Stephen. As much as we know you're a big pen guy, it's hard to argue with that superior writing sample from the Royale. You made an important point about the weight of the pen and how that can become fatiguing, but if you hands even average size, gripping a big pen like the Emperor could also get tiresome. Both are out of my price range, but this was an extremely interesting comparison.
Late reply but it's a stub nib as he said. Stub is basically italic but less sharp. So if a regular nib is a circle and an Italic is a rectangle, the stub would be in between, so an oval.
Thanks for this comparison. The only thing I would have you add is... well a 3-way shootout and also include a Custom Urushi. I like Pilot's plastic feeds that fill at the front of the feed. This allows you to get more ink out of the bottle since you don't have to dunk the nib into the bottle all the way down to the section. With a normal sized nib that's a cool feature. But with the very large nibs this is a very cool feature! Anyhow... I think the feed is made in multiple parts, probably precisely injection molded, and I bet they couldn't do that with an ebonite feed. But for the Emperor? Yeah, I agree they should have used an ebonite feed.
The only problem is that wide bodies are not suitable for fine writting.The use of diluted ink on wet pens make shading on inks a pleasurable experience when writting.
@@sbrebrown In some sense, yes, but only if you have really big hands. The problem is that spherographic pens ruined the pen handling for handwritting. Is this really a problem? In some sense, yes. But seens that today with new technologies not so much. It is just for those that think to use pens extensively. In reallity the problem is quite another... it is not absolutly big pens to fit on big hands. Unfortunatly the writting technic are still preserved and should be learn for entusiastics. My love for the pens came not for the pens itself but them like an writting tool. You have another kind of enjoyment. The beauty of the world is its variety and the cult of some human characteristics that really gave to the life a sweet taste. Your channel and information are quite nive, really very very nice. You are in a deserved place. For me, I think, you should grow more and more because you like what you do.
Stephen. As much as we know you're a big pen guy, it's hard to argue with that superior writing sample from the Royale. You made an important point about the weight of the pen and how that can become fatiguing, but if you hands even average size, gripping a big pen like the Emperor could also get tiresome. Both are out of my price range, but this was an extremely interesting comparison.
I love so much when you smoothy say "well prepared" and "that wet" after you turned on the valve.
Very nice, thank you. You often give me a hard case of penvy. This is one of those time.
As someone who prefers a smaller pen I'm quite interested by the Yukare. Thanks for the review, it's nice to see the pens side by side.
To keep within my budget I was choosing between the Yukari maki-e Milky Way or the Emperor Urushi Vermillion - this was helpful and thank you.
Excellent review.
I love how the nib on the Emperor writes. It looks more like an italic?
Late reply but it's a stub nib as he said. Stub is basically italic but less sharp. So if a regular nib is a circle and an Italic is a rectangle, the stub would be in between, so an oval.
Are the cap and the grip section on the Yukari Royale also made out of metal?
Did the lacquer on the Emperor start out the same color as that on the Yukari?
Yes.
I would go for the Emperor, not so much because of the size, but because of the interesting filling system and the ebonite material.
Thanks for this comparison. The only thing I would have you add is... well a 3-way shootout and also include a Custom Urushi.
I like Pilot's plastic feeds that fill at the front of the feed. This allows you to get more ink out of the bottle since you don't have to dunk the nib into the bottle all the way down to the section. With a normal sized nib that's a cool feature. But with the very large nibs this is a very cool feature! Anyhow... I think the feed is made in multiple parts, probably precisely injection molded, and I bet they couldn't do that with an ebonite feed.
But for the Emperor? Yeah, I agree they should have used an ebonite feed.
I don't think I've seen anyone compare the custom urushi with either of this. If you have any of these pens, which do you prefer?
Since the ink is in 2 compartments is it ok to fly with it
Yes
Delicious!
I sorely miss the spaghetti western intro
IMHO, I would look for a European pen if I want brass. Ebonite is a must.
you know what they put on French fries in Holland instead of ketchup?
The only problem is that wide bodies are not suitable for fine writting.The use of diluted ink on wet pens make shading on inks a pleasurable experience when writting.
I think that depends on the size of your hands.
@@sbrebrown
In some sense, yes, but only if you have really big hands.
The problem is that spherographic pens ruined the pen handling for handwritting.
Is this really a problem? In some sense, yes. But seens that today with new technologies not so much. It is just for those that think to use pens extensively.
In reallity the problem is quite another... it is not absolutly big pens to fit on big hands.
Unfortunatly the writting technic are still preserved and should be learn for entusiastics.
My love for the pens came not for the pens itself but them like an writting tool. You have another kind of enjoyment. The beauty of the world is its variety and the cult of some human characteristics that really gave to the life a sweet taste.
Your channel and information are quite nive, really very very nice. You are in a deserved place. For me, I think, you should grow more and more because you like what you do.
@@lpanades Thank you, that is very kind of you. Indeed, variety is the spice of life!
Tenés que mostrar más las lapiceras, no tu cara.
Well, I'm just so hot, it's hard not to share that with the world.