What pen(s) are you using today?

[InkyProf]

Today, modern pens:

 

Wahl-Eversharp Modern Skyline, black & gold, <F>, with Taccia Koiame;

Aurora 88 Large, black & gold, <M>, with KWZ IG Turquoise.

 

And at the library I'll have my Lamy Studio in Piano Black, <EF>, which is to say <M>, with a Lamy Cliff cartridge.

[Doug C]

16 hours ago, PPPR said:

That is just sooo pretty. Is that "cracked ice"?

I have one and I believe Parker called it Cream and Black. 

[lionelc]

nakaya neo standard makie, yama budo

[inkstainedruth]

So far today, it's been the Dusty Rose Laidtone Duofod, F? nib, just refilled last night with Waterman Serenity Blue.  Not quite sure of the size of the pen, with it's got a •2• date code on the barrel, and has a 1/8" wide cap band, surrounded on each side with couple of skinny (maybe 1/32" wide) ones.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[Misfit]

Today’s pen is the Visconti Rembrandt Master of Arts Eclipse pen with M nib filled with Van Dieman’s midnight series Eclipse ink. 

[InkyProf]

Midday, I bailed on the Wahl-Eversharp Modern Skyline after a couple of pages of writing with Taccia Koiame, flushed it, and replaced it with an Edison Comet, in Brooks Blue Mamba, with a stainless steel JoWo stub in M (my one-and-only "swirly" pen, which I like because the pattern in the material is actually very even and all-over, which keeps it looking balanced). Filled it with Colorverse 2026 Red Horse (standard). Very nice medium dark brick-red with moderate shading. Even better after a trip to the workbench to tinker with the nib.

[brindle]

Pilot Custom 74, fine nib with Oxford Blue ink. One of my favorites.

[Gloucesterman]

Taccia Granite Stone Fountain Pen - Yellow GT w/ Sailor Steel Zoom nib using Diamine Sapphire Blue ink.

My first real experience with a Zoom nib. Interesting enough to make me want to learn how to use it better.

[USG]

Kaigelu  356<LB>

Edelstein Topaz

Cosmo Snow

 

 

[Ceramicist]

On 1/19/2026 at 5:39 AM, MarcoA63 said:

Platinum 3776 Century Chartres Blue

 

I love my 3776s! This pen is gorgeous!

On 1/18/2026 at 7:37 AM, AmandaW said:

There was chatter here in the last week or so about cartoon pens. Here's what I have: a Lamy Safari with a bear on the clip, an extra fine nib and Lamy Sepia ink.

 

I love the chocolate brown and the cute bear. Adorable. Ink is pretty, too!

On 1/18/2026 at 4:07 PM, zmija said:

Waterman 52

 

Beautiful, streamlined pen!

[AmandaW]

Lamy Safari Aqua Sky M (stubbed by me) and Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo. Waiting to see if it will leak...

 

I'm testing a bunch of 'compatible' converters in my mottley assortment of Lamy pens. Of the fifteen converters I bought from AliExpress two are already in the bin cos they jammed in the barrels (one Al-Star and one Safari) then broke when extracted. Six more were 'catching' in their barrels (three Safari, one Nexx and two Al-Star) so they were pulled before they got properly stuck. The rest seem OK, but do they leak? The fit on the nipple isn't that great even if they don't sound crunchy when the barrel goes on. 

 

A Z28 down here is almost double the UK or US prices. (Why?)  Anyway the 'compatible' ones looked worth a try, but clearly they aren't actually compatible with all the Safari and Al-Star colours. Just some.

 

So yeah, it will probably be back to syringe filling Lamy cartridges for me even if my New Year resolution was to get all my pens sorted out. I already did the Kaweco, Sailor and Pilot at fair prices, but Lamy? Nope.

[rodia77]

Currently inked:

Prefounte, Penmanship, Tuzu, Procyon.

[PAKMAN]

Porsche Design braid

[InkyProf]

Parker 75 Ciselé,<M> stub, Bungubox Sweet Potato Purple

Platinum 3776 celluloid, Ishigaki, <F>, Teranishi Gentle Green

 

(But today is a lot of screen work involving spreadsheets, so those will only get used around the edges.)

[inkstainedruth]

So far today it's been the Sheaffer Star Wars R2-D2 pen, M nib, newly refilled with vintage Skrip Permanent Red.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ParramattaPaul]

I used the CS Belliver until it ran out of ink this morning.  I'm now using the Onoto ebony Magna.

[lionelc]

soennecken rheingold 911 medium, pelikan 4001 blue black

a real gem, finally got my hands on this grail pen after a couple of years looking around

[InkyProf]

19 minutes ago, lionelc said:

soennecken rheingold 911 medium, pelikan 4001 blue black

a real gem, finally got my hands on this grail pen after a couple of years looking around

 

How could a Rheingold be anything other than a grail pen? Especially the Nib(elungen). 😉

[inkstainedruth]

Groan....  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Penguincollector]

On 1/18/2026 at 4:37 AM, AmandaW said:

There was chatter here in the last week or so about cartoon pens. Here's what I have: a Lamy Safari with a bear on the clip, an extra fine nib and Lamy Sepia ink.

 

 

 

 

   Aww, Line Friends Brown!  So cute! 🥰 Yes-I need to set that thread up. I’ve been preparing for it finally freezing here tonight, but I just finished, so I’ll have time tonight or tomorrow.