What pen(s) are you using today?

[Black16]

24 minutes ago, JasonR said:

My Sailor Imperial Black agrees.  

I cant stop admiring Sailor's quality and elegance and reliability. My first Sailor was a NOS discontinued Young Profit with 1911 nib, black with silver trimming, a very wee pen but how it writes! it didna dry out even after six months of being unused, like i uncapped it and it just started to write. 

 

iirc Imperial Blacks are from Pro Gear line? am waiting for Shikiori Meigetsu which is afaik a pro gear as well and am sorta worrying that 'tis gonna be too slim and tiny for my hands... though I handle that Young Profit just fine, not sure why i worry that much. prolly 'cause that's a grail pen.

[Penguincollector]

1 hour ago, Black16 said:

cant disagree! my best behaved pen (aside from all Sailors ofc) is that full stealth Parker IM for example 

  I love this one! I also love the all blue version.

[Waverly]

A couple of Pelikans inked with Waterman Blue-black ink.

 

 

[JasonR]

@Black16 - yes the Imperial Black is from the Pro Gear line.  I’m really happy with it.  The nib has a nice unique shape to it and the feedback is just right.  I have heard some concern about the plating on the nib but I use a syringe to fill the converter so it should be ok.  It’s a nice heavier pen, the ultimate contrast to my Chenonceau White Platinum 3776.  

[inkstainedruth]

So far today it's been the 51 Signet (F? nib) still with vintage Quink Permanent Royal Blue, for today's morning pages journal entry.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[InkyProf]

Conway Stewart 24 in cracked ice with a medium-fine nib and Herbin Gris Galet; on campus this afternoon I'll carry a Kaweco Dia 2 with a medium CSI (on the slightly larger than stock Bock 076) from Kirk Speer, filled with Diamine Writer's Blood.

[Penguincollector]

So today, in honor of all my (16x3)+2 years on this blue planet, I have inked and will be using all the pens that I have received as birthday gifts in my life. Some I have repurchased as they were lost a long time ago, but they can stand in for the occasion. 
Please ignore the messy desk.

 

 

[ParramattaPaul]

32 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

So today, in honor of all my (16x3)+2 years on this blue planet, I have inked and will be using all the pens that I have received as birthday gifts in my life. Some I have repurchased as they were lost a long time ago, but they can stand in for the occasion. 
Please ignore the messy desk.

 

 

Congratulations on the half century!

 

Remember always that age is a proof of success.

One does not get to be old by being stupid or careless.

[Christopher Godfrey]

What Paul said, Penguincollector!  +1.

 

Happy Birthday!

[Penguincollector]

 Thank you both, @ParramattaPauland @Christopher Godfrey.  It’s true, although there has definitely been a bit of both sprinkled through the years. I’m lucky to have the people in my life that I do, that have contributed so much to my health and wellbeing. 

[ParramattaPaul]

2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

 Thank you both, @ParramattaPauland @Christopher Godfrey.  It’s true, although there has definitely been a bit of both sprinkled through the years. I’m lucky to have the people in my life that I do, that have contributed so much to my health and wellbeing. 

I never said 'error free'. 

 

I freely admit that solely by the grace of God and the intervention of my guardian angel that I escaped the true consequences of innumerable bad decisions and careless actions of my wayward youth on my way to 78.

[Scribs]

3 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

 Thank you both, @ParramattaPauland @Christopher Godfrey.  It’s true, although there has definitely been a bit of both sprinkled through the years. I’m lucky to have the people in my life that I do, that have contributed so much to my health and wellbeing. 

 

I believe that a sprinkling of both is mandatory in life, mandatory, and unavoidable. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing the photo of your birthday pens to date. Is it up to date after this birthday?

 

My pens today have been my white, flat-top Wing Sung 930 (some call it Junlai 930), F, inked with Akkerman Stormachtig Blauw, and my translucent blue Jinhao Dadao, EF, inked with Diamine Indigo. 

[Penguincollector]

@Scribs,  it is up to date, in order from most recent to first, from L to R. This year’s pen was the Bohème Noir, and the first was the Duofold Centennial from 1991. 

[JasonR]

Picked up my Red Pilot Falcon today.  It has a special dual-meaning for me, it's special as both a gift and as a representation of my work-life which I am very proud of.  The SEF nib is precise and also offers a hint of flexibility.  It's also really easy to care for, and always writes.

[AmandaW]

Happy Birthday Penguincollector! -> 🎂!!!

 

Today I'm writing out a purple Jinhao 86 F filled with Lamy Dark Lilac.

[A Smug Dill]

I'm so glad I decided to use my camera backpack to carry all my stuff to the local hobbyists' get-together last Sunday, and in doing so rediscovering my long lost Majohn/Moonman S6.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not a fan of flex nibs, or calligraphic writing styles that require them, but I do like using the one Majohn made for its P136 fountain pens, because I can easily use it to write in monoline and my preferred handwriting size, while it doesn't take much effort to produce emphasis visually with it.

 

 

[flodoc]

Today it's a Parker 75 in Thuya Brown lacquer with 14k XF nib, filled with Birmingham Railroad Spike.

[boilermaker1975]

19 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

So today, in honor of all my (16x3)+2 years on this blue planet, I have inked and will be using all the pens that I have received as birthday gifts in my life. Some I have repurchased as they were lost a long time ago, but they can stand in for the occasion. 
Please ignore the messy desk.

 

 

 

@Penquincollector You are just a Spring chicken, or should I say Spring penguin as I almost have an addition 1/4 century on you!

 

I hope you had a great birthday and got some nice pens and inks.

 

[Black16]

21 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  I love this one! I also love the all blue version.

I’ve seen blue and sepia-like versions, hope to add both to my collection one day. This pen I bought used, for cheap and it came with a Lamy converter attached so was a win-win for me  it works perfectly even with the only shimmer ink I own, that PenBBS’s I recommended half a year ago when last visited FPN. Currently I put it aside as I have too many pens inked up right now. 

[Black16]

21 hours ago, JasonR said:

@Black16 - yes the Imperial Black is from the Pro Gear line.  I’m really happy with it.  The nib has a nice unique shape to it and the feedback is just right.  I have heard some concern about the plating on the nib but I use a syringe to fill the converter so it should be ok.  It’s a nice heavier pen, the ultimate contrast to my Chenonceau White Platinum 3776.  

On Meigetsu the nib’s golden so I plan to use an iron gall with it mostly. I’ve seen reviews that pro gear and Shikiori line of them are too light and small, seems it’s just a subjective opinion as always. Thanks, I now have no worries that I will love this pen  the 1911 nibs on Sailor’s pens are truly masterpieces.