Earlier times I used fountain pens for writing. Now I don't use them because it is lost now. I loved using them but what can I do I lost them. No pen was better than fountain pen I used to think but now it is wrong gel pens and ball pens are perhaps better than fountain pens but I miss writing with the fountain pens.
Fountainpen Yes. Vintage for calligraphy or pleasure: Minerva - Omas Rinascimento - Waterman Lady Patricia - Aurora Hastil - Pilot Myu Contemporary pen : at home: Platimun 3676 UEF - Pilot 74 Custom SF - in bag: Pilot Kakuno - Kaweko Lilliput - at work/school : Monami Olika - Jijnhao 51a
Please check the description! If you're wondering about the gray ink, it's Kaweco Smokey Grey www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Smokey-Grey-Ink-30-ml-Bottle/pd/17753
in germany it is mandatory to learn how to write with a fountain pen. When i was in primary school, we were actually not allowed to use anything else but a fountain pen or pencil. It feels kinda weird to watch an instruction video to something that is so natural to me. And people trust me, if you've ever written with a proper fountain pen, you don't want to go back using cheap ballpoint pens
Sonja M in Argentina it’s the same thing, but in the two last year of primary school you can chose if you want to write with a fountain pen or a ballpoint pen
Fascinating! I had a German penpal when I was in middle and high school and all her letters were written in fountain pen. I remember asking hereby her writing "looked so cool" because in the US, of course, we're taught no such thing.
Same for Vietnamese primary schoolers. My mom had to use dip pen before fountain pens were widely available for peasants. I switched to gel pen since secondary school because the notebook paper for higher grades are too thin for fountain pens. There were no student friendly options for fountain pens other than grid notebook for primary schoolers. Those notebooks has too few pages for the notes in higher education classes. Besides, writing too quickly with a fine nib fountain pens for students is very fatiguing. Fine nib was the only option I had then. I still have like 7 fountain pens now.
Sonja M Same here in my primary school. Since I was in the 3rd grade, using a fountain pen is a must. And since then, my love for stationary especially fountain pen grow stronger. I really love the old school vibe of fountain pen. So Schade, when I was in Germany 7 years ago, I didn't buy any Lamy pen home. I bough Faber Castell fountain pen for student tho, but I was buying more than one, if can, all pen from all the German brand. Lesson learned. When I go there again in the future, definitely will buy more. (Actually they sell those thing in my country, but the price is extremely overpriced here. Maybe because shipping and taxes)
No wonder so many germans write with fountain pens! I was surprised everytime during vorlesung, like how the hell can they write smoothly with a fountain pen? Also, ballpoint pens are not so available here in germany, which is kind of hard for me, since i am a ballpoint pen user
@@shaivisugandhi Ring ring Me. "Hello?" Cameron Diaz. "Oh hi. I'm in your neighborhood, and it would be great if you and I could meet up and go for a romantic dinner?" Me. "Sorry love. I'm going to a Pen Show."
Of course.. it uses liquid ink. Gel pens are like gel, doesn't take to long to dry, ballpoint is more oily and almost dries instantly. The liquid ink is a little thicker than water, but still very liquid, it almost flows like water. As u know, water takes time to dry
I just got a sudden urge to want a fountain pen, just ordered one and Im ready to do this thing. Update: I just got it and never want to write with a normal pen ever again its so nice
Can I ask, what did you get? I began using Pelikan and switched to Lamy. I am however still using Pelikan 4001 ink in both Brilliant-Black and Blue-Black inks. When I was in Germany, I was in Mannheim, but visited Heidelberg often. I never knew that that is where they are located. Would have loved to visit the factory. Well, maybe one day I will go back?
Rudraneel Dey no it’s just that writing with a fountain pen is the most normal thing for us we start in 2nd grade and from then in we "have to" write with them and then in grade 9 or 10 most people transition to a ball point pen
i started writing with a fountain pen.... when i was in 8th standard... and i am happy that i did... but now i hate writing with a ball pen.... but I guess u had a better writing experience.. ❤️❤️
Some ppl are actually dumb enough okay. I remember I once used a cartrisge and didnt know how so I used some brute force and opened the other end of the cartridge and sucked up the ink with a converter
I've been using fountain pens since middle school. I started out with a really cheap calligraphy pen, but now I use Lamy pens. My personal favorite is my Lamy Alstar
Reasons to use a fountain pen 1 Eco friendly 2 Simply sublime, much gentler on the hands, with a good nib it glides like silk 3 A beautifully handwritten letter is so well received 4 They are infinitely collectible- you have been warned! and 4 Because I can!
Reasons to not use a fountain pen: 1. Ineffective: Does not work on a variety of surfaces, including waxed, glossy, thin papers. 2. Inconvenient: High maintenance required regardless of filling systems, drain, wash, refill. 3. Expensive: Self - Explanatory 4. Does not fix your bad hand - writing.
@@nugget7865 If you prefer something else and it works for you, wonderful. There are advantages and disadvantages with everything, so it's all about finding what works for you. I got a set of Platinum Preppy pens, and once they get started, they write really easy. My daughter loved them so much that she used them for her 4-H project book, using the red and blue to color in the flag design, and green because it's one of the main 4-H colors. Heck, she even uses a glass pen sometimes, and my niece liked it so much I bought her a set, too.
I know the narrator doesn't read comments but I just wanted to say that he sounds like the first narrator on How It's Made and I loved that show when I was in middle school. I used to rush home after school to catch part of the first back to back episode and then the whole second. I would DVR my favorites and watch them over and over. The narrator made parachute manufacturing, wig assembly, and umbrella construction so interesting and captivating for me. This narrator brought back a great memory and I just wanted to say thank you
I started honestly due to necessity. I love journaling since I was young but due to gel pen use over the years has developed a death grip. Even if I write light, I subconsciously grip the pen tighter which hurts my wrist. Now that I switched over to fountain pens (my work horse pen being the Platinum Plaisir), it is slowly going away. Eversince, I always liked the look of wet ink slowly drying on paper. I just got my latest supply of X-Feather and Carbon Black inks from Jet pens today! :D
Miki Fubuki omg this is so helpful to me. I've developed calluses on my fingers (both middle and ring) due to gripping my pen. Hopefully this works out for me
@@abcedievinuya3966 felt the same. Mine was mostly on my pointer and middle finger. For some reason, my hand feels like the tighter I grip my gel pen, the better my handwriting will be when it made my dominant hand just weak from 10 minutes of writing. And the nerves of my arm always get painful shocks from time to time. My first pen, a Lamy Safari Petrol, definitely helped pave the way for me to write using just fountain pens from now on.
I’m 70 years old, and still have my fountain pen from high school. I went to school on the prairies and was taught how to write in cursive style with a fountain pen. So from grades 1-4 we were taught beautiful handwriting. My mom also was taught cursive when she attended school, although I doubt very much she had a fountain. It was mostly pencil as they were dirt poor and definitely could not afford anything else. I consider myself fortunate to have had a teacher that placed so much importance on handwriting.
@@crppledizzle9374 I am glad that you took the time to learn writing in cursive. Don't be sad, be proud and know you are continuing what some see as a thing of beauty; penmanship in cursive.
@@koolguyN Nah like I was sitting, the bus was turning and I kept hearing something rolling under my chair. I looked down there and it was a Lamy safari lol.
I could spend an entire paycheck at a pen show!! Why oh why did I learn about these? Lol I have numerous penpals and I absolutely love pens and using different types to write letters.
If you are struggling with keeping the sweet spot of the pen, then I will recommend you to learn cursive. I know how to write both cursive and print, but I have always used cursive for my fountain pens. I think that it helps maintain the sweet spot because you don't really raise the hand when writing, so you don't really shift around (bonus point: It looks really fancy and cool).
I was gifted a fountain pen recently and it is honestly the best gift I've ever gotten to fuel my already present stationary addiction. Now it's time to spend more of my life's savings on even more expensive pens ・ω・
A 'how to' video for left handed writers would be a wonderful thing to see. In school I found writing left to right horizontally to be problematic and extremely discouraging and would love to learn of other people's approaches.
Really deepnds on how you like it. Some like to write over the the writing and some like to write under. There are also many other ways but I cant rlly remember.
Connie is in some of the videos, and she talks about her experiences writing lefty with a fountain pen. I've personally found that quicker drying inks and finer nibs really help.
I recommend starting with a Lamy Safari or AL-Star for a beginner, which were one of my first pens, however, the Parker Jotter is also a nice starter as well as the Pilot Metropolitan (North American Market) or MR2 (Europe).
@@wutzitrone4522 I wouldn't recommend a Jotter for the beginner. Is skinny and it is not triangulated on the grip, same goes with the Metro. A triangle grip is very important for a beginner as most have trouble figuring out how to hold it. I recommend the Lamy Safari for the one who is willing to spend up to 30 bucks, or a Jinhao x750 for the people who are in a budget. If you are a kid or buying for a kid the 993 is a great pen or the Lamy ABC if you have a bit more money.
The esthetic of the pen, the flow, the smooth, the varieties of ink, the environment, all are my reasons...I even get a new friend during shop for my new pen!
The reason in German and French schools you learn to write with a fountain pen is to learn how to write numbers and letters nicely especially they only allow to write with ligatures. But after the first 5 grades you start to write with a pen as its much faster. Then what happens is most ruin their writing like me. I have to start all over again. I scribble words that only I can read and that is embarrassing. So I bought now a fountain pen.
Strangely, as someone who used to nearly never write on paper, I found fountain pens to be extremely easy to write with. They seem pretty straightforward to me.
I can't count the "as a German" commentsXD But it's so true, I had to use it and as a left handed I used to hate that thing and was so glad to switch to a ball pen. No "claw"-hand anymore, no blurring of the writing and no stupid ink killer which destroys your paper unless you buy an expensive one. And you don't have the money as a pupil. BUT: If you want to use it for private or want to make something look better this is great. In my school time I bought one with a 1,5 mm nib the bigger "handlettering" looked just great - still have it and use it for titles and stuff. I got mine for over 15 years now.
Us Dutchies too! At least in Friesland (where I live)... Ididnt know how to write with a normal pen till I was like 10 or something... I had only written with the required fountain pen (it was only like 5 euro so they weren’t that good quality, I don’t have mine anymore either) up till that point. My younger sister also uses one now (although I didn’t think she would since my school quite using them for a while because some guys kept messing around with the ink cartridges and the teachers were done with cleaning ink stains off of tables)
4:35 Exactly why I bought my first fountain pen 2 weeks ago (a Metropolitan). I have wicked arthritis in my fingers. Since I'm not getting younger, and I'm not writing on multi-part forms anymore, I figured it was time to give it a shot.
Japanese stationery was always so hard to come by at least at a reasonable price. Thank you for making it possible. I wish I had found your company sooner. I live in Virginia now but I feel as though I've been brought closer to home (Japan).
I have been writing with fountain pens for 57 years, from the sixth grade onwards. At first we used dip pens with steel nibs, which were a nightmare, then we were allowed to use fountain pens. Ballpoints were only allowed late in my school career, but even then I stuck with my fountain pens. I still own the Hifra I bought in 1967 and it writes beautifully, still. I grew up in South Africa, by the way.
If you prefer wrist movement, place your last two fingers tips or nails, on the paper. It will take time to get use to, says it is changing from "walking" to "rollerblading". This will avoid a lot of wrist fatigue. You can find this hand-grip in the Spencerian Theory book.
Hi I am from india I write with the pilot V7 and I have used a fountain pen once from my friend my hand writing is better than my normal hand writing so I want to buy from your site and I am lefty
My tip: don't use pressure. It can damage the tip. Most fountain pens can change their tip, but if you found you perfect tip, it hurts to destroy it while wirting And if you are new and a little bit clumsy, use blotting paper to dry the fresh written words.
I really enjoy writing with fountain pens. It's a pity that Germany is in the process of losing this lovely tradition. It was always mandatory for students from second grade on to use fountain pens, as soon as they learned to write in cursive. A few years ago our basic cursive font (lateinische Ausgangsschrift) was replaced by another font (vereinfachte Schulausgangsschrift), which is a hybrid of cursive and printing, and only allows you to connect some of the letters (and doesn't look very appealing). After a few years teachers started to complain about their students' handwriting become worse and worse since they taught them to write using the new font. So the ministry of education decided that the schools... no, not that they should go back to teaching real cursive. But to decide for themselves, if they want to teach the new, simplified font at all, or if they just want to teach printing. Their point: Schools can't teach good cursive anyway, so the kids shall figure it out by themselves. That's why my oldest child learned cursive with a fountain pen, my second learned the pseudo-cursive blah with an ink roller pen and my youngest learns to write the real cursive with a real fountain pen at home (joined by his older sibling, who wants to learn real cursive, too).
Alas! The same thing happened when my younger two were each in third grade. It was called “Cursive Italic”. Actually, it was neither. I mourned the loss of an entire language available to our children. How many public documents before the advent of the typewriter were written by hand - our own Constitution! The Declaration do Independence! Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address! What a tragedy! That happened 40 years ago! I doubt things have gotten better.
I learned the new cursive and I hate it. Over time I optimized it myself and now I have a sort of mix of the two. It works, but would be better if I learned the old one right away.
It's so funny to watch a video about this when most European countries (and others?) we learn it in elementary. Like I was about 6 years old when I used a fountain pen. It's what is used to learn how to write when I was young... Edit: The arm thing I forgot though haha
I never knew I much stationery could be so interesting until I found jetpens and how clean their videos are. I like it a lot and now when I get a new backpack I don’t need to think a lot anymore.
You can't write fast with a fountain pen.....enjoyed your video, i like fountain pens but i dont know if i can use one at my work, since i have to write much and fast.....
My sister gave me a fountain pen more than ten years ago, and it still works as new. Not only that, but I've never found a fountain pen with a smoother writing than this one. It's a poivre blanc, clear green with flowers.
Awesomeness thanks im a new subscriber and new fountain pen and ink well owner I was just gifted one I've never used one before and don't know what I am doing so any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
Sind wir mal ehrlich, wir schauen das Video beide nicht, sondern kümmern uns um die ganzen Anfänger in den Kommentare, damit mehr Menschen per Hand schreiben.
I adore fountain pens, and have been using them for over 15 years. My favourite is my Levenger True Writer I was given as a gift quite some time ago, as it is the most reliable pen I've ever used. I also have two Lamy pens, each with different sized nibs (Fine, and Extra Fine) that use frequently as well.
I’ve been using fountain pens for 30 years and I don’t use my arm to write. I find this makes my writing sloppy and huge. I prefer to use my wrist and hand and I’ve never had trouble with fatigue except when using heavy pens or the thick stubby fountain pens which I no longer enjoy for that reason. I use the Lamy safari, the twsbi eco and the pilot metropolitan, the pilot preppy, kaweco sport, the Parker sonnet and a Schaefer and a waterman and some Chinese ones. Can say that right now the twsbi eco is my favorite;)
My father introduced me to pen world and my heart always belonged to fountain pens. I still like rollerball and gel (the most similar) but I find that I always look out for specific characteristics. I want a more chubby body, fluidity in the writing and comfort on the gripping. I also tend to prefer 0.7 or 1.0 tips/ nibs.
I found the Zebra V-301 a decent option to start and pretty cheap with two cartridges out of the box and it's a pretty fine tip. And this might be a little embarrassing for me to say but it worked so well for me I accidentally used it downside up for a couple of months.
A lot of German are making light hearted fun of this video but I'm french and we straight up wherent allowed to write with a fountain pen! At least for the first couples years. It was a ballpoint pen or nothing, because of "equality" and "Not everyone has a lot of money to buy fancy pens" ...
When I “graduated” from a pencil to a pen, it was a fountain pen. We were not allowed to use the, oh, so ordinary and inferior, ball pen, until middle school (grade 5). To this date I use either pencil or fountain pen. I also have more than one, for different colours. There’s nothing nicer than cursive writing with a fountain pen.
reasons to use a fountain pen: fountain pens are beautiful you look cool you look professional fountain pens write smooth (most of them) beautiful inks (especially ones from pilot)
I got a fountain pen and ink on a whim a couple days ago. I had no idea that there is a whole community and following for this sort of thing. Very interesting and thanks for the video!
Back in primary school I'd always complain about using a fountain pen and think how cool a ball pen was but now I realised how cool writing with fountain pen is lol
I use a fountain pen for recreational writing and do want to use it daily but my planner just doesn't have space. I use the Jibun Techo and people who use it know just how small each section is. I've tried the driest inks with Japanese EF nibs but I still can't fit everything, and have to use a gel pen instead. Also the friendly community bit is a little... subjective... And depends on your luck...
Glad they addressed writing with fountain pens can cause less hand/wrist pain! I'm an artist but only ever had wrist pain when attempting to write quickly (taking notes in school, or journaling). Because you dont push down that hard on a fountain pen, I can write for so much longer now! Writing on paper is such a breeze now. Definitely wont use ball point pens if I have my fountain pen.
Ive been writing with my Montblanc fountain pens for years, over 30 years. But just recently used the pilot disposable ones a week ago. They are not as good as my mont but i really like them. They scratch the paper a little to give some resistance. Some how that's relaxing?? Plus way easier than carrying a bottle or lots of cartridges around.
Great video! I have been using fountain pens for years, and you hit on all my favorite reasons. Even if you buy the most expensive pen and inks, you will still save money compared to buying disposables, or expensive refills. A lot less waste too.
Do you use fountain pens? Let us know what your favorite is in the comments and any tips you have for writing with them!
JetPens I do, I write like a noob lol. My handwriting is not that great. I only use cartridges. Using ink bottles is messy for me :)
Earlier times I used fountain pens for writing. Now I don't use them because it is lost now. I loved using them but what can I do I lost them. No pen was better than fountain pen I used to think but now it is wrong gel pens and ball pens are perhaps better than fountain pens but I miss writing with the fountain pens.
I'm a leftie, so no fountain pen for me - I would smudge it instantly (as I did in school).
@@StuartLohe Thats sad. But there r better pens :)
In my school that's what we used in all classes.. so they are comfortable to use for me and my friends... teachers won't allow to use pens...
my reason to use a fountain pen: it looks cool
It kinda looks interesting too.
My reasons to use a fountain pen : for the aesthetics
my reason to use a fountain pen: idiots in my office would think twice in stealing my pens
My reason is that, it is reusable and less polluting. It's aesthetic and gives that good feel of spreading ink
I use traditional fountain pen. No cartridges and all that bullshit
Fountainpen Yes. Vintage for calligraphy or pleasure: Minerva - Omas Rinascimento - Waterman Lady Patricia - Aurora Hastil - Pilot Myu
Contemporary pen : at home: Platimun 3676 UEF - Pilot 74 Custom SF - in bag: Pilot Kakuno - Kaweko Lilliput - at work/school : Monami Olika - Jijnhao 51a
I found my grandad's old fountain pens and I wanted to learn how to use it and I don't want to mess the pen up- MY GRANDAD WOULD HAUNT ME IF I DID
Is it the same kind of pressure stroking as a brushpen marker?
As a german, I think this video is really funny xD
I want to use it for calligraphy....
With an angel nib
How can i change between nibs ?
My reason to use a fountain pen is so I feel like im in the 1940s because I love that era so much
What ink was used in the video please? 🙏
Please check the description! If you're wondering about the gray ink, it's Kaweco Smokey Grey www.jetpens.com/Kaweco-Smokey-Grey-Ink-30-ml-Bottle/pd/17753
Why do I feel like I'm entering a fountain pen cult
Yeah, same. A cult that doesn’t sound all that bad 🌝👌🏻
The next thing you know you've fallen down the rabbit hole and can't get back anymore~
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I prefer to think of it as the fountain pen virus. I've been infected since 1969.
in germany it is mandatory to learn how to write with a fountain pen. When i was in primary school, we were actually not allowed to use anything else but a fountain pen or pencil.
It feels kinda weird to watch an instruction video to something that is so natural to me. And people trust me, if you've ever written with a proper fountain pen, you don't want to go back using cheap ballpoint pens
Sonja M in Argentina it’s the same thing, but in the two last year of primary school you can chose if you want to write with a fountain pen or a ballpoint pen
Fascinating! I had a German penpal when I was in middle and high school and all her letters were written in fountain pen. I remember asking hereby her writing "looked so cool" because in the US, of course, we're taught no such thing.
Same for Vietnamese primary schoolers. My mom had to use dip pen before fountain pens were widely available for peasants.
I switched to gel pen since secondary school because the notebook paper for higher grades are too thin for fountain pens. There were no student friendly options for fountain pens other than grid notebook for primary schoolers. Those notebooks has too few pages for the notes in higher education classes. Besides, writing too quickly with a fine nib fountain pens for students is very fatiguing. Fine nib was the only option I had then.
I still have like 7 fountain pens now.
Sonja M Same here in my primary school. Since I was in the 3rd grade, using a fountain pen is a must. And since then, my love for stationary especially fountain pen grow stronger. I really love the old school vibe of fountain pen. So Schade, when I was in Germany 7 years ago, I didn't buy any Lamy pen home. I bough Faber Castell fountain pen for student tho, but I was buying more than one, if can, all pen from all the German brand. Lesson learned. When I go there again in the future, definitely will buy more. (Actually they sell those thing in my country, but the price is extremely overpriced here. Maybe because shipping and taxes)
No wonder so many germans write with fountain pens! I was surprised everytime during vorlesung, like how the hell can they write smoothly with a fountain pen? Also, ballpoint pens are not so available here in germany, which is kind of hard for me, since i am a ballpoint pen user
".....or attending pen shows around the globe."
ME: Hold on sir. This relationship is moving too fast.
Me hearing the video and reading I realise that what he said and i read is similar. 😂
@@shaivisugandhi Ring ring
Me. "Hello?"
Cameron Diaz. "Oh hi. I'm in your neighborhood, and it would be great if you and I could meet up and go for a romantic dinner?"
Me. "Sorry love. I'm going to a Pen Show."
@@leewright1176 hahaha nice one
Neither I thought such a thing existed:) well well well... world is full of miracles :)
As a left handed person I find that fountain pens have more consistent ink flow than ball point pens.
As a right handed person I also agree
Of course.. it uses liquid ink. Gel pens are like gel, doesn't take to long to dry, ballpoint is more oily and almost dries instantly. The liquid ink is a little thicker than water, but still very liquid, it almost flows like water. As u know, water takes time to dry
Yeah that’s not true at all...
@@stufoo .
@@stufoo It literally is.
I just got a sudden urge to want a fountain pen, just ordered one and Im ready to do this thing.
Update: I just got it and never want to write with a normal pen ever again its so nice
Welcome to the club!
Welcome to the club, what pen did you choose?
You have inspired me.... Amazon here I come!
W E L C O M E T O T H E C U L T
Can I ask, what did you get? I began using Pelikan and switched to Lamy. I am however still using Pelikan 4001 ink in both Brilliant-Black and Blue-Black inks. When I was in Germany, I was in Mannheim, but visited Heidelberg often. I never knew that that is where they are located. Would have loved to visit the factory. Well, maybe one day I will go back?
This guys voice is so soothing! I've been using a fountain pen for years but I kept watching just because lol
He reminds me of the narrator on How It's Made. The first guy, not the second guy
@@pippetandpossum it does! I totally get what you mean lol
All the Germans dying of laughter
why??? i mean are the informations wrong?? or anything like that?
Rudraneel Dey no I heard that they learn all this in primary school
wait what... in primary school..damn they are so lucky...
Rudraneel Dey no it’s just that writing with a fountain pen is the most normal thing for us
we start in 2nd grade and from then in we "have to" write with them
and then in grade 9 or 10 most people transition to a ball point pen
i started writing with a fountain pen.... when i was in 8th standard... and i am happy that i did... but now i hate writing with a ball pen.... but I guess u had a better writing experience.. ❤️❤️
0:33
“The cap covers the pen’s tip”
Understood, thanks a lot for the information, never would’ve known
Some ppl are actually dumb enough okay.
I remember I once used a cartrisge and didnt know how so I used some brute force and opened the other end of the cartridge and sucked up the ink with a converter
In the case of intent and it was required to mention this is because Dukh appsecure of the fountain pen and also the ink from drying
I have been throwing the cap away and wondering why my $200 pen kept drying out 😂
😏. Ha ha ha ha! Hee hee hee hee!
I've been using fountain pens since middle school. I started out with a really cheap calligraphy pen, but now I use Lamy pens. My personal favorite is my Lamy Alstar
My favourite pen is my awesome Sheaffer Targa, a old pen, but my Lamy Al Star is a beast at school
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I use a Lamy safari with a special nib
The first I used was the abc in 3rd grade. Yes, I am from germany
Hi Can I know whether the ink still can be seen clearly when be write on top of correction tape? Thank you
@@AiraAmir itt can, but then line is a lot thinner and the color is lighter
Reasons to use a fountain pen
1 Eco friendly
2 Simply sublime, much gentler on the hands, with a good nib it glides like silk
3 A beautifully handwritten letter is so well received
4 They are infinitely collectible- you have been warned!
and
4 Because I can!
Reasons to not use a fountain pen:
1. Ineffective: Does not work on a variety of surfaces, including waxed, glossy, thin papers.
2. Inconvenient: High maintenance required regardless of filling systems, drain, wash, refill.
3. Expensive: Self - Explanatory
4. Does not fix your bad hand - writing.
@@nugget7865 There are fountain pen inks that work on thin paper. Also the filling system and price is what makes fountain pens so luxurious
@@imanhashmi2374 You can get top of the line ballpoints or branded ones if that's your metric for luxury. I fail to see the practical side of it.
@@nugget7865 If you prefer something else and it works for you, wonderful. There are advantages and disadvantages with everything, so it's all about finding what works for you. I got a set of Platinum Preppy pens, and once they get started, they write really easy. My daughter loved them so much that she used them for her 4-H project book, using the red and blue to color in the flag design, and green because it's one of the main 4-H colors. Heck, she even uses a glass pen sometimes, and my niece liked it so much I bought her a set, too.
@@nugget7865 its just a lot better to use while writing, you won't know until you've tried one
I know the narrator doesn't read comments but I just wanted to say that he sounds like the first narrator on How It's Made and I loved that show when I was in middle school. I used to rush home after school to catch part of the first back to back episode and then the whole second. I would DVR my favorites and watch them over and over. The narrator made parachute manufacturing, wig assembly, and umbrella construction so interesting and captivating for me. This narrator brought back a great memory and I just wanted to say thank you
What a lovely comment! We'll pass on your message to our voice actor.
I started honestly due to necessity. I love journaling since I was young but due to gel pen use over the years has developed a death grip. Even if I write light, I subconsciously grip the pen tighter which hurts my wrist. Now that I switched over to fountain pens (my work horse pen being the Platinum Plaisir), it is slowly going away. Eversince, I always liked the look of wet ink slowly drying on paper. I just got my latest supply of X-Feather and Carbon Black inks from Jet pens today! :D
Miki Fubuki omg this is so helpful to me. I've developed calluses on my fingers (both middle and ring) due to gripping my pen. Hopefully this works out for me
@@abcedievinuya3966 felt the same. Mine was mostly on my pointer and middle finger. For some reason, my hand feels like the tighter I grip my gel pen, the better my handwriting will be when it made my dominant hand just weak from 10 minutes of writing. And the nerves of my arm always get painful shocks from time to time. My first pen, a Lamy Safari Petrol, definitely helped pave the way for me to write using just fountain pens from now on.
I might have suggested a felt tip- they have a similar feel to a fountain in fine or medium.
Oml i have a death grip too
I’m 70 years old, and still have my fountain pen from high school. I went to school on the prairies and was taught how to write in cursive style with a fountain pen. So from grades 1-4 we were taught beautiful handwriting. My mom also was taught cursive when she attended school, although I doubt very much she had a fountain. It was mostly pencil as they were dirt poor and definitely could not afford anything else. I consider myself fortunate to have had a teacher that placed so much importance on handwriting.
I'm 15 and I'm one of the only people I know that can write in cursive. It makes me sad :(
@@crppledizzle9374 I am glad that you took the time to learn writing in cursive. Don't be sad, be proud and know you are continuing what some see as a thing of beauty; penmanship in cursive.
Good for you that's more then I can say for myself, it's more recent for me in my 60s when I finally got around to using a good fountain pen
My reason to use a fountain pen: *I found a Lamy safari under my seat in the bus.* Now I'm kinda hooked.
Haha lol
Imagine the person with the lost lamy safari as their first pen that they have loved so deeply
@@Aethelhadas Unfortunate, but public busses be liek dat, once you lose it you lose it. I've lost a whole ass camera to public transport.
@@justaguy6216 I’m curious about how you managed that lol
@@koolguyN Nah like I was sitting, the bus was turning and I kept hearing something rolling under my chair. I looked down there and it was a Lamy safari lol.
Pen shows??!!!?? Y'all have introduced me to a whole new world!
Oh, wait 'til you go to one! You know that Homer Simpson face at the mention of donuts? 😉 Oh Yeah.
the trick is figuring out where said Pen shows are held
Sweet writing.
I could spend an entire paycheck at a pen show!! Why oh why did I learn about these? Lol I have numerous penpals and I absolutely love pens and using different types to write letters.
Please make a Jetpens App
Showcasing all the products they have, and wish list, and tutorial, and the vids, and how to, and this will be amazing!
Seriously yess.... We can have the orders through the app.
It’s a dio bird of the eat your cereal cult
If you are struggling with keeping the sweet spot of the pen, then I will recommend you to learn cursive. I know how to write both cursive and print, but I have always used cursive for my fountain pens. I think that it helps maintain the sweet spot because you don't really raise the hand when writing, so you don't really shift around (bonus point: It looks really fancy and cool).
I was gifted a fountain pen recently and it is honestly the best gift I've ever gotten to fuel my already present stationary addiction.
Now it's time to spend more of my life's savings on even more expensive pens
・ω・
Ooh I recently got a fountain pen! This came right on time
A 'how to' video for left handed writers would be a wonderful thing to see.
In school I found writing left to right horizontally to be problematic and extremely discouraging and would love to learn of other people's approaches.
Really deepnds on how you like it. Some like to write over the the writing and some like to write under. There are also many other ways but I cant rlly remember.
Connie is in some of the videos, and she talks about her experiences writing lefty with a fountain pen. I've personally found that quicker drying inks and finer nibs really help.
Fast drying ink and a tiny fan ❤
my handwriting could never-
F i can understand dude :|
Cursive. It always looks good
We learned to write with a fountain pen in elementary school around 3rd grade :D Everyone was really proud to be one of the "big" fountain pen kids 😂
We started fountain pens from class 6 and other wise same :)
This makes me want to get a fountain pen •0•
Dragon Kitty do it , join the cult .0.
I recommend starting with a Lamy Safari or AL-Star for a beginner, which were one of my first pens, however, the Parker Jotter is also a nice starter as well as the Pilot Metropolitan (North American Market) or MR2 (Europe).
Albert Zne Did you start with the fine nib with the Lamy alstar, or the medium nib?
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@@wutzitrone4522 I wouldn't recommend a Jotter for the beginner. Is skinny and it is not triangulated on the grip, same goes with the Metro. A triangle grip is very important for a beginner as most have trouble figuring out how to hold it.
I recommend the Lamy Safari for the one who is willing to spend up to 30 bucks, or a Jinhao x750 for the people who are in a budget. If you are a kid or buying for a kid the 993 is a great pen or the Lamy ABC if you have a bit more money.
I just realized that I don't write correctly lol
Same
Sanr
Same
The esthetic of the pen, the flow, the smooth, the varieties of ink, the environment, all are my reasons...I even get a new friend during shop for my new pen!
The reason in German and French schools you learn to write with a fountain pen is to learn how to write numbers and letters nicely especially they only allow to write with ligatures. But after the first 5 grades you start to write with a pen as its much faster. Then what happens is most ruin their writing like me. I have to start all over again. I scribble words that only I can read and that is embarrassing. So I bought now a fountain pen.
very relatable.
Strangely, as someone who used to nearly never write on paper, I found fountain pens to be extremely easy to write with. They seem pretty straightforward to me.
I can't count the "as a German" commentsXD But it's so true, I had to use it and as a left handed I used to hate that thing and was so glad to switch to a ball pen.
No "claw"-hand anymore, no blurring of the writing and no stupid ink killer which destroys your paper unless you buy an expensive one. And you don't have the money as a pupil.
BUT: If you want to use it for private or want to make something look better this is great.
In my school time I bought one with a 1,5 mm nib the bigger "handlettering" looked just great - still have it and use it for titles and stuff.
I got mine for over 15 years now.
Us Dutchies too! At least in Friesland (where I live)... Ididnt know how to write with a normal pen till I was like 10 or something... I had only written with the required fountain pen (it was only like 5 euro so they weren’t that good quality, I don’t have mine anymore either) up till that point.
My younger sister also uses one now (although I didn’t think she would since my school quite using them for a while because some guys kept messing around with the ink cartridges and the teachers were done with cleaning ink stains off of tables)
4:35 Exactly why I bought my first fountain pen 2 weeks ago (a Metropolitan). I have wicked arthritis in my fingers. Since I'm not getting younger, and I'm not writing on multi-part forms anymore, I figured it was time to give it a shot.
King Charles needs to watch this
I love my Kaweco sport pens (yes plural) - they’ve reduced my hand pain significantly. And it genuinely is a joy to write again.
OH MY GOD MY GRAIL PEN!! I love the Classic in Bordeaux and Green, but I cant choose. So i might get both of them haha. What colour are yours?
Japanese stationery was always so hard to come by at least at a reasonable price. Thank you for making it possible. I wish I had found your company sooner. I live in Virginia now but I feel as though I've been brought closer to home (Japan).
We're glad we can help! :)
I have been writing with fountain pens for 57 years, from the sixth grade onwards. At first we used dip pens with steel nibs, which were a nightmare, then we were allowed to use fountain pens. Ballpoints were only allowed late in my school career, but even then I stuck with my fountain pens. I still own the Hifra I bought in 1967 and it writes beautifully, still. I grew up in South Africa, by the way.
If you prefer wrist movement, place your last two fingers tips or nails, on the paper. It will take time to get use to, says it is changing from "walking" to "rollerblading". This will avoid a lot of wrist fatigue. You can find this hand-grip in the Spencerian Theory book.
Hi I am from india I write with the pilot V7 and I have used a fountain pen once from my friend my hand writing is better than my normal hand writing so I want to buy from your site and I am lefty
I love using fountain pen ✒✒
It is actually comfortable
Very useful for someone who just got into fountain pens. ^^
I want ALL pens of the World
My tip: don't use pressure. It can damage the tip. Most fountain pens can change their tip, but if you found you perfect tip, it hurts to destroy it while wirting
And if you are new and a little bit clumsy, use blotting paper to dry the fresh written words.
Please don't ever stop making these videos!! I love them and they are so informational!!
I really enjoy writing with fountain pens.
It's a pity that Germany is in the process of losing this lovely tradition. It was always mandatory for students from second grade on to use fountain pens, as soon as they learned to write in cursive.
A few years ago our basic cursive font (lateinische Ausgangsschrift) was replaced by another font (vereinfachte Schulausgangsschrift), which is a hybrid of cursive and printing, and only allows you to connect some of the letters (and doesn't look very appealing). After a few years teachers started to complain about their students' handwriting become worse and worse since they taught them to write using the new font. So the ministry of education decided that the schools... no, not that they should go back to teaching real cursive. But to decide for themselves, if they want to teach the new, simplified font at all, or if they just want to teach printing. Their point: Schools can't teach good cursive anyway, so the kids shall figure it out by themselves.
That's why my oldest child learned cursive with a fountain pen, my second learned the pseudo-cursive blah with an ink roller pen and my youngest learns to write the real cursive with a real fountain pen at home (joined by his older sibling, who wants to learn real cursive, too).
Alas! The same thing happened when my younger two were each in third grade. It was called “Cursive Italic”. Actually, it was neither. I mourned the loss of an entire language available to our children. How many public documents before the advent of the typewriter were written by hand - our own Constitution! The Declaration do Independence! Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address! What a tragedy! That happened 40 years ago! I doubt things have gotten better.
I learned the new cursive and I hate it. Over time I optimized it myself and now I have a sort of mix of the two. It works, but would be better if I learned the old one right away.
It's so funny to watch a video about this when most European countries (and others?) we learn it in elementary. Like I was about 6 years old when I used a fountain pen. It's what is used to learn how to write when I was young... Edit: The arm thing I forgot though haha
We live in a world where a certain type of pen has a fanbase
I always used fountain pens in school! Loved it. And still do.
Why do I feel like only the quiet kid would use this?
I never knew I much stationery could be so interesting until I found jetpens and how clean their videos are.
I like it a lot and now when I get a new backpack I don’t need to think a lot anymore.
You can't write fast with a fountain pen.....enjoyed your video, i like fountain pens but i dont know if i can use one at my work, since i have to write much and fast.....
My sister gave me a fountain pen more than ten years ago, and it still works as new. Not only that, but I've never found a fountain pen with a smoother writing than this one.
It's a poivre blanc, clear green with flowers.
my sister gonna gift me a fountain pen and a diary for my coming birthday xD
Hey jetpens - I know this is an old video, but is there any chance of finding out the orange ink used in the pilot kakuno at 3:13? It's stunning!
I love fountain pens! ❤️❤️ nice video JetPens
Awesomeness thanks im a new subscriber and new fountain pen and ink well owner I was just gifted one I've never used one before and don't know what I am doing so any help would be greatly appreciated thanks
Who has never used a fountain pen?! It's almost like a rite of passage when you're finally allowed to use your fountain pen in 3rd grade.
In the U.S. most people have never encountered the Fountain Pen in the regular course of things.
In the US I had never heard of a fountain pen until I asked some dude who was using one; they’re pretty fun!
Faber castle should start making their own fountain pens.. 😄😄😄
I am gonna pass my fountain pen to other generation
That requires you master the art of human reproduction first. Which, if you're using a Fountain Pen, you probably need a primer in that area.
Why im always watch fountain pen video but i only had calligraphy pen
When u live in Germany but u still watch it for no reason 😀
Sind wir mal ehrlich, wir schauen das Video beide nicht, sondern kümmern uns um die ganzen Anfänger in den Kommentare, damit mehr Menschen per Hand schreiben.
how did you learn writing with a fountain pen
I adore fountain pens, and have been using them for over 15 years. My favourite is my Levenger True Writer I was given as a gift quite some time ago, as it is the most reliable pen I've ever used. I also have two Lamy pens, each with different sized nibs (Fine, and Extra Fine) that use frequently as well.
What’s the ink used in this video? Love the shading
5:38 ok that was wholesome🥺
I m ADDICTED to the pens specially FOUNTAIN PEN , i love them more than smartphone.
I’ve been using fountain pens for 30 years and I don’t use my arm to write. I find this makes my writing sloppy and huge. I prefer to use my wrist and hand and I’ve never had trouble with fatigue except when using heavy pens or the thick stubby fountain pens which I no longer enjoy for that reason. I use the Lamy safari, the twsbi eco and the pilot metropolitan, the pilot preppy, kaweco sport, the Parker sonnet and a Schaefer and a waterman and some Chinese ones. Can say that right now the twsbi eco is my favorite;)
Thanks for sharing your favorites! I am curious about fountain pens now.
yes, i write very small and wondering if using my whole arm would be compatible. guess i will have to try it
@@tiredprincess451 it didn’t work for me but may work for you;)
I always use the sweet spot on the normal ballpoint pen
When you remember that you have a fountain pen
Thank you for this video! I've always been interested in fountain pens but always thought of them as difficult to write with.
They're actually pretty easy to write with
Get good paper, thank me later.
So how do you show a lefty to write with one??
My father introduced me to pen world and my heart always belonged to fountain pens. I still like rollerball and gel (the most similar) but I find that I always look out for specific characteristics. I want a more chubby body, fluidity in the writing and comfort on the gripping. I also tend to prefer 0.7 or 1.0 tips/ nibs.
I found the Zebra V-301 a decent option to start and pretty cheap with two cartridges out of the box and it's a pretty fine tip. And this might be a little embarrassing for me to say but it worked so well for me I accidentally used it downside up for a couple of months.
Me encanta ❤️
I would really recommend using the Parker Jotter fountain pen since it looks professional :)
Step one: dont be left handed
A lot of German are making light hearted fun of this video but I'm french and we straight up wherent allowed to write with a fountain pen! At least for the first couples years. It was a ballpoint pen or nothing, because of "equality" and "Not everyone has a lot of money to buy fancy pens" ...
When I “graduated” from a pencil to a pen, it was a fountain pen. We were not allowed to use the, oh, so ordinary and inferior, ball pen, until middle school (grade 5). To this date I use either pencil or fountain pen. I also have more than one, for different colours. There’s nothing nicer than cursive writing with a fountain pen.
Me : writing exam slowly and neatly
Teacher : last 10 mins left
Me : Doctor Mode ON!😈😈
My teachers would recommend writing with a fountain pen when i was in school to improve my handwriting.
Same here. The reason it works is because a fountain pen forces you into good habits: grip pen properly, don't press down, don't rotate the wrist...
reasons to use a fountain pen:
fountain pens are beautiful
you look cool
you look professional
fountain pens write smooth (most of them)
beautiful inks (especially ones from pilot)
Gen Z: what does write mean?
I got a fountain pen and ink on a whim a couple days ago. I had no idea that there is a whole community and following for this sort of thing. Very interesting and thanks for the video!
Hello!!! I'm never this early!! Also I love writing with fountain pens!!!
Hey friend, glad to hear it, can't get enough fountain pens as well.
I found a Lamy safari that my grandpa gave me years ago. I never used it because it didn’t have ink lol
Back in primary school I'd always complain about using a fountain pen and think how cool a ball pen was but now I realised how cool writing with fountain pen is lol
I use a fountain pen for recreational writing and do want to use it daily but my planner just doesn't have space. I use the Jibun Techo and people who use it know just how small each section is. I've tried the driest inks with Japanese EF nibs but I still can't fit everything, and have to use a gel pen instead.
Also the friendly community bit is a little... subjective... And depends on your luck...
Personally, I use one for writing in a personal journal. It is rather inspiring as Anne Frank used one.
Can you please make a video based on the best types of fountain pen pleaseee because I don't know Which fountain pen to choose thank you
Why use fountain pen?
I will look pro in class, that's it...
thank you jetpens due to ur help my really scratchy fountain pen started working
Glad they addressed writing with fountain pens can cause less hand/wrist pain! I'm an artist but only ever had wrist pain when attempting to write quickly (taking notes in school, or journaling). Because you dont push down that hard on a fountain pen, I can write for so much longer now! Writing on paper is such a breeze now. Definitely wont use ball point pens if I have my fountain pen.
Tip: use 24k gold coated nib for extra smoothness
Ive been writing with my Montblanc fountain pens for years, over 30 years. But just recently used the pilot disposable ones a week ago. They are not as good as my mont but i really like them. They scratch the paper a little to give some resistance. Some how that's relaxing?? Plus way easier than carrying a bottle or lots of cartridges around.
Your favourite fountain pen comment my favourite the lamy Safari
Great video! I have been using fountain pens for years, and you hit on all my favorite reasons. Even if you buy the most expensive pen and inks, you will still save money compared to buying disposables, or expensive refills. A lot less waste too.
i find that i perfer to write with my hand halfway up the pen, parrealel to my body it feels comfortable so always find a sweet spot for your hand