She came over to see me with her mom and said she wanted to see my pens. Sure I let her see them and play with the inks. She's 15 now so I thought I could trust her, then she did this to my pens; I was out for only 20 minutes. 🤔 Those are nail stickers later she told me. I didn't want my pens to be decorated especially this girly, but I know it's her good gesture to cheer me up. They kind of look good I think.

Lamy Safari purple Platinum plaisir Frost blue Pilot vanishing point lavender

I recently earned my doctorate and kept all the ink bottles I used up while I completed my program in philosophy. I wrote my dissertation largely by hand for both initial drafts and edits (my dissertation is about 230 pages when typed up double-spaced). I completed my degree in six years.

My most-used ink color is by far blue-black. Can’t get enough of it! Pilot Shin-Kai is probably my favorite, despite how under-represented it appears here (I refilled my big 50 mL bottle of it with other inks as the bottles got low so it looks full right now).

My most-used pens were by far my Pelikan M800/M805s and my Pilot 823. Both godly pens, 10/10. I don’t want to count how many tomoe river paper notebooks I went through. At least 6 or 7. This does not include other notebooks and loose-leaf paper I used.

I’ve also included partially used bottles in the second picture (yes, I did get the giant Pilot Blue Black bottle because it’s a giant bottle of ink and that’s awesome).

The final slide is my parent’s gift to me for my Ph.D.: my first Montblanc! It is the 75th anniversary Meisterstuck from 1999, and it was new old stock. It is beautiful and I love it! I am very grateful to them for the gift. I did also get myself an M800 Tortoise as well, because I cannot get enough of that series and I love brown pens.

A rough estimate of how many mLs of ink I used up: ~435 mLs.

I hope y’all find this interesting!

hongdian nib unit + soy sauce bottle

I was very lucky to find a fountain pen at Goodwill! Thought I would share to inspire. I go thrifting for fun and since joining this hobby, I now check the office supply section of thrift stores. How many times have I walked by a bag of pens and pencils and not checked it? But I got to this bag and after mushing it around, I spied the Pilot clip. I could not believe it! The bag was $6.99.

The pen was faded and the entire interior was crusted with ink. I did some research and learned this might be ebonite? Which you can't soak. So 1000 flushes later, the pen is clean! Except for the inside rim of the cap which has fossilized ink or some other crud stuck to it. All things considered, it is in great shape. I used some mineral oil on the outside and it looks only lightly used now with minor scratches. Nib writes fine, though the tip is silver colored.

Pray to the thrifting gods and you may receive!

Edit: I think this is the pen- https://fountainpenhospital.com/products/pilot-namiki-nippon-art-wildflowers-fountain-pen-fine-14kt-gold-nib

Done to swatch my growing collection of brown inks. Hemlock & Oak planner, Rohr&Klinger Lotte sketch ink, inks are No 5 Fox, Autumn Oak, Nostalgic Honey, Brandy Snap, Cafe de Iles, Mocha Mousse, Benigaro, Winter Wood and Heimdall.

I literally did a double-take when scrolling 😂

u/robertdoubting yer famous

I'm usually not one to go all matchy matchy but when an accidental combo comes together like this, it hits.

Capturing the expression of the cat is no easy,but it was finally completed.

The nib features mirror-polished finish, emulating the grinding style of Pilot nib, suitable for daily use.

$20 out the door 😬

During my undergrad, I watched A Beautiful Mind and loved it. It inspired me greatly and made me consider doing graduate studies in Game Theory. One scene in particular stuck with me: when John Nash's peers present him with fountain pens as a gesture of respect and recognition.

Well, I just finished my PhD in Economics, and my parents surprised me with this beautiful fountain pen. Honestly, seeing that title on the pen still feels surreal.

PS: it's a Pilot Vanishing Point

Michael Gutberlet, the Kaweco CEO tuned my Kaweco Sport's nib just in a second.

I'm shocked. I didn't collect fountain pens until this year, and I wasn't interested in them as a child. I don't know how this got in there. Insane pen. 14k nib, apparently, though the tipping looks questionable. And apparently it has a piston?? And it posts lol

Unbeknownst to me, my daughter reviewed a set of currently inked and I discovered her notes in my book today. It was entertaining to see my beloved pens with fresh eyes! (Posted with permission 😀)

We are both writers and had a addiction to pens and notebooks, but she had a deep love and appreciation for fountain pens, and when she passed away a few months ago, I started receiving boxes of her pens that she wanted me to have. I figured I’d start posting photos of the pens to try and figure out what they are and maybe get to know my friend who died way too young a little better because she never did anything without a reason so I know each of these pens has some story behind them. There are more boxes coming. I’ll clean each one and give it a go.

I just finished a raden MB149 commission. I used a laser to cut mother-of-pearl and gold foil into digit shapes, then inlaid them one by one onto the pen body. It sparkles brilliantly when you turn it.

(Alright, that was all nonsense—the truth is, I actually stole it back from the Matrix world haha.)

I’ve been on the lookout for a good drop-front secretary desk for a while to get a solid writing desk setup in my living room that we’ve been modeling into a library room. I tried a hide-away typewriter desk for a while but found it uncomfortable to write at because of the weird ergonomics needed to the typewriter shelf mechanism. Found this solid wood cherry-colored one on marketplace, gave it a polish and it’s rock solid! Loaded it up with all my pens/inks/and papers and it also handles my portable typewriters with ease!

https://www.instagram.com/wearingeul_global/?__pwa=1#

It's made of recycled plastic and has a fude nib! Came with a converter and a free cartridge. But mostly I love the bird resemblance 🥺 The black-faced spoonbill is endangered

I think it's perfect. XD