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.
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
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.
I'm 68 years old and still have the green translucent Parker student fountain pen I purchased in the 7th grade. From time to time I take it out of my case and think back to much simpler days...
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
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
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?
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
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.
@@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.
@@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."
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.
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!
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.
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・
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 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.
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.
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.
Where I’m from, we use regular ball point pens in school. But I’m really grateful my mother taught me how to write cursive and use a fountain pen when I was a kid. Precious memories and good knowledge.
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.
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 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!
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 feel is is a sad state of humanity when we need 'how to' videos on using a pen, but then I'm old and have always used them. I think you should have demonstrated writing with the pen and not just printing. The personality of writer and pen come out in the script. In my journals I can tell the days I was angry, tired, happy etc. just from the weight of ink and the state of the writing. I still write snail mail and have had an audience gather in cafés when I get my pens and paper out. You need to start writing letters to people for the sheer joy it gives to people and if you're lucky you'll get one back. I was clearing out the belongings of a recently dead aunt, and have found a trove of letters from the last war, absolutely fascinating. You won't have the emails and texts to browse through, and lovely handwriting is a joy to behold. Get writing people!
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)
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.
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.
Thank you so much for this. As a 30 year old teacher I kind of feel embarrassed buy the fact that I have to learn to write again but this time with a fountain pen since I never learned as a kid and these tips HELP A LOT!
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.
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.
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.
This was a concise, well-designed video filled with helpful information. Thank you! The only tip I have to share belongs in the "Friendly Community" segment - One can & should use his/her fountain pen to write letters to loved ones, often. When people receive a handwritten letter on parchment paper, that was expressed through a fountain pen, they are instantly happy & excited. Handwritten letters are still very much alive & well, and they can serve a person very well when wanting to make a good impression on another. The moment your recipient sees that unique, beautiful font only a fountain pen can provide, you become the focus of their attention - these should be officially added to the list of love languages. Handwritten notes are appreciated because each is personal, one-of-a-kind, tangible, and attractive, but most importantly, they required a person's quality time to create. People know & value that because time is the most valuable asset we have to give - we never get it back.
In the mid 1960’s at my school in Canada we were required to buy a cartridge fountain pen when the teacher began teaching cursive writing in grade three. No ballpoints allowed that year. My grandchildren aren’t even taught cursive anymore. Be nice to see fountain pens make a comeback. Sounds like a good Christmas present.
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.
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.. ❤️❤️
Purchased a Sailor 1911 from Amazon. Used my residual ink, Parker black, ordered a Japanese black/blue. What a difference, with the recent Japanese a clear winner. The fountain pen is simply elegant.
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.
Thank you for the interesting video - you can't explain it better! It wasn't until I was retired that I got back into the fountain pen again. I am now a book author and when I research a new book topic, I first write it all down with a fountain pen. Of course, I now also have a small collection of favorite fountain pens, including a PELKAN 100N from 1949 with a gold nib. Writing with a fountain pen is more fun these days than it used to be when I was at school! I can only recommend this experience to everyone!
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.
Future English teacher here! Just got a Webson Gill Prestige for Christmas, and your video helped me out tremendously! I never knew about the tripod grip until now. Thank you!
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.
I know they aren't well thought of, but I love my Parker Vectors. I enjoy the ritual of filling from a bottle. The old Waterman bottles used to have a nice little well at the opening but no more. I bought a Mont Blanc bottle for the shape. And as a result, I don't throw away a regular supply of empty cartridges.
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’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;)
I'm a pen lover especially fountain pen lover...A never ending love. My handwriting is bad though I'm investing agin and again in pens. I am feeling so happy everytime when holding pen in my hand and while filling ink from the bottle. ❣️
In India people rarely use fountain pen but in my primary school it was mandatory to write with fountain pens and I'm really happy they took that initiative 😊
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.
I just got a simple 2 pound fountain pen from ebay with a Cartridge and it worked very smoothly! Thank you very much I now know a lot about fountain pens thank you very much!
I have been using a fountain pen for a year now ! The one i use is a simple school one that is very easy to write with ! I'm thinking of buying an expansive one to keep for special occasions
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 am relearning how to write with a fountain pen. As much as it was difficult for me as a kid, because I used too much pressure, it was easier then than it is now. I am finding what you have mentioned is so true. The sweet spot... Why do I have to relearn that again. It seemed to be more natural for me way back when. One thing I hated about the bottled ink was it did not last long. I am thinking of trying the refillable inserts with the ink well, though. I agree with most of your reasons for using a fountain pen, but not many will understand them unless they have some prior knowledge and use of fountain pans. All those reasons people will have to learn and become accustomed to them. OH, paper. Yes, paper today have far more many different textures today then then did in the 60's and 70's so you will have to find the paper that works. Dont let bad paper ruin your experience.
From the very first time I picked up a feather pen and now with a fountain pen it feels like my hands have found their mate for writing which is amazing
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.
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.
I have a disability and discovered way before I understood why that fountain pens are the best writing implement to minimise pain when writing. The ease of ink flow is mostly what makes the difference I think.
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
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
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
I'm 68 years old and still have the green translucent Parker student fountain pen I purchased in the 7th grade. From time to time I take it out of my case and think back to much simpler days...
@@crppledizzle9374someday you will teach it to your children, and maybe even before then you’ll teach it to others.
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.
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
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
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!
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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?
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.
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.
@Iman Hashmi 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
Well, I'm still gonna use a fountain pen. Deal with it.@@nugget7865
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.
".....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 :)
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
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!
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 :)
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 ❤
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
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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.
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.
Ooh I recently got a fountain pen! This came right on time
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.
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
Where I’m from, we use regular ball point pens in school.
But I’m really grateful my mother taught me how to write cursive and use a fountain pen when I was a kid. Precious memories and good knowledge.
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.
I have used fountain pen for 15 years now. The most helpful part of using a fountain pen is that it has always kept my handwriting consistent.
Please don't ever stop making these videos!! I love them and they are so informational!!
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 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?
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!
I always used fountain pens in school! Loved it. And still do.
thank you jetpens due to ur help my really scratchy fountain pen started working
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 feel is is a sad state of humanity when we need 'how to' videos on using a pen, but then I'm old and have always used them. I think you should have demonstrated writing with the pen and not just printing. The personality of writer and pen come out in the script. In my journals I can tell the days I was angry, tired, happy etc. just from the weight of ink and the state of the writing.
I still write snail mail and have had an audience gather in cafés when I get my pens and paper out.
You need to start writing letters to people for the sheer joy it gives to people and if you're lucky you'll get one back. I was clearing out the belongings of a recently dead aunt, and have found a trove of letters from the last war, absolutely fascinating. You won't have the emails and texts to browse through, and lovely handwriting is a joy to behold.
Get writing people!
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)
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.
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.
Thank you so much for this. As a 30 year old teacher I kind of feel embarrassed buy the fact that I have to learn to write again but this time with a fountain pen since I never learned as a kid and these tips HELP A LOT!
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.
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.
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.
This was a concise, well-designed video filled with helpful information. Thank you! The only tip I have to share belongs in the "Friendly Community" segment - One can & should use his/her fountain pen to write letters to loved ones, often.
When people receive a handwritten letter on parchment paper, that was expressed through a fountain pen, they are instantly happy & excited. Handwritten letters are still very much alive & well, and they can serve a person very well when wanting to make a good impression on another. The moment your recipient sees that unique, beautiful font only a fountain pen can provide, you become the focus of their attention - these should be officially added to the list of love languages.
Handwritten notes are appreciated because each is personal, one-of-a-kind, tangible, and attractive, but most importantly, they required a person's quality time to create. People know & value that because time is the most valuable asset we have to give - we never get it back.
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
In the mid 1960’s at my school in Canada we were required to buy a cartridge fountain pen when the teacher began teaching cursive writing in grade three. No ballpoints allowed that year. My grandchildren aren’t even taught cursive anymore. Be nice to see fountain pens make a comeback. Sounds like a good Christmas present.
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.
When we clicked this video we didn't mean we needed to know how to WORK the pen. We needed to know how to successfully WRITE with the pen.
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.. ❤️❤️
Purchased a Sailor 1911 from Amazon. Used my residual ink, Parker black, ordered a Japanese black/blue. What a difference, with the recent Japanese a clear winner. The fountain pen is simply elegant.
Very useful for someone who just got into fountain pens. ^^
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 love using fountain pen ✒✒
It is actually comfortable
Thank you for the interesting video - you can't explain it better! It wasn't until I was retired that I got back into the fountain pen again. I am now a book author and when I research a new book topic, I first write it all down with a fountain pen. Of course, I now also have a small collection of favorite fountain pens, including a PELKAN 100N from 1949 with a gold nib. Writing with a fountain pen is more fun these days than it used to be when I was at school! I can only recommend this experience to everyone!
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.
Future English teacher here! Just got a Webson Gill Prestige for Christmas, and your video helped me out tremendously! I never knew about the tripod grip until now. Thank you!
my handwriting could never-
F i can understand dude :|
Cursive. It always looks good
I recently bought a cheap one at a craft store and it's already the best writing experience I've ever had.
I love fountain pens! ❤️❤️ nice video JetPens
I learned the arm technique from the calligraphy segment in high school art and still use it when I’m writing formal thank you notes or invitations.
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.
I know they aren't well thought of, but I love my Parker Vectors.
I enjoy the ritual of filling from a bottle. The old Waterman bottles used to have a nice little well at the opening but no more. I bought a Mont Blanc bottle for the shape. And as a result, I don't throw away a regular supply of empty cartridges.
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 had no idea that there was a whole community dedicated to pens! How cool is that!
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'm a pen lover especially fountain pen lover...A never ending love. My handwriting is bad though I'm investing agin and again in pens. I am feeling so happy everytime when holding pen in my hand and while filling ink from the bottle. ❣️
5:38 ok that was wholesome🥺
In India people rarely use fountain pen but in my primary school it was mandatory to write with fountain pens and I'm really happy they took that initiative 😊
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.
I just bought my first fountain pen so this was really helpful, thank you so much!
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.
I just got a simple 2 pound fountain pen from ebay with a Cartridge and it worked very smoothly! Thank you very much I now know a lot about fountain pens thank you very much!
I want ALL pens of the World
Thank u so much , my reason to use this is : i find old things beautiful... and feel connected to ancestors .
I just realized that I don't write correctly lol
Same
Sanr
Same
I have been using a fountain pen for a year now ! The one i use is a simple school one that is very easy to write with ! I'm thinking of buying an expansive one to keep for special occasions
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 am relearning how to write with a fountain pen. As much as it was difficult for me as a kid, because I used too much pressure, it was easier then than it is now. I am finding what you have mentioned is so true. The sweet spot... Why do I have to relearn that again. It seemed to be more natural for me way back when. One thing I hated about the bottled ink was it did not last long. I am thinking of trying the refillable inserts with the ink well, though. I agree with most of your reasons for using a fountain pen, but not many will understand them unless they have some prior knowledge and use of fountain pans. All those reasons people will have to learn and become accustomed to them. OH, paper. Yes, paper today have far more many different textures today then then did in the 60's and 70's so you will have to find the paper that works. Dont let bad paper ruin your experience.
Me encanta ❤️
From the very first time I picked up a feather pen and now with a fountain pen it feels like my hands have found their mate for writing which is amazing
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!
I started using a fountain pen, and it's great, I use it every day.
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.
I use a Parker Frontier Black Matte Fountain pen. I love it’s smooth writing experience
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.
I love how informative and professional these videos are.
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.
Videos like this make me feel less of a weirdo. I have an obsession with pens my favorite as of now are the thermo- sensitive ones.
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.
my montblanc fountain pen accompanies me and my handwriting since 40 years. and i love writing with this pen.
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...
I have a disability and discovered way before I understood why that fountain pens are the best writing implement to minimise pain when writing. The ease of ink flow is mostly what makes the difference I think.
When you remember that you have a fountain pen
I m ADDICTED to the pens specially FOUNTAIN PEN , i love them more than smartphone.
Step one: dont be left handed
Just got one from Wordsworth and Black.
Cant wait to use it.
I haven t used one in years.
Gen Z: what does write mean?
Fountain pens are fantastic. I use them at work all the time and my favorite is the Pilot Vanishing Point in Fine.
I just recently got a fountain pen and these tips help alot
I love Fountain pens! My favorite is Kaweco sport but I also like very much Parker 51