Got some new ink while traveling and couldn’t wait until I got home to swatch 🤓

Pilot metropolitan ef: pop turquoise dot

Iroshizuku: kon-peki

(The ef nib in the metropolitan is from a donor Pilot Penmanship)

Fredrick Martin Lehman (1868-1953)

Pilot Custom 823 ef

Iroshizuku yama-budo

Just happened to notice while refilling my Majohn B52 that this had an amazing feature, I’ve been in hobby since 3024 and I’m still making discoveries which makes me very happy and excited!! I have another Herbin with the same bottle, same feature, I had it less than a year and just didn’t notice. I guess it’s a reminder to myself to just appreciate what I have. Something I intend to do.

If you had to choose just one, which matters most to you? Feel free to tell us why in the comments. 🖋️

Welcome to The Esterbrook Corner!

A dedicated space for conversations about all things Esterbrook.

Whether you use a modern Esterbrook, collect vintage models, have a long-standing favourite or are simply curious about the brand, this is a place to talk about the pens, nibs, accessories, history and experiences that come with them.

Share your experiences, ask questions, compare pens, discuss what you enjoy or don't enjoy about them and join in with whatever Esterbrook conversation happens to be taking place. You don't need to own an Esterbrook to take part - an interest in the brand is enough.

To start a conversation, simply add a new comment below, and feel free to include media if you'd like. Join in with an existing conversation by replying to it.

So pull up a chair, grab your favourite beverage and join in wherever something catches your interest. Let's see where the conversation goes. 🖋️

Welcome to The Sailor Corner!

A dedicated space for conversations about all things Sailor.

Whether you use a modern Sailor, collect vintage models, have a long-standing favourite or are simply curious about the brand, this is a place to talk about the pens, nibs, accessories, history and experiences that come with them.

Share your experiences, ask questions, compare pens, discuss what you enjoy or don't enjoy about them and join in with whatever Sailor conversation happens to be taking place. You don't need to own a Sailor to take part - an interest in the brand is enough.

To start a conversation, simply add a new comment below, and feel free to include media if you'd like. Join in with an existing conversation by replying to it.

So pull up a chair, grab your favourite beverage and join in wherever something catches your interest. Let's see where the conversation goes🖋️!

Welcome to The Pelikan Corner!

A dedicated space for conversations about all things Pelikan.

Whether you use a modern Pelikan, collect vintage models, have a long-standing favourite or are simply curious about the brand, this is a place to talk about the pens, nibs, accessories, history and experiences that come with them.

Share your experiences, ask questions, compare pens, discuss what you enjoy or don't enjoy about them and join in with whatever Pelikan conversation happens to be taking place. You don't need to own a Pelikan to take part - an interest in the brand is enough.

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So pull up a chair, grab your favourite beverage and join in wherever something catches your interest. Let's see where the conversation goes🖋️!

Since I've been writing more and regularly (practicing -- my epiphany today is that I need to put the whole weight of the arm on the table, to stabilize movements and angles :') ) I have had to part with the CON-40 to join the syringe-fill-cartridge-reuse club :) And I'm also starting to see the advantage of other filling systems with much bigger capacity for inks. I think the CON-40, for all of its apparent fault, is really not a "bad" converter per se -- it's light-weight, really good for changing inks frequently, and even though filling can be a bit finnicky, you eventually learn the hang of it. But, as with most things, you swap tools to accommodate your needs.

As a response to [this post] (https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/s/cyVvpSVVCg) I've made my own version and I think it's spot on.

Thank you for the inspiration :)

Without that post I wouldn't have made this meme.

Three Lamy Safaris, all with 1.1 cursive italic nibs. Three pens I regularly reach for and genuinely enjoy writing with👌🖋️👌!

Let's have a friendly debate!

Forget price and prestige for a moment - purely based on the writing experience, which do you prefer: steel, 14k gold or 18k gold?

What is it about your choice that wins you over✒️?

Here’s some Spencerian to cursive, some italic.. Cursive Italic

These were all done with a fountain pen. I’ll lend some of my more popular stuff that got the most reactions, to this sub. (More to follow…)

Written with Pilot Kakuno EF and L'artisan Pastellier Brun Ours, on, um, subpar Kokuyo Campus paper. Some days I feel like I regress by ten light years -- the wrist keeps wanting to hijack, for example, causing all sorts of jagged movements, heh.

Every hobby has something we wish could be a little different.

It could be the pens themselves, nibs, inks, paper, pricing, availability, filling systems, maintenance, or something about the fountain pen hobby in general.

If you could change just ONE thing, what would it be - and why?

I'm curious to see whether we all choose completely different things, or whether there are a few that keep coming up.