What pen(s) are you using today?

[N1003U]

On 12/31/2023 at 7:47 AM, MarcoA63 said:

Modern Pelikan M600 green/black body.

lovely. A green M600 was not my first fountain pen, but it is the one that made me the insane Pelikan fan I am today, and still probably my favorite pen.

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen will be an olive green Wing Sung 601a Vacumatic filled with Diamine Salamander.

 

 

[ParramattaPaul]

Onto Excel and Magna in that order.

[Misfit]

I’m using a Kaweco Sport Classic in Bordeaux, with a M nib, with a cartridge of Kaweco Ruby Red ink. 

[Baka1969]

 

My Kawecos

[Misfit]

@Baka1969 is the middle one the Sport Classic green version?

[Baka1969]

2 hours ago, Misfit said:

@Baka1969 is the middle one the Sport Classic green version?

 

Yepper! It's my EDC beater. It's not my best pen, it's not my favorite pen, it writes quite broad for a medium nib. What it does do is work when it's needed and is great to clip to my shirt. 

[RedPie]

Jinhao 999 Twins Dragon inked with Sailor Blue Black

Pilot Petit 1 inked with Monteverde Ink Lion

Jinhao 82 inked with Private Reserve Ink Sherwood Green

 

[Waverly]

Today I am using a Majohn A1.  The nib was essentially useless out of the box, but after some adjustment and smoothing it is the best EF I have ever used.  

[gweimer1]

Relief 66 pen w/2314-M stub

new Parker 51 Plum medium

[DilettanteG]

@Baka1969 Those are adorable. Are they as small as they look?

 

@RedPie I love the twin dragons. It looks like the elusive "blunt object" from a compelling Victorian murder mystery novel.

 

@Waverly It looks like a stealth Decimo. Very Cool design.

 

Already had this M200 Smoky Quartz inked up, but replaced its extra fine nib with a gold plated Pelikan IB nib. It's soothingly smooth, as was the EF, but sometimes you just want to lay down some seriously large swaths of ink:

 

 

As always, my daily journal is a hard cover 9" leather bound Graphic Image. I've hoarded enough of them to last for several years. They make me feel all fancy

[Baka1969]

4 minutes ago, DilettanteG said:

@Baka1969 Those are adorable. Are they as small as they look?

 

@RedPie I love the twin dragons. It looks like the elusive "blunt object" from a compelling Victorian murder mystery novel.

 

@Waverly Ot looks like a stealth Decimo. Very Cool design.

 

Already had this M200 Smoky Quartz inked up, but replaced its extra fine nib with a gold plated Pelikan IB nib. It's soothingly smooth, as was the EF, but sometimes you just want to lay down some seriously large swaths of ink:

 

 

As always, my daily journal is a hard cover 9" leather bound Graphic Image. I've hoarded enough of them to last for several years. They make me feel all fancy

 

The Kawecos are 105 mm in length while capped, 100 mm uncapped, but expand to 130 mm posted. 

[DilettanteG]

Thanks, under 4" sounds really handy. I've started collecting the Pelikan M101Ns and am quite enamored with the smaller side that turns into a perfectly balanced comfortable length when posted. Quite a change from the heavy, over sized pens I was collecting at one point.

[DilettanteG]

Needed to ink up the old work horse to write some checks. This probably one of my blandest pens, but it's always in the rotation:

 

[N1003U]

2 hours ago, DilettanteG said:

Needed to ink up the old work horse to write some checks. This probably one of my blandest pens, but it's always in the rotation:

 

 

Watch out! You could be banned over in the Montblanc forum for bashing a 146 like that…😛

Bland? I would call it an always-appropriate classic. Like a black dinner jacket or evening gown.

[DilettanteG]

My little black dress of a pen. 👍

[Misfit]

13 hours ago, Baka1969 said:

 

Yepper! It's my EDC beater. It's not my best pen, it's not my favorite pen, it writes quite broad for a medium nib. What it does do is work when it's needed and is great to clip to my shirt. 

I thought my Bordeaux Sport was a B, but when I looked at the nib, it was an M. Maybe it’s the ink. I have the three pens in your photo. Pen twins!

[Baka1969]

2 hours ago, Misfit said:

I thought my Bordeaux Sport was a B, but when I looked at the nib, it was an M. Maybe it’s the ink. I have the three pens in your photo. Pen twins!

Great pens think alike. lol

[Misfit]

My log book pen is the TWSBI Eco Creme and Rose Gold with 1.1mm stub nib that was in today’s mail. I put Diamine Chocolate brown in it. 

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a Levenger True Writer Pinkly with a medium nib and Iroshizuku Yama-budo. I do like the pen, it has a heft to it without feeling too heavy. The nib is very nice, smooth, appropriately wet etc, but not for me. I've found where I can order a  Schmidt nib unit with a fine nib which, I'm hoping, will swap straight in. The upside is that it uses lots of ink and fills the page quick.