What Pens Are You Using Today?

[Richard]

It's a lovely Thursday morning, cloudy but rained out overnight, and I've flushed The Pharaoh And put it back in the pen chest.

 

The more Onotos I work on, the better I like them. I restored a pretty blue one yesterday, and that reminded me of my own. So out of the pen chest came this black celluloid Onoto the Pen, with its lovely firm two-tone nib.

 

http://www.richardspens.com/images/collection/zoomed/onoto_threaded.jpg

[jd50ae]

Good morning Taki and everyone else. Hot, muggy and it is going above 90F.

Taki, glad you are enjoying your new pen so much.

The 4th fireworks have me in a mood to use my OldGriz Dragon with PR Dakota Red and my own nib modification.

Edited July 5, 2007 by jd50ae

[dwmatteson]

Yesterday, I spent the entire day with my Cocoa Parker "51" aerometric with PR Chocolat.

 

Back to work today, so I'm toting:

Pelikan M 205 medium nib with Sheaffer Blue-Black and

Black Sheaffer PFM III fine nib with Sheaffer Blue-Black.

 

In the briefcase are:

The Cocoa Parker "51" aero;

Bexley Simplicity/FPN LE medium steel Minuskin stub nib with Noodler's Apache Sunset; and

Yellow Sailor 1911 fine-medium nib with Aurora Black.

 

 

Don

[artaddict]

Good morning Taki, JD, Richard, Don, and everyone!

 

The rain cleared up last night in time for us to enjoy the fair and fireworks!

 

I'm still using my plain ol' Sheaffer Feathertouch 5 touchdown filler with Skrip brown.

 

And the Sapporo with a brown-black mix.

[rroossinck]

Morning all,

 

Today, I'm using these.

 

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The JC Lamy 2000, and the Vanishing Point Blue Kasuri.

[jbn10161]

This week it's an Aurora Talentum with Herbin black, a Namiki Falcon with Herbin blue-nuit, and a Sheaffer Crest with Herbin rouge caroubier. I'd like to bring back my new Sapporo soon, but it will have to wait. I'm not sure why Aurora nibs are so maligned; I find them to be extremely well designed and made. They're a little stiff, but they're springy, so they have both stability and responsiveness IMO. In contrast, the Sheaffer Crest's conical nib, made out of the generally softer 18k, is far stiffer and less springy.

[PAKMAN]

Good Morning All, haven't been on much and didn't touch a fountain pen yesterday (I know it's sinful!). Been trying to set up new computers. Sunny and warm today in Arkansas, I'm off the rest of the week on vacation!

 

Today I plan on using:

Parker 45 flighter with PR blue suede

Parker 75 gold celeste with Noodlers legal lapis

Lamy 2000 with levenger cobalt

Pelikan 200 blue translucent with PR american blue

[George]

Its a foggy 5th of July here, and today im using

 

51 Flighter; 1.6 mm custom nib

MB 146, tuned medium nib.

[AllWriteNow]

Weather Cloudy Rainy Damp...Maryland

I'm playing around with this today. Found earlier this week.

Wow it writes nicely!

Steve

[French]

Overcast, dank 5th of July in central Connecticut. Today I'm using:

in the piquadro:

 

FPN LE Bexley Simplicity (F steel nib, Noodler's Gulfstream Blue)

Hero 100 flighter (F nib, Noodler's Lexington Grey)

 

on the desk/in the planner

Merlin 33 black cherry celluloid (F gold nib, "Burple")

Wing Sung 237 brown celluloid (F steel nib, FPN Galileo Brown)

 

Happy day to all,

french

[Taki]

Good morning, the weater is a repeat of yesterday- hot and dry and on rain in the forecast.

 

And another day with the Sailor, now with Sailor blue cart. Hope I can cruise through this Friday into the weekend

Edited July 6, 2007 by Taki

[Pengrump]

Continuing to get used to my new Pilot 823 that arrived on the 4th via EMS from Okinawa. A very impressive pen, but I'm still trying to adjust the flow to the way I like it. Also using my Ban-ei, a Sailor P. Gear, and a full size Sailor 1911. Seems to be a Japanese pen day. Many days are like that.

[dwmatteson]

In a big rush to get out the door this morning, so I ended up leaving my two-pen pouch on my desk.

 

Fortunately, I still have my backups: Cocoa "51" aero, FPN LE, and Sailor 1911.

 

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Don

Edited July 6, 2007 by dwmatteson

[PAKMAN]

Morning all! Overcast and heading for a warm one here.

 

Today I'm using:

Lamy 2000 with De Atramentis Vanilla Brown

Parker 45 flighter with PR Blue Suede

Parker 75 gold celeste with Noodlers Legal Lapis

Pelikan 200 blue translucent with PR American Blue

[wvbeetlebug]

Lamy Vista with PR Midnight Blues.

[coco]

Been using a M400 tortoise, filled with Apache Sunset, which is not only a wonderful writer, but it's soothing my spirits after losing my favorite writer, a red striated M400 (I dropped my 3-pen pen pouch during numerous outings on a busy weekend...I just keep hoping whoever found it is treasuring those pens!).

[fitzharry]

I've been using my new (ahem!) 1945 Parker "51" with sterling silver cap and cedar blue body and Noodler's Red ink--wonderful pen and great ink color.

[Lloyd]

Been using a M400 tortoise, filled with Apache Sunset, which is not only a wonderful writer, but it's soothing my spirits after losing my favorite writer, a red striated M400 (I dropped my 3-pen pen pouch during numerous outings on a busy weekend...I just keep hoping whoever found it is treasuring those pens!).

My condoleences on your loss. I'm amazed at your acceptance of this loss. I'd be depressed for a week or two (until I replaced them with some new beauties).

[Dean]

Parker Sonnet Fougere with Waterman blue/black

 

Dean

[jonro]

Today is black on black. I'm using a black Pelikan m800 and a black Sheaffer Balance (full size circa 1939). Both filled with Aurora Black ink.