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Good one -- love that alliteration! :thumbup:

 

What did Art do for your Pelikan(s)? Did he stub any of them? Did he do any Tomahawks on them?

 

-- Constance

Howdy!! I did work on two of Amber's Pelikans. One is a M200 factory stub that was bulbous and had baby bottom, I re-ground it a bit to make it more of a true stub. The other was a broad 14kt M400 nib that I stubbed. Pelikans would be difficult to Tomahawk, for one the nib would have to be removed from the feed assembly, and the nibs are somewhat small. So the modification would not look as cool as it does on larger #5 or #6 nibs.

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Thanks so much for posting that info ScienceChick, much appreciated.

 

Were all the nibs Art stubbed for you TWSBIs?

 

-- Constance

 

You're welcome! Art hasn't stubbed any TWSBIs of mine (I only have one as of now - soon to be remedied! I have my eye on a Diamond 580 Rose Gold to go with my white Mini). He did the Tomahawk on a Nussbaum Phoenix M and stubbed an Edison EF (which I hated until Art worked his magic) to a F - FM and a Delta M. I also have a Sheaffer Javelin M he stubbed and he has five or six of my Estie nibs that need work. I'll be sending him a few more Estie nibs after the holidays, mostly for smoothing.

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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Those Javelins are AWESOME.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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I just love its cute little stubby nib :)

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Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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I am feeling blase about anything but italics. Mediums are overrated. I like the TWSBI broad. What is happening with me?! I My first couple of pens were F.

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I know, Art has ruined me for regular pens and the TWSBI's ruined me for converters.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ditto! Many of my new (bought in the 90's) pens are F, a couple of M, but the stubbed and Italic's are starting to steal my heart. Most medium pens are now boring to me, lol.

 

TWSBI's are pretty stinkin' cool and I may have to figure out how to get one next year!

 

...En-a-blers!!!! :P

So, what's your point?

(Mine is a flexible F.)

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I am feeling blase about anything but italics. Mediums are overrated. I like the TWSBI broad. What is happening with me?! I My first couple of pens were F.

 

I don't mean to sound like a broken record but a M Tomahawk and an Art-ed stub M are glorious things. :wub: I think they ended up as M-Bs. But I agree - italics are awesome! My first pens were Fs, too; now, most of the time when I use a plain F, I think "where's the ink?"

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most of the time when I use a plain F, I think "where's the ink?"

 

:lol:

 

I have a B TWSBI waiting for Art.

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For the last 30 days I have had the pleasure of using not one but two of Amber's loaners. A amber 540 with Tomahawk B stub and a clear 580 with Tomahawk 1.1 by Art.

 

A clear 580 with B nib just arrived for me today. It currently has Diamine Steel Blue in it. Now, do I send the nib to Art or not? That is what is next to determine.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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The amber 540 w/the Tomahawk is what advanced my stub-love to its current level! I love that nib. :happycloud9:

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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That's a no brainer.

As good as this factory nib is, not really.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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If you are happy right now, leave it alone, buy a second nib and have that one done. Then you can compare and contrast.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We finally have a TWSBI thread!!

 

Also, in the next few days, look to see this thread moved to a PIF / Loaner forum.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Woohoo! Sounds like somebody(s) had their thinking cap on!

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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ALC- I know that PIFs will be individually done, but what about the loaner programs? Will people still check back here for a TWSBI loan?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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...breaking in to say...

 

Amber, that avatar is stunning today!! (SHIP in Cashmere) Mooki has mad skillz...just like Napalm!

 

BACK TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM

So, what's your point?

(Mine is a flexible F.)

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Today it's InkJet.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This looks like a lot of fun and I would like to be part of it. I've been using mostly Pilot Metros and a beater MB. Been hearing good things about TWSBI, but just couldn't quite go for them. Perhaps a good enabling here might do the trick?

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