Incongruent
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Does anyone here use fountain pens?
I used them to write letters home while I was contracting in Afghanistan. Real letters are a lost art and more sentimental than a damn email. Lamy has some very nice affordable models but my favorite is my Namiki Falcon. If you want an absolutely beautiful blue ink, get noodlers Bay State blue! That ink can’t be mixed with other inks so dedicate a pen just to that ink.
Those are pretty.I have made a few, but don't write with one regularly.
I would get Baystate Blue, but I already have enough ink to last me through high school. And too many pens.
Is the appeal of the Falcon to you in the flex?
Does anyone here use fountain pens?
I have several Chinese pens too. They flex okay, but it takes a lot of pressure and you can only get ~1 mm until it springs. Dip pens or fountain pens with dip pen nibs are ideal.
Theyre good for tinkering, being cheap. Its fairly easy to smooth and regrind nibs if you have some micro mesh.
I'm a Pen Addict and looking to grab a fountain pen soon.
And when I say addict, I mean it...
You should head to a Meijer and pickup a Pilot Parallel... It would allow you to do that kind of writing. I have one with a 2.4mm tip and I've started dabbling in Old English font writing. I have lots of practice to go... My lines aren't straight.I have a couple Zebra V-301 I like to use.
But for some reason (the ink from what I have read in reviews) likes to stop flowing.
I would love to get an old calligrapher pen with several tips.
Writing in Old English where the lines get thick and thin I think looks impressive.
Quake, I would be interested in having you make me one if you wanted.
Nothing fancy, plain wood would be fine.
Wish I would have kept my pen turning lathe and supplies now!
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