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Great video!! I have been researching about this pen because I really like the extra fine nib and look of this pen. I currently have hobonichi weeks and have no problem if there's a friction my only concern is that will fountain pen cause any smudges when writing on Tomoe paper? Many thanks and thank you for the review

i had a similar experience that i dont like the pen at all , actually was more a dissapointment , i had 3 pens in my collection kinda new in the world, my fisrt and favorite pilot metro in M , a kaweco classic sport in B ,a cross century classic in M and i want to move to the next level with a more expensive fountain pain (i live in mexico so the prices are not that great as in europe or usa) , i see in a store a pelikan m200 and remember hear that the pelikan m800 is one of the best pens in the word so i wanted to try and bought it , was like 200 bucks , the package arrived and i try it , to my sorprise i hate the feel of the nib and think about it , like its a lot of money and its lightwaigt , dont have a good nib at all even my cheap kaweco is better . With the time i give it another try , now know about when you use the pen , the nib losses and feel beeter and one of the things i hate was a misaligned , i fixed and put one of my favourites ink (mont blanc 80 days arround the world blue) , and know is one of my favorites hahaha , a lot the people told me that is strange since pelikan make good nibs and they were correct , im not that good in english hopefully you understand my comment

Hi, at 6:40, what is that paper protecting the drawing? Thank you :)

Hello, I know this is an older video but I'm hoping you can help me. Does Lennon's pen fairy ink look purple at all? My eyes say a mature purple, but when you described it as a grungy brown-gray, that really surprised me haha.

I'm awaiting for the availability of a Petrified Forest with medium nib on Stilo&Stile, which has the best prices in the EU.

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how fun, thanks for sharing

I appreciated seeing your written goals at the end. It reminded me of my need to learn more about the pend I already have.

That 'crunch' you had with the TWSBI? Look carefully all around where the nib is actually seated, under magnification, while applying that same pressure. You might find it cracked!

Good to see you 😊 And kudos for taking on those kids to finish their school year 💫 EPIC

Yes now that you mention it, I have not seen a video or comments from you in a long while. Do some of the RUclips comments regarding grammar, punctuation and sentence structure just get under you skin. I have to be extra careful now when I reply to anything by you :) Fascinating origin story. I was shocked too when I noticed the seams from the injection molding on my 1911S. The higher end models I have don't have those seams. I am always interested in the origin story, and yours was one of my favorite. Excellent video.

Yes, I'm so happy to see you on here! You rock that vacation mode look - I can't wait to hear what you have to say, just wanted to hop on and share my excitement.

Really enjoyed this! The 743 balance and fit is perfect isn’t it? And I can’t believe you’ve been teaching double the number of English classes. The students are so lucky to have you.

I think there needs to be a little more face. Without a face the hands get disembodied. I always like seeing colors and hearing you talk about pens that dry out in days-something that bothers me.

So happy to see your podcast and happy face! Welcome back to podcasting. Really enjoyed hearing about your fountain pen journey and inks that you've explored. Can't wait to hear about more of your experiences these next few summer months. Welcome back, you've been missed🙂

Great video. So many cool things: Homebrew walnut inks, goose quills, a selfie with Drew Brown! I'm so glad that you survived the crazy teaching workload and are on the other side of it, and have a chance to recuperate. Maybe at some point I will get into the ink swap thing.. it sounds really cool. Thanks for doing this questions tag, this was great!

OMG Mari, that is so interesting that you pointed out the plastic seams that were not smoothed out on the Sailor Pro Gear Slim!! I instantly went to check all my Sailors and it looks like the 14k pro gear slims had the worst seams, then my PGS 21k (my sound of rain Sailors) and then my Pro Gear model was smooth. It looks like they cheaped out on the PGS models for the grip section seams...T_T That makes me sad because I love my PGS Nebula! XD But I'm glad the Sound of Rain series wasn't too noticeable, but it definitely is there. Time to sign a petition against Sailor to give us quality we deserve! Lol!

I enjoy your videos so much, and admire your pursuits around art, reading, and writing. We should all make time for such things. Looking forward to seeing more!

Welcome to your summer break! Will take a look at your fountain pen companion list.

Mari, good to see you and thanks for sharing your responses. I love hearing about your journey. I totally would've fan-girled Drew of Toilet, as well. I learned that he was at the Chicago Pen Show too but I had already left.😔

Bless your heart, Mary! I hope your break is rejuvenating and you get all the quality time you need with your hobbies. Thanks for taking the time to share this. I love hearing how and why people use their pens. 😀

I loved this video. I agree, you have a soothing voice and I loved hearing your fp origin story!

I'm so glad you did one of these videos! I just checked my Sailors for seams and yeah! A little seam. I never noticed it on mine. I have the Spring Rain so it isn't very visible.

loved this video! 🙂

I like your videos they make me happy I Hope one day that you can make it to the los angeles california show its so much fun next year I'm staying at the hotel I'm planning it out right now its gonna be amazing <3 O cant wait :)

good stuff

I only buy full bottles of ink. I think it is because I want to make pen friends (because there are NONE where I live.) I have slowed down my pen and ink purchases considerably. Now that I have a good variety of pens in different price points and from different brands, I am content and more focused on using them and only acquiring new ones for special occasions or because they have a symbolic connection (I am a sucker for branding and will buy any ink or pen named for anything representing the Desert Southwest because that's where I live!)

Happy summer vacation. I remember when I taught summer school, some time around August or so, I was completely burnt out, so while I haven't done exactly what you did, I can certainly empathize. Take care of yourself, and happy inks!

how fun, been waiting for this !!

If you are near Winston-Salem, we could have pens and tea. There is also a small group of us getting together at Panera Bread in High Point on Sunday at 6.

Happy Summer Vacation! 🎉 Glad to see you back. 😊 This is a great tag; so glad you joined! 10+ years with fountain pens is impressive.

Pen intermittent fasting. 😅 Your last answer had me 🤣💀

You have a soothing voice. We can all use more soothing, these days.

Gorgeous pen! I’m so glad you were able to purchase and enjoy the Estie! I had the same disappointment with Sailor PGS. I’m excited to hear about your pen show experience! Loving my Esterbrook Esties. My first purchase was a custom nib grind for my Maui called the Journaler. It’s basically a Medium Stub nib. I love it! There are specific details of the custom nib grinds on the Esterbrook website. I researched there before I purchased. Thanks for sharing!

so it's interesting... I had no problem with my TWSBI nibs, but had to do some work on my Kaweco (I have two Kaweco Student pens in Medium).. so, in the future, I plan to buy more TWSBI, probably not Kaweco, even though I know they are popular. And I also use the TWSBI broad for shimmer inks with no problem

how fun.. can't wait to watch... I will poke around on your channel a bit..

I had a similar experience with my VP F nib. I originally inked with Diamine Earl Grey. I switched inks to Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi and it made a world of difference! I was very close to swapping to a M nib.

I love the comparison of with or without a pencil board. I find that I often take mine out of the Hobonichi because of the gap between the gutter and the edge. I end up using it as a page marker.

Such a nice pen! Before I even saw the name botanical gardens - my first thought was "Oh I love the nature feeling of it!" My advice for going to the pen show: bring water bottles to stay hydrated and snacks! You get entrenched in everything and sometimes it's hard to step away to get a drink and come back. (my only experiences were DC + Baltimore pen shows, where the coffee shop line was insanely long!)

I originally had bought the decimo with a very smooth and rather broad medium, then I got a fine nib for my TR papers and finally the EF for the very small grid in the Hobonichi, but I so far haven't gotten warm with the EF nib. I am not sure I is scratchy, but soo fine that my handwriting looks like chicken scratch and it keeps digging into the paper. I might try your suggestions of midori paper and pencil board. Although the pencil board gives a rather hard writing surface that I don't enjoy as much. I am still on the fence of selling that EF nib.

Great video and topic, thank you!

Guess, what pen I ordered today. LOL. I had enough affiliate money from Atlas to get it, so I did. I was going to wait until I moved ... well, nope.

Oh Mari, I completely relate. That finicky EF vanishing point! I have a love/hate relationship with it. Currently I love it for writing down appointments in the hobo cousin since the spacing is quite narrow. I still use a very wet ink in it and it helps. Takes so much experimentation for this pen that I thought I was going crazy lol

I bought a Broad Lamy nib to replace a Fine that I didn’t like only to discover that nib will not come out of the pen. I even had a very strong nib moister try to get it off for me and he couldn’t either. So I swapped out the Fine in another Lamy pen but that one wasn’t bothering me. So now it’s bothering me that I switched out the good Fine nib 😂

I have learned to work on nibs with micromesh and brass shims. Of course you have to decide if you can improve the nib with this methods because you obviously can't send a pen back to the seller when you've worked on it. 😅 But so far I had good results, often with just some minimal smoothing on micromesh.

Hi there, I do have a couple EF nibs. Maybe I should consider a pencil board too! Who knew!! I do have a question, unrelated to the pen investigation...where did you get the cutie that holds ink vials? I have been searching high and low...

I love Pilot fountain pens, but I find they are very picky about the inks you use. Even medium-sized nibs can be difficult to use with some inks. I'm not talking about waterproof, sheen or glitter inks. I have to use wet inks for Pilot fountain pen in my experience.

Love my vanishing point, I do have an EF that is scratchy, and I have many EF that are not. Maybe that's why, I am a travelers notebook junkie! (I would have bought the pen, that finish is on my wish list

TFS 💫