What Pens Are You Using Today 2020

[Helen350]

Hong Dian Blue Light of Hope - Ink:: Blackstone Australian Barrier Reef Blue (won in a giveaway)

Jinhao 9035 (Red Wood) - M. nib. Ink: Diamine Brandy Dazzle

Lanbitou 3059 - M. nib. Ink: Diamine Sherwood Green

[BaronWulfraed]

Put my Waterman Le Man 100 Opera into rotation with Pelikan Star Ruby (having emptied the Levenger True Writer blue anodized with Cherry Sunburst)

[Freddy]

Parker: "51" Demi Vacumatic 1947 {fresh off me bench}....

 

 

Fred

"I want to be a force for good." John Coltrane

[coinlvr]

Pelikan M405 Blue Swirl

Sailor 1911 H-F nib. Black

Twsbi Eco EF Nib Smoke

Waterman Taperite Level Filler Green

Parker 51 Special Medium Nib

 

All filled with Diamine Asa Blue.

[mallymal1]

Parker: "51" Demi Vacumatic 1947 {fresh off me bench}....

 

 

Fred

"I want to be a force for good." John Coltrane

 

Love that ruler.

[praxim]

Montblanc 149, F nib, circa 1991, Robert Oster Deep Sea

Aurora 88: EF, 1953, Diamine Sapphire

Onoto 6235, No 5 nib, probably late 1940s to early 50s, Montblanc Lavender Purple

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the Dark Lilac Safari (F nib) with Diamine Guitar Series Pelham Blue Burst (REALLY need to get a full bottle of that soon -- I'm scraping the bottom of the sample vial to even get a partial fill at this point); and the red Cross Solo (F nib), still with Ferris Wheel Press Tanzanite Sky.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ENewton]

I am still using mainly my Kaweco Classic Sport with Birmingham Waterfront Dusk, which I want to run out before inking my newly acquired Shaeffer Tuckaway Deluxe.

 

I will also do some writing with my Sailor 1911S Wicked Witch of the West pen, which I suspect will always be inked from now on. The Sailor currently has Shigure in it, because I wanted to see it alongside Waterfront Dusk.

[PAKMAN]

Platinum Curidas in blue today!

[inkstainedruth]

I will also do some writing with my Sailor 1911S Wicked Witch of the West pen, which I suspect will always be inked from now on. The Sailor currently has Shigure in it, because I wanted to see it alongside Waterfront Dusk.

That would be an interesting comparison. Swabs of Waterfront Dusk in another thread made it seem to be more of a red violet. But part of the reason I bought a bottle of it (back when Birmingham Pens still had the B&M store in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood) I recall it being more of an indigo-violet color, and wanted to see how it looked and behaved compared to Noodler's Kung Te Chang (I had also tried Shigure for the same reason, but it was just not the same color). So I'm wondering if the formula changed between batches (the way Shadyside Walnut Street Brown did -- later batches are much redder a brown than what I have; I had chalked that up at the time to them switching the source dyes, but could be wrong).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ENewton]

That would be an interesting comparison. Swabs of Waterfront Dusk in another thread made it seem to be more of a red violet. But part of the reason I bought a bottle of it (back when Birmingham Pens still had the B&M store in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood) I recall it being more of an indigo-violet color, and wanted to see how it looked and behaved compared to Noodler's Kung Te Chang (I had also tried Shigure for the same reason, but it was just not the same color). So I'm wondering if the formula changed between batches (the way Shadyside Walnut Street Brown did -- later batches are much redder a brown than what I have; I had chalked that up at the time to them switching the source dyes, but could be wrong).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

My sample of Waterfront Dusk is definitely not a red violet--it is a dusty, slightly blue-leaning purple--but I acquired it as part of a sample set nearly three years ago, and of course it is possible that the current formulation is redder.

 

I was interested in it as a possible replacement for Kyo-Iro Soft Snow of Ohara, in the event that that ink was ever discontinued. It has the same duskiness as Soft Snow but is a little more purple. Soft Snow can look quite blue on some papers.

 

Compared to Shigure, I would say that the hue of Waterfront Dusk is very similar, but Waterfront Dusk is decidedly dusky (excuse the singsong) with some shading, while Shigure is not dusky at all. Have you recently looked at this review of Waterfront Dusk?

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/329368-birmingham-waterfront-dusk/

 

As for what else I am using today, I finally exhausted the fill in my Kaweco and inked up my recently purchased Shaeffer Tuckaway Deluxe with Montblanc Lavender Purple. The pen is very cute looking and writes a smooth, fine line.

Edited September 27, 2020 by ENewton

[Freddy]

Wahl-E Oxford Equipoise in Tunis celluloid LF

Wahl-E Flat-Top in Coral celluloid LF

Lamy 2000 PIF

Still usin' ROWI Gold Filled PIF

 

Fred

@ MalcolmH: My father gave me this 12 inch folding ruler made of wood and brass..over sixty years ago.

It has held up well........................

[N1003U]

These are clearly not a matched set, but I like them in my autumnal rotation...

 

Edited October 3, 2020 by N1003U

[Helen350]

Levenger True Writer Kyoto - M. nib. Ink: Thornton's Oxblood

Lanbitou 3059 - M. nib. Ink: deAtramentis Alexander von Humboldt Dark Green

[sansenri]

This week I have at last got round to inking my Leonardo Speranza, it's in use today

[ENewton]

Sailor 1911S Wicked Witch of the West M, as usual, with Sailor Shigure

 

Shaeffer Tuckaway Deluxe F or XF, with Montblanc Lavender Purple

 

Peyton Street Pen Works prototype, M cursive italic, with Kobe Taisanji Yellow

 

Pilot Desk pen, older model, with Pilot Black cartridge

[GardenWeasel]

Montblanc 146, with a B nib that writes near a BB nib. Winter Miracle is just so write/right.

[ParramattaPaul]

Conway Stewart 36

[Freddy]

Parker French made "Plexor" Senior Size Button Filler

 

OWA # 13 German Pearl with Black Piston Fill with fresh cork seal

 

Parker Vacumatic Junior Pens are filled with the Blues

 

Fred

background song I Want You With Me.....Elvis Presley

Edited October 6, 2020 by Freddy

[GOTO10]

Doing a full Edison Collier carry this week, top to bottom nib/ink:

 

Edison M : Sailor Epinard

 

Sailor Cross Concord : Franklin-Christoph Urushi Red

 

Sailor Music (Reground OBB) : Sailor Seiboku

 

Edison EF : De Atramentis Document Ink Dark Blue