Yay! #pens #fountainpens

https://theawesomer.com/mini-arcade-desk-organizer/745304/

I’ve been researching Esterbrook nibs since I’ve inked up my J series with a 2556 (firm fine) nib recently

I stumbled across the below resource - a lot of information here

I’m coming across a 9550 a lot but am struggling to find info, so if anyone knows of anything - do let me know! I’ve found a gorgeous blue model that’s just screaming my name…..

http://richardspens.com/ref/nibs/renew_point.htm

A Soviet, an American, and a Japanese walk into a pen case

This fortnight's rotation shows history has not ended, with two vintage pens - one Soviet and another American. The former bears a resemblance to a certain German manufacturer, and the latter one of the most iconic pen designs of the 20th century

Also in the arsenal (not nuclear, thankfully!) is a Japanese pen that has a juicy wet nib made my Sailor

Full review here: https://ferret-stack.github.io/A-Soviet-An-American-and-A-Japanese-Walk-into-a-Pencil-Case/

Just had the loveliest experience while getting my watch strap resized at Silver Phoenix in Bray. They’re a tiny, independent two-person jewellers – Jolita and Martin – and they took such care (Martin resized it three times and did a micro-adjustment and then undid it until we found the perfect fit).

In a world of faceless corporations you forget sometimes how lovely people can be.

So if you’re looking for jewellery, a watch, wallet or pen (or repairs/sizing/etc.), give them a shout and support a tiny local business that’s been going for five years now.

https://silverphoenix.ie

@jackieyu’s custom feed has us hankering for pens, paper and cute things from Japan.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jq1za9kyghqthf1zqj7yk62q

Show us what you’re making on Surf! Use #SurfFeeds when sharing.

Use SURFSHARES as the referral code if you're just signing up for the waitlist. https://waitlist.surf.social/

Trying to find a Parker style ballpoint refill that writes as well as a Montblanc bold ballpoint refill. I've tried Schmidt P900, EasyFlow 9000 and Monteverde. The EF9k was nice but really slippery and bled on the paper I'm using. The other two were just not as smooth and easy.

Any ideas?

Man, I love this fountain pen store near me, but this is insane. I bought this exact same pen from a competitor about a year ago for £90.

Been going through a stub nib phase again and I've been using a few that I haven't used in quite some time. What can I say, I party pretty hard

#fountain_pens #currentlyinked #nibs #pens #fountainpen #hobonichitecho #hobonichi

Stationery folks I need your help.

We found my grandma's pen but it seems a part of it is missing. Could you help ID the pen so I can look for a donor pen?

It's a Parker, purchased in France in (presumably) 1997 from what we can make out. It takes a standard euro refill

#Pens #Stationery

@penaddict do you know or know who could help with the ID?

I've been collecting fountain pens for a few decades. But I never use them. People throw 20-30 pens away each year with billions of them in landfill.

So this is it! I'm going disposable pen free! From now on it's a potent mix of soil AND ink under my fingernails!

Plus, of course, they are beautiful
They're appropriate technology too! I'm a sucker for something that can outlast me and be recycled.

Current #stationery setup and favs! I'm a big fan of Japanese stationery if you can't tell by...basically all of it being Japanese.

Top left: A6 monthly calendar from Daiso. Cheap and exactly what I wanted.
Top right: cheapy personal/bible-size binder with DIY pocket made from plastic packaging and washi tape paper is A6 not personal, there's a whole story there..been using it for significant dates & long term reference, and tracking my water intake since I recently found out I've been dehydrated for years
Bottom: Hobonichi A6 notebook cover in water candle (it's blue on the outside) with an Apica as a commonplace book and a Hobonichi grid notebook with cute cats on it as my diary/journal.
Pens etc: Platinum Preppy (baby's first fountain pen), Uni Jetstream multi pen, Sharpie S-Note markers (big fan of these but they may have phased them out?), Zig dot markers (great for commonplace color coding!) andddd Kodomo no Kao fruit-shaped stamps, for habit tracking on my calendar.

Super happy with this combo atm, I've iterated and experimented a lot over the years and my needs definitely change over time. Anybody use any of these? Have questions about them? Let's chat stationery!!

Testing out a new technical pen – Aristo MG1 Pro, 0.13. I’m a fan so far.

Mainly I’m just searching for something that doesn’t clog up as easily as the Rotring Isographs, which their smaller nibs are notorious for.

I’ve also got a couple of Staedtler pens to try out as well.

I have gone off the deep end and begun the atypical nib shape journey. What have I started...?

#pens #fountainpens

Currently inked for this fortnightly rotation - two Parkers!

Parker squared?

I remember heading to a stationery store with money my nanna gave me for my 18th b’day to get the Sonnet and a bottle of Quink

It would be my first fountain pen; what started the addiction (and it was all downhill from there! )

The Falcon I picked up the final London Pen Show before Covid screwed everything up.. Look at that nib!!!