What Pens Are You Using Today?

[ClassicBlack]

Today I am breaking in my new Pilot Bamboo (F) with Private Reserve American Blue. I am in love with this pen. The Fine nib is super fine but no scratch at all.

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is a green stripe 1950s vintage Pelikan 400 with slightly flexible fine nib loaded up with Diamine Imperial Blue.

[Rainwalker]

Black with silver trim Franklin-Christoph Model 14, M nib, inked with Private Reserve Fiesta Red.

[dflorida]

Sheaffer Imperial Lifetime with 14K inlaid fine nib. Filled with PR DC Supershow Blue. My other pen in rotation for this week is a Conklin Mark Twain autograph filled with Herbin Poussiere De Lune.

[bdk]

My Sailor 1911 M Standard Black Gold-Plated H-EF, beside my calligraphy pens my only pen, and I love it (saw the Visconti Opera of the boss of our school, we talked about it and the pen and I felt in love, till I had seen the price )!

Edited April 1, 2010 by bdk

[reprieve]

Visconti Alhambra red & gold, medium nib, Herbin Café Des Îles.

Danitrio Take-nuri, flexible fine nib, Noodler's Forest Green.

Parker Duofold Junior (1926), broad nib, Iroshizuku Tsukushi.

 

For permanence: Pilot Prera soft blue inked with Noodler's La Reine Mauve.

[mwhouston]

A newly auquired Cristian Sorrel to be inked with Visconti Black also purchase yesterday.

I am assured that the coloured pannels on the barrel are not abalone shell but are man made. The Pens are German design and manufacture and Asia assembled. SS nib.

 

Scew on cap and scew posting of cap. With cap posted it makes this a medium+ sized Pen with medium+ weight. A good every day Pen.

 

Yet to try.

Edited April 2, 2010 by mwhouston

[moonriver17]

A Zhenhao, 21st Anniversary model, commemerating the 21st year of their making pens! These limited editions are black with chrome trim, fitted with a F nib. The graphic work on the nib is quite nice looking, it is lettered 22K GP. This is a big and heavy pen, excellent for a man with large hands, who likes a bigger pen. These fountain pens can be purchased for less than $10 and in my opinion, they are really worth the price. They come nicely boxed and make a great gift! The chrome trim is highy polished and looks to be the heavy metal. Mine is fitted with Waterman standard black ink. This FP is fast and skates across any high grade paper. I know nothing about the company in China but unlike the nib, the cap ring reads, Zhenjue and the nib reads Zhenhao?? Sort of confusing! However, they seem to make pretty good pens!

moonriver17

[TMac]

My brand new Parker Sonnet (m) loaded with Pelikan Blue Black.

Levenger Kyoto (F) with Herbin Vert Empire.

Pilot Knight with Diamine Chocolate Brown.

[mwhouston]

A Zhenhao, 21st Anniversary model, commemerating the 21st year of their making pens! These limited editions are black with chrome trim, fitted with a F nib. The graphic work on the nib is quite nice looking, it is lettered 22K GP. This is a big and heavy pen, excellent for a man with large hands, who likes a bigger pen. These fountain pens can be purchased for less than $10 and in my opinion, they are really worth the price. They come nicely boxed and make a great gift! The chrome trim is highy polished and looks to be the heavy metal. Mine is fitted with Waterman standard black ink. This FP is fast and skates across any high grade paper. I know nothing about the company in China but unlike the nib, the cap ring reads, Zhenjue and the nib reads Zhenhao?? Sort of confusing! However, they seem to make pretty good pens!

moonriver17

Sounds lovely. I too like big heavy Pens and watches when I come to think about it.

[moonriver17]

I needed something quick today that would fill out documents and write with a deep black ink. I know it's a sin but I picked up a roller ball out of my collection and commensed to use it for this special purpose. It is a deep ruby red, German made, Senator Havana. At first I thought it would not properly post but on second look, I sort of twisted the cap on the barrel as if it were threaded and it held like a weld. The wet roller ball gel ink is dark even for a black and it spreads like butter. The pen is cigar size and has some chrome trim that is of the heavy metal type. It has a thick chrome clip and cap jewel, very strong clip! The laquer paint looks to be nine coats deep! Senator is made in Germany and now mainly sold for promo/advertising purposes. This Havana model is around $10 if you buy 100.

moonriver17

[Bug]

Goto pen:

Platinum Preppy filled with Noodler's Polar Black

Platinum Preppy filled with Pelikan Blue/Black

 

Hopefully my EF Lamy nib will come in soon so I can use my Safari more. The eventual goal though is the TWSBI Diamond.

[Sirvinya]

I'm about to start today's journal entry with a Baoer 301, freshly inked with Waterman's Florida Blue. It has a very fine nib, lovely

[TwilightFury]

Using my new Taccia Amethyst Mosaic FP.... I'm still getting used to this thing. Its REALLY big for my small hand but beautifully crafted. Noticed with Platinum black it was dry as a bone. Seem to have a little more luck with Mont Blanc violet, but I'm thinking I need an even gushier ink like Visconti. Anyone else have a problem with this pen skipping and whatnot?

 

 

PS HELLO again! Missed you all!

[Freddy]

Parker in the pocket:

51 - Aerometric Cedar Blue GF Cap - M-Nib

75 - Red Quartz - 14k EB-Stub

 

Both filled with vintage (1950s) Skrip - Blue/Black

[Shinma]

At home: For writing up a draft of my final paper for my German history course, I have my Pelikan M200 with its EF nib inked up with Noodler's Forest Green.

 

On the road: For today's grocery, my Lamy Al-Star served as my on-the-go companion.

[xeth3r41x]

Waterman Phileas at home and a Reform 1745 at school

[Bill Smith]

Today's pen is a fine nibbed 1970s vintage Parker 75 Cisele loaded up with Noodlers Eel Blue.

[EMM]

My old and trustworthy Lamy Safari : )

[reprieve]

Nakaya Ascending Dragon, flexible medium nib, R&K Alt Bordeaux.

Danitrio Take-nuri, flexible fine nib, Noodler's Forest Green.

Parker 51 navy blue, 1.3mm Minuskin ball nib, Herbin Orange Indien.