Inky T O D - Silly Advice

[PDW]

 

 

Just putting my pen away ... WHY IS MY POCKET ON FIRE?

[Floreat]

Silly advice I had as a seven-year-old, but sad rather than funny: my father ordered me to stop drawing with the old Parker fountain pens that I found in our junk box, because "it wrecks pen nibs if you draw with them". I wasn't pressing down hard on them or doing anything to hurt them; I was simply entranced by the results of drawing with blue-black Parker Quink.

 

If my godchildren wanted to doodle with fountain pens I would actively encourage it because it would help to develop their confidence in using them

[amberleadavis]

Yeah, I too was told not to draw with my pens, or let anyone else write with them because they become bent to your writing style. Where did we all here this advice?

[setriode]

The pens recomended by my teacher were Osmiroid if one could afford one otherwise a Platignum. Both leaked like mad even when new.

 

We were also told that when we grew up we could aspire to own a Parker because this was the 'best' pen. We weren't allowed any nib that wasn't a medium size.

 

I thought this odd at the time because my father owned a Sheaffer which he loved a thick, large gold pen with a broad nib. Being a quiet docile and obedient child I kept my thoughts to myself.

 

As far as I was

[amberleadavis]

So, when did you stop being the obedient and docile and which is now your favorite pen?

[Lou Erickson]

Yeah, I too was told not to draw with my pens, or let anyone else write with them because they become bent to your writing style. Where did we all here this advice?

Never heard not to draw with them, but the advice not to let someone else use them has been around a long, long time. My Mom told me that years ago, and again perhaps fifteen years ago when I bought her a Vanishing Point. I see it in articles on the Web regularly.

 

The idea that a pen wears to your hand, I think, came from the earlier pens that didn't have good tipping material. Those folks learned that lesson and have been passing it on since. Perhaps, after many years of steady use, a pen would get a little flat at your sweet spot, but letting someone write a sentence - or a page or three - to try a pen isn't likely to change it. The tips aren't gold; they're a hard alloy.

[amberleadavis]

That makes sense.

[Runnin_Ute]

That pen x from abc company is the best pen you can get. Regardless of price point.

[Just I]

"get this pen and you will never need another pen"

 

Just ONE pen? Really? That would mean I could only use one color ink, and what if I wanted a different line?that advise was just plain madness! :-)

[martinbir]

Yeah, I too was told not to draw with my pens, or let anyone else write with them because they become bent to your writing style. Where did we all here this advice?

 

I was told this at school in the '60s and was amazed when I found FPNers happily drawing away without injury to the pen or themselves.

 

More recently the most stupid advice has been not to bother with that silly old [fountain] pen and use a proper [ballpoint] one. Utter nonsense if only because I could never use up my draw full of ink!

[amberleadavis]

Yep, those are are silly.

[setriode]

So, when did you stop being the obedient and docile and which is now your favorite pen?

 

 

I stopped being obedient and docile in 1984. My favourite is a Pilot Custom 74 with a soft medium nib.

[Ted A]

You should only use ink from pen manufacturers, they have a financial incentive in making sure the inks won't harm our pen.

 

So the ink only makers figure they will make more money the more pens they ruin?

[amberleadavis]

You should only use ink from pen manufacturers, they have a financial incentive in making sure the inks won't harm our pen.

 

So the ink only makers figure they will make more money the more pens they ruin?

 

 

OOOO.... follow the money....

[amberleadavis]

 

 

I stopped being obedient and docile in 1984. My favourite is a Pilot Custom 74 with a soft medium nib.

 

 

Makes total sense.

[napalm]

... those are cigars right?

 

Amber - it took me a few failed attempts, but finally here's your red stripe cigar. And the mandatory silly question: dare to use as an avatar?

 

[amberleadavis]

Well, we will see what kind of flack, I get.

[amberleadavis]

So far... only one comment about smoking being bad for my health.

[LeonW]

Not intended as flack, sort of like a compliment - Napalm's drawing is evoking stirrings as only a Muse can. Reminds me of a "Mike Hammer" novel.

[amberleadavis]

Napalms work is wonderful.