Thread: pens

To stay on topic though, FP user here. Used them since 1st grade where it was mandatory and cheated on them only one or two years during grad school when I used felt pens. I could never get used to the barbaric ballpoints though. O the torture.

Denis,

One of my problems is that I haunt 4 shaving forums, moderate at two of them, and now I have FPN to contend with. Oh, BTW, nice thing you started there! At some point, I've got to find time to work!

RT

I love fountain pens and do have a few and still use them. But the truth is that I have very poor script and tend to print everything except my signiture. I do think that fountain pens parrallel the straight razor in many ways. I am a traditionalist and that is one of the reasons that I use both the straight and the fountain. This traditionalist attitude extends to many aspects of my life.

Okay. Like Denis, I came here from the Fountain Pen Network. Someone started talking about shaving over there and it awakened my curiosity about straight razors. I suppose I am somewhat of a preservationist of all that was good from the good old days. There is something that fine pens and straight razors have in common. It is that both have been replaced (in the mainstream) with cheap, disposable and inferior products. BIC seems to have the corner on that market. I feel happy to be part of both the fountain pen using and straight razor shaving community.

You know I haven't used a fountain pen since 7th grade ( a long time ago). Can anyone recommend a starter pen?

If you can find it, the Parker Frontier is excellent starter pen, and a looker too...

Originally Posted by RichZ

You know I haven't used a fountain pen since 7th grade ( a long time ago). Can anyone recommend a starter pen?

Do you want that in a 5/8 or 6/8? I bought a Waterman Phileas and a Rotring Core. The Waterman is a gorgeous pen, but maybe just a bit on the light side. I enjoy writing with both of these pens, but the Rotring is one strange looking bird.

Denis and Oso will probably have much better advice since.

RT

Sorry for my ignorance but I don't know the difference in pens. But then my wife sames that's true about everything

Originally Posted by RichZ

Sorry for my ignorance but I don't know the difference in pens. But then my wife sames that's true about everything

Mr.Taylor was leg pulling big time Rich.

It depends what you want in a starter pen. You can get a good performing pen for $20-$30 (Waterman Phileas for example) that will let you decide if you want to go further, or go straight to a more substancial one with gold nib and extra looks ($60-$100).

I realized after I posted. The smart ass had got me looking. Oh well thanks for the advice.