Thread: Any Fountain Pen Users?

Originally Posted by MickR

That angled writing board looks good Ed! Even better than the one you drew for me . And is that a ream of printer paper flogged from work I see there?!


Mick

No I bought that today.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

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My current writing desk in my room at work. After barely a month i have made an angled writing board, and bought quite a bit of ink, at work i have toucan ink, the big jars have sienna and violet in, each is 150ml, the small jars are black and a colour i have mixed called grape juice, the specimen jar is a colour i was trying to mix but didnt really work, i have a dip pen, and a jinhao x450. The box at the back is a schaefer caligraphy set.
I have 2 more x450's on order and a lamy safari to come as well.
At least all this stuff is cheap enough, and i get to send (inundate in some cases) people letters

Cool. I've written you and Mick a letter, just have to get round top posting them!

Great Writing desk!

Mine is made with a glas plate, with a lamp underneath. The light makes it possibly for me to have a paper with printed lines under the one I'm writing on, making it easier to write without lines.

The book is my notebook containing notes from meetings.

I also wanted to show you my newest Mont Blanc pen. It's so gorgeous :-)

You can write almost as beautiful as with the oblique pens.

Finally my little "ink-case". It containing most of my ink for fountain pens.

Have a nice weekend!

I have a lined sheet too. I drew the lines on pretty heavily and they come through OK. I just have it taped to the piece of card. Though I expect a light box would be better.
I cut some A5 paper the other day, I quite like the smaller size. I nearly bought a ream the other day but it was 20 cents cheaper than the same size pack of A4.
Your gear all looks very nice.

Well a light box also has it's disadvantaged. Writing a long time, makes my eyes hurt.

I use it without the lights on must of the time. 😄

Originally Posted by Kristian

Well a light box also has it's disadvantaged. Writing a long time, makes my eyes hurt.

I use it without the lights on must of the time. 😄

Does your paper slip around on it?

Yes, but I've solved that problem using a tiny bit of sticking gum. It comes of again very easy.

I really don't know why the iPad flip my pictures. Sorry.

Originally Posted by Kristian

I really don't know why the iPad flip my pictures. Sorry.

I am in Australia, it is all good blu-tac is a much simpler idea than mine which was going to be suggesting you find a way to generate static.

Gentlemen,

"My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain," said writer Graham Greene. "My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course."

That is the opening line for my little essay on fountains pens for my publisher Figlo Press. I expect to finish the essay in the next few days and will post the link to it here.

I grew up with fountain pens. My first fountain pen was the Pelikan, and while I no longer have that, I have two others. These days, every time I sit at my writing desk, I crave a new M800 green and black Pelikan with medium point and black ink.

Maybe I will not buy a couple straight razors I have in mind and spend the funds on the M800 Pelikan. Soon!