What Pens Are You Using Today?

[kushbaby]

I'm all over the place today, but since I'm based at home, I've pulled out some of the nicest pens to use:

 

For my overall list of household chores/repairs/etc. (which is, alas, very, very long), I used my Pelikan M800 tortoise filled with Herbin Ambre de Birmanie.

 

For my shopping and errand list, I am using my Visconti Arte Mudejar with a palladium 1.3 stub filled with Herbin Lie de The (keep adding things to the list as I think of them).

 

For my "get done this afternoon" list (yes, OK, I make a lot of lists), I used my newly acquired Pelikan 100 tortoise filled with Waterman Blue-black.

 

And I'm currently working on some work data entry (no rest for the wicked), using my MB Poe mechanical pencil.

 

[adt475]

Just carrying one tonight at work.

A 1990 era Waterman Gentleman; Black with Gold Trim, Fine Nib, filled with Waterman's Florida Blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[emulh]

Three on my leather case:

 

• Waterman Phileas w. Parker blue ink
  
• Sheaffer Snorkel Statesman w. Noodlers bulletproof black ink
  
• Montblanc classic w. Montblanc black ink
  

Plus, this morning I found at the office (someone lost it) a Caran D'Ache 849 ballpoint from the 80's, and I asked for it to my collection. I have changed its dry refill to a humble Inoxcrom jumbo.

[matje]

Too many today. Besides the ones noted below, I also have brought to work these:

 

Stipula Saturno (0.9 stub) & Pelikan Blue/Blueblack mix

Pelikan M600 (f) & Pelikan Blue/Blueblack mix

Lamy Alstar (f) & Pelikan Brown violet mix

[moonriver17]

Well, I recieved a few pens in the mail this weekend and a few from repair and also I work on a few:

 

Stipula Saturno Olive Woodgrain color W/1.1 Stub Nib

Aurora Optima Burgandy Red W/Broad nib (I worked on this nib for a few hours on Saturday) It was once a toothy nib now it is a smooth Juicy Broad nib!!! Patience and persistance Pays off!!

Lamy 2000 W/Broad Nib Thanks Kurt!! This is a fantastic Pen with a wonderfully smooth nib. Why did I wait so long to buy a Lamy 2000?

Visconti Copernicus Black&Blue celluloid striped W/Medium nib

Stipula Etruria Ocean Blue W/1.3 Stub Nib

 

TNS

I find it so amazing that five doller fountain pens can actually do the same job that five hundred dollar fountain pens do! I am using a Yibo 121 filled with Hero blue and a Lambitou 322 filled with Visconti green and a Duke Imperial filled with Hero blue. All three can be purchased for less than twenty dollars! All three have an F nib. Each lays a good rich and wet line of ink. None have ever leaked or caused any problems. I too, would love to have the high dollar pens if I could afford them but I'm not sure why because these cheapies can really do the same job! Who's paying the big bucks to keep the companies that produce the high end pens, going??

Moonriver17

[sebas0902]

Today, Libelle mosaic. A gift from my wife on my daugther´s birth.

 

Great FP for a cheap price. Totally recommended

[Aunt Jill]

Well, I received a few pens in the mail this weekend and a few from repair and also I work on a few:

 

Stipula Saturno Olive Woodgrain color W/1.1 Stub Nib

Aurora Optima Burgandy Red W/Broad nib (I worked on this nib for a few hours on Saturday) It was once a toothy nib now it is a smooth Juicy Broad nib!!! Patience and persistance Pays off!!

Lamy 2000 W/Broad Nib Thanks Kurt!! This is a fantastic Pen with a wonderfully smooth nib. Why did I wait so long to buy a Lamy 2000?

Visconti Copernicus Black&Blue celluloid striped W/Medium nib

Stipula Etruria Ocean Blue W/1.3 Stub Nib

 

TNS

I find it so amazing that five dollar fountain pens can actually do the same job that five hundred dollar fountain pens do!

Moonriver17

 

I wondered if 'twere so. This impoverished newbie thanks you very much.

 

—Jill, who's going to an antiquish junque shop today. Perhaps they'll have pens...

[FooWriter]

It's Bring Your Vacumatic To Work Day.

[moonriver17]

Well, I recieved a few pens in the mail this weekend and a few from repair and also I work on a few:

 

Stipula Saturno Olive Woodgrain color W/1.1 Stub Nib

Aurora Optima Burgandy Red W/Broad nib (I worked on this nib for a few hours on Saturday) It was once a toothy nib now it is a smooth Juicy Broad nib!!! Patience and persistance Pays off!!

Lamy 2000 W/Broad Nib Thanks Kurt!! This is a fantastic Pen with a wonderfully smooth nib. Why did I wait so long to buy a Lamy 2000?

Visconti Copernicus Black&Blue celluloid striped W/Medium nib

Stipula Etruria Ocean Blue W/1.3 Stub Nib

 

TNS

Today I am using a matte black/gold Parker Arrow, a gift from a good friend whose wife handles estate sales. She found this one for me and also a Parker Sentenial Snorkel in dove grey, both pens have M nibs. The Snorkel needed a new filling system but the Arrow was perfect.

Moonriver17

[jorgerp1]

Aurora 88 with Caran D´Ache Saffron

[amble63]

Waterman Charleston. I haven't been that enamoured of it because I found it kind of scratchy but last night suddenly hit the sweet spot while writing something with it. Can't wait to use it today.

[majorworks]

Varuna Rajan with Herbin Perle Noire

Parker 51 with Herbin Bleu Nuit

Preppy ED with Noodler's Baystate Blue

Edited January 19, 2010 by majorworks

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is an early production Sandalwood Visconti Van Gogh Maxi I found in my desk loaded up with Noodlers Midnight Blue.

[PenFisher]

Today one of my workhorses is in hand -- a Copper Esterbrook J model with a Venus Fine nib that is filled with Aurora Blue. Like most of my favorite users, this was an abandoned pen tossed into the proverbial junk box by a former owner. It has a heat scar on the cap about 1mm x 2mm x25mm and a crack through the barrel threads. The scar on the cap is like a warrior's mark of honor and in the restoration process I needed to shellac the section into place so the barrel threads would remain stable. The pen had a strong heart -- the j-bar was perfect -- so with the addition of a new ink sac and an exchange of its broken nib with a wonderful Venus Fine nib this pen got a new lease on life -- and it has become a flawless writer and a pleasure to use.

Edited January 19, 2010 by PenFisher

[EMM]

Lamy Safari : )

[reprieve]

Waterman 55 Red Ripple, red keyhole nib, Noodler's Borealis Black.

Montblanc Poe, broad nib, Montblanc Blue-black.

Nakaya Portable Cigar Ishime Kanshitsu Heki-tamenuri, broad flexible nib, Montblanc Racing Green.

[j01270]

 

I am using a Delta Dolce Vita Oversize with Medium Nib and Private Reserve DC Supershow blue ink!

[kushbaby]

It seems to be (mostly) Japanese pen day, and definitely Japanese ink day...

 

For some work in the wee hours (technically today):

 

Pilot MYU701 filled with Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki

Reform 1745 filled with Iroshizuku Syo-ro

 

And at work today:

 

Sailor Professional Gear in mandarin yellow (Sailor nano-black)

Pilot "Capless" Vanishing Point - orange LE (Iroshizuku Yu-yake)

[flodoc]

Omas 360 in green resin w/HT trim, fine nib and Delta Animals green ink. Just received today and a great writer!

Q1 1988 Parker Duofold Centennial, fine nib and Noodlers Ottoman Azure (With a new nib/section from Lewertowski that is smooth and flows well).

Pelikan M800 in blue stripes, fine nib and Noodlers Navy

Stipula Junem LE, fine nib and Noodlers Saguaro Wine

[wangwei]

Hero

 

Lucky

 

Maybe you never hear this Tread Mark.

 

Both from China