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Hi! Thanks for commenting. You are indeed correct. I believe that it's a #5 Schmidt nib unit.

Lol - I never thought of that before but looking down at my 2015 MacBook touchpad, it kind of does look the same as my rounded rectangle! Thanks for commenting. :)

Thanks Alexi - I promise, I'll be posting again. I had some health issues that got in the way of drawing and I'm trying to find my mojo again! I really appreciate your comment. :)

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! :)

Good luck and remember to wiggle the tines gently! It's a lovely little pen once you get the ink flowing. I've found Watermans ink works well in it.

@@PensForDoodling I'll do that. Thank you very much

Thanks! Fountain pens are amazing drawing tools. I have a stack of pens to review but the last year's lockdowns (and the current one) have got in the way a little bit. I'm excited about getting some new ones uploaded soon though.

Thanks - I appreciate your comment. Sorry it took a little while to respond. Things have been a bit hectic over the last few months (well, for pretty much all of 2020, really).

Thanks! I'm glad it helped. It turns out that the Loom is a nice pen for sketching (once I flushed the feed out). I'll be posting an update soon showing the pen in a better light.

I completely agree, although I find it handy to keep my old cartridges and refill them from bottles of ink after flushing them out. I use converters in a few of my Lamys as it's just easier. The Lamy Z28 converter with the red end is the best one to use with the LX as it has little posts to secure the converter in the section. The Z27 with the black end fits just fine, it just doesn't have the posts that slot into the section for that extra bit of security. I've never had the Z27 fall out of my Safari so it's probably not a big deal.

@@PensForDoodling Thank you! Just contacted my local distributor and a Marron LX with Z28 converter should be on their way to me sometime soon! Thank you again! PS: Would you say an F JoWo is similar in feel to an F Lamy...? I am very much used to JoWo's M, and feeling a bit nervous about whether Lamy's F is going to be scratchy!

@@TwoMiceOnMyBookshelf I was pleasantly surprised by the drawing experience of the PVD nib on the LX - I would put in on a par with the Peter Bock nib on my Namisu Ixion (still to be reviewed). I think my Rotring has a JoWo nib and that's very smooth but it's also a much bolder line. A fine nib will probably offer more feedback than a medium but I found the LX's F nib to be quite smooth to hatch with.

@@PensForDoodling I was offered a Bock nib but am too nervous to leave the comfort of JoWo. Might have to say yes to a Bock next time. This is my first Lamy nib, and I think I am losing my nerve with the F......

@@TwoMiceOnMyBookshelf If you've always enjoyed using JoWo nibs, that's totally understandable.

To be fair, I was able to improve the pen's performance by giving the tines a wiggle (there's a video on my channel showing you how I did this). It is a cool little pen once you get it working but I have far better pens (the Muji, for example).

Good for you. I won't be straightening any tines. That's why you have a youtube channel and I don't. Yes, Muji looks good.

@@ichirofakename I figured I didn't have a lot to lose at the time. :)

Thank you. I sometimes get carried away with a doodle. It is a lovely pen and even now, eight months later, I have no regrets about buying it. I've also discovered it still works if it's forgotten for weeks at a time... I have quite a few pens and that happens on occasion.

@@PensForDoodling you are a pure artist! Found a Marron in my aussie amazon and it is on the way to its first home! Nice to know they are awesomely well behaved. Cheers.

@@melodychest9020 Congratulations, I hope you enjoy your new pen!

Sorry about my slow reply. I'll have to check the pen and get back to you on that one. Do you mean a western fine/extra-fine or eastern F/EF? I'll compare it to both and let you know. I've been thinking about adding some pen & ink tutorials - I just wasn't sure people would be interested as there are already some very good ones on RUclips.

Sorry, I realised I never gave you an actual answer. I'd say it's like a Fine nib (or possibly EF if you're comparing it to a Lamy nib)

Thank you! It's by an artist called Dan Lebowitz.

You're not the only person that suggested that. 🙂 I did give it a good clean after the disappointing review (and reading people's suggestions) and the pen now performs exceptionally better. I'll be doing a follow-up review to reflect this sometime soon.

Thank you so much 😀

It really is a lovely pen and it feels great to draw with too.

I'm still loving the Muji - it's such a nice pen to hold and use.

I have some good news there - I've found the Faber Castell converter is a perfect fit. Unfortunately most international-fit converters do not fit the Muji very well.

@@PensForDoodling Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback.

@@victoriaf1619 You're welcome. :)

Thanks for the comment - I really appreciate it. :) I love drawing with fountain pens and I wonder if I should create some videos of complete drawings rather than quick doodles.

Thanks for your feedback Ramvad! I didn't receive any payment from Muji but perhaps you'd like to elaborate on how I could improve my future videos? I didn't mention Sheaffer pens at all in this review so I fail so see why you commented on them. The only Sheaffer I own is a twenty year old No Nonsense and that is indeed a very reliable pen, if a little dull to look at. As I only spend a short amount of time on the test doodles, I'm not sure why you expect a masterpiece but you don't have to watch my channel if you don't like my drawings. :)

Your comment got me thinking. Up until now, I have literally just started drawing with the pen with no idea what I'm going to draw and certainly without any preliminary sketches. My channel was never intended to show off my skills as an artist but to demonstrate the suitability of the pen for drawing with. Perhaps I should make more time to draw a finished piece occasionally. That would certainly demonstrate the capabilities of the pens I'm working with more clearly.

Sorry my friend . Did not mean to offend you nor was my comment to do with your artistic skills. I looked at the video because of the Japanese pen. I had one of those and I found it too slim to be stable enough. The balance without the cap when opened was not right (for me ) . It was cold to the touch ( I live in a cold country) one of my hobbies was & is good calligraphy. I am 90 and through out my schooling had to use a dip pen. Even had to make my own ink ( carbon soot from animal fat lamp mixed with Alum and alcohol etc for correct viscosity and rubbed down nibs to suit the width of lines) This was important if you wanted to write on valum ( skin) . We had to write at least one page of the bible of the Jesuit school . The size of the page 2 ft x 1.5 ft. . All in Latin and gothic script. I apologise if I offended you but the most precious elements of our life is the languages and the written word. I see that my grand and great grandchildren do use fountain pens. Computers . Ball points etc and spell checks !!! & voice memos. Alas there are very few man of letters these days . They will be less and less. A good workmen never blames his tools he adapts them to suit. Bye

@@ramvad8388 Thanks again for your comment and I appreciate the clarification. Don't worry - no offence was taken. I value any feedback that helps me to improve my video content. The simple truth is that we are all different and we all appreciate different tools. For calligraphy, I'd imagine the Muji would be most unsuitable. Regardless of the cold metal barrel, the nib is very hard and provides little line variance even with pressure. In a cold country, I can't imagine it would be pleasant to use either. I really enjoyed the pen as a drawing tool but I appreciate that for calligraphy, it would not be ideal. Have you looked at the Pentel Parallel pens? They have a plastic body and are lots of fun to use (I'll be reviewing mine in due course). I know a few artists that enjoy using them for calligraphy.

Thanks for your comment - I actually pushed this pen up the queue for review after your comment a few weeks ago! Don't worry, it sounded worse than it was. I was just tapping the nib but the microphone made it sound far more brutal! Some of my pens have 14K & 18K nibs so trust me, I am gentle with them! :) Someone suggested that I should try flushing the feed in case there's any production debris in there so I'll give that a go. Bear in mind that, as I use pens for drawing, I need a pen that can handle whatever ink I throw at it (as long as it's a fountain pen ink). Kaweco Pearl Black is a nice ink to draw with and it works great with my Lamy, Muji, & Pilot pens. I'm actually quite torn about this review because I really like the Loom. It feels great and that nib is so smooth, when the ink is actually flowing. If it performs better after a clean, I'll post an update video.

@@PensForDoodling I didn't ise my emotion for months as i thought it was defective when used with lamy turquoise XD turns out that not all pens get along with inks. I now remember using a black faber castell cartridge which dried out in a week completely, to the extent that the ink inside turned into a thick powder like substance. These FC pens while ultra smooth, dry out fast and only like wet,flowing inks like those from diamine, i got a bottle of Chocolate brown for the EMotion and it works very well now. Please keep doing more of these reliability and doodling reviews as no one else talks about these. I once tried using a lamy safari that sat for atleast two years after the cartridge got emptied and it still wrote upon first touching the paper, i have zero doubts about lamy reliability

Sadly some pens are fickle about what inks work well with them. I was surprised, given how wet the flow was, that this Loom was one of them! I have some Waterman inks that I reserve for my picky pens. I've yet to find a pen that doesn't flow well with them so when I get a moment, I'll retry the Loom with a black Waterman ink. Sadly that ink is not as water resistant. Even if it doesn't work out as a good pen for drawing with, it will probably still be a nice writer. Based on your comment, I won't be buying any FC cartridges! As I have several pens inked up at any one time, I need them to start after being left for a few days. Lamys are great. I have a NEXX and a Studio in the review queue but I need to take a look at some other pens first. I don't want Lamy hogging the spotlight! XD

I do! Although I've focused on fountain pens so far, I do have some Derwent "Line Makers" that I'll be reviewing at some point.

@@PensForDoodling, I'm a scribbler that aspires to doodle. ;) So far I tend to like size of the 3 and 1, sometimes 005 microliners. With that in mind I've picked up a couple cheap fountain pens with EF nibs, which at .38 have line widths close to the 3 microliner. The problem is that those nibs really seem to tear up paper with wet ink/saturation. I don't have the same problem with the microliners. Is it just because the nib is cheap, or are high end EF nibs still pretty scratchy?

@@gamingstokr7299 EF nibs on the more inexpensive pens tend to be less "finished" than the nibs on more expensive pens. Being made of steel, they're less forgiving on paper than the nylon or fibre tips on microliners. It's one of the reasons that I draw my test doodles on smooth card rather than cheap copier paper. The smooth surface doesn't tend to snag up in the nib so much and being a heavier weight than paper, it's more tolerant of the wetter nibs. If you're really soaking the paper with a lot of hatching, you might want to consider a smooth watercolour paper.

@@PensForDoodling, very helpful. TY!

@@gamingstokr7299 You're welcome. The paper can make all the difference!

It is indeed, and still one of my favourite pens to draw with. :)

Pens For Doodling Thanks! I ordered a Hongdian Black Forrest extra fine that is supposed to arrive Saturday. I’m a little concerned that it will be too fine, if it doesn’t work out I may order the Muji.

@@Shootingstarcomics I have one of those waiting to be reviewed! It's a lovely looking pen at first glance.

Pens For Doodling I’ll be waiting

@@Shootingstarcomics I suspect your pen will arrive before my review does! I'm just editing the review for the Faber Castell Loom at the moment.

It's great that you've discovered the fun of doodling with a pen - I rarely touch a pencil these days because it's such fun to just start drawing in ink and see what happens. I appreciate the comment about the doodles - they're all unplanned and usually take 15-30 minutes (although I speed them up to try to avoid boring people). I don't usually have a clue what I'm going to draw when I start testing each pen! I hope you keep it up. You'll soon find there are things you enjoy drawing more than others, and you'll draw them more and more (for me, it's rocks and trees).

Dont doodle , you cant draw something out of your head if you havent learned the structure and textures before. Draw the surroundings first to learn composition and shapes, later draw from memory from different angle like from the imaginary rooftop but you havent been there but can imagine how the known place would look from there. And lastly only then you can actually doodle, otherwise you wont learn anything.

I'm sorry C, at some point I overlooked your comment. I think there is merit in doodling, even before one has mastered structure, perspective, textures, and so on. Doodling offers you the means to create without fear - if something doesn't work, you can discard the doodle and start another. At the very least, doodling encourages beginners to explore form, shading, patterns, and textures based upon what they've experienced in life without necessarily resorting to formal lessons. Take the simple stickman, for example. It can lead to an understanding of the relationship between the circle that forms the head and the adjoining body and limbs without worrying about the complications of scale, perspective, or anatomical precision. That can come later. :) What matters most, in my eyes, is the creative journey.

Great video and concept! Liked and subbed. Hope you still make them.

Hi@@paulmetdebbie447 and thanks for subscribing. I am still making the reviews but this year has proved challenging. Whilst some have found themselves with more time than usual, my situation was the opposite. I have quite the stack of pens waiting to be reviewed now! :)

Thanks Nikki, I love that people actually seem interested in what I'm doing! I published a new one this week (the Lamy LX) but I have plenty more to come. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.

@@PensForDoodling Great! I am struggling a bit with my Lamy's to be honest. When i dont use them regularly it is really hard to start them up again, as in clean and flush. I love my Kaweco fountain pens thou. :) Maybe a video about the inks that you use to sketch with? Or the kind of paper you use most? Or maybe even more sketching/doodling? Or the set you won recently the 1990's graphic pens, and actually load them up and use them to doodle? You were very excited about those pens! I have no idea if there is a strict theme to your channel, but more doodling yes, i would like that haha. So far the only one that is easy is the low priced Platinum Carbon Ink Pen. Very known for the fine nib and waterproof ink cartridge it comes with for sketching and watercolour combo's. But honestly I will watch whatever is next :D

Thanks for your reply - the feedback is really useful because I've been trying to figure out which parts of my videos people want to see more of (and less of) and so far it seems people lose interest when I start doodling. When I clean my Lamys I also use a cheap ultrasonic cleaner I got from eBay. I use all kinds of inks in them and it's always got them running again. I really appreciate the suggestions! My aim with the channel is to introduce some tutorials (that are pure doodling), plenty more pen reviews, and I'll probably start reviewing some inks too. I may even start showing my face in them too. There is a review of the Platinum Carbon pen on the website but I haven't done a video review yet so that might be fun to do. And you're right - I still need to do a video with the Cleo Skribents. :)

@@PensForDoodling Sounds great! :)

I'd actually skipped over buying an Al-Star because I just didn't see a need for one when I already had two Safaris, and a Vista. Then I saw the LX Marron (it's so beautiful) and what I read about the nib intrigued me. I can't directly comment about how it compares to the Al-Star but I can say that the nib, compared to my other Lamy pens is probably worth the price difference alone. It doesn't just look good, it feels good too. Drawing with it was a delight.

Thanks for subscribing - I have a few pens lined up for review in the coming weeks so look out for new content!

Thanks for your comment (and I'm guessing you subscribed which is cool too). I'm not really surprised, to be honest. I've not added much to the channel so far but I'm working on new content now we're into the new year.

@@PensForDoodling nice

Thanks Jay! :)

Thanks - it's lovely to use now! When I get a moment I'm going to give it a chance to redeem itself with a fresh doodle.

Hi Chris - thanks for your comment - I love your channel! For writing, I think this pen will do just fine and will look cool too. I found my problems started when I was doing rapid hatching. Obviously this could be resolved if I drew each stroke more carefully but then I might as well use one of my other pens that performs flawlessly (the Pilot Kaküno for example). Someone else suggested that I should try it again with the ink converter filled with a quality ink. Apparently the provided ink cartridges don't show the pen at its best. I'm planning on polishing the nib anyway as the feedback from the nib, pre-inked, was harsher than I'd have liked.

@@PensForDoodling I hate cartridges. Do you have bottled ink you like?

@@chrisrap52 I have quite a few bottles of inks. I usually just flush out the old cartridges with a blunt syringe and refill them from a bottle. My favourite (currently) is the Sailor Kiwaguro black ink. It's a lovely black. Noodler's Lexington Gray comes in at a close 2nd. I just got a nice burgundy ink from a company called Octopus that I'm looking forward to trying.

It's a shame it wasn't so cool when it came to drawing with it. :)

@@PensForDoodling it did't seem to bad to me! Hope you find a better one then!

@@SavageBeastsTheCardGame I'm going to adjust the tines on the nib and maybe give the end a polish to see if that improves things. I really want to like this pen because design-wise, it's lovely.

@@PensForDoodling oh yeah for sure!

I fixed the nib and now it's a fantastic pen to draw with. :)