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I got an amazing pen for Christmas this year! It was accompanied by a beautiful leather writers medic bag from Galen Leather too! The pen is a Waterman 5 Color band in red ripple with red stripe and red nib. Its in impeccable condition, it writes and flexes like a dream! I was truly spoiled this year. Other pens in the bag are a LAMY Safari, Waterman 52, and custom RKS L16 in Amboyna Burl with an Indy-Pen-Dance 14Kt full flex nib. -Z

 

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~ ZWUM:

 

Welcome to Fountain Pen Network!

Thank you for posting that great photo!

Both the bag itself and the contents are pleasing to the eye.

If it's ever comfortable and convenient, a self-introduction in the Introductions Forum would be welcomed by all.

Happy Writing in 2020!

Tom K.

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I got an amazing pen for Christmas this year! It was accompanied by a beautiful leather writers medic bag from Galen Leather too! The pen is a Waterman 5 Color band in red ripple with red stripe and red nib. Its in impeccable condition, it writes and flexes like a dream! I was truly spoiled this year. Other pens in the bag are a LAMY Safari, Waterman 52, and custom RKS L16 in Amboyna Burl with an Indy-Pen-Dance 14Kt full flex nib. -Z

 

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I like that case which one is it? I don't see it on their site. Do you find that the elastic is stiff? I've got a Giorlogio (or something) case from Goulet. I hate how stiff the elastic bands are that are meant to secure pens. I always feel like they're going to scratch up some pens that I want to keep in pristine condition.

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I got an amazing pen for Christmas this year! It was accompanied by a beautiful leather writers medic bag from Galen Leather too! The pen is a Waterman 5 Color band in red ripple with red stripe and red nib. Its in impeccable condition, it writes and flexes like a dream! I was truly spoiled this year. Other pens in the bag are a LAMY Safari, Waterman 52, and custom RKS L16 in Amboyna Burl with an Indy-Pen-Dance 14Kt full flex nib. -Z

 

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:W2FPN:That's a wonderful pen case ZWUM. This is your first post, but you've been busy building a nice stable of pens. Congratulations.

Enjoy!

tinta

*Sailor 1911S, Black/gold, 14k. 0.8 mm. stub(JM) *1911S blue "Colours", 14k. H-B "M" BLS (PB)

*2 Sailor 1911S Burgundy/gold: 14k. 0.6 mm. "round-nosed" CI (MM) & 14k. 1.1 mm. CI (JM)

*Sailor Pro-Gear Slim Spec. Ed. "Fire",14k. (factory) "H-B"

*Kaweco SPECIAL FP: 14k. "B",-0.6 mm BLS & 14k."M" 0.4 mm. BLS (PB)

*Kaweco Stainless Steel Lilliput, 14k. "M" -0.7 mm.BLS, (PB)

 

 

 

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I like that case which one is it? I don't see it on their site. Do you find that the elastic is stiff? I've got a Giorlogio (or something) case from Goulet. I hate how stiff the elastic bands are that are meant to secure pens. I always feel like they're going to scratch up some pens that I want to keep in pristine condition.

I found a link to that case: https://www.galenleather.com/collections/writers-medic-bag

"You have to be willing to be very, very bad in this business if you're ever to be good. Only if you stand ready to make mistakes today can you hope to move ahead tomorrow."

Dwight V. Swain, author of Techniques of the Selling Writer.

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Oof, almost $300 converted into CAD! Appreciate the link, I was looking under "pen cases". I don't think it's in the cards! I bought 8 pens recently. Most deeply discounted but still added up to a pile. I'll have to give this one a pass :(

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I gave my nephew (18 years old) and niece (15 years old) a Lamy Safari (fountain pen and mechanical pencil set each). Today, my niece sent me a picture of her, writing with the fountain pen.

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I didn't receive any pens for Christmas but bought a Pilot Metro. for my cousin. She is very frugal, so I don't think she will fall down the rabbit hole, though I supplied her with paper, ink samples, and two *yes two* lists of resources to check out, should she ever decide to get into it. I think she was a little overwhelmed! Ah well. We shall see if it works!!

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