Hello Gents,
I've been been lurking around the nib for a while, but honestly never thought I'd actually ever use a fountain pen. Then one day I purchased a Pilot Metropolitan from Staples just to see what the fuss was about. It was a pleasant writing tool, but nothing to get excited about. A few weeks later, while at Michael's craft store with my daughter, I picked up a Sheaffer calligraphy pen for $5...just for kicks. Wow, now my eyes were opened! I loved the line variation! It really made my boring writing (mostly printing, I'm an engineer after all) look interesting.
Fast forward to today. A short 2 months later and I've got 3 TWSBI's (F, 1.1mm, Pendleton BLS), 2 Pilot Metros (M, Plumix stub), Nemosine Singularity stub, Esterbrook J Broad Stub, Pilot Prera Calligraphy and a vintage Pelikan 400nn en route. I've got a dozen ink samples from Goulet and will be placing an order for a few bottles of ink this week (Noodlers Black, Liberty's Elysium, De Atrementis Sepia Brown). I've also got my eye on a few more pens.
So I just thought I'd drop by to introduce myself.
Hi, my name is Ron, and I've got a fountain pen problem.....
I've been been lurking around the nib for a while, but honestly never thought I'd actually ever use a fountain pen. Then one day I purchased a Pilot Metropolitan from Staples just to see what the fuss was about. It was a pleasant writing tool, but nothing to get excited about. A few weeks later, while at Michael's craft store with my daughter, I picked up a Sheaffer calligraphy pen for $5...just for kicks. Wow, now my eyes were opened! I loved the line variation! It really made my boring writing (mostly printing, I'm an engineer after all) look interesting.
Fast forward to today. A short 2 months later and I've got 3 TWSBI's (F, 1.1mm, Pendleton BLS), 2 Pilot Metros (M, Plumix stub), Nemosine Singularity stub, Esterbrook J Broad Stub, Pilot Prera Calligraphy and a vintage Pelikan 400nn en route. I've got a dozen ink samples from Goulet and will be placing an order for a few bottles of ink this week (Noodlers Black, Liberty's Elysium, De Atrementis Sepia Brown). I've also got my eye on a few more pens.
So I just thought I'd drop by to introduce myself.
Hi, my name is Ron, and I've got a fountain pen problem.....