Fountain Pen Review | Parker Jotter
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2020
- #ParkerJotter #fountainpenreview
Thanks to Reading Cabin for lending me this pen for the making of this review. readingcabin.vn
This review is for the Parker Jotter fountain pen, I’ll be showing the parts of the pen, writing samples and beauty shots.
Comment down below which pen you would like me to showcase next and hope you guys enjoy this video.
History of the Parker Jotter ballpoint pen www.penbox.co.uk/jotter.histo...
Pens featured in this video:
Parker Jotter M
Sheaffer Imperial Deluxe II (I mistakenly called it the Triumph Imperial, my bad!) • The one pen that’s old...
Waterman’s Corinth
Inks:
J Herbin Vert de Gris
Pilot Blue Black
Paper:
Tomoe River • Tomoe River Notebook
Timestamps:
00:00:10 History
00:00:51 Impression, details and size comparison
00:01:40 My thoughts on it after a week of use
00:02:53 Conclusion and Recommendation
00:04:17 English writing samples
00:06:04 Vietnamese writing samples
Music:Yuri Liberzon - Nuestra Casa
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Thank you for watching!
Thank you for your review. I like your handwriting, especially the Vietnamese writing.
Love the background music, really peaceful.
My grandfather used Parker pens for all his life. Now, he has passed away for 15 years. And Parker pens really a good memory, it make me remember my Grandfather very much...
One more time, thank you very much for a emotional review...
This was very informative and so relaxing to watch. Beautifully shot and explained! Thank you for making this video.
Very nice handwriting. I really like your review of this pen and the lengthy handwriting sample. The writing sample and ease of use is what I’m most interested about when searching for pen reviews. Yours is spot on. 👍🏼
Glad you like it! - An
The Parker Jotter was my second "real" fountain pen. (I'm not counting the Pilot Varsities I used in high school.) In my opinion it's a very underrated pen. I have found it to be very reliable and a smooth writer, and it stays in my regular rotation. It's not as visually exciting as some modern pens, and I think that's one reason it doesn't get much attention from reviewers.
Mine first too. And I would say that it's priced fair. It writes, doesn't dry like Sonnet that is much expensive. Has the same nib as the 51. Looks simple. Very reliable.
The varsity series is actually very solid. I definitely agree it's underated.
I just don't like it, and I think a lot of users have my problem. My hands are just too big for the pen. I graduated from pencil to fountain pen when I was seven, and the pen I used to learn with was an Original Conklin Crescent Filler. I still love that pen. The first pen I bought on my own, using chore money, and without adult supervision, was a Shaeffer, though I don't remember what model. I had it only a few days. A classmate friend loved it so much I gave it to him. I liked my Grandpa's pens more. One of them was a Parker Duofold Button Filler that he bought new sometime in the 1920's. He also had an Esterbrook Lever Filler, which was muvch newer than the other two. Those three pens are still my favorite vintage pens.
Thank you for your review. I bought one and it becomes my everyday pen. It is not a perfect one but it matches my expectation. I like it a lot.
Excellent video...as always!
Thank you for the support and the compliment! - An
My first fountain pen was the Parker Vector, it was engraved and also had a medium nib, i still use it to this day. My mum reccomened it to me when i started liking fountain pens.
I love the higher end Parker pens, particularly the new Duofold with a gold nib, but the Jotter is a pen I can't even use. It's too small, and too thin. There's a myth that says small, very light pens are best for long writing sessions, but this is true only if you really don't know how to use a fountain pen. A heavier pen with a soft gold nib is far and away the best instrument for very long writing sessions, assuming you use the correct writing technique, which means writing with your whole arm, and letting the pen do the work. I averaged seven to eight hours per day throughout most of my career, and sometime had to write from twelve to sixteen hours. I couldn't have done that without the correct writing technique, and without a soft gold nib to act as a shock absorber.
Brian Goulet is thye first person I heard call a soft gold nib a "shock absorber" but it's the perfect description. Used right, it absorbs the twitches, jerks, and quivers we al;l get when writing for a long time, and by letting it do the work, hand cramping and fatigue are all but eliminated.
Unfortunately, not many people are taught how to use a pen now. They write with fingers and wrist, and they support the pen the entire time, which means gripping it constantly.
There are, of course, a number of jobs that make a worker use a tool many times the weight of the heaviest fountain pen, and do so all day long. Some of these jobs require far more precision than writing takes, and, in a real way, have much to do with writing. Hand engraving metal, or even wood, for example. Other jobs require strength and brute force. When I was young, I had a job building pallets. We went into the woods, cut down trees, loaded them onto a truck, all by hand using a peavey and cant hook, an incredibly dangerous job. We tppk the trees back, cut the logs into boards, and then spent days driving spike nails through wet, green wood, using just a hammer.
Not many workers lasted more than a day or two, but if you could, it suddenly got much easier because you developed the right muscles, and equally important, learned the best technique for swinging a two-pound hammer for hours on end.
Even with today's technology, hand tools are still a must, but power tools are even heavier, and I've never heard a construction worker complain about hand fatigue or cramping. So I find it kind of funny when someone complains about hand cramping and fatigue when writing for a relatively short time. A heavy pen is NOT the problem, but along with learning how to use a pen, and with a soft gold nib, the heavier pen is a solution. You do, of course, have to practice, and use it often. But think about it. How often have you heard someone complain about hand fatigue and cramping when writing with a pencil? Or a cheap ballpoint that weighs nothing?
Previous generations were taught how to write and use a pen. Even people who were left handed learned to underwrite and not smear ink because they curled their wrists. Some still teach themselves, and it really doesn't take very long. One month of daily practice can work wonders.
Anyway, pens like this are not for me. I do have a few cheap pens. Eight Metropolitans, four Conklins, one Opus 88, and all the TWSBI models except for the Draco. I bought most of these because of the Covid-19 lockdown. I was stuck at home, and Amazon was something to do. I use the Metros mostly for art, though I really like the way they write. I really enjoy TWSBI nibs, too, even if they are stiff. The four Conklin pens were most a spur of t6yhe moment thing, and all four cost only three hundred and fifteen dollars.
Other than these, I'm just not a fan of cheap pens. Ny two daily, take everywhere writers are the Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze Age, which I think is both unique and beautiful, and the Scribo Feel. I absolutely love these two pens. I actually bought both on a ten dollar per week plan, so they don't seem as expensive as they actually are.
Like your review and handwriting! I have a jotter line too
Very nice writing btw. I haven't obtained the fountain pen variant in matte black as yet, just the ballpoint and rollerball. Ive got all 3 variants in the royal blue.
Beautiful 🎶 thanks for the video
Jeez.. He has such beautiful handwriting. I wish half the guys I knew could write like this... It's so hard to read chicken scratch🤪🤣
thank you for the compliment lol - An
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Keep it work nhé anh .
Good job please keep making
Thank you! - An
Ive never seen this model. this must be the updated version because the ones ive only seen are the 'flighters' (all silver metal) and they didnt at all have that nice grip section. Very nice none the less.
Such a peaceful and informative video! Thank you! I did have a question, What Font type/style is the English written in? I love that form of cursive
it’s something between spencerian and I kind of tweak it bit to fit my writing habits - An
And the Voice behind AWG is back again 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
how did I sound? lol - An
@@awritingguyAWG perfectly like yourself 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👌
What beautiful green ink! I think this converter model is one of the best for Parker pen, good choice. I saw your drawings, awesome style ☺️
indeed it is, glad you enjoyed the video! - An
Great video, very relaxing. :)
Regarding the narrow section: I like the Vector, but the skinny metal section means I have to hold it with half my grip on the barrel. A bit awkward. The Jotter has a near-identical writing quality, but for me it's _much_ easier to grip - so much so that I wonder why the Jotter isn't seen as Parker's entry-level FP, especially with that name to capitalise on. (It was very hard to come by in the UK, not so long ago. I only stumbled across one seller on Amazon.)
The barrel: true, it's very lightweight and I've heard a couple of reports of it cracking, including the comments here. I think the barrels of the 2018 'London editions' are all-metal, like the ballpoints in the same collection. Fortunately, my biggest problem is why exactly I bought the bright orange version!
this is a really thorough comment, and I do believe it helped quite the number of people who watched this video! Thank you my friend - An
I love your vids
Please teach us how to write like this!
Hello! I'm very conflicted whether to buy this pen or not. I really like the look and i like small nibs, everything seems fine, but... i do have a small handwriting and usually i really like to use Pilot EF nibs. Would you recommend me this pen? It seems to write a bit thinner than an european M and it doesn't seem a wet writer. Thank you very much
P.S. I can't find it in F
I love your style of writting buissness scriot
Is this the plastic version? I didn't notice if you mentioned it.
I love my Parker Jotter fountain pen, just like of this video ✔️
same color and nib (F)
Parker jotter or lamy safari? I really like your videos and writing !
how is the matte coating on the body holding up?
Great
Which one do you think writes better? Parker Jotter or the Pilot Metropolitan?
I'm trying to find that out too!
I personally have loved my Metropolitan. I just saw a Parker Jotter Fountain pen variant in the wild yesterday, and I'm curious as well. But I definitely prefer it over my Cross fountain pens in the same price range. Hopefully that helps, but the Jotter series is perfect for.. well, Jotting.. lol.. I know the Parker Jotter Rollerball and Ballpoint pens are some of my EDC's.
I dont like the nib and the pen feels cheap. But matching with the ballpoint, its fine. I love the converter because it cleans the pen of all the ink so fast...
Greetings from Austria
Hello🙂 What the difference between this Jotter and the Parker Frontier ?
My Jotter with the Parker Cartridges seems to dry start frequently. I always replace the cap after use. Anyone?
Does anyone know how to use it? I have no idea . . . It came with an ink thing am I supposed to just put that in it? Do I need something else? I have no idea . . .
from Thong:
Wat a noice voice!?
You should post the cap. It makes a better writing experience.
Posting a cap is never a good thing, except on a true pocket pen. Only Americans who grew up using cheap BIC pens think posting is a good idea. Fountain pens write best when as much weight as possible is down as close to the nib as possible. This is the nature of pens that use capillary action. Don't post your pens. It makes for a far better writing experience.
Have you noticed any difference in the Rhodia paper (80 gsm) from front to back of the sheet? I have noticed a slight difference with several pens writing true to their line width on the front but slightly broader width on the backside. It almost appears that the front is coated and smooth while the opposite side absorbs more ink. I have noticed this especially in my Sailor 1911L medium nib as well as a Pelikan M800 fine nib.... any thoughts or comments are appreciated. Love that Parker Jotter! Thanks.👍🇨🇦
And i thought it was only me who is having this issue. I totally agree with you on that, the paper is indeed smoother on one side and the other side is not particularly rough by any means but it isn't coated the same way on both sides.
I'm not the only one having the same hunch - An
I haven't had that problem with the Rhodia paper I use, but while it really isn't advertised, there are three grades of Rhodia paper. There are also some Rhodia notebooks floating around that were made by another company for Rhodia. The paper is much like you describe.
I love Rhodia paper, but I suggest only buying the 90gsm for any important writing. It's much better paper than the 80gsm.
I use Blank n' Red casebound notebooks for most of my writing. The regular Black n' Red for less important things. These cost only eight dollars for an A4 size notebook, hardcover, and 192 pages. A remarkably good deal that you can thank Amazon for making possible. I find these perfect for mapping out projects, for brainstorming, and for creative writing, etc. I use the Ofoxrd Black n' Red, which look identical, but that have a little better paper, as a journal, and have for fifty years. They cost about twenty dollars, which swtill makes them cheaper than just about any high quality notebook out there, simply because of how much writing space you get.
They are filled with optic paper, which I really enjoy. Both the non-Oxford and the Oxford should get a lot more attention in the Fountain pen world. One of the spiral bound Oxford notebooks costs about eleven dollars, and has some of the smoothest paper I've ever found, and I have about eighteen brands of supposedly fountain pen friendly paper.
Please make a vedio tutorial on your handwriting
Сколько на ютубе обзощиков ручек и у всех почерки карявейшие! А здесь любо дорого, парень пишет и это можно прочитать! Молодец!
Parker quink is the realy god ink
There is a problem with this pen. I dont really know if others have it but on my parker jotter the plastic cracked after about two weeks of use. The cartridge is quite hard to install and the converter seems to not be available in many places. So I think if you are buying a fountain pen you should go with a pen like the lamy safari/vista.
that's really something to look out for, thank you for the detailed comment! - An
Honestly, I'd rather write with a sharpened stick than with a Lamy Safari. I think the only people who really like the Safari are those who have never owned a quality pen. The Safari is just very cheap plastic at a very high price.
Being from Vietnam, I have never heard any Vietnamese person call it Ho Chi Minh City. They always call it Saigon.
I could never use the parkers I owned in school because people steal parkers left and right
But I just started homeschooling and I just ordered a bunch of parker products.
Noice table
And pen
I always love Parker but I think Parker is a not a very expensive or super reputable brand good see it get some love
You haven't looked at many Parker pens. It's an extremely reputable brand, and has some very high end pens. Most brands have some cheap supermarket/big box store pens for sale, but Parker has always been one of the best, most reputable brands on the market. It still is.
my new jotter pen is extremely dry. Hard to even finish 1 sentence... Maybe it's because I use ink cartridges instead of a converter, but still...
Try wash it with detergent.
This guy has a nice voice
Can i know ink name?
it’s listed in the description - An
#asmrfountainpen
I really don't understand what you are writing down baut nice writing anyway !
It was just what I narrated throughout the video, and thank you for the comment - An
At 5:46 there's a sideways face in the table lol
I haven’t really noticed that myself, can’t unsee it from now on... - An