What Pens Are You Using Today?

[Melnicki]

Lately I've been using this $10 Dannitu 100, (the red one, "danny rabbit"??). This pen sat in the drawer for months after I bought it because I thought it was too broad, and it's scratchy if you hold it at the wrong angle. But then I put my new Unsulfured Apricot mix #4 in it and suddenly it's my most-used pen. It's amazing how much the ink/pen pairing makes a difference. Scratchiness is gone, by the way, probably on account of the Swishmix Burgundy in the mix?

 

I've also been using the Fuliwen Goldenman (815), the pewter version, with my Sequoia Grey mix. This pen is so handsome, and for such a cheap price!! ($25). Only complaint is that I've used pens with much more comfortable sections for gripping it (hello, Sensa Meridian?!!) but it really makes a difference when you can't stop looking at your pen and admiring it. Note: I've had slight ink leakage from the part where the clip meets the cap. (SLIGHT, but this still shouldn't happen). The pen doesn't spill ink in the cap, though (no more than other snap pens, just a speck here and there).

 

It's really weird because all my other pens (and inks!) are being greatly neglected, now that I've been using these two pens so much more often!! I used to be such a Duke fanatic, but I haven't used mine in days!!!

Edited December 22, 2006 by Melnicki

[Slush99]

i'm using a Staples opti flow rollerball, and a Waterman Phileas filled with Diamine Imperial Purple.

[sexauerw]

There are three in my pocket today:

A yellow Sailor 1911M with a Zoom nib, Noodler's Swishmix Glacier Blue ink.

A Parker 45 Grey Circlet, medium nib, also with Glacier Blue ink.

A Pilot Vanishing Point II with a wonderful Mottishawed fine oblique italic nib, Pilot blue ink cartridge.

[pengeek9944]

Lamy Safari FP Broad nib with PR ink in Plum, I am working today and I don;t want to loose my Cross FP in the shuffle, I work in a pen store, maybe I will buy myself a Christmas gift today.

[southpaw]

Thus far today it's been:

Burgundy Sheaffer Touchdown Imperial IV with FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown

Green striped Pelikan 400NN with KM nib and Rohrer & Klingner Verdura

Red striated Sheaffer Vac Fil with wide cap band, restored by Richard Binder, with Waterman Florida Blue

[PaulK]

Mont Blanc 144 (a Christmas gift from my wife in 1983).

[alvarez57]

NAKATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

:ph34r:

Edited December 25, 2006 by alvarez57

[Dean]

A Sheaffer's "Legacy Special Edition" - Brushed Copper. Just got it for X-mas.

 

Dean

[johnr55]

Gray Esterbrook J, #9461 nib, Aurora black

Black Balance II, medium nib, Aurora black

Parker Jotter, Schmidt rollerball insert, black

[French]

Danitrio raw ebonite Densho flexi F, Aurora Blue

Hero 100 stainless, F nib, Noodler's Black

[jd50ae]

I'm back....

My trusty M800 and my "new" Esterbrook.

[jpolaski]

Today is my Parker Sr. Duofold "Big Red" with Quink washable blue, and a Lamy Al-Star with Watermans Blue-Black. I also have my midnight blue Parker "51" Aero with Watermans Blue- Black

[Tom L]

Last day of "ski" trip (minimal snow and marginally sick kid, so lots of resting and only a little skiing). Brought with me a 10-pen case, a 2-pen case, plus one more that would be in a pocket when not doing activities that might break pens or bones.

 

In the 2 pen case are:

- blue Omas Articulata with blue ink

- Creme de Menthe Visconti Opera with PR Gray Flannel.

 

In the 10 pen case are:

- Faber Castell Guilloche in red with Levenger Cardinal ink

- Pelikan M215 with 30 degree right foot nib. Didn't realize it, but it's empty. Was supposed to be the main pen to be used this week. Oh well.

- Monteverde Artista with Noodler's Apache Sunset

- Vanishing point with Platinum Blue/Black, Mottishaw right foot oblique

- Marlen Dossenus with black ink

- Ancora with PR Orange Crush

- Laban Mento with Sheaffer Brown

- Waterman Liaisaon with Waterman Brown, Binder Arabic nib

- Bexley Submariner Grande,

- little Sheaffer flat top with nice cap & cruddy barrel with Pelikan Green. (short pen good for short pockets)

- Dani raw ebonite with the same black ink filled at the DC show (darn this thing holds a lot of ink!)

- the 'lost & found' late model Camel, bought, restored by Ron Zorn, and 'lost' at the LI pen show. Found it while packing for the trip!

 

And, the one that is getting the most use this trip, a big red Diamond Point flat top with a Waterman nib, restored by Joel Hamilton.

 

Oh, and my Christmas ballpoint, which the waitress on Christmas eve actually guessed in what may have been record time... do you know what it says?

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[white_feather]

I am currently carrying two Fisher Bullet Space Pens, one silver and one blue; my Christmas gift, a Paul Smith fountain pen with a med nib; two Parker Jotters; and a Cross Matrix with blue and red ballpoints, a stylus, and a gel pen all in one.

[OldGriz]

Parker 51 Flighter filled with custom blue/black

Parker Duofold Brown Toothbrush filled with red black

Parker 3 band Vacumatic filled with Penman Emerald

[dwmatteson]

Today's a slow day at the office so I'm updating project lists and such, so I get to play a bit.

 

Gray Sheaffer's Snorkel Valiant, fine nib, with Noodler's Lexington Gray

Black Parker "51" Aero Demi, fine nib, with Waterman Blue-Black

Pelikan M205 Demonstrator, medium nib, with Noodler's Polar Blue

Purple Bexley Fun Time, fine nib, with Waterman Blue-Black

Black Parker "51" Vac, extra-fine nib, with Waterman Florida Blue

Orange Haolilai 801F, medium nib, with J. Herbin Orange Indien

Black Parker "51" Special, fine nib, with Aurora Black

[Taki]

Pilot Legance (in my current avatar} w/ Pilot Blue Black

Sheaffer Balance Ebonized Pearl w/ Diamine Tropical Blue

Sheaffer Balance Carmine striated w/Tahitian Pearl

Edited December 29, 2006 by Taki

[macthemaths]

I've made myself a new challenge - only ink a pen when you need to use it*, and then ink it with the colour you want. This means that I have four inked and seven uninked today.

 

*Apart from these, which are my everyday standards for the time being

Waterman Phileas M nib, W'man black, for addressing envelopes and BIG writing

Lamy Safari F nib, PR Blue Suede, for diary and journal

Lamy Safari M nib, PR Blue Suede (today), for notes

 

Special for today

Pelikan M200 M nib, Waterman Havana, for writing a letter to my Aunt

 

Chris

[jd50ae]

Tac II from WineDoc and my trusty VP

Edited December 31, 2006 by jd50ae

[johnr55]

Sheaffer Stylist cartridge pen, black Skrip cartridge

Sheaffer Legacy gold/black, black Aurora

Sarasa 0.7 gel pen, blue-black