What pen(s) are you using today?

[camelsuspicious]

[Ted Nashe]

10 minutes ago, camelsuspicious said:

Excellent. I do enjoy a handwritten post.👍 Nice job you made of the repair. 👍👍

[Ceramicist]

50 minutes ago, InkyProf said:

Today, I've been using a Platinum 3776 Celluloid, Ishigaki, <F> nib, with Teranishi Gentle Green, and Parker black chased hard rubber pen, probably a No. 25 from the Duofold era,* with a firm fine nib, and Waterman Serenity Blue (to replace the drippy Waterman Seven, which I've cleaned out for the moment).

 

*This pen is a button filler, the length of a junior Duofold but more slender, not streamlined, with no cap band; the chasing is simple (groups of four parallel lines running the length of the cap and barrel), it has a "Lucky Curve" imprint (also on the nib, and an unnotched christmas tree feed) but no "Duofold" (or "Jack Knife"); it looks like the No. 25 illustrated in the early 1927 Parker catalog.

I just looked up the Ishigaki, and it is beautiful. The ink sounds wonderful, too.

28 minutes ago, camelsuspicious said:

Congratulations! I like your sentiment: Working on a pen creates new connection. You're lucky to be proficient at repair and nib tuning. 

[Mark from Yorkshire]

Today has been the turn of the blue Lamy Al-star with orange sailor studio ink.

[Russprechtl]

On 1/24/2026 at 11:52 AM, inkstainedruth said:

So far today it's been the Parker Vector Looney Toons Sylvester pen, still with Noodler's #41 Brown, for today's journal entry.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Sylvester. I love it! That's awesome.

[Russprechtl]

One of my favorites today.

 

[camelsuspicious]

10 minutes ago, Russprechtl said:

One of my favorites today.

 

I just learned these existed last week and love the look.  

[Russprechtl]

17 minutes ago, camelsuspicious said:

I just learned these existed last week and love the look.  

They really are amazing and write beautifully.

[inkstainedruth]

@lamarax -- Had to look that up.  Very pretty pen.  But way too rich for my blood.... 

Today's pens (so far, anyway) have been a couple of vintage/semi-vintage Parkers: the sterling Ciselé 75, F nib, still with Waterman Tender Purple; and the recently acquired Midnight Blue (?) Parker 45, F nib, still with vintage Quink Permanent Blue Black.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[RedPie]

On 1/24/2026 at 10:08 AM, Waverly said:

Pilot VP.

 

Smoothest, best writing pen I own.  Better than my Sailor 1911 Large and Pelikan M1000.  Highly recommended. 

 

 

Very elegant pen!

[RedPie]

Junlai 930.

[inkstainedruth]

@RedPie The full size Capless/VP pens are too heavy for me.  But I LOVE my two Decimos.  Used the excuse to get the first one when I bought a used VP in a antiques/collectibles shop up in Mercer, PA a few years ago (of a third of the price of a new one back then), and because it was too awkward a size for me, gave it to my husband.  He didn't like the F nib (he wanted an EF) and that gave me the excuse to get a Decimo for me, and just swap out the nib assemblies between the two pens.  Then, last year, when we were signing some paperwork, I had the grey Decimo inked up with Sailor Souboku and he decided he liked the size and weight of that pen (so I ordered a burgundy Decimo for him -- of course with an EF nib for him).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[yubaprof]

Hey Misfit, I ordered a bottle of the Franklin-Christophe Spanish Blue. I'll use it for my next turn in our mutual traveling journal. Kazzoolaw currently has it, or will have it as soon as the storm abates, and then I'm up next. Thanks for the link.

[Misfit]

@yubaprof I’m glad you ordered. Is Spanish Blue all you got? 

Today’s pen is the Levenger True Writer Origins green with a Nemosine 1.1mm stub nib filled from a sample of GvFC Moss Green. 

[yubaprof]

2 hours ago, Misfit said:

@yubaprof I’m glad you ordered. Is Spanish Blue all you got? 

Yes, just the one color. I only use blue, black, or blue/black since blue is the only color I see well. In the case of Spanish Blue, given my family background I am as much attracted by the name as I am by the color itself. Once in a great while I use sepia, but only because I have an old bottle hanging around.

I am taking a serious look at Franklin-Christophe's Model 46 Panther pen (Black Cathedral). I haven't made up my mind yet.

[USG]

14 hours ago, RedPie said:

Junlai 930.

 

Very Nice RP !  😀👍

[Al-fresco]

Sailor 1911L, M nib, Edelstein Tanzanite.  Such a simple pen that it often gets overlooked (by me) but it's an absolute pleasure to use.

[USG]

Jinhao 100<Kaigelu F>

Diamine Asa Blue

Tomoe River (machine #9)

[camelsuspicious]

Keeping it simple and going back to my Conway Stewart 100 with Diamine Blue Velvet for daytime use and a Kaweco Sport Piston Filler with Asa Gao for night.   My currently inked lineup is feeling a little stale - but February is coming and it'll be time for rotation.

[PAKMAN]

Porsche Design stainless/gold braid