What pen(s) are you using today?

[boilermaker1975]

@ParramattaPaul 👍

[InkyProf]

Cleaned out a bunch of pens yesterday, so today, I'm writing with their successors in the tray:

 

• a vintage orange Conklin Endura with a <F> nib, Waterman Inspired Blue, to echo the vibrant blue pigment (I'm not sure if it's paint or wax) in the barrel and cap grooves. Fabulous nib, slightly oversold as "semi-flex"; I would call it moderately firm, but it has great character thanks to its slightly stubbish shape.

 

• a Parker 51 demi Vac in Cedar Blue with a proper-length demi cap (Lustraloy), <F> nib, filled with Aurora Blue-Black. Fixed this up last year and am only now getting around to using it. These demi Vacs are tiny, but posted, it's still a fine size, and it writes nicely!

 

• a new Pilot E95s aka Elite in burgundy, <EF> nib, Kobe No. 7 Kaikyou. This is a conservative blue-black color with a flash of interest in the form of some reddish sheen visible even with this very fine nib.

 

• and an Onoto Heritage Anniversary Edition, black chased ebonite, <F> steel nib, filled with Diamine Damson. Feels unlubricated and is a little skippy in the Apica CD Premium notebook but works fine on Midori paper, and I like the color.

[boilermaker1975]

@InkyProf I have 37 bottles of Diamine ink, but somehow I missed Damson. I like the color. It will have to go on my wishlist.

[InkyProf]

27 minutes ago, boilermaker1975 said:

@InkyProf I have 37 bottles of Diamine ink, but somehow I missed Damson. I like the color. It will have to go on my wishlist.

If you get it, I hope you enjoy! In case these points of reference are useful for you, I find it to be very close in color to Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa (mild iron gall), but maybe just a touch more saturated; and also close to J. Herbin Poussière de Lune, but the Herbin leans slightly more red.

[boilermaker1975]

@InkyProf 👍

[PennyTheDog]

My new Sailor 1911S, with a 14K broad nib!

[inkstainedruth]

Wow!  That's a bright cheery color!  What do they call that?  And is it a standard color or some LE?

Ironically, I had JUST inked up the 1911S Loch Ness Monster pen, MF nib, with Sailor Souboku, since I needed to write some bills and tend to want to use pretty permanent inks for signing checks and addressing envelopes (especially with the weather the way it is -- scattered thunderstorms expected on and off until this evening).

Earlier, when I doing today's morning pages entry, it was the Violet Safari, B nib, still with with Lamy Turquoise.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[JasonR]

Pilot Falcon SEF today.  This one really forces me to have a very light touch but is a very pleasing writing experience.  

[PennyTheDog]

3 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Wow!  That's a bright cheery color!  What do they call that?  And is it a standard color or some LE?

Ironically, I had JUST inked up the 1911S Loch Ness Monster pen, MF nib, with Sailor Souboku, since I needed to write some bills and tend to want to use pretty permanent inks for signing checks and addressing envelopes (especially with the weather the way it is -- scattered thunderstorms expected on and off until this evening).

Earlier, when I doing today's morning pages entry, it was the Violet Safari, B nib, still with with Lamy Turquoise.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

They call that color “tangerine.” As far as I know it’s just a standard color. I like it a lot! Sailor does some beautiful colors. 

[inkstainedruth]

Today it's been the Violet Safari, B nib, still with Lamy Turquoise; and the Sailor 1911S Loch Ness Monster pen, MF nib, with Sailor Souboku.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: In the photo that looks more like a red than an orange.  Which is part of the reason I asked what the color was.

[Gloucesterman]

33 minutes ago, PennyTheDog said:

My new Sailor 1911S, with a 14K broad nib!

Is that an oblique nib? The tipping looks slanted left to right.

[PennyTheDog]

7 minutes ago, Gloucesterman said:

Is that an oblique nib? The tipping looks slanted left to right.

I thought the picture made it look like that too! But I think it’s just an illusion created by a spot of ink. It’s just a regular broad nib

[Penguincollector]

3 hours ago, PennyTheDog said:

My new Sailor 1911S, with a 14K broad nib!

  Wow! I rarely like red in anything, but this pen is really beautiful. 

[boilermaker1975]

16 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

  Wow! I rarely like red in anything, but this pen is really beautiful. 

 

@Penguincollector You see a red thing and you want to paint it black!

 

And just to give Ruth an ear worm again,

 

 

[Penguincollector]

4 minutes ago, boilermaker1975 said:

 

@Penguincollector You see a red thing and you want to paint it black!

 

And just to give Ruth an ear worm again,

 

 

  I am a Black Pen Society member, but I would rock this Sailor. I heard the opening line and the sitar as soon as I saw this.

[inkstainedruth]

25 minutes ago, boilermaker1975 said:

 

@Penguincollector You see a red thing and you want to paint it black!

 

And just to give Ruth an ear worm again,

 

 

Hey, there are way worse things to be earworming!  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[PennyTheDog]

2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  Wow! I rarely like red in anything, but this pen is really beautiful. 

Thanks! You know, it’s actually orange… I guess the white balance is a little funny on the picture. This one might be a little more accurate. Although I think I got it largely because I think old Duofold Big Reds look so good!

[Gloucesterman]

5 hours ago, PennyTheDog said:

I thought the picture made it look like that too! But I think it’s just an illusion created by a spot of ink. It’s just a regular broad nib

Okay and thank you.

In fact, the only time I purchased a broad nib was at a pen show in Boston, years ago. 

It was a TWSBI 580 Demonstrator. Bought it from Pendleton Brown and had him make it into a "stub". 

It's still used and enjoyed... one of my favorites.

I also appreciate the fact that it has tipping which most 1.1 "stubs do not.

[InkyProf]

Not a Big Red, but if we’re going from red to orange, here’s my new-old Conklin…

 

 

 

 

 

[Penguincollector]

@PennyTheDog

 That’s so funny, on my iPad tha5 first photo is bright tomato red! It looks more orange in the last picture. I also enjoy the Duofold red, Waterman red ripple, and MB Burgundy.