On-board with two Ohto Dudes and one Pilot Metro. Don't know squat about inks. Pens, either.
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Glad to see that you made it over here. Welcome to The Nib!
Pens and inks can be very overwhelming for a FP noob. Take your time with searching around. This thread might help you out a little bit: http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/492927-B-amp-B-Member-s-Guide-to-The-NibHello, I´m writing with a fountain pen since I was eight years old.
I have pens from all over the world, but to lazy to count them. There a pens for one Dollar, up to pens you don´t ask the price if you want them. My favorites are Japanese pens from Pilot and Platinum. I love their nibs.
This is a great forum. I can combine my love with fountain pens and wet shaving as a hobby.
I have pens from all over the world, but to lazy to count them. There a pens for one Dollar, up to pens you don´t ask the price if you want them. My favorites are Japanese pens from Pilot and Platinum. I love their nibs.
This is a great forum. I can combine my love with fountain pens and wet shaving as a hobby.
Welcome to the Nib [MENTION=112811]scob[/MENTION]! From what part of Austria are you? When I was in Vienna I went to a small shop called Wiener Füllfeder Werkstätte which was fun for me as I collect and repair Pelikan pens. Somewhere I have a special Austrian safety pen, can't remember the name right now.
Enjoy the B&B community!
Enjoy the B&B community!
Hey, I just thought I'd drop in to say hello. I'm new to The Nib, but far from new to fountain pens.
I've been "collecting" fountain pens for the past 3 years, but I wouldn't really call myself a collector, just a fountain pen user that accumulated a bunch of pens as a result of trying out various different things.
I have a collection of about 45 pens, half being vintage and the rest being mostly semi-modern and modern Japanese and German pens.
I'm a big fan of 60s-80s era Pilots and Pelikans and they are my main focus these days.
My current favorite pens are probably my Pilot Justus (not the 95) from the early 80s with its adjustable nib and my Pelikan M400 Brown Tortoise also from the 80s marked W.-Germany with its springy OB nib.
I've been "collecting" fountain pens for the past 3 years, but I wouldn't really call myself a collector, just a fountain pen user that accumulated a bunch of pens as a result of trying out various different things.
I have a collection of about 45 pens, half being vintage and the rest being mostly semi-modern and modern Japanese and German pens.
I'm a big fan of 60s-80s era Pilots and Pelikans and they are my main focus these days.
My current favorite pens are probably my Pilot Justus (not the 95) from the early 80s with its adjustable nib and my Pelikan M400 Brown Tortoise also from the 80s marked W.-Germany with its springy OB nib.
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Welcome to The Nib, Gents!
Erik, your interview with Dave on B&B Radio a couple of months ago got me thinking about finally getting around to acquiring a fountain pen. Fast forward to today.....I'm on a business trip, and whilst having coffee at a place in downtown Appleton, WI, I notice a pen shop across the street! I kid you not! So, after some due diligence on the Nib forum, I mosey on over to check things out. Long story short, I walked out with a Pilot Metropolitan, a TWSBI Eco, and a bottle of blue ink!
[MENTION=82524]cmh737[/MENTION] those are two great starter pens! What ink did you pick up?
Thanks! I'm relieved to hear that. The ink I got is called, "Sailor Jentle Ink". The color is Blue/Black. It was not expensive, so hopefully it will suffice for now.
Great to hear, Chris! I haven't tried any Sailor inks yet, but both of the pens that you picked up are good choices when starting out. What nibs did you get on your pens?
Thanks, Erik. I got "medium" on both.
Hi guys, I have posted a few times in this forum, but have yet to say hello officially.
I have two fountain pens, one Pilot metro and one Parker Frontier. I have Koh-I-Noor Hardmuth blue ink winging it's way towards me as I write this and hope it's an OK ink.
I have two fountain pens, one Pilot metro and one Parker Frontier. I have Koh-I-Noor Hardmuth blue ink winging it's way towards me as I write this and hope it's an OK ink.
OK, added a third, also medium:
Nice!
Welcome, officially, to The Nib, Anders!
I have never tried Koh-I-Noor ink. Hopefully, one of our members with a little better knowledge of Czech inks will have an opinion of it.
Hey Gents!
New to this forum (B&B) and love that there's a 'Nib' section.
Have a large collection of pens and inks - dove head-first into the rabbit hole about three years ago and haven't looked back.
Have 80-ish pens and just as many bottles of ink, if not more. Love getting people hooked on handwriting and fountain pens, and do my best to encourage everyone I meet to use them.
My favorite pens are the Pelikan M800s, Visconti Homo Sapiens, Montblanc 149s, Lamy 2000s, and Pilot Falcons - though I love just about every fountain for one reason or another.
Excited to connect with other fountain pen enthusiasts and to learn more about straight razor shaving. (I have a Merkur DE razor I've been using for several years and recently picked up a cheap Parker shavette to practice straight razoring around my beard)
More than glad to help anyone with fountain pen, ink, or paper related questions.
New to this forum (B&B) and love that there's a 'Nib' section.
Have a large collection of pens and inks - dove head-first into the rabbit hole about three years ago and haven't looked back.
Have 80-ish pens and just as many bottles of ink, if not more. Love getting people hooked on handwriting and fountain pens, and do my best to encourage everyone I meet to use them.
My favorite pens are the Pelikan M800s, Visconti Homo Sapiens, Montblanc 149s, Lamy 2000s, and Pilot Falcons - though I love just about every fountain for one reason or another.
Excited to connect with other fountain pen enthusiasts and to learn more about straight razor shaving. (I have a Merkur DE razor I've been using for several years and recently picked up a cheap Parker shavette to practice straight razoring around my beard)
More than glad to help anyone with fountain pen, ink, or paper related questions.
Nib section? We even have some Badger & Blade limited edition inks (from Noodlers).
Welcome aboard.
Wait...WHAT?!?
Sweet baby Jesus, I had no idea! (I exclaim while rubbing my hands togetherness joy)
This just gets better and better...
Welcome aboard and good to have you here!
Are the B&B inks still available? I just checked WCS and couldn't find them. I could always use a backup bottle of Five O'Clock Shadow!
Welcome to B&B and The Nib!
Some our Benevolent Badger Blue went for up for bid at the Sue Moore Auction this year:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/501934-057-Two-Bottles-of-Benevolent-Badger-Blue-Ink
We've had a few B&B pen related items:
http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/list_of_b_and_b_shaving_products
The only item that I'm aware of still being available is the A5 notebook cover:
http://www.westcoastshaving.com/specials/badger-and-blade-a5-notebook-cover-saddleboot-black.html
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