What pen(s) are you using today?

[ak47]

49 minutes ago, Mark from Yorkshire said:

Ooh that is a really nice pen I like the luck of that

Thanks

I really love it.

It is a piece of japan art on hand

[VacNut]

On 11/6/2023 at 9:21 AM, gweimer1 said:

I finally got this one restored.

BTW

Is there an imprint on the barrel or end cap? The date code would be great 

[USG]

7 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

I’m using a blue Parker 45 Arrow with a M octanium nib, inked with a modern permanent blue Quink cartridge. It’s writing in a funny color, so I must not have flushed it completely clear.

 

Haha, writing in a funny color, like my Omas Paragon....  see if you picked up any sheen.... 😃👍

 

5 hours ago, ak47 said:

Just arrived from tokyo...a present from my cousin... namiki nippon art mont fuji and boat

Inked immediately with iroshizuku tsuki yo.

A pleasure!

 

Very Nice !!!! 👍😃

 

[ajcoleman]

This week I have been using a burgundy Parker 51 Demi vacumatic that I got this past weekend at the Ohio Pen Show. At only $50, I think it was a great buy. Though I have other 51's, this is my first Demi. I am really liking the smaller size.  And of course it writes wonderfully.

 

If only we could all look as good and work as well when we are 75 years old!  

[USG]

Pens today:

Sailor 19911 L (M)       Monteverde Fire Opal,   Sailor Manyo Fuji

Namiki Shogun (F)      Iroshizuku Asa-Gao

Leonardo Furore (M)   Iroshizuku Ajisai

Jinhao 9019 (M)          Diamine Jack Frost

Wing Sung 601 (F)      Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

Pilot 742 (FA)              Iroshizuku Ajisai

Paper:

Apica Notebook B5 SW 134W   70gsm

Kokuyo Campus B5 4W-M   70gsm

 

 

 

 

Yesterday's Pens:

Omas Paragon (M)  Omas Sepia (vintage)

Namiki Shogun (F)  Iroshizuku Asa-Gao

 

Yesterday's Paper:

Mnemosyne N104 B5 Notebook   80gsm

 

 

 

[Baka1969]

[USG]

 

[ak47]

Congratulations! I think tajt it is a very elegant pen.

[Misfit]

I used the Hongdian maple leaves pen with an Anderson Pens 1.1mm stub nib on it. It is filled with De Atramentis Autumn ink. It has been my log book pen of the day. 

[OldTravelingShoe]

(It's been a while. Life got in the way, with high peaks and low valleys - who knew health is so fragile, especially that of loved ones? In any case, I am very glad to be back. My best wishes to all on FPN.) 

 

Today, I've cleaned many pens, then inked some too, and the highlight so far has been this Parker Royal Challenger, from (likely) 1938, (likely) colored grey, with a springy yet smooth, wet 14k-gold nib, ending in M tipping. 

 

Figures 1-4 illustrate the pen's Art Deco appeal. I find it good looking and interesting. Any object with such properties would make me look repeatedly at it, return for more. 

 

In hand, it's great. The tapered ends just work, and posted it feels comfortable to use. The section is wide enough but short, yet the threads are not a problem for the grip even during extended periods. The nib is smooth with the right level of feedback, leans toward wet, and springs nicely to produce M-BB strokes vertically, and keeps an (F)M stroke horizontally. 

 

Figure 1. The Parker Royal Challenger basks in its own highlights. 

 

Figure 2. The decorative art of the Parker Royal Challenger: Some highlights, lots of quirks, and, to my liking, very appealing pen overall. 

 

 

Figure 3. Detail into the Royal Challenger's Art Deco elements: The stepped clip, the black herringbone centering the marbled background, the opulent band engraved with abstract repeating symbols. 

 

Figure 4. The nib is the real challenger in this show. It's a great nib, but requires atrention to controo the ink flow. 

 

 

All in all, a wonderful pen. 

 

Great to be back, enjoy the weekend, kind thoughts to all and especially @A Smug Dill 😁! 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 11, 2023 by OldTravelingShoe
Typos, nib details

[Misfit]

Welcome back @OldTravelingShoe

 

Tomorrow’s log book pen is already chosen. It will be a Franklin-Christoph model 45L in Coco Pearl with a Nagahara B cursive italic nib.  It’s a wonderful nib. The pen has Diamine 150th Anniversary Espresso. 

[A Smug Dill]

28 minutes ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

It's been a while. …‹snip›… I am very glad to be back.

 

Welcome back! Good to see you again.

[AmandaW]

Day 5 of 30 with a Sailor Shining Blue 14k EF. I'm using it for all writing and drawing hoping we will learn to get along. Not having fun yet. The Sailor Blue Black ink felt too dry and not improving, so today I cleaned it and refilled with Van Dieman's Pepperberry and... it's worse.

[OldTravelingShoe]

35 minutes ago, AmandaW said:

Day 5 of 30 with a Sailor Shining Blue 14k EF. I'm using it for all writing and drawing hoping we will learn to get along. Not having fun yet. The Sailor Blue Black ink felt too dry and not improving, so today I cleaned it and refilled with Van Dieman's Pepperberry and... it's worse.

Ouch! 

 

Perhaps a wetter ink, for example, a Sailor Manyo Nekoyanagi, could make the pen smile again? 😀

[PAKMAN]

Pelikan M800 Raden

[ak47]

51 minutes ago, PAKMAN said:

Pelikan M800 Raden

Uao.please let us see a picture.thanks

[ParramattaPaul]

9 hours ago, OldTravelingShoe said:

(It's been a while. Life got in the way, with high peaks and low valleys - who knew health is so fragile, especially that of loved ones? In any case, I am very glad to be back. My best wishes to all on FPN.) 

 

Today, I've cleaned many pens, then inked some too, and the highlight so far has been this Parker Royal Challenger, from (likely) 1938, (likely) colored grey, with a springy yet smooth, wet 14k-gold nib, ending in M tipping. 

 

Figures 1-4 illustrate the pen's Art Deco appeal. I find it good looking and interesting. Any object with such properties would make me look repeatedly at it, return for more. 

 

In hand, it's great. The tapered ends just work, and posted it feels comfortable to use. The section is wide enough but short, yet the threads are not a problem for the grip even during extended periods. The nib is smooth with the right level of feedback, leans toward wet, and springs nicely to produce M-BB strokes vertically, and keeps an (F)M stroke horizontally. 

 

Figure 1. The Parker Royal Challenger basks in its own highlights. 

 

Figure 2. The decorative art of the Parker Royal Challenger: Some highlights, lots of quirks, and, to my liking, very appealing pen overall. 

 

 

Figure 3. Detail into the Royal Challenger's Art Deco elements: The stepped clip, the black herringbone centering the marbled background, the opulent band engraved with abstract repeating symbols. 

 

Figure 4. The nib is the real challenger in this show. It's a great nib, but requires atrention to controo the ink flow. 

 

 

All in all, a wonderful pen. 

 

Great to be back, enjoy the weekend, kind thoughts to all and especially @A Smug Dill 😁! 

 

 

 

 

Welcome back.  

[PAKMAN]

22 hours ago, ak47 said:

Uao.please let us see a picture.thanks

[Mark from Yorkshire]

Lamy Safari-presidential blue ink

[USG]

Jinhao X-159  (M)

Sailor Manyo Nekoyanagi

Cosmo Snow 75gsm