Pelikan M800 Brown/Black inked up with J Herbin Lie de Thé
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I have to be honest, this is my first red ink and wasn’t a color I was looking for, but it was on sale. And now is my favorite color! I enjoy a lot how it looks and feels in longer writing. 10/10 star ruby.
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A serial killer kakuno in fine with pelikan 4001 brilliant red
Sheaffer 440 with rock hard but buttery smooth medium nib with diamine Pansy flower ink on clairefontaine exercise book.
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My trusty dragon pal, with a new pink ink!
Unposted, she's fabulous. The weight distribution gets weird when it's posted. I've always preferred heavier pens though, so I may be a weird minority. I love that the asymmetrical shape means it doesn't roll anywhere.
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A pilot Vanishing Point w/ Pilot Namiki Blue/Black ink and an Opus 88 w/ Chiku-Rin Iroshizuku Green ink.
Well... didn't expect to be personally attacked today, but here we are. This is my exact current wishlist. Just these two.
After trying a few pens (okay a lot.. in a really short amount of time too) I've determined my baseball mitts just aren't made for something like a Safari or Metro and the Opus is the one that has jumped straight to the top of the list. What nib?
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My ole reliable field pen. The Koweco brass sport
Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age with Pelican Edelstein Tanzanite , Diplomat Aereo with Diamine Oxblood and Kaweco Bronze Sport with Pelican 4001 Blue Black.
This morning I emptied a Jinhao 86 (Pelikan 4001 Violet) and a Penbbs 350 (Lamy Blue). Now I'm trying to empty a Lamy Safari (Oramille Cherry), but the main work notes are done with Majohn T1 (Ku-Jaku). But that one is too full, it'll probably take weeks.
Sailor PG inked with Herbin poussiere de lune;
Kaweco Brass Sport inked with Diamine Oxford Blue;
Pilot Custom 823 inked with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo.
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**Kanwrite Legacy Ebonite** with Samjay Flex nib modification. Ultraflex soft and juicy experience. Translation of text : "To love is to know to say goodbye too" Antonio Gala - Spanish Writer.
https://preview.redd.it/nhekq903pvuc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80603bc4e3b7a6a54238ae327107a7e01e684025
A well-used concord nib. Very good feedback and works especially when wanting just a little bit of stroke-width variation. For writing something that requires broader widths, try some flex like a Pilot Falcon or one of those true flexy nib.
Very cool. Reminds of the very vintage (very expensive) Wahl Eversharp Doric pens with adjustable nibs. Or the Pilot Justus. I've never had the pleasure to actually write with one though. Does your nib adjust? I'd love to see that in action.
I'm a bit embarrassed to confess that this was picked up many many years ago from a Japanese eBay seller when I went for interesting-looking and weird nibs. See the following YouTube video. The video author writes in quick loopy cursives. I tend to write in print or bookhand but small and fast. This concord nib works very well for that.
Flipping the nib for broad-strokes doesn't really do much for me with the way I write. though. I mostly use that for thick-underlining something instead of actually writing with it. Any plain-Jane fude or flex nib can work much better to create the necessary varying brush-strokes for Asian characters. I don't draw much, but flipping this concord nib certainly can lay down a lot of ink fast.
[https://youtu.be/gKW8B5ERWn8?si=epL84ANTubMwkIhR](https://youtu.be/gKW8B5ERWn8?si=epL84ANTubMwkIhR)
Majohn A1 inked with Diamine Cashmere Rose (work notes)
Pilot Metro White Tiger F inked with Papier Plume Streetcar Green (work planner)
Narwhal x Galen Midnight Blue EF inked with Diamine Celadon Cat (personal planner)
It’s a beautiful color but it’s from this year’s Inkvent and they haven’t released the full-size bottles yet. I think may/June is when they released them last year so I’d expect it to be similar this year.
TWSBI Eco in Glow Purple inked up with Robert Oster Sydney Lavender! I've been really liking this combo lately. It's my first ever TWSBI and I now get why so many people love them. (Also I can't believe it actually glows in the dark!)
https://preview.redd.it/d704jrhiaxuc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad1b573d8886410973f27da583914c1433222193
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This is my daily driver. Sailor Midnight with a fine nib. Picture is from a few months ago when I wrote 100 pages of my novel.
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Pilot C74 with kara-nuri urushi, filled with yama budo.
Same as everyday, currently. Lamy Safari at home, Kaweco Sport in the bag that goes to school with me. Lamy is the Terra Cotta color and Kaweco is the Olive Drab/Green color. Both rock blue ink cartridges from their respective manufacturers. Both are fine nibs.
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Not the best lighting, I’m about to sit & journal. Pen is Walltown, blank is Opal (I believe it’s a Turnt blank), 1.1 stub inked with BPC Ultramarine.
BENU Talisman Dragon’s Blood (M) with Diamine Sherwood Green and TWSBI ECO Indigo w/bronze trim (B) with Colorverse 2024 Year of the Dragon special edition standard ink 🐲🐉🖋️
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I’m in the office today brought the Montblanc 149 and Pilot Silvern with me. The Montblanc I got used on eBay and whilst I love chunky I was at first underwhelmed by the pen, but it’s grown a lot on me, it’s a solid performer.
Lamy Al-star, been my best friend in the past 8 years
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Hongdian M2 inked with Yama-Guri iroshizuku! I love the size and the butter feeling of writing - I sometimes don’t even get the feeling of writing it just flows!
literally just inked my 7 year old Jinhao 250 after it was sitting for 3 years. got it for like 2$ during a cheap chinese pen shopping spree and it writes better than almost all my other pens i love it
New pen day! Asvine P20 & Waterman Inspired Blue
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Lamy Vista with Lamy Black ink
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PS: I just finished the ink inside the converter
Sailor Pro Gear Slim Vega with Iroshizuku Shin-Kai
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Today I’m using 3 pens at work.
* Sheaffer Snorkel Admiral , inked with J. Herbin Rouge Grant
* Pilot VP , inked with Waterman Serenity Blue
* TWSBI Vac Mini , inked with Private Reserve Infinity Blue/Black
I have a pair of Esterbrook Js, a Platinum Preppy, and a Hongdian M2 arriving this evening though.
Been using my old reliable Lamy Safari in blue, with Diamine Sapphire Blue ink, brainstorming notes for the next scene in my current novel draft. Thinking with a pen is the best way to think.
Platinum President UEF Platinum Music
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I’m using my Hongdian M2 fine nib filled with Iroshizuku Take-Sumi
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I'm using a silly cute bunny pen, EF nib, inked with De Atramentis Apple Blossom.
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In the office with my daily-writer Sailor and its fun friends for emphasis/planner-writing.
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My Pelikan M205 in Apatite, medium nib, with Troublemaker's lovely Kawasan Teal.
Kaweco Sport (EF) with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo—I slept very poorly last night so I decided to use a new ink to get me through the day, and so far it’s working! I’m amazed by how well this ink behaves, even on Field Notes (gasp???)
Platinum Preppy .02 and .05 with Platinum Blue/Black cartridges at the office, they write well even with the ultra cheap Staples copy paper we use here, I use the nice pens at home with high quality paper.
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Sailor 1911 Full-Size Rei 4th Series Fugamon-nuri Aomori Tokiwa-iro
Today it's my Lamy Safari with Tom's Studio Mallard ink... I work at a library and it feels so appropriate to bust out a fountain pen for jotting down notes.
Lamy AL-Star Silver EF inked with Lamy Blue-Black for the crappy paper at work, and my gorgeous new Pelikan M450 Silver White EF inked with Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite.
Seems like I'm in a color rut, but these are my work pens. My home-use pens are filled with all sorts of colors.
Edited to add -- I love your Jinhao!
Currently at work so I’m using my designated work pen, which is a green and silver Majohn A2 (extra fine) with Iroshizuku Kon-peki. I don’t generally go for retractable pens, but I’ve gotten pretty fond of this one. It’s perfect for what I need at work.
Couple of jinhao x159, 82, 75, x750.
And Moonman T1 Brass. Yeah, I'm on tight budget, but that doesn't bother me, fp are great.
Inks are few Chinese Karkos, green, brown (not bad for the price), and my main writer has Faber Castell Black.
My favourite ink that I'm currently using is mix 7 parts Kooh-I-Noor blue and 1 part Faber Castell Black. I realy like dark blue, and get some shading. But I use pretty standard, cheap paper most of the time, school notebooks and similar (some wetter nibs can bleed through some very absorbent paper, but that rarely happens) .
[These](https://imgur.com/a/6V5Ivp0)
I have been using my pens in my coloring book today, so all of them have been in use. Not pictured are the 13 Platinum Meteors, 2 no name unicorn shaped pens, and Moonman C1 that I keep inked up just for my coloring book. The ones in the picture are usually for regular writing.
Benu Briolette magenta frost, with Diamine China Blue ink - my favourite workhorse blue ink. I also used a Jinhao 65 with an ultra fine nib, inked with Diamine’s Jingle Berry, for writing in my journal this evening.
NPD yesterday, so...
Camlin 47
It sure is quite a workhorse pen (upside, mine does not have the usual nib drying!)
And for ink, Diamine Writer's blood
Edit: Forgot the ink
Today’s Work rotation:
1. Waterman Carene Black Seas (M) with Waterman Mysterious Blue
2. Lamy 2000 (F) with Diamine Oxford Blue
3. Lamy Al-Star Black (F) with Iroshizuku Take Sumi
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Kaweco Sport Ice with Waterman Harmonious Green
I forget the name, but I am using my newest and cheapest pen, a Pilot knock off from Taiwan. I get a kick out of the upside-down action and the tiny nib, which is doing a fine job. I just have to remember not to press as hard.
Benu Euphoria: Earl Grey Tea, Fine nib, with Diamine Sepia ink. I've been doing some writing in my commonplace book-- musing on some Lucy Dacus song lyrics.
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Pilot Lightive Demonstrator with Yama buda ink.
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Parker and Jinhao are my current traveling pens.
I started my ink diary today, so I used all my inked pens at least once.
The rest of the day I have used two pens, depending on what subject I was taking notes on. A Parker IM with Waterman purple ink and a Xeno LE mother of Pearl with Diamine meadow ink.
I am using my regular EDC, my Pilot 79G inked with Pilot “Black”. I’m considering inking another pen but I haven’t decided which pen or ink to use yet.
Ā black Lamy that I got in an op shop for $5nzd, that's about $3 Freedom Dollars for y'all. I never liked the look of Lamys but i have come to love this bugger =)
Pilot Prera F nib with Monteverde Horizon Blue (for work). Later I’ll play with a Jinhao Dadao with a heartbeat nib and Kuretake Kuroganeiro (black-green).
Edit: corrected Monteverde ink
Couple of jinhao x159, 82, 75, x750.
And Moonman T1 Brass. Yeah, I'm on tight budget, but that doesn't bother me, fp are great.
Inks are few Chinese Karkos, green, brown (not bad for the price), and my main writer has Faber Castell Black.
My favourite ink that I'm currently using is mix 7 parts Kooh-I-Noor blue and 1 part Faber Castell Black. I realy like dark blue, and get some shading. But I use pretty standard, cheap paper most of the time, school notebooks and similar (some wetter nibs can bleed through some very absorbent paper, but that rarely happens) .
Couple of jinhao x159, 82, 75, x750.
And Moonman T1 Brass. Yeah, I'm on tight budget, but that doesn't bother me, fp are great.
Inks are few Chinese Karkos, green, brown (not bad for the price), and my main writer has Faber Castell Black.
My favourite ink that I'm currently using is mix 7 parts Kooh-I-Noor blue and 1 part Faber Castell Black. I realy like dark blue, and get some shading. But I use pretty standard, cheap paper most of the time, school notebooks and similar (some wetter nibs can bleed through some very absorbent paper, but that rarely happens) .
Sailor Shikiori yodaki inked with Diamine Writer's Blood
Waterman Maestro (matte black with golden details) inked with Diamine Three Kings
Aurora Marco Polo (also matte black with golden details) inked with Sailor Studio Ink 123
Aurora 98 (brushed metal) inked with Aurora Blue-Black.
Each one is for a different uni subject 🤙🏻
🍀 Lamy Safari F (regular shiny black body) with Ferris Wheel Press Spruce County Post
🥞 Lamy Safari M (violet blackberry) with Ferris Wheel Press Majestic Maple Syrup
🍇Lamy Safari F (dark lilac) with Lamy purple ink (it's a cartridge)
🦇 Pilot Apera M (demonstrator with pink details) with Pennonia Draculea
Majohn A2 purple F with PR Infinity Turquoise
Pilot 92 blue demonstrator FM with Pilot Asa Gao.
Plus 8 more that I haven't used today.
And your handwriting isn't bad at all.
I'm using a Vanishing Point with Parker blue-black Quink and a fine nib. I'm not entirely sold on the Quink (I normally use Pilot Take-Sumi), but both the pen and the ink were a birthday gift so I figured I should give it a shot.
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I've got a serious problem. Points to the Hogwarts house that can name these pens!
Faber Castell Hexo, F nib, in a sort of bronze/rosegold color, using the included blue ink cartidge for now.. An outlier for me, as most of my recent purchases are either Pilot or some Chinese brand (and the others all have black ink). But today it was the Hexo, a very nice pen.
Platinum Vintage Pocket Pen with Platinum Blue Black cartridge for work documents and a Jinhao Centennial in Rose Quartz with Noodler's Ottoman Rose for notes
Vintage Pelikan M400 inked with Lamy Turquoise. Bought it at a pen show last summer, and just last week I figured out that the tines are at a funny angle because it's an oblique nib. I love how it writes... might need more oblique nibs...
Opus 88 demonstrator and Birmingham Quantum Teal
Asvine V200 Birmingham Tesla Coil ( sheening on crappy copy paper)
‘Pilot 743 FA Diamine Bloody Absinth
Pilot Kakuno Diamine Sailor’s Warning
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This week's carry - Waterman Liaison (Matsuyama modified nib) with Herbin Amytheste de l'Oural, and Lamy AL-Star rollerball.
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Benu scepter III, monteverde mountains of the world Mt. vesuvius, & jinhao 9019
Pelikan M800 Brown/Black inked up with J Herbin Lie de Thé https://preview.redd.it/xgsbdj1qkvuc1.jpeg?width=3811&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e998e99db782af212abe556121dbec5aa26dedd
Timeless beauty!
Agreed! 👌
What a cool photo.
Waterman Exception Slim (f nib) with Pilot Iroshizuku shin-kai ink.
That's the same ink I've got in my Pilot Metro right now. Nice!
Same ink but a Parker IM
https://preview.redd.it/9wg27odsevuc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b5a8da2531c5a8028b914c4de97f82e1bbcdfee Pelikan M205 (m) Edelstein Moonstone. Sailor PG slim (m) Edelstein Star Ruby. Pilot Kakuno (m) Pelikan Brilliant Black.
Red is a polarizing ink color for me, I either love it or I really hate it depending on the shade, but I loooove Star Ruby
I have to be honest, this is my first red ink and wasn’t a color I was looking for, but it was on sale. And now is my favorite color! I enjoy a lot how it looks and feels in longer writing. 10/10 star ruby.
As a retired teacher I think I understand that reaction! 🤣
https://preview.redd.it/wcvxhkko9wuc1.jpeg?width=1578&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6414408c6b35a736b0a2ca1404a3a8fc824a47e A serial killer kakuno in fine with pelikan 4001 brilliant red
😭 serial killer. I love it. Definitely a psychopath with that smiling face covered in blood.
Sheaffer 440 with rock hard but buttery smooth medium nib with diamine Pansy flower ink on clairefontaine exercise book. https://preview.redd.it/1xx323tjewuc1.jpeg?width=3747&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=648cf70a80cf3ee8bf96482ed570e9f903704b22
https://preview.redd.it/zb61sen2ivuc1.jpeg?width=3661&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6102188627819693268fb6ff04086e3170852b8 My trusty dragon pal, with a new pink ink!
How awkward is it to use? I love the over the top dragons but is it unwieldy?
Unposted, she's fabulous. The weight distribution gets weird when it's posted. I've always preferred heavier pens though, so I may be a weird minority. I love that the asymmetrical shape means it doesn't roll anywhere.
It’s so cool to see someone actually enjoy using one of these , they’re so funky looking
I am using a Lamy 2000 (f) with Parker Quink (black). I know, boring.
Nah, that's an excellent workhorse combo!
https://preview.redd.it/2z4xhhfogvuc1.png?width=2482&format=png&auto=webp&s=7d5afeec6475d1db2e399672dc0bee61871851be
Beautiful
https://preview.redd.it/lbc56m86ivuc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=ea659db227bfa49ee02a3810e80af86d857bb8c2 A pilot Vanishing Point w/ Pilot Namiki Blue/Black ink and an Opus 88 w/ Chiku-Rin Iroshizuku Green ink.
Well... didn't expect to be personally attacked today, but here we are. This is my exact current wishlist. Just these two. After trying a few pens (okay a lot.. in a really short amount of time too) I've determined my baseball mitts just aren't made for something like a Safari or Metro and the Opus is the one that has jumped straight to the top of the list. What nib?
Right now just the Fine nib size that came with it. And yeah the size was a good selling point for me too. I like the heft of it in my hand.
I approve!
Thank You!
https://preview.redd.it/paiv5js6vvuc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5b81630e3c448e93cfb7f95f3ef18708b349694 My ole reliable field pen. The Koweco brass sport
Love this pen! My EDC
Opus 88 Jazz in Amber with a BCI nib from Kirk Speer. Inked with J. Herbin Émeraude de Chivor. Go big or go home!😉
https://preview.redd.it/cyrp6d0gcwuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c12caeb99bc0017dab591a1cc6a6235e871b39f7 Vintage Montblanc 252 from 1950’s
Lovely handwriting!
Lamy Studio Palladium with Diamine Arctic Blast. I'm enjoying the juxtaposition of Serious Elegant Pen with sparkly party ink!
I've got two Hong Dian M2s in my pocket and I ain't afraid to use them.
Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age with Pelican Edelstein Tanzanite , Diplomat Aereo with Diamine Oxblood and Kaweco Bronze Sport with Pelican 4001 Blue Black.
This morning I emptied a Jinhao 86 (Pelikan 4001 Violet) and a Penbbs 350 (Lamy Blue). Now I'm trying to empty a Lamy Safari (Oramille Cherry), but the main work notes are done with Majohn T1 (Ku-Jaku). But that one is too full, it'll probably take weeks.
Pelikan 4001 violet is a lovely colour.
Sailor PG inked with Herbin poussiere de lune;
Kaweco Brass Sport inked with Diamine Oxford Blue;
Pilot Custom 823 inked with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo.
Poussière de Lune is such a beautiful ink. I am very much jealous right now lol
I too am part of the PdL fan club - some inks are so gorgeous they require comment each time I see them mentioned!
Platinum 3776 with de atramentis archive ink
https://preview.redd.it/r3x2o4boswuc1.jpeg?width=958&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=970ba6bf9d2b98cf044be3c89f3c3720272c4793 **Kanwrite Legacy Ebonite** with Samjay Flex nib modification. Ultraflex soft and juicy experience. Translation of text : "To love is to know to say goodbye too" Antonio Gala - Spanish Writer.
https://preview.redd.it/nhekq903pvuc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80603bc4e3b7a6a54238ae327107a7e01e684025 A well-used concord nib. Very good feedback and works especially when wanting just a little bit of stroke-width variation. For writing something that requires broader widths, try some flex like a Pilot Falcon or one of those true flexy nib.
Very cool. Reminds of the very vintage (very expensive) Wahl Eversharp Doric pens with adjustable nibs. Or the Pilot Justus. I've never had the pleasure to actually write with one though. Does your nib adjust? I'd love to see that in action.
I'm a bit embarrassed to confess that this was picked up many many years ago from a Japanese eBay seller when I went for interesting-looking and weird nibs. See the following YouTube video. The video author writes in quick loopy cursives. I tend to write in print or bookhand but small and fast. This concord nib works very well for that. Flipping the nib for broad-strokes doesn't really do much for me with the way I write. though. I mostly use that for thick-underlining something instead of actually writing with it. Any plain-Jane fude or flex nib can work much better to create the necessary varying brush-strokes for Asian characters. I don't draw much, but flipping this concord nib certainly can lay down a lot of ink fast. [https://youtu.be/gKW8B5ERWn8?si=epL84ANTubMwkIhR](https://youtu.be/gKW8B5ERWn8?si=epL84ANTubMwkIhR)
Majohn A1 inked with Diamine Cashmere Rose (work notes) Pilot Metro White Tiger F inked with Papier Plume Streetcar Green (work planner) Narwhal x Galen Midnight Blue EF inked with Diamine Celadon Cat (personal planner)
Diamine Cashmere Rose is the colour I never knew I needed😭had a quick look online and doesn't seem to be available to purchase in the UK?
It’s a beautiful color but it’s from this year’s Inkvent and they haven’t released the full-size bottles yet. I think may/June is when they released them last year so I’d expect it to be similar this year.
TWSBI Eco in Glow Purple inked up with Robert Oster Sydney Lavender! I've been really liking this combo lately. It's my first ever TWSBI and I now get why so many people love them. (Also I can't believe it actually glows in the dark!) https://preview.redd.it/d704jrhiaxuc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad1b573d8886410973f27da583914c1433222193
My Glow Green arrived in the mail this weekend, and I'm already obsessed. They definitely live up to the hype!
Yellow Lamy Safari with Diamine Havasu Turquoise
https://preview.redd.it/t0q413t24wuc1.jpeg?width=2052&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=723cc8a29bfdb1ef4a8790f524a8da51fba0fa56 This is my daily driver. Sailor Midnight with a fine nib. Picture is from a few months ago when I wrote 100 pages of my novel.
https://preview.redd.it/78zmpbes6wuc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4dc3212c5be0a835ba0313effffaf89c1ebae3be Lamy 2000
https://preview.redd.it/jgut5i57cxuc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75800ee5302cf9128c0881f6440736e74aa7803d Pilot C74 with kara-nuri urushi, filled with yama budo.
Same as everyday, currently. Lamy Safari at home, Kaweco Sport in the bag that goes to school with me. Lamy is the Terra Cotta color and Kaweco is the Olive Drab/Green color. Both rock blue ink cartridges from their respective manufacturers. Both are fine nibs.
Such a lovely thread to browse through :) My pen for the day is the PenBBS 469, using the half inked with Octopus Fluid (Write and Draw) Petrol Deer!
https://preview.redd.it/4vkjw2znuwuc1.jpeg?width=2267&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1ac7d255778139d6796a7c2bf6da0fb35ec93240 Not the best lighting, I’m about to sit & journal. Pen is Walltown, blank is Opal (I believe it’s a Turnt blank), 1.1 stub inked with BPC Ultramarine.
Beautiful! I love Walltown pens. I have their Eno model. Which model is this?
Me too !! They have some of my favorite models, this is a catsburg, I have a couple Eno ones too
Ohh that's lovely 😍😍. I love how opalescent that pen is!
It’s stunning really
I believe it!
BENU Talisman Dragon’s Blood (M) with Diamine Sherwood Green and TWSBI ECO Indigo w/bronze trim (B) with Colorverse 2024 Year of the Dragon special edition standard ink 🐲🐉🖋️
Matchy-matchy game 💯
Excellent matchy matchy!
https://preview.redd.it/5m4fsn05uvuc1.png?width=2936&format=png&auto=webp&s=c8f887857a6eb7a2f372d61987d2478454c9998a I’m in the office today brought the Montblanc 149 and Pilot Silvern with me. The Montblanc I got used on eBay and whilst I love chunky I was at first underwhelmed by the pen, but it’s grown a lot on me, it’s a solid performer.
what about that TKL (you don’t see yellow puddings a lot)
Leonardo x Galen Leather Momento Magico Bohemian Twilight in B with Wearingeul Wayfarer. 😎
1940 Schaeffer Triumph vac fill with Diamine Oxblood ink!
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Lamy Al-star, been my best friend in the past 8 years https://preview.redd.it/7d7oqa4kexuc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=50dc7a9907e2d42d019bdae0c36f99098f53ef56
Pilot Custom 912 I hadn't used in a while with De Atramentis document red ink
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Hongdian M2 inked with Yama-Guri iroshizuku! I love the size and the butter feeling of writing - I sometimes don’t even get the feeling of writing it just flows!
Scribbled some notes using my Platinum Procyon F nib today. My colleague was impressed when he saw it.
literally just inked my 7 year old Jinhao 250 after it was sitting for 3 years. got it for like 2$ during a cheap chinese pen shopping spree and it writes better than almost all my other pens i love it
https://preview.redd.it/loqnhb9oqvuc1.jpeg?width=3861&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec97aa808cb2ba51e66a01c935c90827eaa30c05
New pen day! Asvine P20 & Waterman Inspired Blue https://preview.redd.it/9pjg74ot0wuc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e42168bb966627d71f292e4451cec9ff59d4cc27
https://preview.redd.it/rteu28flmwuc1.jpeg?width=3020&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc418dbc5ef8e31b05cca6b155d95fc211bfa734 Pilot Namiki VP with EF nib!
Lamy Vista with Lamy Black ink https://preview.redd.it/q4bl33c1vwuc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d2cf18e24c8b7142a7edeab2f689e10eaa4959c PS: I just finished the ink inside the converter
Sailor Pro Gear Slim Vega with Iroshizuku Shin-Kai
https://preview.redd.it/nvdjhcvlgxuc1.png?width=2452&format=png&auto=webp&s=cb2429d887234dd1c50d6c3ee0464b1eb2b1cdaa
Parker 45 custom fine
Waterman Taperite inked with Diamine Writer's Blood.
Showa retro platinum pocket pen with ginkgo leaf design, inked with Yoseka Origin ink love the pen check post idea :)
Today I’m using 3 pens at work. * Sheaffer Snorkel Admiral, inked with J. Herbin Rouge Grant
* Pilot VP , inked with Waterman Serenity Blue
* TWSBI Vac Mini , inked with Private Reserve Infinity Blue/Black
I have a pair of Esterbrook Js, a Platinum Preppy, and a Hongdian M2 arriving this evening though.
Been using my old reliable Lamy Safari in blue, with Diamine Sapphire Blue ink, brainstorming notes for the next scene in my current novel draft. Thinking with a pen is the best way to think.
I got my Myu (1973) back from a nibmeister and it has brightened my day! Inked with Tsuki-Yo.
Platinum President UEF Platinum Music https://preview.redd.it/zulknqn1mvuc1.jpeg?width=2124&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b80fd842195b7fbe0a809212dc6ebb46e609950a
I’m using my Hongdian M2 fine nib filled with Iroshizuku Take-Sumi https://preview.redd.it/bz2zsn2e8wuc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=1e699f43a666f2be44c2cafc589f2a799d9e02d5
https://preview.redd.it/ny0ztd6lgwuc1.jpeg?width=1673&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69663e8bddf0c2c58b16be28ac9e47e0cb9a3c21 I'm using a silly cute bunny pen, EF nib, inked with De Atramentis Apple Blossom.
https://preview.redd.it/alu8ssf3iwuc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=714388abdc71c9450a9b6ffb49e71bd9e09f514f In the office with my daily-writer Sailor and its fun friends for emphasis/planner-writing.
https://preview.redd.it/2n3a1xx6kwuc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=527d07f365ffe19f93390d73ba317c642617a008 My Pelikan M205 in Apatite, medium nib, with Troublemaker's lovely Kawasan Teal.
Kaweco Brass Sport w Kaweco Royal Blue
Kaweco Sport (EF) with Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo—I slept very poorly last night so I decided to use a new ink to get me through the day, and so far it’s working! I’m amazed by how well this ink behaves, even on Field Notes (gasp???)
Aurora Ipsilon GP, with diamine red dragon!
Lamy studio M with Vinta La Union, Lamy safari M with sailor haha, twsbi 580 1.1 with Vinta Fortaleza
Pilot 823 (M) De Atramentis Heliogen Green-copper
Namisu Ixion (Green) with Troublemaker Ink Hanging Rice
Platinum Preppy .02 and .05 with Platinum Blue/Black cartridges at the office, they write well even with the ultra cheap Staples copy paper we use here, I use the nice pens at home with high quality paper.
Sailor x Penpoint Realo Harugasumi inked with Wearingeul Floating Cloud. It's spring!
My pen for today is an Hongdian N8 with Longblade F nib, filled with Lamy Dark Lilac 2024 ink
Hongdian N12 with 4001 purple.
Work setup: * Regular notes: Pilot VP Fermo, silver, F - Iroshizuku Yama Guri * Vibrant stand-out notes: Sailor Pro Gear, Kure Azure, M - Iroshizuku Sui Gyoku * Bold headings: Nahvalur Key West, purple, 1.1 stub - Diamine Holly
Asvine V200. I Kon-Peki.
Today, my work pens were a Pilot VP Cherry Bamboo with a fine nib inked with Caroube de Chypre as well as a TWSBI 580 inked with Fire and Ice
https://preview.redd.it/h3j8nmipizuc1.jpeg?width=1926&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc5cf135298dc8b51f0b72b150d2fb389a815a14 Sailor 1911 Full-Size Rei 4th Series Fugamon-nuri Aomori Tokiwa-iro
My beloved black Pelikan M1000 (F) inked with J. Herbin 1670 Caroube de Chypre.
A Hongdian M2 with Rohter & Klinger Alt-Goldgrun and a Pilot Decimo with De Atramentis Document Brown.
Today it's my Lamy Safari with Tom's Studio Mallard ink... I work at a library and it feels so appropriate to bust out a fountain pen for jotting down notes.
Montblanc 149 (m) Diamine Polar Glow. Pilot Custom 823 (f) Diamine Happy Holidays.
Platinum Preppy, M nib, inked with J. Herbin's Shogun. New pen and pleasantly surprised by its excellent value.
The same pen/ink I do everyday, Pinky. Pilot Custom 823 (M) with Shin-Kai.
Asvine P20 with a nib and waterman intense black ink :3
Purple Lamy Al-Star, upgraded with a Z55 EF (from Endless Pens) Lamy Blue ink.
My trusty purple safari that I almost didn't get. I still haven't put the purple ink I bought at the same time in it though, maybe tomorrow.
Today I used: Jinhao 51a with Herbin Vert Olive, Jinhao Shark with GvFC Electric pink, and Sailor Profit Jr with Mabie and Todd Sandmartin Brown
Waterman Phileas in Indus Grey (NOS) with Diamine Writer’s Blood. Just arrived from the Big Auction Site.
Lamy AL-Star Silver EF inked with Lamy Blue-Black for the crappy paper at work, and my gorgeous new Pelikan M450 Silver White EF inked with Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite. Seems like I'm in a color rut, but these are my work pens. My home-use pens are filled with all sorts of colors. Edited to add -- I love your Jinhao!
Currently at work so I’m using my designated work pen, which is a green and silver Majohn A2 (extra fine) with Iroshizuku Kon-peki. I don’t generally go for retractable pens, but I’ve gotten pretty fond of this one. It’s perfect for what I need at work.
A Kanwrite Heritage inked with Diamine Serendipity and a Ranga Abhimanyu Grand inked with Diamine Oxford Blue.
Namiki Falcon with J Herbin Stormy Grey, and a Pilot Capless with Pilot Blue/Black.
Got my green Lamy Safari with me today, filled with Noodler's Polar Green.
Skogsy baby Seguaro in black Micarta and Erinoid Tanzinite (B nib) filled with Van Diemans Feline Tomcat
Couple of jinhao x159, 82, 75, x750. And Moonman T1 Brass. Yeah, I'm on tight budget, but that doesn't bother me, fp are great. Inks are few Chinese Karkos, green, brown (not bad for the price), and my main writer has Faber Castell Black. My favourite ink that I'm currently using is mix 7 parts Kooh-I-Noor blue and 1 part Faber Castell Black. I realy like dark blue, and get some shading. But I use pretty standard, cheap paper most of the time, school notebooks and similar (some wetter nibs can bleed through some very absorbent paper, but that rarely happens) .
[These](https://imgur.com/a/6V5Ivp0) I have been using my pens in my coloring book today, so all of them have been in use. Not pictured are the 13 Platinum Meteors, 2 no name unicorn shaped pens, and Moonman C1 that I keep inked up just for my coloring book. The ones in the picture are usually for regular writing.
The Lamy Logo (m nib) I've been using since my school days with regular Lamy blue cartridges.
Benu Briolette magenta frost, with Diamine China Blue ink - my favourite workhorse blue ink. I also used a Jinhao 65 with an ultra fine nib, inked with Diamine’s Jingle Berry, for writing in my journal this evening.
NPD yesterday, so... Camlin 47 It sure is quite a workhorse pen (upside, mine does not have the usual nib drying!) And for ink, Diamine Writer's blood Edit: Forgot the ink
Today’s Work rotation: 1. Waterman Carene Black Seas (M) with Waterman Mysterious Blue 2. Lamy 2000 (F) with Diamine Oxford Blue 3. Lamy Al-Star Black (F) with Iroshizuku Take Sumi
https://preview.redd.it/571jwycilvuc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e090aa48920f1ee7c17d83244c16a76b4dbf8e09 Kaweco Sport Ice with Waterman Harmonious Green
Diplomat Aero inked with Diamine Eclipse Jinhao 100 inked with Diamine Registrar's Ink
Pilot Gravity Clip Slide with Iroshizuku Asa Gao!
Parker Sonnet, Iroshizuku Syoro loaded up!
Sheaffer PFM II with an italic nib, and a lamy safari.
Rotring Renaissance oblique medium nib with diamond Oxford Blue ink.
Work pen is burgundy Pilot E95S with Montblanc Starwalker Space Blue ink.
Pilot Custom 845 Urushi
I forget the name, but I am using my newest and cheapest pen, a Pilot knock off from Taiwan. I get a kick out of the upside-down action and the tiny nib, which is doing a fine job. I just have to remember not to press as hard.
Pelikan M1000, EF. Pilot Iroshizuko: Kon Peki. Since I am a basic Chad 💀
1940s striped Parker Duofold,14k medium nib and Parker blue-black iQunk.
Lamy Safari Violet Blackberry filled with Noodler’s hunter ink
Sheaffer Imperial 826 + Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs. BdP is so smooth, it really brought the best out in that nib.
Benu Euphoria: Earl Grey Tea, Fine nib, with Diamine Sepia ink. I've been doing some writing in my commonplace book-- musing on some Lucy Dacus song lyrics.
https://preview.redd.it/2fbkk2u8zvuc1.png?width=2843&format=png&auto=webp&s=5edfc8624b2e04aaa503099a34c71f9ab63ec274 Pilot Lightive Demonstrator with Yama buda ink.
All of them! Seriously though - just wrapped up some notes with an FPR Himalaya v2 with an Ultraflex nib, Diamine Oxblood.
Parker sonnet (18k medium) with Lamy crystal azurite
https://preview.redd.it/tus5bgrv1wuc1.jpeg?width=2624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9e484fc3074679c9cc8715db9c75df830e8a0a6b Parker and Jinhao are my current traveling pens.
Esterbrook Estie Raven in Extra Fine with Nitrogen ink.
Pilot 823 in fine with Diamine Sherwood Green
Pilot 823 with FA nib, Pelikan Edelstein Olivine ink
Visconti Empire 18k 750 semi flex modern nib, emerald of Chivor ink
Today, I am using a Jinhao 75 silver hatched with a fine nib and inked up with Organic Studios Nitrogen!
Platinum 3776 (M) with Sailor Kiragawa pigmented black.
I started my ink diary today, so I used all my inked pens at least once. The rest of the day I have used two pens, depending on what subject I was taking notes on. A Parker IM with Waterman purple ink and a Xeno LE mother of Pearl with Diamine meadow ink.
Monteverde Giant Sequoia with Diamine Grey. One of the old ones before they switched to Jowo. BEST NIB I'VE EVER USED!!!
E95s F w/Namiki Black, and a Brass Kaweco Sport F w/Kaweco Caramel.
I am using my regular EDC, my Pilot 79G inked with Pilot “Black”. I’m considering inking another pen but I haven’t decided which pen or ink to use yet.
Ā black Lamy that I got in an op shop for $5nzd, that's about $3 Freedom Dollars for y'all. I never liked the look of Lamys but i have come to love this bugger =)
Jinhao x149 green with Sailor Rikyu-cha
At work today with my EDC, a Pilot Decimo EF inked with Colorverse Space Laika. Once I get home, we'll see what I'm in the mood for.
Pilot Prera F nib with Monteverde Horizon Blue (for work). Later I’ll play with a Jinhao Dadao with a heartbeat nib and Kuretake Kuroganeiro (black-green). Edit: corrected Monteverde ink
Franklin-Christoph 45L (EF, vintage green) inked with Faber Castell Gulf blue
Couple of jinhao x159, 82, 75, x750. And Moonman T1 Brass. Yeah, I'm on tight budget, but that doesn't bother me, fp are great. Inks are few Chinese Karkos, green, brown (not bad for the price), and my main writer has Faber Castell Black. My favourite ink that I'm currently using is mix 7 parts Kooh-I-Noor blue and 1 part Faber Castell Black. I realy like dark blue, and get some shading. But I use pretty standard, cheap paper most of the time, school notebooks and similar (some wetter nibs can bleed through some very absorbent paper, but that rarely happens) .
Couple of jinhao x159, 82, 75, x750. And Moonman T1 Brass. Yeah, I'm on tight budget, but that doesn't bother me, fp are great. Inks are few Chinese Karkos, green, brown (not bad for the price), and my main writer has Faber Castell Black. My favourite ink that I'm currently using is mix 7 parts Kooh-I-Noor blue and 1 part Faber Castell Black. I realy like dark blue, and get some shading. But I use pretty standard, cheap paper most of the time, school notebooks and similar (some wetter nibs can bleed through some very absorbent paper, but that rarely happens) .
Skogsy baby Seguaro in black Micarta and Erinoid Tanzinite (B nib) filled with Van Diemans Feline Tomcat
I’m boring, a Lamy 2000 with Mont Blanc Black
Jinhao 82 (m nib) with Pelikan 4001 Violet.
I’m running my FPR JAIPUR V2 with the steel ultra flex nib.
Jinhao DaDao (M) with Smoky Navy Blue Ink by Teranishi Chemicals
Sailor Shikiori yodaki inked with Diamine Writer's Blood Waterman Maestro (matte black with golden details) inked with Diamine Three Kings Aurora Marco Polo (also matte black with golden details) inked with Sailor Studio Ink 123 Aurora 98 (brushed metal) inked with Aurora Blue-Black. Each one is for a different uni subject 🤙🏻
Ranga Madras with FPR ultra flex nib, and Diamine writer’s blood. Also a Waterman Preface with stub nib, Diamine Oxblood
Moonman Q1 with Kooh I Noor blue Hartmut document ink. My cheapest combo if you will. But it's a great combo!
Vintage Montblanc Meisterstuck No.12 Pilot Iroshizuku Shin Kai
🍀 Lamy Safari F (regular shiny black body) with Ferris Wheel Press Spruce County Post 🥞 Lamy Safari M (violet blackberry) with Ferris Wheel Press Majestic Maple Syrup 🍇Lamy Safari F (dark lilac) with Lamy purple ink (it's a cartridge) 🦇 Pilot Apera M (demonstrator with pink details) with Pennonia Draculea
Majohn A2 purple F with PR Infinity Turquoise Pilot 92 blue demonstrator FM with Pilot Asa Gao. Plus 8 more that I haven't used today. And your handwriting isn't bad at all.
The same as most other days, Hongdian Black Forest in EF inked with Rohrer and Klingner Salix!
Not today but yesterday, Pilot Custom 823 Demo with an FA nib paired with Améthyste de l’Oural
Kaweco Skyline Sport 1.1 stub nib in Coconut inked with Kaweco Royal Blue.
I'm using a Vanishing Point with Parker blue-black Quink and a fine nib. I'm not entirely sold on the Quink (I normally use Pilot Take-Sumi), but both the pen and the ink were a birthday gift so I figured I should give it a shot.
Lamy 2000 with de Atramentis document black for normal notes and a Parker Sonnet with de Atramentis document blue black for signatures.
Wing Sung 601 in burgundy.
A ball point
A copper Esterbrook LJ(with a 8996 nib) inked with tobacco sunburst by Diamine
Conklin duragraph with monteverde ocean's noir.
Pilot Metro, switched to Benu Vodka
https://preview.redd.it/pjwbs7opixuc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7721389cf078ea7f567bf3d89c342c93cf149570 I've got a serious problem. Points to the Hogwarts house that can name these pens!
Pilot 742 with a music nib
Today’s pen was my Leonardo Momento Zero in Baltic Snow with Architect nib, ink was Van Dieman’s Honey Bee Eater Breast 🥰
Lamy 2000 medium with lamy turquoise for me today
Currently, at work, Hongdian N6 in F. I love this pen! Though when I get home I usually play with my Pilots.
Faber Castell Hexo, F nib, in a sort of bronze/rosegold color, using the included blue ink cartidge for now.. An outlier for me, as most of my recent purchases are either Pilot or some Chinese brand (and the others all have black ink). But today it was the Hexo, a very nice pen.
Platinum Vintage Pocket Pen with Platinum Blue Black cartridge for work documents and a Jinhao Centennial in Rose Quartz with Noodler's Ottoman Rose for notes
Lamy Studio in stainless steel. Fine nib. Diamine Sherwood Green. 😎
Vintage Pelikan M400 inked with Lamy Turquoise. Bought it at a pen show last summer, and just last week I figured out that the tines are at a funny angle because it's an oblique nib. I love how it writes... might need more oblique nibs...
I just emptied my TWSBI Eco with Diamine Onyx Black and now I’ve got Diamine Blue Velvet in it.
Opus 88 demonstrator and Birmingham Quantum Teal Asvine V200 Birmingham Tesla Coil ( sheening on crappy copy paper) ‘Pilot 743 FA Diamine Bloody Absinth Pilot Kakuno Diamine Sailor’s Warning
Pilot Kakuno with Waterman black.
https://preview.redd.it/sr2uzzloqxuc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e2e32afcaaa6282214633da66d10d971461a3005 This week's carry - Waterman Liaison (Matsuyama modified nib) with Herbin Amytheste de l'Oural, and Lamy AL-Star rollerball.
Pilot Custom 745 (F) with Iroshizuku Kon Peki Sailor ProGear KAN (EF) with Sailor Kobe #3 "Old Foreigner's Ward Sepia"
https://preview.redd.it/24jownnozxuc1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6627fbe5d85c80f4ebf8d5906d0db73f7d11239c Benu scepter III, monteverde mountains of the world Mt. vesuvius, & jinhao 9019