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Hello from Scotland. I am not a calligrapher nor actually a fountain-pen enthusiast, I am very old-fashioned and prefer a dip pen. I hope I am not here under ''false pretences''.

 

It is a real joy to see the beautiful calligraphic work that so many members produce and it puts my own scrawled letters (rather like a spider that has fallen in the ink-bottle!) to shame.

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Welcome, Patricius !

 

A fountain pen has a self-contained ink supply. One returns to the inkwell every other day, rather than every two minutes. There are occasions, when a dip-pen enthusiast might find a fountain pen convenient. It is tedious to carry a dip pen in one's coat pocket.

 

I, too, am a general handwriter. I possess not artistic talent beyond striking good looks. Fellow members, with beautiful penmanship, remain a wonder and an inspiration to me. I am old-fashion, as well, preferring fountain pens, black iron cookware, revolvers, carbon steel knives, and an alarm clock with double brass bells.

 

Please visit often, and share your experiences with us. Do you ever use a fountain pen ?

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

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Welcome to our little corner of the universe from a pen user in San Diego. I'm glad you are here!


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Patricius Dipped Only

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Firstly, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, all of you, God bless.


Yes, I used a fountain pen on the move for years but I don't write much on the hoof now. I could never afford good ones. You can buy ten pen-holders for twenty pounds (J and T used to sell ones with long ferrules, far less messy than the calligraphy-set kind, also they do not splinter and soak in ink and generally make a mess) and nibs for a song (do not trust the prices on calligraphy websites! A box of 144 can sell for less than £10.00 on eBay)


I do believe very strongly in writing proper letters and dislike emails. I do not own a mobile phone. All of my friends are letter-writers and I think that if someone has taken the trouble to write to you it is the least that courtesy demands to devote an hour to producing a nice letter. In any case you can tell someone more in a letter -- you can revise it, allude to things gone by and things to come, console and cheer. A kind letter is a gift from Our Blessed Lord as it can light up a day of squalid wrestling with ill-health and despair. A letter in liquid ink is more beautiful to my mind than one in ball-point, but I don't complain.


In any case, writing with the paraphernalia of a dip-pen is actually enjoyable.
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Greetings and welcome! I've thought about getting into calligraphy myself. Ever since getting into fountain pens my handwriting has improved. Be nice to maybe expand on that.



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with a charge from over several millennia of continuing the art of recording man's life.

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Welcome to our warm nook of the internet, where you can share this beautiful hobby with good and friendly people. Or as we say in low Saxon: Mooi a'j dr bint! (Good you're here.)

Forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much. - Oscar Wilde.

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Hello and welcome for FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

To sit at one's table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a [fountain] pen - that is true happiness!


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Hello and welcome to FPN.

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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