Mini Review -- Peyton Street Pens "felton"

[doggonecarl]

 

Sorry for my lack of camera work. As mentioned in the review, to see the Felton, visit PSP or see this FPN post:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/269289-sneak-peek-at-our-new-ebonite-model-with-nos-flex-nibs/

[linearM]

I had thought of purchasing a Felton, but wish it were a bit larger. It would seem to be the perfect pen for ink reviews. You could see when the old ink was washed out and would seem to be an easy pen to flush out the feed and nib. I like the tank idea.

[WilsonCQB1911]

Thanks for the writeup. I have one coming next week. Mine is the flexible stub as well.

[WilsonCQB1911]

Any updates? How is the pen working for you now?

[doggonecarl]

Any updates? How is the pen working for you now?

I have run three inks through the Felton so far. The skipping I encountered with my first two inks, Pelikan Royal Blue and Private Reserve American Blue, was not present during my use of J. Herbin's Vert Empire. But by that time I had adjusted the way I held the pen to a slight oblique in the grind. I also heat set the ebonite feed.

 

What about you? You said you got a medium stub as well. Did you find it wrote as a stub or more of an italic?

[WilsonCQB1911]

Just to be clear, I bought mine with the "stub". It didn't specify whether it was fine, medium, or broad. Just stub. I think we are referring to the same thing though.

 

Let's start by saying that this is my first specialty nib. I'm getting used to it and finding that it requires that it be held in just the right way at just the right angle. Otherwise it skips or just doesn't write. I've had a bunch of hard starts and skips but I think it's due to my hand position. It's getting better. I can't write fast with it like when I take notes, but I think that's because my form falls apart. It could be because the feed is not keeping up, but it's such a wet writer that I tend to doubt it.

 

I think you right that it's more if an italic, judging from pictures I've seen of stub vs italic. It's got a crispness to it that seems more on the italic side. When it's writing well for me it's a wonderfully wet writer and makes my handwriting look amazing! It flexes easily and adds even more character when I want to. If it weren't for that, I would've given up on it, but it is just such a fun nib. I'm getting better at using it and the skips are going away.

 

As to the pen body itself, I don't mind it. It's more than adequate, and pretty nice for the money I think. I like the fills system and the spare vial. But I wouldn't buy the pen for anything other than the nib.

 

So far I've tried Noodlers North African Violet and Iroshizuku Asagao. Both have been wet, nice writers. The NAV did start drying out as the fill got near the end, but that's about it. And the NAV did stain the vial purple.