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Hi all!

 

I have been browsing FPN for quite a while before I finally made an account today. I'm from Canada and have been interested in fountain pens ever since seeing my doctor use one when I was a wee child. I finally decided to jump right into it a few years ago and got a TWSBI Diamond 580 1.1 mm stub to improve my handwriting. The addiction started soon after that as I started exploring different nib types and ink. I love blue and green spectrum inks! As well, I have had a recent obsession with iron gall and document inks. ESSRI in a Lamy 2000 (medium) has become my mainstay EDC pen/ink combo at this point.

 

Anyways I figure this is a good place to start things off and thanks for the (hopefully not too boring) read through!

 

Best,

 

sleepy

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Welcome aboard!!!

 

I didn't find much at the doc's office that led to a lifetime of enjoyment, maybe a FP would have helped.

 

Good start to your collection.

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Inks are fun, newbie. Welcome. Try PR Blue Suede and J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor if you like blue/greens. Eau de Nile by Diamine is interesting.

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Inks are fun, newbie. Welcome. Try PR Blue Suede and J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor if you like blue/greens. Eau de Nile by Diamine is interesting.

I've tried Emerald of Chivor. Absolutely love the color but I find it smudges (I'm left handed unfortunately) :(

I'll check out the other two, thanks!

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Welcome aboard!!!

 

I didn't find much at the doc's office that led to a lifetime of enjoyment, maybe a FP would have helped.

 

Good start to your collection.

Hahaha fair enough. This was one quirky and memorable doctor though! He used Waterman florida/serentiy blue. This man treated his pen so carefully you just new it was something special. Thanks for the shoutout!

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Welcome !

 

I always seek vivid color inks for my TWSBI. I like the way the light shines through the ink in the transparent barrel.

Auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn.
Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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

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Welcome !

 

I always seek vivid color inks for my TWSBI. I like the way the light shines through the ink in the transparent barrel.

That's what drew me to demonstrators first. I used to love watching the ink in a uniball vision slosh back and forth in the ink window in grade school (I was just a little distracatable :)). Also I have that bird toy in your avatar! it was one of the early "repeat-back" toys that would play back audio it picked up in a high-pitched birdish voice. I think the colour scheme on mine is different but it's definitely from the same manufacturer.

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Hello, Sleepy, and welcome to the Fountain Pen Network. Glad you decided to join us. Please don't be shy. Ask all the questions you have or come up with and don't hesitate to state your opinion.



-David (Estie).


No matter how much you push the envelope, it will still be stationery. -Anon.

A backward poet writes inverse. -Anon.

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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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Taught man that which he knew not (96/3-5)

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