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At the request of Johnny Appleseed.

Picture says it all. The nib is a rather small Warranted #3 on an Eclipse flat top.

The pen was a trade with a very nice Pentracer Tony S.

When we were discussing the trade, he said (knowing my flexoholism) "this pen will redifine flex for you".

I think it comes very close to the top if not at the top of my wet noddles.

It has been inked with Herbin Eclat de Saphir for the last month or so.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/azavalia/illegal_flex.jpg

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1. A short guide to flex (comments welcome)

2. Some reference postings on FPs.

3. Some pen videos

4. The perfect fountain pen

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M4R1N4 Rare

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The picture says it all huh? Well I don't see any picture! :(

What happened AZ?

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It's beautiful! Even the ink!

 

I can't wait until I start mowing lawns for the summer - there will be ready cash in my wallet to buy cool new inks...

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No! It is highly illegal! You are in violation of the FPN flex laws. You must surrender that pen to me immediately. I will make sure it is dealt with properly.

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:blink: Is that a Conklin?

I think that the pen's manufacturer was Eclipse. On the nib would be written "Warranted 3", and possibly "14K". "Warranted" does not tell you which company made the nib.

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Legal? I'm impressed that it's even possible! :D

 

And, I'm liking the hint of Bamboo up in the corner, too...

 

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oh my God! sweet!

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That amount of flex is illegal, especially in a blue Eclipse with red end-stripes.

 

I suggest you turn yourself in peaceably. I will be flying in to monitor the arraignment and secure the contraband. If you cooperate, we can probably arange for release with a warning, but the pen will have to remain in the hands of the proper authorities.

 

- Officer Appleseed. ;)

 

PS. In a word - Sweeeeeeeet!!!!!!!

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You should get a Yink, I think.

 

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Always looking for pens by Baird-North, Charles Ingersoll, and nibs marked "CHI"

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The picture says it all huh? Well I don't see any picture! :(

What happened AZ?

it took a couple of minutes for it to load on my cable modem system. but it's there. sometimes I open a thread and see only the place holders but a quick screen refresh reveals the images.

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Wow. Just... wow. That is absolutely gorgeous, and makes me reconsider my avoidance of flex nibs. (Perhaps I can figure out how to get them to work this year, if I get one.)

 

Your handwriting is amazing.

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Wow. Just... wow. That is absolutely gorgeous, and makes me reconsider my avoidance of flex nibs. (Perhaps I can figure out how to get them to work this year, if I get one.)

I'm no Antonios, but I find that my handwriting looks a lot better with a flexible nib and I've just got normal printing. I love the different width strokes in each letter as opposed to an italic or stub which looks much more regulated to me. I say go for a flex nib as soon as you reasonably can. I'm hooked. I mean, I still like a nice fine for taking notes, but for preparing lectures and writing letters I love something with flex.

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Roger Vintage

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Not only is that flex illegal, but so too should be your ability with that tool!

 

Have you no shame for how you make the rest of us feel? :( You are certainly young enough to be part and parcel of the PC crowd, and I gotta tell you, Antonios, my self esteem is shot to hell! :angry:

 

Excuse me now, while I go out in the desert and eat worms! (Ha! Did I get you on that one...The Sonoran Desert has very few worms!)

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Antonio:

A great example of handwriting as well as a beautiful pen. I thank the blue Eclipses are by far their best color, next are the reds, not the organge ones but the true reds, some with a little white veining.

 

As an architect I'm envious of your handwriting skills and the flex nib show it even better. I haven't mastered the flexs yet. I still rely on the obliques.

 

Show us more - pens and samples.

Robert

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In my hands, it would be illegal, but in yours it seems like a must. Flex nibs are like guns : they should be reserved to people who do know how to use them. :D

 

In a sense, you are a Flex Warrior ! A Spartan warrior of course. :lol:

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Wow! Glad to see such a nib is in the hands of one who knows how to put it to good use. Thanks for sharing, AZ. Congrats on the pen.

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Antonios, I am just eyeballing the thickness of the thickest lines over the French ruled background, and it seems like they are a lot thicker than full sized letters such as "a" when fitted properly between the lines :o Is the line variation due solely to flex or is some part of it is due to it being italic/oblique/whatever? Either way, I am amazed how the feed kept up with the flow. Did you have to write very slowly?

 

Wow!

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Gorgeous---The pen, the ink, and the writing! :) :) Yep--for you it should be legal!

 

Thanks for giving us a peak,

Ann

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