What pen(s) are you using today?

[USG]

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by USG
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[benrobert]

Normal pens, such as monoline pens and embossing pens, can be used to write faux calligraphy. Check out this quick, detailed YouTube tutorial for calligraphy lettering that makes use of tools like Micron. It is beneficial to look for practice images online if you are a newbie.

[USG]

On 4/5/2023 at 4:36 PM, Mercian said:

My own (utterly uninformed, comme d’hab) first thought when I read this was “I say old chap, steady on!” 😁

 

Probably would have problems today.

 

 

[PAKMAN]

Back to my OM1 pen for today's journal 

[Doug C]

4 minutes ago, PAKMAN said:

Back to my OM1 pen for today's journal 

What is that pen?

[mightier.than]

The Pilot Custom Heritage 92 enters rotation this week. 

It's a beautiful demonstrator, and a lovely pen. It is a smaller pen (by my standards and in relation to my collection) but I enjoy wearing it and writing with it. 

While the pen doesn't look very impressive at first glance, the quality comes through when you pick it up - in fit and finish; feel; and, comfort. 

It's even better when you uncap it and write. This pen is fitted with a 14k medium nib which lays down a thick wet line. 

While it is a great EDC pen and fits in with most circumstances, it's light weight and small size make it ideal for tees. 

  

[Penguincollector]

Black LAMY cp1, Z56 EF nib; inked with Diamine Golden Ivy. 

[Misfit]

I used a Kaco Retro with a cartridge of Diamine Oxblood, and a pen I use everyday a Faber-Castell Grip 2010 with a GvFC cartridge of Violet blue. 
 

I have a bottle of De Atramentis Robert Koch which is Adular Blue. Interesting fact, I had an ancestor named Robert Koch. Not the man the ink is named for.  

[venegas.soriano]

Pelikan 100 (c.1935) inked with J. Herbin Vert Empire + Pelikan Auch 

 

 

[venegas.soriano]

Also...

A mint Paris Stylo safety un RMHR from the 1930's, inked with mix #3.

[PAKMAN]

15 hours ago, Doug C said:

What is that pen?

OM1 Only Made Once pen company. He is a machinist that was at the Little Rock Pen show with his pens and other interesting desk pieces.  FYI here is his web page (no association with him just own one of his pens): SHOP | Only Made Once

[PithyProlix]

@venegas.soriano Love your penmanship!

[venegas.soriano]

3 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

@venegas.soriano Love your penmanship!

🙌

[venegas.soriano]

On 4/7/2023 at 5:57 PM, inkstainedruth said:

That's a very striking pen!  

What sort of fill system does it have?  And how does the glass nib write?  (I saw a glass nibbed fountain pen in an antiques mall a few years ago but didn't buy it because I'd had trouble getting a J Herbin dip pen with a glass nib to write.)

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Thanks, Ruth 🙌

It's a button filler, similar to the one in the Duofolds. The nib is a little scratchy because it has been heavily used for carbon copy work (that's what they were designed), but the great thing about it is that it "transitions" from a dry XF to a juicy M-F italic as I roll the pen 😁. Don't want to grind it to a B or BB because it would become very thirsty and the sac is small. Take a leap of faith and try one, they are worth every penny: Gablonz nibs are fantastic and beautiful, they almost always come with magnificent celluloid bodies and their size is perfect for a EDC (I use it for taking notes while teaching clases). I bought this one from Yesteryears on Ebay, they always have this kind of instruments at a great price and awesome customer service (just a satisfied customer).

Enjoy!

[Doug C]

1 hour ago, PAKMAN said:

OM1 Only Made Once pen company. He is a machinist that was at the Little Rock Pen show with his pens and other interesting desk pieces.  FYI here is his web page (no association with him just own one of his pens): SHOP | Only Made Once

Thanks 

[51ISH]

16 hours ago, Misfit said:

I used a Kaco Retro with a cartridge of Diamine Oxblood, and a pen I use everyday a Faber-Castell Grip 2010 with a GvFC cartridge of Violet blue. 
 

I have a bottle of De Atramentis Robert Koch which is Adular Blue. Interesting fact, I had an ancestor named Robert Koch. Not the man the ink is named for.  

 

Kaco Retro with a cartridge of Diamine Oxblood,

 

Diamine Oxblood ....

[inkstainedruth]

Today it was the Red Shadow Wave Vac, F nib, with Waterman Mysterious Blue; and the Sailor 1911S Loch Ness Monster, MF nib, with Sailor Souboku.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[venegas.soriano]

20 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Today it was the Red Shadow Wave Vac, F nib, with Waterman Mysterious Blue; and the Sailor 1911S Loch Ness Monster, MF nib, with Sailor Souboku.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

The Shadow Wave vac is one of the most elegant and understated pens ever 💥💥

[inkstainedruth]

I agree.  A few years ago I was at a pen show and one of the tables had three different models of Emerald Pearls, with a $25 US difference in price between the least and most expensive of the three.  I literally could NOT decide between which one I liked best -- I even air-wrote with them so I see how they felt in my hand.  Decided to walk away and go back later (in the hopes that someone else would buy one or two of them and make my decision easier).  But never got a chance to find out -- because there was a guy back to back with the first seller who had a Green Shadow Wave at about the same price as the most expensive of the Emerald Pearls -- and, well, it was ALL OVER for me....  

I did eventually get an Emerald Pearl Vac, but it wasn't for another year or two.  

And ironically?  The Pearl models are actually a better grade of celluloid than the Shadow Waves, and were considered a higher level model in their day.  But there's just something about the look of the Shadow Waves that gets to me.  And the Red one?  Couldn't believe I actually got it -- it was in an auction at a pen show a few years ago and I was AMAZED I didn't get outbid on it.   I almost didn't GO to the auction, on the grounds that there probably nothing I would be able to afford -- and then I saw the display of the pens that were going to be auctioned off and got INCREDIBLY lucky.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mightier.than]

This TWSBI Eco-T enters rotation this week. My first TWSBI, this was my gateway to the brand. 

It's a lovely pen, slightly large by general standards but I consider this my 'normal' size. The only thing I didn't like (and still don't) is that you can't cap it easily and securely and, when you do you are afraid you will engage the piston. 

A smooth writer, the fine nib lays down a wet but fine line and it has done so with different ink brands which leads me to think it's fine nib is true. 

The pen design is such that one can use it as an everyday carry including business, but this one's particular colour means I can't wear it formally. It's great with tees and jeans though.