Hello everyone. I hope you're all doing great.
First time ever coming to this board and it immediately caught my interest.
I noticed there is no newbie sticky, so I just thought I would ask all my questions here instead of chasing rabbit holes with google.
I have no idea what a nib is.
Basically I have never even held a fountain pen before. I have always just used around BIC ink pens that I buy in bulk.
I was looking through some of the picture threads and some of these pens are gorgeous. They just scream class.
Can anyone give me some resources or give me a crash course on fountain pens? What I need, where to buy, what to look out for, maintenance, etc.
I would like to get a nice first pen that isn't too expensive. I was thinking about setting the budget for a first one around ~30. Is that too low to get anything worthwhile?
First time ever coming to this board and it immediately caught my interest.
I noticed there is no newbie sticky, so I just thought I would ask all my questions here instead of chasing rabbit holes with google.
I have no idea what a nib is.
Basically I have never even held a fountain pen before. I have always just used around BIC ink pens that I buy in bulk.
I was looking through some of the picture threads and some of these pens are gorgeous. They just scream class.
Can anyone give me some resources or give me a crash course on fountain pens? What I need, where to buy, what to look out for, maintenance, etc.
I would like to get a nice first pen that isn't too expensive. I was thinking about setting the budget for a first one around ~30. Is that too low to get anything worthwhile?