What Pens Are You Using Today?

[matje]

today was lamy 2000 xf with pelikan black violet homebrew

used at work

Edited January 30, 2009 by matje

[gylyf]

Waterman Carène, 18K OF, Sailor Blue-Black.

Visconti Voyager Anniversary, 18K F, Diamine WES Imperial Blue.

[AndyH]

Parker 45, Dove Grey, whose tip I just burnished - great!

Fine point Scheaffer with red ink for annotating blueprints.

[flodoc]

Levenger Verona Blue Marble, fine nib, Noodlers Blue

Krone Laminato Sante Fe, fine nib, PR Naples Blue

Parker Duofold Centenial Jade Green, fine nib, Noodlers Blue

Parker Duofold Gold Plate rollerball

[br549]

I currently have 2 fountain pens.

Baoer 3013 my current "active duty" pen. It has a metallic green and black swirl on the barrel. Very smooth writer, no problems with ink flow as long as I keep a fresh cartridge in it. I do alot of writing so I go through the cartridges fast.

 

Second pen is an unknown make and model. There are no markings anywhere on the pen other that very simple scroll work on the nib. No clue as to country of origin, but I would guess somewhere in east Asia or maybe central America. It is also a cartridge based pen, gold plated medium nib. It has a screw on cap, and overall diameter is about 3/4 that of the Baoer. It is plastic with a black cap, and a blue, brown, black pattern on the barrel probably meant to resemble shell bits or opal. This pen was never the best writer, even when new about 10 years ago. Probably to be expected given that it was only about 6.00 USD at a nearby Walmart.

Edited January 31, 2009 by br549

[DaleR]

Last Saturday, I found a stunning green marble Esterbrook Dollar Pen in an antique shop. I inked it up, and it writes like a dream!

 

Dale

[gadgetjunky]

A black Parker 45 with a broad point full of Diamine Presidential Blue and a blue Micro Sharpie.

[PAKMAN]

Lamy Studio xf with Parker BB Quink

Carmine Stripe Balance with Noodlers FPN Tulipe Noire

Pelikan 625 Diamine Mediterranean blue

Levenger L-Tech with Levengers Cobalt

Black VP med with Parker BB Quink

Blue stripe Parker Duofold fine for Journal Parker BB Quink

[xmattxyzx]

Raw Ebonite Takumi with Green Marine/Heart of Darkness

Pelikan m200 with Kung Te-Cheng

[MicheleB]

Pel 150 with Binder CI nib and Ndl Blk

Soennecken 110 with flexy OM and Penman Ruby

Pel 100n with Pilot Tsuki Yo

Pel 600 with Penam Ruby (I love this stuff!)

Sheaffer Tuckie with a custom italic nib by Superbleu himself! and Diamine Sapphire ink

[Mescof1]

Pelican 800, Red Stripe, Binder Med. Stub - Waterman Blue-Black

LeMan 100 - Binderized XF: Waterman Black

Waterman Phileas - Medium Nib - Quink Black

[Shangas]

For the last couple of days, I have been rediscovering a dip pen which I purchased in Venice, Italy, in 2003. I had smoothed out the nib several months ago and then put the pen on my desk and forgotten about it. Over the months, it got covered up by papers and cards and books...and then last week I remembered I had it.

 

I took it out and wrote with it - Smooth as butter! And thank God for a gold nib. If it was any other metal it probably would've rusted away into nothing ages ago.

[hari317]

I am on a weekend trip and carrying the humble Safari-red loaded with W'man Havana.

[GardenWeasel]

I am on a weekend trip and carrying the humble Safari-red loaded with W'man Havana.

 

I'm jealous of 'weekend trip'....I'm stuck at home today, but just filled my LeMan 100 with M. Masuyama's ground & tuned EF nib with Dumas Tulipe Noire. Great color!

[King of the Road]

A lazy Sunday afternoon with a single malt, dark chocolate, my journal and Pel.1000 with W'man purple.

[Ed_K]

Blue Parker 21 Custom, just refilled with Quink blue.

Sheaffer Javelin RB, azure blue, with black Pilot G-2 refill.

[gylyf]

Stipula Etruria Blue Ocean, 18K EF, PR Midnight Blues.

Waterman Carène, 18K OF, Sailor Blue-Black.

[flodoc]

Parker Duofold Centennial Jade with fine nib

Bexley Celebration Snowfall with fine nib

Dunhill Sidecar Blue with fine nib

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen was a Parker 75 Flighter with a broad nib loaded up with J Herbin Sapphire Blue.

 

Tomorrow's pen will most likely be one of my Pelikan M600s or M800's

[Pengrump]

Today's pen for letter writing was the Delta Dolce Vita piston filler with Waterman Florida Blue.

Today's pen for manuscript work was the Pilot 823 with Aurora Blue for writing and a cute little Slimfold with a fine stub nib and Herbin Rouge Bourgogne for corrections/editing.

In my journal I used my Danitrio Ban-ei with Aurora Blue.