Oh yeah. Dan Smith’s modified Pelikan OBB does look nice with shimmer ink — here Diamine Shimmertastic Blue Pearl.
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Category: Fountain Pens
Pen Perfection: Sailor and Edison
I was writing the other day about my Sailor Professional Gear Kanreki, and the word that kept coming up was “perfect.” But I’m not sure that’s necessarily the best thing for me. I know that probably sounds nuts, but I’ll try to explain, if only to myself.Cool Nib of the Day: Oblique Double Broad
Dan Smith, the Nibsmith, loaned me some of his custom ground nibs to play with. I adore his fine point Architect’s nib, which I talked about here. Lately I’ve been gorging on a modern Pelikan oblique double broad that Dan customized to increase the line variation. It’s super fun, and super broad.
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Pen of the Day: Sailor Professional Gear Kanreki
Sailor Professional Gear Kanreki with fine nib. This is another favorite. The Kanreki was designed to celebrate the 60th birthday of one Sailor’s nib designers. It features three different red colors — cherry red for the pen body, a plummy red for the cap and deep burgundy at the ends.
As a special edition, the Kanreki come with a 21k nib. Mine features Sailor’s precise, ultra-thin fine nib.
Diamine Red Dragon ink works so well in the Kanreki that I almost always pair the two. I like variety, generally. But it’s hard to pass up such a perfect pair.
Pen of the Day: Parker Vacumatic Maxima
Parker Vacumatic Maxima with fine nib. This week has turned out to be “fancy pen week” for me, because this is my most blingy pen. It’s a Vacumatic Maxima in Emerald Pearl, and it just shines.
The Maxima is the second-largest Vacumatic, and it’s the perfect size for me. This one was a birthday present from my parents, and so it is both my first and last Maxima. There wouldn’t be another I could like any better or would choose to use instead of this one.
The ink is Diamine Tropical Green, a green with just the right amount of blue for me.
On the Flip Side of the Nib
Do you ever need your fountain pen to write a bit narrower? Try flipping it over.
The photo above shows two Kaweco extra-fine nibs. You can see that there’s still a little tipping on the top, or reverse, of the nib, but it’s smaller and thinner. So the reverse of this extra-fine nib is an extra-extra fine.
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Pen of the Day: Montblanc Heritage 1912
Montblanc Heritage 1912 with broad nib. This is one of my best pens, I think. It’s a modern pen, but is based on the design of the Simplo Safety Filler, with a retractable nib and a more elaborate piston-filler than usual because the knob both operates the piston and retracts the nib.
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Pen of the Day: Kaweco Classic Sport
Kaweco Classic Sport with broad Architect’s nib. Today’s Pen of the Day is really a disguised Ink of the Day. This is one of my oft-used Kaweco Classic Sport demonstrator pens, now with an Architect’s nib.
The ink is Caran d’Ache Infra Red, courtesy of an early Black Friday sale. One of the blog’s readers turned me on to this ink. It’s a great color.
Kaweco Dia2: Dual Pen Review
More Fun with Architect’s Nibs – Trying a Fine
Along with my two Architect’s nibs in broad and medium, Dan Smith, the Nibsmith, sent me a Pelikan fine nib that he ground to an Architect’s point, so I could try that.
I always prefer standard fine and extra-fine nibs. But an Architect’s nib is unusual, since it has a relatively small sweet spot, and I am not the most precise of scribblers. So I didn’t know if I could make that work.
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Fountain Pen Follies 