What pen(s) are you using today?

[Waverly]

11 hours ago, afishhunter said:

These two (Transitional?) Esterbrook "J" from the 1940's.

The copper has a 9461 nib, and is loaded with Noodlers Black.

The green sports a 2556 nib, and Monteverde Jade Noir ink.

 

Nice Esties.  I just filled my copper "J" with Lamy Blue, it has a 9668 nib installed at the moment.

 

[inkstainedruth]

1 hour ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Clever. 

 

Flaming, I'm afraid the opacity is still happening: I read a few histories of the 1910s flu pandemic, and they all seem to agree that the pandemics fizzled out and stopped being 'an issue' due to (1) the death count slowing down, even if the infection continued, but also because (2) people simply not accepting anymore lockdowns and government mandated restrictions, and (3) media not reporting anymore on the spread and eruption of the virus. That's the opacity. 

Interestingly enough, I was in a zoom meeting for "the other hobby" last week, and one of the people there (who is about to be "in charge" for the next 6 months) wanted the survey of potential candidates pushed up to be able to make decisions early enough to be able to scramble in case another lockdown happened.  I didn't really know him before that, but was duly impressed.  

Of course it just could mean that he's paying attention to the regional president and -- more importantly -- her COVID deputy (who is an ER doc and generally the smartest guy in the room in ANY room he's in....; and by "smart" I mean the guy has a PhD in microbiology and decided that wasn't "challenging enough" so went to med school -- during which time he was ALSO a regional officer for the organization for several years).  He has also been the regional president, and I think part of that point he was working his way up to being an attending doctor (he once told me that the residents under him thought he was "scary" -- and I"m not at ALL surprised because he does NOT suffer fools gladly (he also has a bad case of tinnitus which probably does not help in that department).  He's also had the "being in charge" job twice now -- at least one of which times while he was still a resident....  (My husband describes the guy as having a "double-A" type personality.... )

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Bo Bo Olson]

I kept one of those.

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I think that was the 1915/16 peaking in '22 and later 'Spanish' Flu' that actually started in Kansas, by a Kansas pig farmer if I recollect, just before the US entered the War...and was held top secret until the Spanish not involved in the War and war lies, broke the news. That was is why it was called 'The Spanish Flu.'

 

No one said no to masks long, in those fell standing up in a crowd. As an old film of a healthy looking young man proved.

Belief will do anything but cure.

[ruby.monkey]

Esterbrook Dip-Less with a 9555 nib and 447 inkwell filled with Parker Quink black ink.

[georges zaslavsky]

1960 Sheaffer PFMIII 

1945 Sheaffer Valiant

2002 Conklin Nozac Wordgauge tigereye

2002 Conklin Nozac Wordgauge sterling silver and leopard celluloid

2002 Conklin Nozac Wordgauge demo

[jandrew]

Taking out one of my ystudio Resins for a spin today ...

[kulnet]

twsbi eco transparent yellow fine nib filled with noodlers texas black bat

[dms525]

Franklin-Christoph Model 20P, a new Summer favorite, because it fits in the shallow breast pockets of the shirts I wear in the Summer.

 

 

For size comparison: Two Model 20Ps with a Model 20 and a Model 02:

 

David

 

[jandrew]

19 minutes ago, dms525 said:

Franklin-Christoph Model 20P, a new Summer favorite, because it fits in the shallow breast pockets of the shirts I wear in the Summer.

 

 

That's a beauty. The 20p (sans clip) is a favorite of mine as well.

[inkstainedruth]

Mostly it's been the new-to-me Pelikan 120, M nib, with Edelstein Olivine.  

I don't normally match inks to pen colors, but I had been thinking to put a green ink back into rotation anyway (I have an awful lot of blues and blue blacks in pens at the moment).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[essayfaire]

4 hours ago, dms525 said:

Franklin-Christoph Model 20P, a new Summer favorite, because it fits in the shallow breast pockets of the shirts I wear in the Summer.

 

 

For size comparison: Two Model 20Ps with a Model 20 and a Model 02:

 

David

 

It looks like it would be too wide for me, but ooooh it makes good eye candy! 

[dms525]

43 minutes ago, essayfaire said:

It looks like it would be too wide for me, but ooooh it makes good eye candy! 

Thanks for your comment.

 

Too wide? The pen or the nib? The nib is a 1.1mm stub. It can be easily changed. The pen barrel might look "wide" to you, because the pen is so short. The Model 20P's diameter is about like that of a Pelikan M400.

 

David

[Doug C]

6 hours ago, jandrew said:

Taking out one of my ystudio Resins for a spin today ...

Do you like it? I tried to sell one on FPG for 35 bucks and had zero interest in it.

[essayfaire]

30 minutes ago, dms525 said:

The pen or the nib?

The pen.  I usually write with pens that are cigar shaped, so many pens look wide to me.  I believe part of it looking wide was due to it being a pocket pen, but I think it is also because it doesn't have much of a taper.

[jandrew]

1 hour ago, Doug C said:

Do you like it? I tried to sell one on FPG for 35 bucks and had zero interest in it.

I like it just fine --- I have a few actually.

[PatrickA]

My pens of the day /week.

 

• The Visconti is a recent addition, wrote terrible but after smoothing slowly getting there. the 14K nib has some nice bounce. Like the Art Deco style.
• The Pelikan 400NN is one of my favourite writers with a flexy OB.
• I love the feel of the Urushi on the Nakaya, I enjoy the precision and pencil like feeling of this stiff nib. 
• The small Montblanc Boheme is permanently inked up with Irish Green and always somewhere on the table or in my pocket (in a Kaweco sleeve ;-).

 

 

 

[ruby.monkey]

It was going to be a Rotring Tintenkuli, but I left that sitting idle for so long that the nib is blocked; so instead it'll be this Inkograph:

 

20220901_093642 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

(Edit: ah, looks like the Tintenkuli has woken up, so it'll be working alongside the Inkograph.)

[OldTravelingShoe]

3 hours ago, ruby.monkey said:

It was going to be a Rotring Tintenkuli, but I left that sitting idle for so long that the nib is blocked; so instead it'll be this Inkograph:

 

20220901_093642 by Jean-Yves, on Flickr

 

(Edit: ah, looks like the Tintenkuli has woken up, so it'll be working alongside the Inkograph.)

What do you use these for, @ruby.monkey? I'm imagining technical drawings, but perhaps you have another use for them.

 

Also, I see rarely mentions if what I consider to be the equivalent of fineliners, so: Which one do you prefer, and why? 

[ZiggyTsarDust]

I keep a relatively humble work setup. Being at a high-school with a support role that has me moving around a lot, I wouldnt risk leaving something irreplaceable behind! They are also coincidently all non-gold trimmed so they don't stick out too much. 

 

My go-to 3 are;

Pilot Vanishing Point (f) For quick notes and the occasional fidget.

 

Shaeffer Prelude (mispelled in photo, my bad) (EF) Nice stiff extra fine that works as my go to for cheaper paper. Also nice to fidget with as it's a slip-cap with a weighty smooth body.

 

Twisbi 580 ALR (Stub) I have an extra fine nib for this one, but at the moment I have it with a nice stock stub and filled with a nice sheeny Akkerman Shocking Blue to keep my mind from getting too bored with fine lines and simple old reliable inks.

 

 

I do very much dream of a more private and stationary job with a desk of my own. My more valuable workhorses should get the heavy-work they deserve.

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by ZiggyTsarDust
PRELUDE NOT INTERLUDE, NOT TARGA!

[ruby.monkey]

1 hour ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

What do you use these for, @ruby.monkey? I'm imagining technical drawings, but perhaps you have another use for them.

 

Also, I see rarely mentions if what I consider to be the equivalent of fineliners, so: Which one do you prefer, and why? 

I use them for everyday writing, which is what the Inkograph at least was meant for, with its very smooth 14ct gold tubular nib. The Tintenkuli is also a smooth writer, albeit not as much so as the Inkograph, and also makes a fine general-use pen. Of the two, I prefer the Inkograph but wouldn't feel hard done by if I only had the Tintenkuli.