What pen(s) are you using today?

[Misfit]

Today’s pen is the Kaweco x Galen Leather collaboration in transparent Viviante green with 1.1mm stub nib filled with a cartridge of Kaweco Palm Green. 

[Scribs]

Today it's been the Lamy 2000 (regular black one) EF inked with Edelstein Moonstone and Pilot Yukari Royale (black) F inked with Pilot Black, plus the Parker 51 (modern plum)F inked with Parker Black cartridge. 

[Cjtamu]

8 hours ago, USG said:

 

Canopus is a nice paper, worth trying.... let's see what you think... 😀

 

Another good paper for ink color and nuance is b7 Natural.  It's another paper that was developed to replace Cosmo Air Light. (This one by Nippon Paper). 😀

 

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Will have to look for that, thank you. 

[PAKMAN]

Faber Castile Ti Porsche Design pen

[InkyProf]

Ban-Ei black urushi eyedropper, Dominant Industry Romania Red.

 

(I might switch to one of those four Pelikans later in the day, but this pen will be hard to put back in the tray...)

[Cjtamu]

Should be a surprise to no one that I’m using the Taccia Amber Crystal pen today. Broad nib with Diamine Ancient Copper. The nib isn’t super broad, slightly narrower I think than my Custom 845 so it suits me very well. Haven’t written a lot with it yet but first impressions on the nib are very good. Very much like a Sailor and very unlike my other Taccia which is an earlier pen and has 18K nib, but don’t believe made by Sailor. Interestingly, my box sleeve said 8/30 but the edition number wasn’t on the pen. Stopped by Dromgoole’s yesterday for them to take a look. They said this pen is actually an artist’s proof or an “epreuve d’artiste”. Common enough with artwork but didn’t realize it happens in the pen world. Looks like the our boxes got switched. If you have #8/30 let me know and we can swap boxes ha ha ha!

[JasonR]

In honor of @inkyprof - I'm also going to use an Onoto 5601 that I fixed up with O-Rings and a tiny sliver of polystyrene for which I have several feet of it remaining.  It's inked up with either Gris Galet or Diamine Earl Grey - I really can't keep track of these things anymore.  Whatever it is, it writes nicely and fills with slightly less ink than his does. Maybe someday I'll get to 1.3ml, but that day is not today.

[InkyProf]

@JasonR: 👍!

[Amberjack]

Again with the Narwhal Nautilus and Whaleman’s Sepia.  I’ve diluted it with distilled water to get more of a washed brown as this ink comes out dark brown.

 

It does occur to me that I’m trying to replicate ink on letters from 150-200 years ago that no doubt have faded over time.  I’m sure fresh cuttlefish ink is much darker than my ‘ideal’.
 

 

[Stompie]

1 hour ago, Amberjack said:

Again with the Narwhal Nautilus and Whaleman’s Sepia.  I’ve diluted it with distilled water to get more of a washed brown as this ink comes out dark brown.

 

It does occur to me that I’m trying to replicate ink on letters from 150-200 years ago that no doubt have faded over time.  I’m sure fresh cuttlefish ink is much darker than my ‘ideal’.
 

 

Looking great!

[PennyTheDog]

My favorite cheap pen: the Parker Vector. I always keep a couple on my desk with my pencils.

[inkstainedruth]

I never understand the people who sneer at Vectors for being "school pens" -- mine are all cheap, fun, little workhorses, that just WRITE.  

If it's a case of it being too small a pen to be comfortable to use, that's another thing altogether.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[lionelc]

fpr jaipur v2 ebonite, j herbin emeraude de chivor

[Penguincollector]

  I was updating my currently inked page, and fully half my inked pens are running on fumes. I am going between my WingSung 618 EF(Au), Parker T1, Parker 51, Sailor Mini PGS, and a few others so I can clean them all (10 pens in all) in the next few days. 

[lamarax]

1 hour ago, Penguincollector said:

  I was updating my currently inked page, and fully half my inked pens are running on fumes. I am going between my WingSung 618 EF(Au), Parker T1, Parker 51, Sailor Mini PGS, and a few others so I can clean them all (10 pens in all) in the next few days. 

 

The mere thought of having to clean 10+ pens, puts me in despair; it's like having to wash the dishes after a party  

[Gloucesterman]

9 minutes ago, lamarax said:

 

The mere thought of having to clean 10+ pens, puts me in despair; it's like having to wash the dishes after a party  

If the party was really good, then perhaps it was worth it.

 

[rodia77]

Pilot 78G+, or my first 'how something this cheap can be this good'. Because there's quite some more Oxblood to spill.

[USG]

3 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  I was updating my currently inked page, and fully half my inked pens are running on fumes. I am going between my WingSung 618 EF(Au), Parker T1, Parker 51, Sailor Mini PGS, and a few others so I can clean them all (10 pens in all) in the next few days. 

 

Cleaning out 10 pens.... a messy but necessary evil.... 🤷‍♂️ 

 

The other day my Platinum 3776 started to hard start and then just stopped writing.  Never happened in all the years since I got it....  anyway, popped the section into a Koh-i-Noor bath for 2 days and it's working again.

 

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[flodoc]

Today's pen is a Pelikan M200 amber demonstrator with 14c M nib and Diamine Ancient Copper.

[Scribs]

2 hours ago, lamarax said:

 

The mere thought of having to clean 10+ pens, puts me in despair; it's like having to wash the dishes after a party  

 

If I had 10 pens to clean, I would likely spread the cleaning out into small sessions dealing with two or three at a time, along the lines of the 10% method suggested in the book Atomic Habits.

 

39 minutes ago, rodia77 said:

Pilot 78G+, or my first 'how something this cheap can be this good'. Because there's quite some more Oxblood to spill.

 

Pilot makes some of the best nibs around, no matter which model it is, no matter the price tag. Enjoy! 🙂

 

19 minutes ago, flodoc said:

Today's pen is a Pelikan M200 amber demonstrator with 14c M nib and Diamine Ancient Copper.

 

That's an interesting Pelikan you've got there Flodoc. I hope the Ancient Copper doesn't start staining your demonstrator. I've noticed some of Diamine's inks can sometimes stain, which is fine all the while it's only a converter or a windowless piston filler. 

 

My pens used today include;

Leonardo MZG 'Masterpiece' (rosewood ebonite) EF inked as usual with Leonardo Red Passion

Platinum 3776 Mt Fuji Unkei Kinu Gumo SF inked once again with Akkerman Stormachtig Blauw

Montblanc Origin 149 EF inked with Montblanc Mystery Black