MagCek
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“Write till your ink be dry, and with your tears moist it again, and frame some feeling line that may discover such integrity.” - Wm. Shakespeare ‘As you like it?’
A question: are these two Lamy fountain pens both the Safari model? The one on the right is approx’ 10 to 15 years old, and the one on the left has just arrived. The one on the right being appreciably larger with a different feed and longer nib. I know the ring makes a difference in length. Curious.
April 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A question: are these two Lamy fountain pens both the Safari model? The one on the right is approx’ 10 to 15 years old, and the one on the left has just arrived. The one on the right being appreciably larger with a different feed and longer nib. I know the ring makes a difference in length. Curious.
Any of you wear your hair pinned up like this. Quite novel and an appropriate statement, don’t you think?
April 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Any of you wear your hair pinned up like this. Quite novel and an appropriate statement, don’t you think?
I suppose they let out the heat created from excitement awaiting their new owner. “Who shall it be, who shall it be!”
April 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I suppose they let out the heat created from excitement awaiting their new owner. “Who shall it be, who shall it be!”
Good paper. No bleed through, no fuzz, no fur, no drag. Really good. Yes, I know it’s 130gms, but I prefer that weight for what and how I write. I’m now supporting this small hand-made paper maker👍 And yes, I know my writing technique is crap, but I can read it😊 Have fun chaps and chapesses✍️
March 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Good paper. No bleed through, no fuzz, no fur, no drag. Really good. Yes, I know it’s 130gms, but I prefer that weight for what and how I write. I’m now supporting this small hand-made paper maker👍 And yes, I know my writing technique is crap, but I can read it😊 Have fun chaps and chapesses✍️
A new dotted notebook just arrived from an unknown (to me) maker based in a small town on the Scotland/England border of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Beautiful hand-made quality, and it lies flat due to its multi-layer binding. Very innovative for such a product. Leuchtturm and others take note. More later.
March 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A new dotted notebook just arrived from an unknown (to me) maker based in a small town on the Scotland/England border of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Beautiful hand-made quality, and it lies flat due to its multi-layer binding. Very innovative for such a product. Leuchtturm and others take note. More later.
The Pen Factory, Hope Street, Liverpool.
But no fountain pens - only ball-points, gel and pencils of the waiting-on staff!
But no fountain pens - only ball-points, gel and pencils of the waiting-on staff!
March 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Pen Factory, Hope Street, Liverpool.
But no fountain pens - only ball-points, gel and pencils of the waiting-on staff!
But no fountain pens - only ball-points, gel and pencils of the waiting-on staff!
A simple, personal opinion of six, inexpensive fountain pens I’ve acquired recently, to find which I would take along on my daily journaling and note-taking:
March 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A simple, personal opinion of six, inexpensive fountain pens I’ve acquired recently, to find which I would take along on my daily journaling and note-taking:
….. and in evidence …..
March 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
….. and in evidence …..
….. well, I wasn’t sharpening pencils🙄
March 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
….. well, I wasn’t sharpening pencils🙄
Pen trials - top 2 bottom:
Sailor Tuzu (M)
Platinum Preppy (03)
Kaweco (F)
Pilot Kakuno (M)
Kaweco Sport (1.1)
Hongdian M2 (M)
Results in a day or three!
Sailor Tuzu (M)
Platinum Preppy (03)
Kaweco (F)
Pilot Kakuno (M)
Kaweco Sport (1.1)
Hongdian M2 (M)
Results in a day or three!
March 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Pen trials - top 2 bottom:
Sailor Tuzu (M)
Platinum Preppy (03)
Kaweco (F)
Pilot Kakuno (M)
Kaweco Sport (1.1)
Hongdian M2 (M)
Results in a day or three!
Sailor Tuzu (M)
Platinum Preppy (03)
Kaweco (F)
Pilot Kakuno (M)
Kaweco Sport (1.1)
Hongdian M2 (M)
Results in a day or three!
Herewith a copy of the accompanying Tuzu fountain pen nib adjuster instructions. Not tried it yet as home too late today.
February 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Herewith a copy of the accompanying Tuzu fountain pen nib adjuster instructions. Not tried it yet as home too late today.
Look what arrived this evening from Stilo & Style in Italy - the new Sailor Tuzu in black gloss finish. Too late in the day to ink and experience the anticipated pleasure it promises. More tomorrow …….
February 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Look what arrived this evening from Stilo & Style in Italy - the new Sailor Tuzu in black gloss finish. Too late in the day to ink and experience the anticipated pleasure it promises. More tomorrow …….
QUESTION: How many of you actually use the pocket clip on a FP for its intended purpose? Or are they obsolete nowadays? Do they spoil a pen’s aesthetics? Is a pocket carrying case preferred? How do you use your clips?
January 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
QUESTION: How many of you actually use the pocket clip on a FP for its intended purpose? Or are they obsolete nowadays? Do they spoil a pen’s aesthetics? Is a pocket carrying case preferred? How do you use your clips?
Just delivered via Amazon, five cheapo Chinese Zebra disposable fp’s at £7.99 inc. shipping. Four out of five working. All a little scratchy, whilst ergonomics ok. I’ll be giving them away to 4 friends who’ve exhibited a modicum of interest in fp’s, like a calling card. Hope they’re not put off.
January 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just delivered via Amazon, five cheapo Chinese Zebra disposable fp’s at £7.99 inc. shipping. Four out of five working. All a little scratchy, whilst ergonomics ok. I’ll be giving them away to 4 friends who’ve exhibited a modicum of interest in fp’s, like a calling card. Hope they’re not put off.
For those of us that are unhappy with our own handwriting, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I’ve been initially seduced by others of self-importance that failed miserably until this eureka moment. The write stuff.
January 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For those of us that are unhappy with our own handwriting, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I’ve been initially seduced by others of self-importance that failed miserably until this eureka moment. The write stuff.
My new new Rettacy A5 dotted notebook just arrived via Amazon. Purchased on a slight whim with the price being quite low - fourteen quid, delivered. WOW!! Unbelievable value, and the quality is very good: faux tooled leather hard bound, well stitched, good paper, hardly any fuzz or bleed, and extras
January 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My new new Rettacy A5 dotted notebook just arrived via Amazon. Purchased on a slight whim with the price being quite low - fourteen quid, delivered. WOW!! Unbelievable value, and the quality is very good: faux tooled leather hard bound, well stitched, good paper, hardly any fuzz or bleed, and extras
Now who would have thought?
January 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Now who would have thought?
Right, off we go. Time to choose and ink one or two for the first time this New Year’s Day and begin my new life with @fountainpens. Wish me luck. Bring it on!
January 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Right, off we go. Time to choose and ink one or two for the first time this New Year’s Day and begin my new life with @fountainpens. Wish me luck. Bring it on!
Just wrapping my wife’s #Christmas gift for me! I’ll be beside myself with excitement waiting for #Christmas morning. But she’ll understand I’m sure when opening hers.
December 23, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Just wrapping my wife’s #Christmas gift for me! I’ll be beside myself with excitement waiting for #Christmas morning. But she’ll understand I’m sure when opening hers.
Well it’s a start: old school and uni’ pens (at least 50+ years old) and more recent gifts. All cleaned and ready for a new beginning in their new wallet. The bug takes hold ;-)
December 13, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Well it’s a start: old school and uni’ pens (at least 50+ years old) and more recent gifts. All cleaned and ready for a new beginning in their new wallet. The bug takes hold ;-)