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Hello everyone, its raining here in Northern Minnesota and it should be snowing; no one knows quite what to do.

 

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Tomoe River paper

How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.

— Samuel Johnson

 

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What a pretty pink!

 

I recently got a sample of Noodler's Red Black and am quite pleased with it. It's a very dark red that, to my eye, still looks red, rather than brown. Waterproof, too.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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My work pen, having survived being flung across the room and landing with the nib impaled into the flooring.

 

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"We are one."

 

– G'Kar, The Declaration of Principles

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Crummy picture, because one of my darling family members snatched the charger of my half-decent camera, so I had to resort to... well, whatever you want to call this one.

 

Got that pen a few days ago and oh man, it's pretty great. Still not sure about the model, though - whatever I do, there's always one thing that doesn't quite add up. At this point, I'm wondering if it's actually a Frankenpen with a mismatched cap or something like that.

(the writing is a part of a story I'm currently working on - I accidentally used the wrong notebook as background, whoops)

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On behalf of my 7-year-old:

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I am sorry it's sideways, this is the first time I have successfully posted a picture to this forum.

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The Lamy is just about empty so I'm looking forward to trying the Noodler's samples... I think I will just dip them so my impatience doesn't get the best of me!

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Waterman absolute brown is my new favorite ink. I love how it shades even with an EF nib like this. And yeah, I misspelled 'Sheaffer'.Oops.post-130678-0-02684700-1485074317_thumb.jpg

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Hello everyone, its raining here in Northern Minnesota and it should be snowing; no one knows quite what to do.

 

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Tomoe River paper

 

 

Nice set. Beautiful pen and ink :)

 

 

Today I'm using TWSBI Diamond 580 Al converted to rollerball:

 

 

 

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Wow! I'm impressed. Did transformation from pen to rolleerball was complicated? Or you just transplant roller's section to pen, and it works??

 

 

 

 

I really like a pen. And your handwriting :)

 

 

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This nib writes great! :)

 

 

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And, my "toy" arrived. Finally, afrer 5 weeks! :)

 

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Wow! I'm impressed. Did transformation from pen to rolleerball was complicated? Or you just transplant roller's section to pen, and it works??

 

 

 

Pretty easy, it's a threaded rollerball section. Temporary I'm using some duct tape to fill some gaps, but one of these days I'm going to look for some O-rings to replace duct-tape. It's a fine/medium tip and never dry.

 

 

 

And, my "toy" arrived. Finally, afrer 5 weeks! :)

 

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Ohhh Bexley! Great pens!

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Pretty easy, it's a threaded rollerball section. Temporary I'm using some duct tape to fill some gaps, but one of these days I'm going to look for some O-rings to replace duct-tape. It's a fine/medium tip and never dry.

 

Ohhh Bexley! Great pens!

Duct tape :yikes: the simplest solutions are the best :)

 

Bexley - this model is from 2001, bought new, so 15 years lay and waited. It seems to me a little dry, and has a problem with the start without pressure. I suppose, I have to write it a little more or it need a decent bath. Hope one of this will help.... But the nib is flexible, which I like.

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A Lamy 2K with a medium nib. Sorry for the bad lighting, it's already dark here and I have no better lamps. The actual writing is me copying a part of a speech by Neil Gaiman
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Been away from the thread just for a couple of days - and it was enough to miss a lot.

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Just went out of my comfort zone recently and acquired this Parker Duofold Centennial.
I used it here to sketch the pattern on the tapestry. View on the picture under a different angle in the Artwork thread.
https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/15494-fpns-pen-art-gallery/?p=3771058
Oh, and btw. I got the pen directly from amazon where it was 50% off - probably clearance for the new models.

Another lovely sketch. Keep up the good work! Your new acquisition is quite a looker, congrats!

 

Eli, that pen, ink and your hand are a very nice mix.

Thank you!

 

Hello everyone, its raining here in Northern Minnesota and it should be snowing; no one knows quite what to do.

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Tomoe River paper

Come rain or come shine, that's a fantastic Bluebird! And you make it write so well.

 

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Another Bluebird! Love the nib. And your handwriting.

 

I use Asa Blue for a year and a half, but never tried it with an extra-fine nib. Looks like a very nice light blue. And your Italic hand is something to envy.

 

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n522/Guardevoir/Pen%20and%20Writing%20Stuff/08240012.jpg

Crummy picture, because one of my darling family members snatched the charger of my half-decent camera, so I had to resort to... well, whatever you want to call this one.

 

Got that pen a few days ago and oh man, it's pretty great. Still not sure about the model, though - whatever I do, there's always one thing that doesn't quite add up. At this point, I'm wondering if it's actually a Frankenpen with a mismatched cap or something like that.

(the writing is a part of a story I'm currently working on - I accidentally used the wrong notebook as background, whoops)

Sheaffer is Love! Good luck with your novel!

 

On behalf of my 7-year-old:

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I am sorry it's sideways, this is the first time I have successfully posted a picture to this forum.

Is it a Preppy?

 

http://515-park.com/images/2017-01-21.png

 

The Lamy is just about empty so I'm looking forward to trying the Noodler's samples... I think I will just dip them so my impatience doesn't get the best of me!

Wow! It's not the ink I mean, but your penmanship.

 

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Stunning. Just stunning.

 

Waterman absolute brown is my new favorite ink. I love how it shades even with an EF nib like this. And yeah, I misspelled 'Sheaffer'.Oops.attachicon.gifIMG_20170120_151233.jpg

Another Sheaffer! Aren't they awesome? And this Waterman Brun Absolu is so easy to fall in love with.

 

 

A Lamy 2K with a medium nib. Sorry for the bad lighting, it's already dark here and I have no better lamps. The actual writing is me copying a part of a speech by Neil Gaiman

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z480/Heldinnen/22-01-2017_zpsmugjszi3.jpg

 

With this capacious piston filler, you'll get a number of Majestic Blue versions: in about a week after filling, it gets darker, gains a lot purple hue, and starts to produce an incredible red sheen. Beware!

Practice, patience, perseverance

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