What pen(s) are you using today?

[AmandaW]

19 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Is that the Van Gogh homage ink?  I just looked that one up and it's definitely an interesting color....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

It is. Ever so slightly greyer than the nearest Iroshizuku (Tsuki-yo, probably) and well behaved.

 

 

[StrawberryDaquiri]

Blue Sheaffer cartridge pen with a 304 nib, and pilot black ink (in a modern piston converter that somehow fits)

[lionelc]

edison menlo with carrasco fine flex, pelikan gold lapis

[sandy101]

 

10 hours ago, AmandaW said:

On 3/7/2025 at 3:21 AM, inkstainedruth said:

Is that the Van Gogh homage ink?  I just looked that one up and it's definitely an interesting color....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

It is. Ever so slightly greyer than the nearest Iroshizuku (Tsuki-yo, probably) and well behaved.

 

 

It looks a bit like Visconti's Wheatfield with crows ink. A blue with a hint of black. 

[Tashi_Tsering]

Lately I've been increasingly interested in using antiques. Next week I'll be using a Waterman’s 02 and a Flamidor Parisien silver lighter; together they are over 230 years old.

 

[jchch1950]

Wing Sung 601 with bent nib.

[Gloucesterman]

Noodler Ahab, Lapis Blue w/ Diamine Sapphire Blue ink.

I forgot how nice a Noodler's pen CAN be, sometimes.

[USG]

1 hour ago, Gloucesterman said:

Noodler Ahab, Lapis Blue w/ Diamine Sapphire Blue ink.

I forgot how nice a Noodler's pen CAN be, sometimes.

 

That sounds like an interesting color, 😀 assuming both are Diamine inks what are the ratios?  Could you post a color sample?

[PAKMAN]

Asvine V200

[USG]

Fiddling around with the Magna Carta Mag600 & Edelstein Topaz ink on View Corona paper

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[Penguincollector]

17 minutes ago, USG said:

Fiddling around with the Magna Carta Mag600 & Edelstein Topaz ink on View Corona paper

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  Hey USG, that looks great, the grind and line variation is really nice. Would you mind sharing where you bought it and how the customer service was? I have read that sometimes the nibs can have issues,so I am trying to find a supportive retailer. 

[InkyProf]

Letter-writing day: an amber Kaweco Dia 2 LE, with a Bock 076 <f> architect, inked and Barock 1910 Kaviar. The ink leans a little more brown than violet on cream paper, but I'm okay with that.

[USG]

3 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  Hey USG, that looks great, the grind and line variation is really nice. Would you mind sharing where you bought it and how the customer service was? I have read that sometimes the nibs can have issues,so I am trying to find a supportive retailer. 

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[Estycollector]

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[Gloucesterman]

22 hours ago, USG said:

 

That sounds like an interesting color, 😀 assuming both are Diamine inks what are the ratios?  Could you post a color sample?

Perhaps my phrasing is misleading.

The pen's color is, called, I think, Lapis Blue. The ink is the regular Diamine Sapphire Blue. It has become one of my preferred choices.

[Just J]

14 minutes ago, Gloucesterman said:

Perhaps my phrasing is misleading.

The pen's color is, called, I think, Lapis Blue. The ink is the regular Diamine Sapphire Blue. It has become one of my preferred choices.

I started to post: 

Should I tell him or do you want to? ... but din't wanta be out on a limb & find out he was just pulling your leg.  

 

...& now I'm all out of metaphors for the moment. 

[Gloucesterman]

12 minutes ago, Just J said:

...& now I'm all out of metaphors for the moment. 

In fact, there is a book out there somewhere called, "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like".

Read it years ago and thought it was pretty good.

For those of us who are into verbal abuse (as well as noun, adjectives, etc.) it nice to have books/aggregations which stimulate our way of using our language.

[Gloucesterman]

4 minutes ago, Gloucesterman said:

In fact, there is a book out there somewhere called, "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like".

Read it years ago and thought it was pretty good.

For those of us who are into verbal abuse (as well as noun, adjectives, etc.) it nice to have books/aggregations which stimulate our way of using our language.

And the author is Mardy Grothe.

How's that for a play on words?

 

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[PAKMAN]

Pelikan M800 Blue Ocean in honor of a pen friend that passed.