What pen(s) are you using today?

[AoKiu]

8 hours ago, essayfaire said:

What's the K stand for?

K stands for the German Word 'Kugel' (=ball)

[ItwasLuck]

2 hours ago, OCArt said:

I thought it was Kugel

 

Sorry, that was a typo. And yes, it is Kugel. 

[OldTravelingShoe]

4 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

 

@OldTravelingShoe and @BlueJ, the barrel inscription is for a B.  😊

Thanks, @mallymal1, clear! The strokes, especially the repeated 8-loops, are a pleasure to see and to imagine. 

[essayfaire]

10 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

Over 1000??? I thought I wrote a lot of letters!

[essayfaire]

9 hours ago, ItwasLuck said:

K stands for Kugel (ball) and the KF nib is supposed to act like a ball point pen, meaning you can write at any angle.

Thanks for the explanation. That sounds intriguing.  I've been curious about trying a Waverly for the same reason- I tend to change my angle when I write depending on where I am and how I am positioned.  Grinds that I have found to be absolutely perfect for weeks then become paper-tearing-monsters when I position myself in a different workspace.

 

I think I have learned my fact of the day - there is a fine ball nib called a KF!

[mallymal1]

This evening, a Moonman M3, with a Delike fude nib. Inked with Noodlers FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown.

 

 

[ItwasLuck]

9 hours ago, essayfaire said:

Thanks for the explanation. That sounds intriguing.  I've been curious about trying a Waverly for the same reason- I tend to change my angle when I write depending on where I am and how I am positioned.  Grinds that I have found to be absolutely perfect for weeks then become paper-tearing-monsters when I position myself in a different workspace.

 

I think I have learned my fact of the day - there is a fine ball nib called a KF!

No problem! We learn something new everyday haha. I think either a Waverly or a KF nib should help avoid any sort of paper tearing. More than anything, I feel if you have at least a western F/M nib, you shouldn’t have to worry too much about this. The more contact area you have, the less chance of digging into the paper. 
 

I found a very interesting diagram showing the different types of Pelikan nibs back in the day. Some of the nib varieties are quite interesting! I wish Pelikan would go back to offering some of these nib options (especially the oblique ones), If they are not that popular just have them available as a standalone purchase. 
 

Source: https://thepelikansperch.com/2014/08/28/pelikan-fountain-pen-nib-sizes/amp/

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen was a Pilot Elite with an 18K Script nib. The red is a distinctly pinky-red, much lighter in colour than the modern burgundy Elite. I have it inked with R&K Alt-bordeau which I think is a little dry for it, but OK enough to finish the the fill before trying something else.

 

[essayfaire]

2 hours ago, ItwasLuck said:

No problem! We learn something new everyday haha. I think either a Waverly or a KF nib should help avoid any sort of paper tearing. More than anything, I feel if you have at least a western F/M nib, you shouldn’t have to worry too much about this. The more contact area you have, the less chance of digging into the paper. 
 

I found a very interesting diagram showing the different types of Pelikan nibs back in the day. Some of the nib varieties are quite interesting! I wish Pelikan would go back to offering some of these nib options (especially the oblique ones), If they are not that popular just have them available as a standalone purchase. 
 

Source: https://thepelikansperch.com/2014/08/28/pelikan-fountain-pen-nib-sizes/amp/

According to this chart I would chose a KEF or a KF!

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the Dusty Rose Laidtone Duofold (Duovac -- and might be a Junior or a Slender in size), EF (?) nib, with vintage Quink Microfilm Black.  

The pen has a replacement barrel on it which has a date code of 2 with 3 dots (not sure if the original barrel had a date code or not).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mallymal1]

Jinhao X750, inked with Diamine Eau de Nil.

 

 

[AmandaW]

Today's journal pen is a Lamy Al-Star Blue Green EF filled with J Herbin Vert de Gris. I syringed the ink out of the Pilot Prera fine italic I was using yesterday - it was newly inked, but just too dry for that pen, didn't want to suffer the whole fill or waste it. I don't think it suits this Lamy either, but I do love the colour.

 

[essayfaire]

I believe we were discussing artist's versus writer's fude nibs in this thread.  I have my clarification from the nibmeister: the depth of the bend is deeper on the artist's (which is the normal version).  Cap clearance is sometimes the determining factor on which is possible.

[essayfaire]

2 hours ago, mallymal1 said:

Jinhao X750, inked with Diamine Eau de Nil.

 

 

I have this pen!  Looks like I should have the ink, too, given the number of teals/aquas I keep around!

[chromantic]

Last night, I used the NOS slim Targa that arrived this week; black/chrome with inlaid nib (M), inked with Sailor Yomogi

 

ETA: I got it from Peyton Street Pens. I'm familiar with their name but this is my first time buying from them, though probably not the last.

[Misfit]

I used 10 or more pens in a letter. 

[essayfaire]

7 hours ago, Misfit said:

I used 10 or more pens in a letter. 

Was it a letter to an inkster?  Or did you have bad luck? I find mine all seem to run dry at the same time, sometimes inconveniently when I'm writing a letter and to I want a consistent ink color!

[mallymal1]

17 hours ago, essayfaire said:

...given the number of teals/aquas I keep around!

 

You too? I have no idea where they all came from, but I seem to have a sea of teals/aquas washing up on my inky shores.  😁

[essayfaire]

1 hour ago, mallymal1 said:

 

You too? I have no idea where they all came from, but I seem to have a sea of teals/aquas washing up on my inky shores.  😁

I was on a quest to find an ink to match a particular pen and ended up finding some inks that were not suitable for that pen but were quite suitable for me!  Up 'til then I had been a black and blue/black purist... I have fallen so far.

[inkstainedruth]

Today it was the Azure Lamy al-Star, with the hanzi nib on it, sporting Akkerman Delfts Blauw.

Oh, and a ballpoint in the kitchen to put dates on the ant traps I had to get yesterday for the kitchen counter.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth