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Glad to join this active, interesting group! I first became enamored of FPs about 20 years ago, when I bought my first Waterman (a Laureat) upon graduation from college. My passion was recently rekindled, and now that I have the means to buy them, I have begun to accumulate pens. I'm not a collector, not yet - I'm not entirely sure what I like/love (or am indifferent to), so I am sampling both new and vintage pens, and have about 20 now. I'm also looking forward to learning how to service older pens. And I *love* paper.

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Welcome to the FPN. You are lucky to have some very good pen, paper, and ink dealers close to you.

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Hi and welcome to FPN

 

 

Enjoy the forum

 

 

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Welcome to FPN. :W2FPN:

You can literally find ANYTHING you want in this massive forum.

“My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.” - Graham Greene

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Welcome, JRobert6 !

 

Soooooo, whatcha got ? Which is your favorite writing pen ?

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Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Welcome!! Make sure you don't leave your pens in your car, we hit 108 F in the valley today!!

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Hello and welcome. I am glad you have joined us. In your search for pens, be sure to consider the Esterbrook J. You can usually find a restored one for under $50. If you are serious about learning to work on fountain pens, the Esterbrooks are among the best on which to start. Please don't be shy about asking questions or stating your opinions. I hope you enjoy the time you spend with us.

 

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A backward poet writes inverse. -Anon.

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Howdy jrobert6,

 

Welcome to the Fountain of pen, paper and ink knowledge. I understand, from a previous

 

post, that you have shops for our type of addiction near. That is great.

 

Enjoy the FPN.

 

 

 

 

aggie

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Then your up-keep.

 

May be your Down-falll!!!

 

 

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Greetings from northern California and a warm welcome to FPN. Glad you've joined us; it's great to have you here.

"Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause." - Gandhi -

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Greetings from Apache Junction! We're practically neighbors. I am new here also, but am loving this forum. Welcome!

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Welcome, JRobert6 !

 

Soooooo, whatcha got ? Which is your favorite writing pen ?

 

Thanks! My favorite - so far - for everyday writing is a Pilot/Namiki Vanishing Point. I'm building a small collection of Esterbrook "J"s on which to practice repairing/restoring.

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Hello and welcome. I am glad you have joined us. In your search for pens, be sure to consider the Esterbrook J. You can usually find a restored one for under $50. If you are serious about learning to work on fountain pens, the Esterbrooks are among the best on which to start. Please don't be shy about asking questions or stating your opinions. I hope you enjoy the time you spend with us.

 

-David.

 

Thanks - I appreciate the advice! I did pick up a few Esterbrook "J" pens, some of which are in need of light restoration (and a few of which are in need of a little more than just TLC). Before I try anything, I'm reading, obsessively. It's a good thing.

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Welcome to FPN!

 

Wow, 20 pens already! I only have 4 so far. I expect the number to grow soon though. ;)

Pelikan 140 EF | Pelikan 140 OBB | Pelikan M205 0.4mm stub | Pilot Custom Heritage 912 PO | Pilot Metropolitan M | TWSBI 580 EF | Waterman 52 1/2v

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Hello and :W2FPN:, enjoy the forum.

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Hello to you from Ahwatukee! Seems that there are a lot more Arizonans on this board then not! Have fun learning!

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