21 sats \ 11 replies \ @Satosora OP 2 May \ parent \ on: Fountain Pens art
How do you like the TWSBI?
I felt like it wrote too wet.
What is the red one? Sailor or pilot?
Platinum Century #3776 Bourgogne.
TWSBI needs to be wet to make up for the scratchy.
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Their nib is not as smooth as others.
I really like pilot nibs.
Bach also made a bunch of good nibs.
The vintage nibs are best, though.
I dont know what it is, maybe the metal composite is better, but they write a lot smoother and are more flexible.
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Oh, yes. There used to be a guy in New Hampshire that fixed, ground and smoothed nibs. I think he retired. Richard Bender. His wife wrote the most awesome notes on vintage post cards.
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It is a dying trade. I know there are some guys who grind nibs at the pen shows.
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Dude, we don't teach cursive. Today's kids can't read the fucking Constitution or Magna Carta!
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Yeah, I know.
The younger generation knows how to use iphones though lol
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Yeah, that is the connection now.
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Have you ever gone to one?
SO MANY PENS!
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my mother uses her iPhone better, and more usefully than her construction engineering granddaughter. 🤣🤣🤣. And she knows old school shorthand!
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used to go to the SF show. It was awesome!
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Never seen so many beautiful pens laid out!
And the stories some of the guys have on the history of their pens.
wow