What pen(s) are you using today?

[OldTravelingShoe]

On 10/17/2022 at 3:24 AM, jandrew said:

Thanks.

Apologies ... it's a paper spider, mostly harmless ... mostly.

 

Wait, so... The spider was the real thing?! 😜

[OldTravelingShoe]

On 10/19/2022 at 12:18 AM, Targa said:

New "Doctor's Pen" from BBP.  And a 1946 dove grey 51 vac. 

51 grey.pdf 923.9 kB · 2 downloads

Beautiful pens, and the Parker lineup looks inspiring. Congratulations, @Targa, thanks for sharing. 

[OldTravelingShoe]

On 10/20/2022 at 3:07 AM, dms525 said:

 

 

I forgot about the lovely red sheen Tsuki-yo has on smooth paper. 

David

Amazing results, David, thanks for sharing! I like very much Tsuki Yo, but I did not know you can produce such sheen with it. Lovely nib as well. 

[PithyProlix]

On 10/20/2022 at 8:07 AM, dms525 said:

 

 

I forgot about the lovely red sheen Tsuki-yo has on smooth paper. 

David

 

Very nice! I'm mostly a Japanese pen fan but I was offered a Man 100 at a great price about a year ago or so (just the standard black with an EF nib) - my first Waterman (besides a Kultur, which is in a totally different league, of course) - and I was totally delighted by it. Definitely one of my top shelf pens and it completely turned me on to Watermans of around that era.

[OldTravelingShoe]

I got hooked by the /

haiku thread. @Misfitbegan, /

Then, so many, too.

 

 

[essayfaire]

5 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

I like very much Tsuki Yo, but I did not know you can produce such sheen with it.

Nor I.

 

[dms525]

4 hours ago, PithyProlix said:

 

Very nice! I'm mostly a Japanese pen fan but I was offered a Man 100 at a great price about a year ago or so (just the standard black with an EF nib) - my first Waterman (besides a Kultur, which is in a totally different league, of course) - and I was totally delighted by it. Definitely one of my top shelf pens and it completely turned me on to Watermans of around that era.

 

Thanks! I agree.  I recently bought a couple new Carènes when I discovered one could get a stub nib for them. They are also very nice writers.

 

David

5 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

Amazing results, David, thanks for sharing! I like very much Tsuki Yo, but I did not know you can produce such sheen with it. Lovely nib as well. 

I don't recall seeing this sheen with Tsuki-yo before. I assume it's the combination of ink, pen nib and paper that brings it out. This makes me want to try it in some other pens to see if I can sheen more light on the issue.

 

David

[OldTravelingShoe]

1 hour ago, dms525 said:

This makes me want to try it in some other pens to see if I can sheen more light on the issue.

I will wait for and applaud the results no matter what they say. Thanks again. 😄

[mallymal1]

Parker 61 Insignia. Inked with the last of my Diamine Blue Velvet.

 

[ruby.monkey]

Today's pen is a Conklin 'Mark Twain' crescent filler with a stub nib - black chased body and cap, with rose gold trim so I can get in touch with my feminine side. 

 

Luckily my wife doesn't write with fountain pens or else she'd claim it for herself.

[jandrew]

Franklin Christoph 20; Kirk Speer PO nib; Diamine Salamander.

[PAKMAN]

Asvine 169

[ruby.monkey]

1 hour ago, jandrew said:

Franklin Christoph 20; Kirk Speer PO nib; Diamine Salamander.

Lovely drawing.

 

That's an interesting nib, but you should add a trigger warning for everyone who has bought a 'mint condition' vintage pen on eBay.

[inkstainedruth]

Today so far it's been the Rage Red Parker 45, M nib, with vintage Quink Permanent Blue Black; and the Purple Pilot Falcon, SF nib, with Sailor Souboku.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[jandrew]

2 hours ago, ruby.monkey said:

Lovely drawing.

 

That's an interesting nib, but you should add a trigger warning for everyone who has bought a 'mint condition' vintage pen on eBay.

Some buyers don't know how lucky they are ... getting a PO style nib at no extra charge --- I paid a premium for mine

[Gloucesterman]

 

Conklin Endura Deco Crest Orange/gunmetal 1.1 stub nib

[Doug C]

My new Scribo.

[wspohn]

In Murder by Death, Truman Capote addresses invitations using a fountain pen - anyone know what kind it was?  Flashy looking iridescent green, IIRC.

[ruby.monkey]

I'm back in the office for the first time in three years, and have brought my beater Wing Sung 699 (this particular item, which has suffered my poking and prodding - 699s in general are rather nice pens). Probably should have greased the section threads after I last took it apart, since there seems to be a tiny bit of ink seepage.

[PAKMAN]

Parker 51 teal premium