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Hello everyone, I'm Doc from the UK.

 

Ive been using fountain pens since i was a child so the use of them is not new to me. That said, i had a 20 year period of my adult life where i didnt give them a 2nd thought and a couple of years ago i stumbled across SBREBROWN and his reviews and that ignighted a new interest in fine writing instruments.

 

My first new pen i bought was the Visconti Chiantishire with a F paladium nib, having watched Stephen's review i fell for the pen and as luck would have it he was also selling.

 

I then succumbed to the inevitable MB itch and bought a 146 with M nib while i was in San Diego at the boutique. (Being honest id have bought 2nd hand but there are so many fakes i wanted to ensure i was getting the pen i wanted).

 

Next were some cheap calligraphy pens with various nib sizes. I am really enjoying the 1.1mm nib and its line variation for everyday writing so think i will try and find a nice stub or ittalic nib on a pen i buy in the future. (Always open to suggestions if you have favourites)?

 

Subsiqnetly i have bought a few cheap all rounders such as the jinhao 159 (what a great pen for the money), the waterman graduate (for me the F nib is king and the M slightly to wide for my writing).

 

Finally i took the plunge with a Mabie Todd Swallow, with superflex No.2 nib. Its currently in the post but im quite excited to try it out when it gets here.

 

I look forward to my time here and hope to chat with you all at some point.

 

Regards

 

Doc

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

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Hello Doc and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

 

Contact Anna at www.thewritingdesk.co.uk and order yourself a lovely Conway Stewart with medium-stub ground nib.

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Thank you all for the warm welcome.

 

Henricum_Tropen, i will take a look! Conway Stewart is on the list of pens i want to own too so thats a good shout.

Funnily enought im heading out to Africa for a couple of years in Dec, albeit Kenya for me.

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