What Pens Are You Using Today 2017

[mehandiratta]

Today with my Sailor 1911 Standard Black with Kiwaguro:

 

 

 

Nice

[dylim1]

Franklin-Christoph Model 31

Edison Collier

[eliweisz]

Italix Parson's Essential with a new Fine Cursive Italic nib unit, inked with Waterman Absolute Brown. Writes like a dream!

[overwriter]

Pelikan M200 Green Medium Nib with Lamy Turquiose and a TWSBI Echo 1.1mm Stub with Pelikan Brown.

[Mister5]

Franklin Christoph Pocket 20 Vintage Green Needlepoint (FC Noir et Bleu)

[Helen350]

I was in mood of sketching, and then remembered its the anniversary of release of "Nelson Mandella" from the prison year 1990, so decided to sketch him, hope you all will like it:

 

 

 

"Nelson Mandella"

Sheaffer 100

J Herbin 1670 Stormy Grey

TR white paper

 

Extraordinary!!!

 

Nelson Mandella quotes:

 

"It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another."

 

"It always seems impossible, until it's done."

 

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

[Guardy]

As rather frequently, an old thing of unknown make and age.

 

Long story short(ish), I spent my evening (night, really) fixing up a new flea market find; looks like a bog-standard unbranded 1950's piston filler, but it has a 14k Bock nib unit (which is the sole reason why grudgingly I paid 25 bucks for an untested, unbranded, used pen).

 

I fixed the leaky piston seal (first time I had to exchange one completely - nerve-wracking, but the operation seems to have been successful) and just inked it up for the first time, half-expecting a scratchy mess. But nope, not this time.

 

Ye gods, it writes beautifully. Almost too smooth, with a beautiful even, medium line and a fantastic ink flow - feels like a wet pen, looks like a wet pen, but actually doesn't put down a lot of ink, which means that everything is very controlled, still dries quickly and doesn't mess with the paper.

 

It's a shame the nib seems to small for the pen, the section is too short for me and the nib isn't an F nib - otherwise this would be THE pen for me.

 

I'll have to find a camera and take some pictures soon.

[MissChief]

This week, my work pen will be a Lamy Vista F inked with Sailor Jentle Epinard.

[Quantumchaos]

Hello,

 

I am currently using the Montblanc Edgar Allen Poe limited edition and love it

[Sasha Royale]

Striated in four shades of green, this Empire lever-fill pen writes with a wet, medium nib. It has black end caps and physical dimensions closely akin to a vintage Parker Duofold Senior. Of the many vintage lever-fill pens that I pick up for ten or twelve bucks, this is one is a find, way out of the norm.

The sac took on a lot of ink, as it has been writing much longer than expected. It is the only Empire in my collection.

 

The other pen in pocket is a lowly Parker 45 . For forty years, I don't leave home without it.

[Freddy]

Bexley/Gaston Winter Wonderland Stub nib PIF

Parker "51" Aerometric Medium nib

Montblanc 344 extra flexie EF nib PIF

Montblanc 252 soft OB nib PIF

Tropen semi flexie Medium{ish} nib PIF

Montblanc 3-42 flexie OBB nib PIF

Parker Vacumatic Silver Pearl Fine nib

Bexley Hometown Delaware .07 Cursive Italic nib C/C

Parker Streamlined Jr Jade Fine nib BF

 

Fred

[Dacol]

A Kaweco Lilliput copper with 14K gold nib, a perfect EDC pen.

[SandPiper]

An old Schaeffer medium-nibbed something-or-other I bought back in high school for $4, pending delivery of a couple better pens to get back in a groove of using them.

[Mister5]

Lamy 2000 Makrolon EF (R&K Scabiosa)

[Raif79]

Mr. Butterfingers got clumsy yesterday. I dropped my Montblanc 234 1/2 Luxury nib down on the table and bent the nib. Oh well. It's only money. Today I'm using my Montblanc 149.

[fpenluver]

Rotring Freeway in F nib.

[Helen350]

Jinhao 886 (pocket pen). Chesterfield Antique Mariner.

[Freddy]

Montblanc 149 14C PIF

Danitrio Genkai Shu-Dame ED {Shut-Off Valve}

Sheaffer OS Balance LF

Pens are filled with the Blues

 

Fred

Edited February 17, 2017 by Freddy

[Misfit]

@Northstar. Your sketch is incredible.

 

I'm using a blue Pelikan Pelikano I got for free when ordering a Lamy LX on Fountain Pen Day. I have a Pelikan converter and was going to use bottled ink, but used the cartridge it came with instead.

[JMTB]

Had this a few days now but really enjoying it. Sailor Pro Gear with cross emperor nib.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/uploads/imgs/fpn_1487172834__pro_gear_cross_point.png

Edited February 18, 2017 by JMTB