What pen(s) are you using today?

[jchch1950]

Faber-Castell Loom with blue ink cartridge.B nib that is soft and smooth.

[Sheesh09]

Lamy al star fine bronze special edition with noodlers heart of darkness. Nice smooth write. 

[DvdRiet]

Doing primary colors today with a fire-engine red OMAS Dama inked with a blue that comes out a bold navy with this little pen!

[mtcn77]

Faber Castell E-motion. Have another Loom that writes smooth in perfect conditions with full feed. This one is wetter which took a little convincing to sort out. Luckily it is where I want it.

[A Smug Dill]

18 hours ago, AmandaW said:

Could you add a roll stop? One that it attractive, functional and hides the fault.

 

Not for that purpose, but thank you for the suggestion all the same.

 

I found this photo of my Delike New Moon 2 pens, taken shortly after they arrived, and I did complain to the seller about it:

[chromantic]

Tonight, Ill be trying out my yellow Optima, this time with the newly-arrived MV Olivine.

[PAKMAN]

Visconti Ti Skelton today!

[flodoc]

Bespoke Stipula in amber celluloid with 18k fine nib, made for Penwright, possibly for the 2001 Dallas Pen Show. PENWRIGHT is engraved on the cap band. The barrel is imprinted: DALLAS EDITION 01

                               24/55

[flodoc]

Pilot "Pine" maki-e with 14k medium nib and Colorado Pen Capri Blue.

[flodoc]

Blue Check ParkerDuofold w/18k fine nib and Private Reserve Naples Blue.

[OldTravelingShoe]

Thanks all for sharing. 

 

Today, I first did some color experiments, to get a pallette for my visual project of the week. Used Lamy, Kaweco, TWSBI, Duke, Kaco, and Moonman pens for this. I inked them and tried 16 soluble inks -- in my world, 16 is a round number --. I paired and mixed the colors with water until I got my palette (colorful photo). 

 

Then, and after sketching and painting for the day, I still had a bit of time so I did a bit of work. I inked up and briefly tested a 1950s Geha (a 605 with OB nib, overhead photo) and a Platinum Chenonceau White (3776C with UEF nib, photo through a 10x lens). I still have much to learn, about these, and about fountain pens and how to work with them in general. But what a good day for exploring fountain pens!

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[ParramattaPaul]

A broad nib Conway Steward Duro stepped forward to do the duty today.

 

[Noihvo]

 

 

[Recursion]

[flodoc]

Burgundy Pelikan M250 old style with 14c medium nib and MB blue ink.

[flodoc]

Emerald green marbled Aurora Optima with 14k fine nib and MB blue ink.

[ethernautrix]

On 1/5/2022 at 2:07 AM, ethernautrix said:

The usual:

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Pilot 92 (F), comes in and out of rotation, likely to stay cos I really like this F nib (with Iroshizuku Take-sumi).

 

Already swapped out the Pilot 92 (F) for a Nakaya Naka-ai aka-tamenuri with a Pilot #15 F nib, same ink (literally - syringed the ink from 92 into a Platinum cartridge, then topped it off). I might prefer the smaller F nib, but I really like the larger one, too.

[DvdRiet]

Today’s pen was a Haskoson blue and orange celluloid with polished ebonite cap made by Gerrit de Boer. I really like the feel of this pen, so I’ve also done a brief write-up on it in the European pen subforum. (No affiliation, just a satisfied customer)

 

 

Here's the link to my amateur 'review' for anyone who is interested: 

 

[ajoe]

I think I will use the black one. You know, the one with the gold ring and that nib thingy on the end.

[brokenclay]

16 minutes ago, ajoe said:

I think I will use the black one. You know, the one with the gold ring and that nib thingy on the end.

That's a good one! I like that one.