Nyc Pen Show

[bgray]

Last year, the NYC Show was great, and I'm anticipating this year to be just as good.

 

Below you'll see inventory that I'll be bringing....

 

I'll be next to Ernest with Hakumin Urushi, and he will have some of our collaborative Urushi work, as well as his vintage Urushi work.

 

Hope to see lots of you there.

 

Brian at Edison

Edited October 12, 2010 by bgray

[Doug C]

Not going, BUT anxiously waiting for the delivery tomorrow morning of my Pearl Urushi...........

 

 

 

I won't sleep tonight.

[Breck]

I'll be there.

 

Jeez, I'm away from these boards for a few months, move back to the 5 boroughs, and randomly decide to drop in and find out that the pen show is this weekend? That's some kind of kismet, I'm pretty sure.

[SincerelySpicy]

I'll be there as Brian already mentioned, I posted this pic elsewhere because I forgot that brian had this post up, but i might as well put it up here too:

 

Just some that I'll have this weekend:

 

http://www.hakuminurushi.com/storage/fpnet/20101014/IshimeVars.jpg

 

 

See you all this weekend!

Ern.

[Dudleythetogi]

Ill'e be there tomorrow,taking the train to Penn station and then walking up.Not too familiar with the subways or bus system.I am bringing an old Waterman's and a Sheaffer's FP that i bought at a flea market a few weeks back---I hope someone has the bladders there,both here deteriorated but the rest of of the pens are in good shape.I also would like to get my Pelikan Ductus repaired,i kept it in my shirt pocket while working on a metal lathe,it could only withstand a year of me leaning on the head of the lathe while taking a cut before it snapped.Im'e more carefull with my Taccia.

Greg

Edited October 15, 2010 by Dudleythetogi

[tmenyc]

Ill'e be there tomorrow,taking the train to Penn station and then walking up.Not too familiar with the subways or bus system.I am bringing an old Waterman's and a Sheaffer's FP that i bought at a flea market a few weeks back---I hope someone has the bladders there,both here deteriorated but the rest of of the pens are in good shape.I also would like to get my Pelikan Ductus repaired,i kept it in my shirt pocket while working on a metal lathe,it could only withstand a year of me leaning on the head of the lathe while taking a cut before it snapped.Im'e more carefull with my Taccia.

Greg

 

hi -- the subway is super-easy from Penn St to the hotel. Follow signs to the subway, right in Penn Station; take any one of the 1,2, or 3 trains "Uptown/Bronx" -- clearly labeled as such or ask anyone -- ONE stop to Times Sq/42d St. Change to the N, R, or Q train, also "Uptown/Queens"; these will all be on the same platform but you'll have to walk a bit through an enormous station to get to that platform. Take the N/R/Q TWO stops to 57th St. The exit at the rear of the train at the 57th St stop is actually at 55th St, across the street from the hotel.

 

Tim

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Oh, another thread on the show. Yes, I'll be going later today, Saturday. Hope to see some of you there.

[Velma]

I might go back on Sunday, just to see the vendors who hadn't set up on Friday. After a bit of difficulty finding the door (go down to BR, not BM on the elevators), I got in, was greeted by Maryanne and Steve (always a bright moment), and then went in, fulling intending to simply have Pendleton Brown modify one nib. Nothing else.

 

Ha.

 

And ha, again.

 

Several hours, four pens and $[redacted] later, I headed out and home. Sarj had a pen I've been dreaming about, and resacced it for me then and there; a gentleman (whose name I've spaced, unfortunately) next to him had Targas...

 

...I am trying to convince myself that two Targas is fine; it's not collecting, it's just appreciating them. Three Targas runs the risk of sliding into collecting and obsession. Right? Right?

 

There is also a company called X-Pen, which has some very nice elegantly shaped pens, for very very reasonable prices. (I might have to go back and get one for a friend, who admired mine last night.)

 

And Susan Wirth had her pens out. Whether I can keep the lovely little Pilot I bought, or whether my niece will give me The Bambi Eyes of Doom when she sees it, is up in the air.

 

(I just discovered that the bottle of Diamine Sapphire that I wanted to use has gone missing. Perhaps I should drop in the Show again, and see if someone has one....)

[Garageboy]

I just got back from Day 2 to pick up something I HAD to have.

Thanks pb2!

 

Seems like the turn out was smaller this year.

Sarj as always, seems to have EVERYTHING I would ever want in pendom...

[jigesh]

....Seems like the turn out was smaller this year....

 

Last year, there were two floors of exhibits; this year only one floor and perhaps less exhibitors as well.

 

Here are some random shots from my today's visit.

 

The venue:

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3133.jpg

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3134.jpg

 

FPH, a co-sponsor of the show, had two larger booths. They also had MB Mark Twain WE on display, very nice...

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3137.jpg

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3151.jpg

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3150.jpg

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3149.jpg

 

Susan Wirth's place was busy as always. Unfortunately, couldn't attend her Calligraphy class:

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3146.jpg

 

Here's Edison Pen's sign, but where's Brian?

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3148.jpg

 

Here he is with Ern of Hakumin Urushi Kobo:

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3139.jpg

 

Brian attending to a customer:

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3140.jpg

 

Here's the TWSBI camp:

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3141.jpg

 

Couldn't find Bary Gabay, and here's Steve Light:

 

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv360/jigesh_patel/DSC_3143.jpg

 

It was really nice to see/meet many fellow pen lovers and FPN members. Looking forward to the next year's NYC pen show...

Edited October 17, 2010 by jigesh

[Garageboy]

Brian Gray's booth was perpetually busy...

Sadly, I wasn't able to test drive one of his pens

 

 

Camp TWSBI was awesome

Edited October 16, 2010 by Garageboy

[jigesh]

Brian Gray's booth was perpetually busy...

Sadly, I wasn't able to test drive one of his pens

 

Yes, he was very busy today. Fortunately, I could discuss many things with him and got a nice feel of various materials/pens he had in stock. I loved the feeling of dark Tortoise celluloid (very sutle, difficult to picture) and I loved the size of a Huron as well. Looks like my ebonite Pearl will not be lonely very soon!

 

Camp TWSBI was awesome

 

Yes, they had nice nibs/pens to try out. I normally dislike gut-revealing pens, but after trying out a TWSBI, I bought my first demonstrator in medium nib. It's really nice that the it comes with a "dismantling" tool and some piston lubricant as well.

[Federalist Pens]

I'll be there as Brian already mentioned, I posted this pic elsewhere because I forgot that brian had this post up, but i might as well put it up here too:

 

Just some that I'll have this weekend:

 

http://www.hakuminurushi.com/storage/fpnet/20101014/IshimeVars.jpg

 

 

See you all this weekend!

Ern.

 

Ern, That work with the "rough" Urushi treatment is amazing!

Brian was showing me the pens while you were away from the table.

He told me the proper name for this process, but it has escaped me!

 

 

 

Camp TWSBI was awesome

 

I agree with leo on these pens! The value and quality are terrific!

They were the best deal at the show! Everyone was looking at them!

(Many, including me, bought one!)

 

I was carrying my M205 Demo on this outing, and the quality of this TWSBI pen really stood out! The Pel M200/205 really does feel "inferior" in comparison! Mind you that I am crying as I write this (LOL), because I love Pelikan pens!

More about the TWSBI (Pronounced "Twizbee") pen to follow...

 

Frank

[Pengrump]

I was at the NYC Pen Show yesterday. In fact, in the series of photos "jigesh" posted above, the back of a short woman wearing a purple top, standing in front of the FPH table is my back.

 

I think the show was somewhat less well-attended than last year. Certainly a few of the vendors present last year weren't there this time, at least not on Saturday. But I had a good time, talking with various people, buying a second TWISBI, this time with a medium nib to augment my fine nibbed TWISI. I picked up section sealant for my leaky little Vac from Ron Zorn's lovely wife Robyn, bought a bottle of Sailor sei-boku ink from Chuck Swisher, indulged myself totally in a second pen from Edison Pens, this time a gorgeous Huron with a fine nib to complement the Pearl with a medium nib I ordered last year. I have to say that sitting there while Brian adjusted the nib to perfection was…well, perfection. I looked at Ernest's work too, but not too hard or long, so as not to waken my greed and envy too much. Just gorgeous! But on my limited, fixed income, I really can't afford those pens. If I start saving now though, maybe when I'm 85… Brian and Ernest have to be two of nicest people, in addition to being masters of their crafts.

 

I went down by train on Friday with my non-fountain pen loving partner and stayed at a cheap place in Chelsea. We went to a lot of art galleries in Chelsea and the Ruben Museum on Friday evening. Then Saturday, I hit the pen show, while my significant other breakfasted with relatives and then looked at art in the Museum of Fine Arts and Design just a couple of blocks from the pen show venue. Then after a very late lunch, we caught the train back to Boston. I have yet to use my new sealant to fix the section on my Vac, but I've already written with both my new Twisbi and my Huron. Happy Pengrump!

[jigesh]

....this time a gorgeous Huron with a fine nib to complement the Pearl with a medium nib I ordered last year.....I've already written with both my new Twisbi and my Huron. ...

 

 

May I ask which Huron? I am almost set on either a Huron (or, may be another Pearl..?) in a dark tortoise celluloid.

[Pengrump]

I picked out the Huron by eye and never asked the color name. Looking at Brian's smugmug pictures, it seems closest to the brown pearlized acrylic. If he reads this, he'll probably be able to tell you for sure what he sold me. He said the material was intended for use in pipe stems. I just can't stop looking at it and using it.

 

The Pearl I ordered last year was in dark tortoise celluloid. It's a very dark pen with only visible lighter tortoise markings where the celluloid is very thin, at the cap lip and near the threads. Otherwise, it looks an awful lot like a brown pen. Don't get me wrong: I like it and use it a lot, but I wanted my second pen have a bit more color variation and it does.

[jigesh]

That's a beautiful material for Huron. I remeber it shining under Brian's display light almost 3D like.

 

Yes, dark tortoise is really dark brown and difficult to picture. My pearl is black/brown ebonite.

 

Back to the topic.. sorry for the diversion..

[bgray]

I was pretty busy at the show, so I couldn't get all the photos that I wanted to, but here's some.....

 

Overhead view...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5093836775_d2d2c7b376.jpg

 

Pendleton Brown working on nibs....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5094436948_9df77510d0.jpg

 

Ron Zorn's set-up....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5093835937_6096cd4eb3.jpg

 

Some of Ernest's Urushi work. These are the textured Ishime work

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5093835543_6f42347de0.jpg

 

And the Edison display....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5093836173_602b34d963.jpg

 

Overall, it was a great show! Coming from a very small town, I can only take the city in small doses, so it's nice to be home!

[thrage1]

I had so much fun, it was my first real pen show. I acquired 4 pens at the show. I got a varuna Gajendra in a Bakul finish and a varuna clear acrylic Review to follow soon. I also got my very first parker 51 and a Lamy safari ground to a Pendleton point very fine italic. I can't stop playing with the Gajendra, the Bakul finish on this pen is awesome sort of like a lamy 2000 but for some reason the lamy 2000 feels slippery sort of in my hand and with the Bakul finish on the Gajendra The more I sweat the better grip I seem to have. The Pendleton point is also so awesome,,it is nice wet and smooth as can be.

Edited October 18, 2010 by thrage1