What Pens Are You Using Today 2020

[ENewton]

On 12/10/2020 at 4:01 PM, inkstainedruth said:

No, I only have the original version of Waterfront Dusk.  I bought it when they still had the brick and mortar store in Pittsburgh, in the hopes that it would be close in color to Noodler's Kung Te Cheng without having KTC's bad behavior of clogging and nib creep.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Thank you, Ruth.  I regret not having a bought a bottle when it was available.  I got samples, in the hope that it would be a good alternative to Kyo-Iro Soft Snow of Ohara if that ink should ever be discontinued.  

[sgphototn]

Sometimes the best pens are the ones you can use without thinking about them. Around 2000, I purchased these two Waterman Phileas discovering that inexpensive doesn't mean cheap.

 

They've never failed. One stays in the kitchen, the other on my nightstand. I may use them five times a day, or not at all for several weeks. Always ready, the cap snaps off and away they go. If you can find one, they make a great gift to someone new in the sport or for yourself.

[Estycollector]

1 hour ago, sgphototn said:

Sometimes the best pens are the ones you can use without thinking about them. Around 2000, I purchased these two Waterman Phileas discovering that inexpensive doesn't mean cheap.

 

They've never failed. One stays in the kitchen, the other on my nightstand. I may use them five times a day, or not at all for several weeks. Always ready, the cap snaps off and away they go. If you can find one, they make a great gift to someone new in the sport or for yourself.

Those are the best looking Waterman pens I have seen. I also applaud you on your choice of ink. 

[sgphototn]

1 hour ago, Estycollector said:

Those are the best looking Waterman pens I have seen. I also applaud you on your choice of ink. 

Thanks. One has a fine nib and the other a medium though there seems to be no real difference. I now use Waterman Serenity Blue exclusively in these pens and all vintage pens.

[Keyless Works]

S.T. Dupont Neo Classique Phoenix with a Jacques Herbin Bleu de Minuit cartridge. 

 

[A-xy]

A sailor 1911L to take notes on an article. Love how it writes, but wish it had a little bit more weight. 

[max dog]

On 12/9/2020 at 6:55 PM, sgphototn said:

Yard-O-Led Viceroy Grand Victorian with broad nib and KWZ Iron Gall Blue #5.

Beautiful!  Yard-O-Led never cease to impress. 

[sgphototn]

17 minutes ago, max dog said:

Beautiful!  Yard-O-Led never cease to impress. 

It's the only pen I've ever used where people wanted to see it. I was at my attorney's office in early November to sign documents with three expensive lawyers. When it was my turn to sign, I pulled out the pen, and suddenly the signing stopped as the pen was passed around the table and everyone gave it a spin. It was 10 minutes of 'pen talk' before I could sign the documents. Afterwards, one of the lawyers came up to take another look and spent 15 minutes talking and trying it out again. She wanted the information of where to get one. 

 

Glad none of them were on the clock and my dime. 

 

 

[Helen350]

Kaigelu 316 (Orange acrylic) - M. nib.  Ink:  Diamine Sherwood Green

[OCArt]

4 hours ago, Helen350 said:

Kaigelu 316 (Orange acrylic) - M. nib.  Ink:  Diamine Sherwood Green

 That's a pretty one, Helen.

[Freddy]

Filcao   Lapis Lazuli 8k cap band button filler great every day writer.

 Fred

[como]

A vintage Italian “The King”, in Parker Duofold Streamlined style from 1930s, in Omas Wild celluloid. I asked Mrs. Iacopini what this celluloid was called before Omas called it “Wild”/Galileo. She said that apparently back then in the 30s it was just called “black with white streaks”. 😀 Alright!

[Karmachanic]

ASA Maya - matte black, no rings. Ti Sorowka 0.6 CI. Kobe #4 Ijinkan

 

[inkstainedruth]

Light Grey Pilot Decimo, F nib, with Iroshizuku Tsutsuji.  

Also to hand are the Violet Safari, B nib, still with the inadvertent mix of Birmingham Waterfront Dusk and Birmingham Walnut Street Brown (now diluted; it's not a bad mix but I really wanted to put Waterfront Dusk through its paces); and the purple French-made Parker Vector reissue, newly filled with KWZI IG Violet #2 (I really like both IG Violet #3 and IG Gummiberry, but had picked up a sample of IG Violet #2 and want to compare to the other two inks once I try it out).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[NumberSix]

I recently picked up a beat-up little red and gold Wearever lever-filler on ebay for almost nothing. I had Danny Fudge fix it up. Not sure even his magic could make this a great pen. Fun, though. Inked with Waterman Black. 

 

[silverlifter]

Nakaya 17mm Portable Cigar <M> in kuro-roiro, inked with Platinum Carbon Black

 

[ParramattaPaul]

Broad nib Worcester celluloid with Kingfisher blue ink, and a broad nib Faber-Castell Grip with Blackbird Black ink.

 

[Antenociticus]

Today it was mostly a PenBBS 480 inked with Diamine Cherry Sunburst and a Sailor Procolor inked with Pure Pens Celtic Sea.

[WLSpec]

Wing Sung 601 with Kon Peki for some note taking

[inkstainedruth]

TWSBI 580-AL (Pink, B nib) -- Noodler's Baltimore Canyon Blue.

Safari (Violet, B nib) -- that (now diluted) accidental mix of Birmingham Walnut Street Brown and Waterfront Dusk.

Parker Vector (Purple, M nib) -- KWZI IG Violet #2.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth