass under the finials and chrome-plated trim, that I wasn't able to mask with complete success. I may post a picture when I'm caught up on homework.

FPR Jaipur v1, solid red with 1.0mm stub, filled with my old bête noire, Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin diluted 1:1. Here are pictures. Kevin is supplying much crisper stubs than he was a few years ago. I am really liking this pen. It has a form factor, weight, and balance very similar to my vegetal resin Konrad, which had the misfortune of drying out after mere hours (no more than four) of capped, lying-on-its-side non-use.

[BaronWulfraed]

A Twofer... Using the same image for both "finished" and "using". Same terrible handwriting, therefore.

 

Benu Scepter VI filled with Levenger Regal.

[sansenri]

 

 

Nice one, I have an ASA Nauka in transparent resin but yours is another pen altogether. I need an ebonite Nauka

[sansenri]

today this bouncy Homo Sapiens

[Mongoosey]

today this bouncy Homo Sapiens

 

It looks like a beefcake dressed in a blouse. I say that as a compliment : )

[mallymal1]

A Twofer... Using the same image for both "finished" and "using". Same terrible handwriting, therefore.

 

Benu Scepter VI filled with Levenger Regal.

 

Nice pens!

 

How does the Benu feel in the hand? It's quite a chunky looking piece.

[sansenri]

and this Stipula 900 again

I wanted to swap the nib on it with a gold one but then found that the steel stub on it works pretty well

[maclink]

Conid Minimalistica

Antwerp Pen Regular

Opus 88 Omar

[Helen350]

Jinhao 450A - M. nib (Brown Marbled). Ink: Noodler's Walnut Brown

[Mongoosey]

I know it's not a fountain pen, but I've been using the Gelly Roll 08 Royal Blue today, and it is the next best thing to a fountain pen, IMO:

• It writes exactly like a fountain pen: Zero effort/pressure with consistent flow.
• It has a lovely feedback to it.
• It's a beautiful color, and though I expected an azure-like royal blue, the color is actually nearly identical to Kung Te-Cheng. So if you like that ink, but can't stand how difficult it can be, this is an option, especially since it's permanent as well.
• The barrel has a nice girth to it as well as a subtle texture that's great for gripping. It's quite comfortable.
• The cap kind of sucks, isn't the smoothes capping an uncapping, and the clip is subpar, but it keeps it from drying out.

I like it a lot : )

[Freddy]

Sheaffer Balance Ebonized Pearl Lever Filler w/a sweet expressive nib.

Filled with Aurora Blue ink..................................................

 

Fred

[BaronWulfraed]

 

Nice pens!

 

How does the Benu feel in the hand? It's quite a chunky looking piece.

I'll need to use it a bit more, but the section itself appears to be in common with the Briolette, so is somewhat tapered toward the nib...

 

time passes -- three Hard Sudoku later...

 

The barrel isn't too bad, pretty light weight plastics used... But I did find the step from barrel to section threads noticeable... Not sharp, but there...