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I am so happy to find this amazing resource and learning how many are admirers of fountain pens. I still have the first Sheaffer my dad gave me a long time ago. I recently got re-addicted to FPs and went on a shopping spree :)

 

Good to meet you all and I look forward to good conversations, knowledge transfer and camaraderie.

 

Cheers!

 

~Cuda

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. I'm sure you will enjoy your time here Cuda.

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Welcome, Cuda !

 

Which Sheaffer did your father give to you ? Was it a cartridge model ? Shopping spree ?

Soooooooooo, what did you get ?

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Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Cuda, Hello and welcome from NW Indiana!

Please visit my store A&D Penworx.

Brands we carry: Benu Pen, Conklin, Kaweco, Monteverde, TWSBI - Diamine, J Herbin, KWZ- Clairefontaine, Field Notes, Rhodia, Whitelines

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Barracuda NOS (New Old Stock)

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Hi folks,

 

Thanks for the welcome! The Sheaffer is what I believe to be the Imperial model. 1970s... getting old! It's got a blue body, stainless/silver cap with the classic short clip wearing a white dot. Writes like a champ and I love it.

 

As far as Shopping goes...it's a bit embarrassing (:) ) what I accomplished in the last 30 days...I got

1) 2 MBs (149 / 146 (in transit))

2) 2 Pelikans M800 and M1000 (in transit)

3) 1 OMAS NOS Paragon - old style

4) 1 OMAS Maserati Ltd - medium nib FP

5) 1 Sailor Realo

 

I need help and therapy :)

 

Cheers all!

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

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Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell. You need some old Sheaffers and Parkers and Eversharps and Watermans and ...

 

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Hello and Welcome to FPN.

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Hello, Cuda, and welcome to the Fountain Pen Network. Glad you have joined us. That was quite some shopping spree! Too bad you didn't find a nice Esterbrook with a 9xxx series nib in it. Well, I have heard it said that one can't have everything.



Please don't be shy. Ask all the questions you have and don't hesitate to state your opinion. I hope you enjoy your time here.



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Hello everybody!

I'm Crystal from Cape Town, South Africa.

I've been writing to penpals for over 12 years and recently started bullet journaling.

It was when I was trying to hunt down good journal notebooks that I stumble across this lovely forum!

Still an absolute beginner at lettering and calligraphy, I really hope I'll learn from the different topics discussed.

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Thank you all! I had no idea that my first purchase of the 149 would result in a seeming addiction - I have completely over-extended myself :)

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While I'm no expert, so far I believe the MB nibs to have the most consistency in terms of flow and control...though the OMAS Paragon nib is nothing short of a masterpiece!

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everyone here is so friendly with all that flag waving :)

 

agree, mb's are well made, and I'm learning of so many brands out there that write well and of course, look very pretty.

 

finally cooled down tonight in chicago~

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Hiya

Well for someone new like myself you've jumped in deep with those pens, well done. I've set myself a stationery fund / budget or I'd max out all my money because this hobby is so obsessive. Get some nice inks. Have a look on The Pen Habit that's a really good blog to see some nice inks. There's fpn inks too, l like the brown and the black Violet.

Best wishes everyone.

Rubedo

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Hi there!

 

I am a bit impulsive by nature and definitely jumped in with both feet :)

I love the ink reviews posted here and went ahead and bought a few bottles (Blues, Reds, Browns, and Blacks) by MB, Pelikan, Waterman, J Herbin, Aurora, and Pilot Iroshizuku.

 

I can't believe how much I have started liking Brown Inks!

 

Cheers

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