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minim_calibre2020-04-06 11:42 pm
An assortment of very small pens
A green and white striped Peter Pan, a black unmarked eyedropper that David Nishimura (!!!!!) has informed me is a Salz Bros., and my wee Wahl All Metal with a size 0 nib.
minim_calibre2020-04-06 11:42 pmminim_calibre2020-01-01 07:20 pmShamelessly showing off my babies
Time to show off our pens! These aren't my only green pens, but they are my two newest green pens, both of which I love, but which could hardly be more different in terms of aesthetics.
( Pens behind the curtain )
( Pens behind the curtain )
minim_calibre2020-01-01 01:18 amHello, fellow pen people!
I have perhaps too many pens, perhaps too much ink, and would love to talk to people about both these problems!
silveredeye2019-12-30 04:46 pm
My fountain pen history
(I hope it is okay to post here. The last post in the comm was a long time ago, but I like fountain pens and would love to talk about them)
( my history )
I'd be glad to talk about the pens and inks I own.
(crossposted with some modifications from my own journal)
( my history )
I'd be glad to talk about the pens and inks I own.
(crossposted with some modifications from my own journal)
butterflydreaming2011-11-02 08:50 pmVintage ink bottle
Jon Crispin's blog details his photography of old suitcases and their contents. Is Carter's still making ink? It doesn't seem to exist anymore.
butterflydreaming2011-05-08 10:44 pmThe discontinuation of an inexpensive, cute little pen
A little internet exploration seems to indicate that the Petit1 is being restyled, rather than completely discontinued. Whew! The Petit1 has been my favorite pen. I have small hands, so I love its compact size.
This blogger from 2008 that reviews the Petit1 and decided that he preferred the Pilot Platinum Preppy. On that recommendation, I ordered a Preppy for my recent birthday. I have since given the pen to my boyfriend, who dropped his ACME a couple of weeks ago and bent the nib. The Preppy feels just like a mid-price ballpoint in hand, since it has an all-plastic body. Color is only an accent, unlike the Petit1 which has color in the body as well as the clip. I also disagree with the review in regards to the ink line, which I feel is a matter of personal preference. The Preppy writes with a very fine, light distribution of ink. It makes a cartridge last a long time, and there is virtually no bleed through on cheap spiral notebook paper, but on there is a catching/scratching feel when writing. My BF concurs with this.
The Petit1 puts more ink down on the paper, but it has a softer feel when I'm writing. This is my first choice pen for journal writing. The light weight and smooth flow let me write fast. This is excellent for brainstorming.
What do you like most about your favorite fountain pen?
This blogger from 2008 that reviews the Petit1 and decided that he preferred the Pilot Platinum Preppy. On that recommendation, I ordered a Preppy for my recent birthday. I have since given the pen to my boyfriend, who dropped his ACME a couple of weeks ago and bent the nib. The Preppy feels just like a mid-price ballpoint in hand, since it has an all-plastic body. Color is only an accent, unlike the Petit1 which has color in the body as well as the clip. I also disagree with the review in regards to the ink line, which I feel is a matter of personal preference. The Preppy writes with a very fine, light distribution of ink. It makes a cartridge last a long time, and there is virtually no bleed through on cheap spiral notebook paper, but on there is a catching/scratching feel when writing. My BF concurs with this.
The Petit1 puts more ink down on the paper, but it has a softer feel when I'm writing. This is my first choice pen for journal writing. The light weight and smooth flow let me write fast. This is excellent for brainstorming.
What do you like most about your favorite fountain pen?
Parker Sonnet
I recently bought a fountain pen I've lusted after since it was released. I bought the Sonnet Firedance,
red and black laquered finish over brass, 18kt semi-flex fine point nib, and was utterly thrilled with it till the following year when Parker released the Chinese Ambre Laque finished Sonnet. It had the same 18kt nib, but this one is two-tone white and yellow gold, the cap has a wide gold band rather than the narrow one on the Firedance, and the laquer has flecks of gold in the hand-painted finish.
I've loved my Firedance ever since. It writes like a dream, the nib giving a nice narrow line on the upstroke and a broader line on the downstroke. I had to do a lot of handwriting in my job, and my Sonnet was a workhorse for many years. Still, I coveted the Ambre Laque.
It is now mine. I've spent some time just holding it, clicking the cap on and off. For two pens made to the same specs, from the same materials only with different finishes, the pens have a different feel in the hand. Imaginary perhaps, but perceptible. So, I've held the new pen, eased the cap off and on, posted the cap, held it in position to write.
Who knows? I may actually dip the nib tomorrow. And fill the converter this weekend. We have to get aquainted. This will be a long and hopefully productive relationship. Can't rush these things.
red and black laquered finish over brass, 18kt semi-flex fine point nib, and was utterly thrilled with it till the following year when Parker released the Chinese Ambre Laque finished Sonnet. It had the same 18kt nib, but this one is two-tone white and yellow gold, the cap has a wide gold band rather than the narrow one on the Firedance, and the laquer has flecks of gold in the hand-painted finish.
I've loved my Firedance ever since. It writes like a dream, the nib giving a nice narrow line on the upstroke and a broader line on the downstroke. I had to do a lot of handwriting in my job, and my Sonnet was a workhorse for many years. Still, I coveted the Ambre Laque.
It is now mine. I've spent some time just holding it, clicking the cap on and off. For two pens made to the same specs, from the same materials only with different finishes, the pens have a different feel in the hand. Imaginary perhaps, but perceptible. So, I've held the new pen, eased the cap off and on, posted the cap, held it in position to write.
Who knows? I may actually dip the nib tomorrow. And fill the converter this weekend. We have to get aquainted. This will be a long and hopefully productive relationship. Can't rush these things.
Don't forget to write
My hands started giving me trouble about ten years ago. I managed to soldier on, being careful of RSI, managing encroaching arthritis with OTC pain meds, and slowly giving up activities such as repair and restoration of antique and vintage textiles, sewing minature doll clothes and tree ornaments as flexibility and stamina decreased. I lost those things with regret, but consoled myself with other pursuits requiring less fine motor control.
Due to moving, unpacking, remodeling, exploring, and sheer procrastination, I haven't done any handwriting in nearly a year. Email, and clever e-cards, have served as my stationery and notecards, and my paper journals have fallen neglected. I've meant every day to sit down and pick up a pen and just start writing, and I put it off and put it off.
My marathon of writing notes in and addressing holiday cards today does not bode well for being able to pick up and continue my habit of paper journaling. I'm going to tell myself that my hands are merely out of shape, that exercise will take care of regaining some strength, and ibu will help. I'm not willing to let this one go without a fight.
Due to moving, unpacking, remodeling, exploring, and sheer procrastination, I haven't done any handwriting in nearly a year. Email, and clever e-cards, have served as my stationery and notecards, and my paper journals have fallen neglected. I've meant every day to sit down and pick up a pen and just start writing, and I put it off and put it off.
My marathon of writing notes in and addressing holiday cards today does not bode well for being able to pick up and continue my habit of paper journaling. I'm going to tell myself that my hands are merely out of shape, that exercise will take care of regaining some strength, and ibu will help. I'm not willing to let this one go without a fight.
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Hi, I'm arliss, and I love fountain pens.
I used Sheaffer cartridge pens in school, and learned to refill the cartridges from a bottle of ink with a syringe--much cheaper than buying new cartridges all the time. Fountain pens can be messy, though, and I switched to ballpoints for everyday, and then to rollerballs and gelpoints when I needed a liquid ink, handwritten look for my work. And then my dad left me the Carmine Red Sheaffer Balance 500 with the two-tone 14kt Feathertouch fine nib that he had used since around 1939. It fit my hand, the nib responded to the way I write, and I found myself using the pen and loving the way it wrote. Seeing how much I enjoyed my dad's pen, my husband searched out the brown tortoise Pelikan 400 he'd been given as a high school graduation present, and asked if I'd like to have it. The pen hadn't been used in years, so I flushed it with tepid water till the water ran clear, then filled it with fresh ink. The14kt nib wrote beautifully on the first stroke. The pen was perfectly weighted and balanced for my hand, and the nib needed no adjustment to write perfectly. These were the first two of my pens, the ones that fired an interest and a passion that continues.
If anyone's interested, I'll describe some of my other pens, and how I came to have them.
(crossposted to my journal)
I used Sheaffer cartridge pens in school, and learned to refill the cartridges from a bottle of ink with a syringe--much cheaper than buying new cartridges all the time. Fountain pens can be messy, though, and I switched to ballpoints for everyday, and then to rollerballs and gelpoints when I needed a liquid ink, handwritten look for my work. And then my dad left me the Carmine Red Sheaffer Balance 500 with the two-tone 14kt Feathertouch fine nib that he had used since around 1939. It fit my hand, the nib responded to the way I write, and I found myself using the pen and loving the way it wrote. Seeing how much I enjoyed my dad's pen, my husband searched out the brown tortoise Pelikan 400 he'd been given as a high school graduation present, and asked if I'd like to have it. The pen hadn't been used in years, so I flushed it with tepid water till the water ran clear, then filled it with fresh ink. The14kt nib wrote beautifully on the first stroke. The pen was perfectly weighted and balanced for my hand, and the nib needed no adjustment to write perfectly. These were the first two of my pens, the ones that fired an interest and a passion that continues.
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If anyone's interested, I'll describe some of my other pens, and how I came to have them.
(crossposted to my journal)
My fp history
Many years ago I found some Pilot Varsity pens at an office store. I really enjoyed them, but after a spell of illness they languished for years in a box of art supplies.
In late 2008 I found one and wondered if they were still around. I did a websearch and discovered the Fountain Pen Network and a whole world I'd never dreamed up.
For holidays last December I got half a dozen other disposables and my first 2 "real pens" — a Wing Sung dragon pen and a WS mauve pen. And I fell in love.
My budget is small, so my pens are inexpensive -- more Wing Sungs, a Jinhao, a Kaigelu, a couple pretty Levengers, etc. I love the variety, and I love finding more inks.
I'm looking forward to meeting more fountain pen loves.
~Carys
In late 2008 I found one and wondered if they were still around. I did a websearch and discovered the Fountain Pen Network and a whole world I'd never dreamed up.
For holidays last December I got half a dozen other disposables and my first 2 "real pens" — a Wing Sung dragon pen and a WS mauve pen. And I fell in love.
My budget is small, so my pens are inexpensive -- more Wing Sungs, a Jinhao, a Kaigelu, a couple pretty Levengers, etc. I love the variety, and I love finding more inks.
I'm looking forward to meeting more fountain pen loves.
~Carys