What pen(s) are you using today?

[Penguincollector]

On 5/17/2024 at 10:29 AM, Claes said:

Kaweco DIY <F> nib, filled with Kölsche Tinte (which is a Diamine store exclusive).

Actually, this is a very good combination!

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

 

  This makes me want a beer.

[Arthur Pewty]

I just inked this Duke Beijing Opera Rhythm with Pelikan Royal Blue. It isn't just a pretty face; it comes in an impressive gift box.

[RedPie]

I do like Duke pens, I have a few. Yours is very nice! @Arthur Pewty

[Arthur Pewty]

I wonder about the name. It sounds like a literal translation of something that would make more sense if expressed idiomatically.

 

Incidentally the box also contained this document. I gather it refers to the 14K nib and the 24K gold-plated trim. The same two characters always follow "14K", and one of those two also follows "24K"; could that be the symbol for gold? Can anyone out there tell us what it says?

[USG]

2 hours ago, Arthur Pewty said:

I wonder about the name. It sounds like a literal translation of something that would make more sense if expressed idiomatically.

 

Incidentally the box also contained this document. I gather it refers to the 14K nib and the 24K gold-plated trim. The same two characters always follow "14K", and one of those two also follows "24K"; could that be the symbol for gold? Can anyone out there tell us what it says?

 

 

Courtesy of @XYZZY

 

[Misfit]

I’ve used seven to write my entry in a traveling journal. I haven’t finished my part, so pens might get up to eight or ten. I’ll try to finish it once I get home from the hospital. Or tomorrow. All I’ve eaten today is a granola bar and a Snickers bar. That’s it since 9:30am to now at 6:35pm CDT. 

[AmandaW]

I'm using a piston filler Lorelei 667 - purple with transparent body - and a fine nib. It's filled with Diamine Vivaldi.

[Surlyprof]

I’ve been sketching and working out a design with my Bungubox x Sailor Norwegian Wood.  When I first received it, I feared the MF nib might be too fine.  Now, I’m really falling for it.  Great for fine details.  I think it really is going to be the ideal sketch pen I hoped it would be when I ordered it.

[Arthur Pewty]

7 hours ago, USG said:

 

 

Courtesy of @XYZZY

 

Thank you so much for posting this translation. So this isn't about the Beijing Opera pen at all. I must look up Pearl of the Sea.

[Merrick]

2 hours ago, Surlyprof said:

I’ve been sketching and working out a design with my Bungubox x Sailor Norwegian Wood.  When I first received it, I feared the MF nib might be too fine.  Now, I’m really falling for it.  Great for fine details.  I think it really is going to be the ideal sketch pen I hoped it would be when I ordered it.

The Sailor MF nib is indeed great, I have one on a 1911L and it’s a nice alternative to standard fine nibs. 
 

Today I pulled out my little used Osprey Madison that seemed to dry out with every nib and ink combo I tried (including changing feeds so it wasn’t a feed issue). I slapped some Pelikan 4001 turquoise into it with a stub nib and it did write decently for a bit. I’ve got it sitting upside down at the moment to see if I can saturate the feed and will try it again tomorrow. 
 

Then I switched to my 1950s Pelikan 400nn with a left oblique nib, inked with a brown Robert Oster ink whose name escapes me at the moment. I love this pen. The nib is semi flex and between that and the oblique really creates some interesting line variation. It writes like no other pen I own. 

[penwarrior32]

On 5/23/2024 at 12:46 AM, Arthur Pewty said:

I just inked this Duke Beijing Opera Rhythm with Pelikan Royal Blue. It isn't just a pretty face; it comes in an impressive gift box.

Nice bling pens!!!

[inkstainedruth]

 

Today it's been three pens:

1) Esterbrook Dollar pen (black, 3668 Firm Medium Sunburst nib) -- still with Waterman Serenity Blue.

2) Noodler's Charlie (flex nib) -- still with Noodler's Heart of Darkness.

3. Pilot Decimo (light grey, F nib) -- still with diluted Namiki Blue.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth 

 

[Wil D]

Merlin Lady

[fireant]

Just received a Waterman 92 1/2 in the mail. It flexes but it needs pressure to do so. I'm not comfortable flexing that much so it's probably a catch and relese. Pretty pen though.

 

[Misfit]

I used a Delike New Moon green marble with a Nemosine 1.1mm stub nib filled with Diamine Eau de Nil. It wrote the last page in my second page a day log book AKA a copper Leuchtturm lined notebook.

[lionelc]

on an omas theme - alma mater studiorum medium nib with diamine ancient copper.  i would call the nib flexible.

[RedPie]

Jinhao 159 orange with Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin and Jinhao 950 Lotus with Pilot Iroshizuku kon-peki. 🟠🔵

[Gloucesterman]

2 hours ago, lionelc said:

on an omas theme - alma mater studiorum medium nib with diamine ancient copper.  i would call the nib flexible.

Just curious... do you experience any nib creep or "crud" with the Ancient Copper?

[lionelc]

its not too bad but is noticeable on flexxy type nibs @Gloucesterman, no big deal, wipes off in seconds

[Misfit]

I used the Levenger True Writer Pinkly, M nib, filled with Iroshizuku Yama Budo, and a Pilot Explorer white with CM nib, and the black ink cartridge that came with it.