Do Short Octagons Come In Heki-Tamenuri?

[Jadie]

So...I was doing my favorite pastime of looking at urushi fountain pen pics when I came upon this little gem of a review:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/149661-my-new-danitrio-and-nakaya/

 

Sooo pretty, I thought to myself. But if only the Danitrio on the left had a heki-tamenuri finish too...that's my favorite color combo by far.

 

Then I thought, hey, Danitrio takes custom orders, right? Can they do one like that? Has anyone tried? Wouldn't a Short Octagaon in heki-tamenuri be absolutely gorgeous, with the green showing up on the edges against the brown? But then why isn't it one of the default options on the nibs.com page?

 

http://www.nibs.com/danitrio-sho-hakkaku.html

 

(Though the ki-dame is plenty magnificent as well.)

 

Just a silly question. Wondering if anyone else knew the answer. (I could email nibs.com, but I'm actually saving up for something at the moment and don't want to be tempted by their very friendly service into buying another pen. Heh.)

 

 

[josephchow42]

Nakaya do a whole range of customization as well. For example their dorsal fin used to be designed upon customer's request and how is one of their standard production. They can customize size, color, makie... all you can think about and willing to pay for

[Jadie]

Definitely heard about Nakaya's customizations. The Sho-Hakkaku is a pen nearer and dearer to my heart, because---woo, easy ED conversion = massive ink supply! <3

 

Your comment brings up another interesting question: can Nakaya make urushi pens without brass parts? (So as to skip the convertor and go eyedropper filler?)

 

Hmm, not good. I feel like I need to ask nibs.com directly now...dangerous, dangerous waters. xP

[josephchow42]

LoL, Black Friday is just around the corner, instead of spending on a million useless things why not just buy an awesome pen!

[JLS1]

LoL, Black Friday is just around the corner, instead of spending on a million useless things why not just buy an awesome pen!

 

That's actually good advice ALL the time, not just during Thanksgiving...

[jde]

Well, your questions surely will be answered by the folks at Nibs regarding Danitrio and Nakaya customizations. You've probably scoured the Danitrio site as well, looking at all the available options...

 

Just want to say that IMHO urushi techniques differ from company to company. I know a couple of people who opted for Hakumin heki-tamenuri, for example, only to be disappointed because they expected a Nakaya look. Not to say that a heki-tamenuri would not be absolutely gorgeous on the Danitrio, if you could obtain it.

 

I love brown pens... yet my favorite urushi combo is the ki-dame on my Sho-Hakkaku. The only pen regret I've had is not buying one sooner than I did.

 

Have fun, Jadie!

Edited November 26, 2013 by jde

[Jadie]

I love brown pens... yet my favorite urushi combo is the ki-dame on my Sho-Hakkuku. The only pen regret I've had is not buying one sooner than I did.

 

Have fun, Jadie!

 

Agree with you on the ki-dame! Swayed by you on the regrets...

 

I've been looking at pictures of sho-hakkakus for the past six months to a year and wow, it just never gets old. (But then the Nakaya heki-tamenuri Ascending Dragon is really, really pretty too...just hate the C/C filling system [not enough ink!]).

 

But I am having fun with debating between choices. =)

[jde]

The thing is, you don't have to limit yourself to one or the other, ay? Just get the one you must have first! And then save up for the other, that you want almost as much.

 

I think you know how much I prefer an ED style pen. Once I satiated that requirement for my core writing pens, it allowed for a sweet measure of c/c pens along side the EDs.

 

It's mind-numbing at times to want one pen to be all things... I've found a nice compromise in my own collection and am pretty happy with it.