What pen(s) are you using today?

[Misfit]

4 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

I wrote about my first flight of the day

Since it’s your notebook, I’d suggest either writing expletives or $#%& marks for them.  (I have inside information.)

[Penguincollector]

1 minute ago, Misfit said:

Since it’s your notebook, I’d suggest either writing expletives or $#%& marks for them.  (I have inside information.)

[Misfit]

I’m going to use a blue pen in honor of @Penguincollector and in honor of her Dad today. 

[Penguincollector]

Aww, that’s so sweet of you, @Misfit . Thanks. 

[Misfit]

I chose the Retro 51 Blue Lagoon Ombre pen. 

 

[AmandaW]

^ Mine will be a Sailor Uchimizu with Sailor Blue Black. (I lost my Dad when I was 12.)

 

[Misfit]

Oh @AmandaW that’s so young to lose a parent. 🥺 

The pen you are using is quite lovely. 

[Waverly]

Pilot VP and clone.

 

Today I am using a Pilot VP with a fine “special alloy” nib and a Majohn A1 with a steel extra fine nib.

 

The Majohn is an exceptional high quality exact copy of a standard Pilot VP.  Workmanship is top notch and the pen feels and operates exactly like a VP.  The nib was another story, almost unusable out of the box, no ink flow and scratchy.  It was fixed with some delicate nib smoothing and adjustments and now writes fine.

 

The VP needs no introduction, but it’s nib out of the box was not up to par either.  The Pilot VP 18k nibs are usually exceptional so this was a surprise.  However my nib skills brought it up to spec as well.

[Checklist]

Just inked up my Saratoga once again.

[Baka1969]

[Estycollector]

Esterbrook SJ/2556 nib. I have found that 2556 nibs vary in how they perform. This one has always been smooth and producing a wider script that some others. 

[ZeroDukE]

 

 

Today, this interesting Japanese fountain pen...

 

 

[metalhead]

cp1 B (along with 2000 M)

[Jayebird]

I am using my Visconti QWERTY pen today. Sketch of her is from a couple of years ago - but my mom started in typesetting, so the pen always reminds me of her

[inkstainedruth]

That's lovely artwork, Jayebird!  What are the inks used?

As for me, today it's been the Noodler's FPC (I think it's the King Philip Purple one), flex nib, with Noodler's Heart of Darkness; and the Vibrant Pink Lamy al-Star, finishing up the testing and comparisons with other inks of Noodler's Grinch Garnet.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Misfit]

I’m going to use a Platinum 3776 Chartres Blue with B nib filled with De Atramentis Sherlock Holmes ink. I’m still thinking of @Penguincollector  

[Penguincollector]

10 hours ago, Misfit said:

I’m going to use a Platinum 3776 Chartres Blue with B nib filled with De Atramentis Sherlock Holmes ink. I’m still thinking of @Penguincollector  

  You sre so kind, and I’m so appreciative of that. 

[PAKMAN]

Asvine P36

[Gloucesterman]

Using a LAMY 2000, OM nib w/ LAMY Amazonite Crystal Ink.

[Claes]

Today, I am exercising a semi-antique, red Sheaffer Triumph, Made in England.

I filled it with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant-Schwarz in order to compare with much wetter

inks.

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden