The Fountain Pen Thread
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Um what? Everyone uses laptops these days at uni.
My handwriting is so poor nowadays since I'm so out of practise.
My handwriting with a fountain pen was lovely when I was at school. My headteacher at primary used to insist that one lesson a week was used to practise such skills.
Years of computer use and a year of night shifts using pneumatic power tools wrecked all of that by my mid thirties
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Always had a soft spot for a Waterman as relatively affordable back in the day but always bought them as gifts, never got one for myself.
Years of computer use and a year of night shifts using pneumatic power tools wrecked all of that by my mid thirties
.Always had a soft spot for a Waterman as relatively affordable back in the day but always bought them as gifts, never got one for myself.
Soldato
Something like this will work quite well
https://www.montegrappa.co.uk/colle...-edition-fountain-pen-titanium-18k-solid-gold
https://www.montegrappa.co.uk/colle...-edition-fountain-pen-titanium-18k-solid-gold
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Shouldn't stop you.I'm left-handed, so, no
I have a couple of cheap but decent fountain pens that I enjoy using and there was some discussion about them in the items you've purchased thread last month. I'll throw this link out there again
Soldato
I have just binned a near full bottle of Quink. Been in the drawer in three houses.
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I bought this as a cheap extra pen to put a different colour ink in:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07Y8L9JQ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And was rather surprised to find it quickly became my favourite to write with.
It is also the pen I put my red ink with glitter (yes, I know
) in - and it seems to block up a lot less frequently than any other pen I've used that ink in.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07Y8L9JQ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And was rather surprised to find it quickly became my favourite to write with.
It is also the pen I put my red ink with glitter (yes, I know
) in - and it seems to block up a lot less frequently than any other pen I've used that ink in.
I think your writing style needs to suit a fountain pen.
I used to use a Parker 'vector' fountain pen all the time during school. Now I find thin fibre tip technical drawing pens suit the draw+mind map style of writing now and the majority of long drafts are written on computer.
I write a lot of notes when researching, and the Mrs brought a Mont Blanc 'Starwwalker' at xmas but at that price I don't want to damage it by leaving it around or writing notes. It's more for special writing.
I used to use a Parker 'vector' fountain pen all the time during school. Now I find thin fibre tip technical drawing pens suit the draw+mind map style of writing now and the majority of long drafts are written on computer.
I write a lot of notes when researching, and the Mrs brought a Mont Blanc 'Starwwalker' at xmas but at that price I don't want to damage it by leaving it around or writing notes. It's more for special writing.
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Just looking at the front page - they were mostly ghastly.
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Don't forget to check http://penisland.net
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Do they do fountain pens?Don't forget to check http://penisland.net
Soldato
I use a nice Waterman fountain pen for work. Shame my handwriting makes it look terrible.
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Havn't used one since I was at school and I don't miss them my handwriting wasn't any better then either lol
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Don't you get cocky old boy
An unfortunate translation of company name to web address!
My OH practically hordes fountain pens (she owns 50 so far).
I'm only glad we don't live near London or every March I'd see my savings die with each Pen Show.
I'm only glad we don't live near London or every March I'd see my savings die with each Pen Show.
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There's a pen show? Where, when?