I love my naturally patinaed Kaweco Brass Sport. I carry it every day! Out of the pens in this video, the Brass Fisher Spade Pen turned out pretty cool!
I have a brass sport and a brass space pen. I've had them forever and didn't accelerate the patina, I just let it develop naturally. They look amazing, and I enjoy them more than any others in my collection. Thqnks for the info, it's not for me, but it was truly enjoyable to watch. Thank you for the education.
The YStudio looks amazing. The fact that you can't reverse removing the lacquer makes it more special. Brass pens are really nice, I like the weight specially.
The Y Studio is my favorite of the bunch. I have a Kaweco and love the feel of the brass as well as the weight of the pen. It’s developing a beautiful natural patina. Thanks for sharing this video with us!
I think the YStudio looks the best, but the effect on the Retro 51 was pretty amazing. Tom, thanks for all the work you do for the stationery community. You are a great resource.
Dave Yoder My favorite of the aged pens is the Y Studio fountain pen. The finished process has that well worn but cherished appearance this pen richly deserves.
Very cool video showing ways to maintain or customize one's brass pens. Thanks for showing this! I especially like the look of the ystudio pen. It looks very cool!
I like the Y Studio fountain pen. The way the lacquer was removed looks more like a design detail rather than a delibrate choice. I think it looks pretty great.
I have 3 of the Ystudio Classic Brass pens here in Green, Red and Blue. I love them and these are the 3 pens I now keep inked up with different inks. With each of them I very very gently use the supplied sand paper along the lines of exposed brass which makes no real visual difference but the pens feel so much nicer on the corners, othwise the corners feel a bit harsh in the hand to me. These `Ystudio pens are so well made and I love the deep rich coulours combined with the brass. My other fvourite pen (like Elizabeth Altchison in the comments here) is a brass Kaweco. Both Kaweco and the Ystudio have just the right weight and balance and are a joy to write with and handle. These are pens that are made to last and last. Great video and can see a lot of real effort went into making it.
I love the look of the ystudio. I've also been eyeing the Kaweco Sport in brass recently. Might need to take this video as a sign to just go ahead and get it.
I'm leaning towards the Kaweco Sport fountain pen in brass! Very timely video as I *just* started doing research on brass pens! Seems like Goldspot read my mind! Great video and thank you for the great content!!
YStudio brass fountain pen is top dog in this showdown. by far. they all look sweet but fountain pens are the cream, the meat, potatoes and dessert of the pen world. I've been eyeballing that fountain pen for a while. just trying to save up a bit more dough then it shall be mine!! i draw with my fountain pens so this beauty would be a cherished tool, in my hands. I do own a Kaweco Special, in black with a BB nib. i love it so much. when i first saw that faceted brass fp, it reminded me of that pen and how much i love it. Good luck to all!! Thanks GoldSpot!! 👑❤️🔥🥳💙👑
I mean, the ystudio has to be the winner, but they're all cool, and I really like the idea of brass for pen use specifically because of its antimicrobial-ness
I've always loved the way that brass pens petina. My dad had a brass pen in his shop for years and it was amazing to see it change throughout the decades.
We're giving a brass Travelers Company fountain pen to our son for Father's Day. It's gorgeous!! Of the three pens mentioned in the giveaway, I like the YStudio the best. Love your videos!!
They all look interesting and unique, but the distressed lacquer on the Y Studio takes the cake for me. Neat video - thanks for sharing your experiments!
I really like the design of that ystudio pen. Usually youd get either full painted parts or bear material with these metal body. I like that they leave the edges of the hexagon bear so it looks better when the lacquer paint wears out from use. The wear blends better than say the entire body is colourd youd see the wear mostly on where you hand is when you use it but not the rest. This way the wear would kind of blend to the edges, which in someway speeds up the wearing process Because with enough handling the wear would always stary at the edge too.
So first things first, definitely keep the full beard!!! I’m also interested in learning the process of aging the pen, do a video! Both Y Studio and Retro 51 look amazing, I’d say the latter looks a smidgeon better but that’s pretty subjective.
I really like The YSTUDIO classic revolve pen. It’s very distinctive in any color. I don’t think I would polish the lacquer off, but if I get tired of looking at it, I could polish it and it’s a new pen. Thanks for all the tips!
Yeah I think it's a really nice design between it being nice a draw brass and it being painted. If it were a brass fully painted and the paint wears off with use youd most likely see the part where you hold it wear out first, but not the reat of the body. Although eventually with handling the entire body would wear too but it would always start at tthe edges. So the design allows what's worn somewhere around the bottom half that you use most, but it would blend to the bare edges too. + it's just looks nice with a sort of gold line accent to it.
I would love the Y Studio fountain or rollerball pen. I love your education videos - I have learned so much from FP nib sizes , inks , writing styles !
Thanks for the tip to accelerate the patina process. I do like how the Y Studio looks with some of the paint distressed. I use Brasso or Silvo to partially shine up my Brass Sport but leave the patina closer to the grip.
While I knew about the polishing techniques, I did NOT know about the rapid aging technique. Fortunately, I've been patient and have a marvelously patina-ed Karas Kustoms Fountain K pen. The ystudio Classic Revolve Fountain Pens has appealed to me for a long time and I would very much enjoy owning one. Thanks and good luck to all !!
The ystudio brass fountain pen looks really beautiful to me as I like how you can see the brass on the edges of the pen. Also, I just like the overall design of ystudio!
The Ystudio presents an appealing combination of raw metal and lacquer, so that is my favorite among these brass pens. BTW, I cook with copper pots & pans, and use the similar approach of ketchup for cleaning. Am now inspired to acquire some unlacquered brass pens. Keep up the interesting and inspiring content.
Wow ketchup! Who woulda thunk? Thanks for showing us the tips for cleaning and giving them antique finish. Also, yes do a video to show the clipectomy please.
Congrats, Ira. You were randomly picked to win the Ystudio! Please message me at tom at goldspot dot com (I spelled my e mail phonetically to avoid robo spam)
#1 best patina pen of above video is the raw brass fisher spacepen - please be sure to win that one to me :D The Kaweco Brass Sport has long occupied a spot on my 2nd-ish-Tier, Endlessly Peripheral Wishlist, never quiiiite cracking the priority threshold… until a couple weeks ago, when I finally pulled the trigger & picked one up. I like this pen a lot (I have a thing for brass pens in general). I was looking forward to a gradual, natural patina, but after seeing this video, I’m def tempted to artificially speed up the process. Thanks much for the video & info!
Nice Video! Citric acid (e.g., lemon juice) also works well to clean patina. If you want to add patina in a controlled manner, liver of sulfur is how a jeweler would do it. When working with copper and sulfur compounds, wear safety gear. My favorite pen is the Kaweco Sport.
This is a very cool video! I hope you had fun with the various processes. As for my favourite brass pen, I guess it has to be the Kaweco Lilliput, which is awesome on so many levels. Of the ones you have in this video, the Retro 51 is pretty outstanding after your treatment!
The y-studio looks the best to my sensibilities. I think it's time to consider brass pens, as it's something that I've experienced before in my Fountain pen journey!
Wow this video was super informative! My favorite of the pens featured in this video is the Y Studio pen, really loved the look after some of the lacquer was removed w/the sandpaper...but they all turned out beautifully! Polished/clean or with patina...all gorgeous, thanks for the tips!
My favorite brass pen is the Kaweco Brass Sport. A great pocket pen I don’t have to worry about damaging.
I've used Brasso on my Kaweco Brass Sport with good results, and Brasso is commonly available in hardware stores. But the ketchup trick is a good one!
I prefer the Fisher Bullet Space Pen -- honestly, I've lusted after this pen for quite a while.
Great video! Thanks
I think the ystudio is the one that looks best. It looks classy and vintage, like something you would inherit from grandpa or an uncle
I love my naturally patinaed Kaweco Brass Sport. I carry it every day! Out of the pens in this video, the Brass Fisher Spade Pen turned out pretty cool!
I have both and I love them!
I have a brass sport and a brass space pen. I've had them forever and didn't accelerate the patina, I just let it develop naturally. They look amazing, and I enjoy them more than any others in my collection. Thqnks for the info, it's not for me, but it was truly enjoyable to watch. Thank you for the education.
RUclips comments spelling corrector: 'thqnks' should be: 'thanks'. Thanks for tolerating.
The YStudio looks amazing. The fact that you can't reverse removing the lacquer makes it more special. Brass pens are really nice, I like the weight specially.
The Y Studio is my favorite of the bunch. I have a Kaweco and love the feel of the brass as well as the weight of the pen. It’s developing a beautiful natural patina. Thanks for sharing this video with us!
The YStudio looks so nice. The lacquered sides and worn edges that reveal the brass remind me of Urushi work.
I love the way the Y Studio looks with a little sanding!
For me, the coolest is the Kaweco Brass Sport! Thanks for the video, very helpful advice!
I think the YStudio looks the best, but the effect on the Retro 51 was pretty amazing. Tom, thanks for all the work you do for the stationery community. You are a great resource.
Dave Yoder
My favorite of the aged pens is the Y Studio fountain pen. The finished process has that well worn but cherished appearance this pen richly deserves.
I love the patina on the pen, makes them more interesting in my opinion. Great video as usual.
I like the brass showing though on the Y studio. I appreciate the information shared in the video. Thank you.
I think the Retro 51 looks the coolest. Honestly the whole process of adding patina is pretty cool. Thank you for all the information!
Pen chemistry! Love it! That YStudio pen has been on my list for quite some time!
Love the ystudio because you get brass and color.
The Y studio pen looks absolutely gorgeous and the wearing looks so natural!
Kaweco Brass Sport is my favourite of the ones demonstrated.
I love the looks of the Kaweco sport Brass. Looks so sturdy.
I am IN LOVE with the look of the Classic Revolve. The brass shining between the lacquer looks almost like a star pattern to me.
Very cool video showing ways to maintain or customize one's brass pens. Thanks for showing this! I especially like the look of the ystudio pen. It looks very cool!
I like the Kaweco Brass!
I love that Y Studio pen. It looks so natural like that. I would love to see how it ages.
The contrast of the brass against the worn green lacquer of that ystudio looks so good.
I like the Y Studio fountain pen. The way the lacquer was removed looks more like a design detail rather than a delibrate choice. I think it looks pretty great.
I have 3 of the Ystudio Classic Brass pens here in Green, Red and Blue. I love them and these are the 3 pens I now keep inked up with different inks. With each of them I very very gently use the supplied sand paper along the lines of exposed brass which makes no real visual difference but the pens feel so much nicer on the corners, othwise the corners feel a bit harsh in the hand to me. These `Ystudio pens are so well made and I love the deep rich coulours combined with the brass. My other fvourite pen (like Elizabeth Altchison in the comments here) is a brass Kaweco. Both Kaweco and the Ystudio have just the right weight and balance and are a joy to write with and handle. These are pens that are made to last and last. Great video and can see a lot of real effort went into making it.
The fisher space pen in brass is definitely a very good looking edc!
I prefer the Y Studio. It looks a little more like "wear". Great video, love my Kaweco Liliput in Copper. Be safe and be well!
I like a lot the ystudio Classic Revolve Fountain Pensm such a different style! thanks for the amazing video and the amazing GAw!
The ystudio classic revolve looks very nice! Thank you for this giveaway!
I love the look of the ystudio. I've also been eyeing the Kaweco Sport in brass recently. Might need to take this video as a sign to just go ahead and get it.
Neat video. The two brass pens I've been considering are the Traveler's Company brass fountain pen and the Kaweco Sport brass.
I'm leaning towards the Kaweco Sport fountain pen in brass! Very timely video as I *just* started doing research on brass pens! Seems like Goldspot read my mind! Great video and thank you for the great content!!
Love the facets of the ystudio pen!
I love the ystudio how the green lacquer contrasts with the brass. It gives it an Art Deco look. Pretty awesome color match tbh.
YStudio brass fountain pen is top dog in this showdown. by far. they all look sweet but fountain pens are the cream, the meat, potatoes and dessert of the pen world.
I've been eyeballing that fountain pen for a while. just trying to save up a bit more dough then it shall be mine!! i draw with my fountain pens so this beauty would be a cherished tool, in my hands. I do own a Kaweco Special, in black with a BB nib. i love it so much. when i first saw that faceted brass fp, it reminded me of that pen and how much i love it.
Good luck to all!!
Thanks GoldSpot!! 👑❤️🔥🥳💙👑
That y studio looks amazing. Its rugged and industrial but also kinda classy.
I love how that Retro 51 roller ball came out. Beautiful colors really.
I mean, the ystudio has to be the winner, but they're all cool, and I really like the idea of brass for pen use specifically because of its antimicrobial-ness
I've always loved the way that brass pens petina. My dad had a brass pen in his shop for years and it was amazing to see it change throughout the decades.
I’m a fan of the y-studio pen. It has that old-tiem pencil shape I think looks very nice. Great video, thank you!
I LOVE the green YStudio. That is the perfect amount of wear for me!
We're giving a brass Travelers Company fountain pen to our son for Father's Day. It's gorgeous!! Of the three pens mentioned in the giveaway, I like the YStudio the best. Love your videos!!
I love how the Retro 51 came out, though I would never be brave enough to try that!
The Retro 51 Tornado pen - Raw Brass looks the coolest! This video was so informative.
I dig the Y studio pen, but they are all pretty cool! Nice experiment!
They all look interesting and unique, but the distressed lacquer on the Y Studio takes the cake for me. Neat video - thanks for sharing your experiments!
I really like the design of that ystudio pen. Usually youd get either full painted parts or bear material with these metal body. I like that they leave the edges of the hexagon bear so it looks better when the lacquer paint wears out from use. The wear blends better than say the entire body is colourd youd see the wear mostly on where you hand is when you use it but not the rest. This way the wear would kind of blend to the edges, which in someway speeds up the wearing process
Because with enough handling the wear would always stary at the edge too.
So first things first, definitely keep the full beard!!! I’m also interested in learning the process of aging the pen, do a video! Both Y Studio and Retro 51 look amazing, I’d say the latter looks a smidgeon better but that’s pretty subjective.
I am a fan of brass fountain pens the studio looks good to me. Thank you for the video
I really like The YSTUDIO classic revolve pen. It’s very distinctive in any color. I don’t think I would polish the lacquer off, but if I get tired of looking at it, I could polish it and it’s a new pen. Thanks for all the tips!
Yeah I think it's a really nice design between it being nice a draw brass and it being painted. If it were a brass fully painted and the paint wears off with use youd most likely see the part where you hold it wear out first, but not the reat of the body. Although eventually with handling the entire body would wear too but it would always start at tthe edges. So the design allows what's worn somewhere around the bottom half that you use most, but it would blend to the bare edges too. + it's just looks nice with a sort of gold line accent to it.
YStudio is the one I'd love for sure! My favorite brass pen features the weight but not the appearance of brass - Pilot Metropolitan!
I specifically enjoyed this video . Ystudio looks very nice.
I would love the Y Studio fountain or rollerball pen. I love your education videos - I have learned so much from FP nib sizes , inks , writing styles !
I love Ystudio design + it's so cool that's they actively invite customers to modify the pen.
Thanks for the tip to accelerate the patina process. I do like how the Y Studio looks with some of the paint distressed.
I use Brasso or Silvo to partially shine up my Brass Sport but leave the patina closer to the grip.
I'm a fan of the Kaweco Sport, very interested in the ystudio now though.
The y studio pen looks the best . Haven't had the chance to own a brass pen , they look awesome , have to try one !
While I knew about the polishing techniques, I did NOT know about the rapid aging technique. Fortunately, I've been patient and have a marvelously patina-ed Karas Kustoms Fountain K pen. The ystudio Classic Revolve Fountain Pens has appealed to me for a long time and I would very much enjoy owning one. Thanks and good luck to all !!
I like how the ystudio classic revolve pen in green came out!
Really like the Y Studio!
I like the Y studio the best. The contrast design looks like it was meant to be that way.
The ystudio brass fountain pen looks really beautiful to me as I like how you can see the brass on the edges of the pen. Also, I just like the overall design of ystudio!
I think the ystudio Classic Revolve Fountain Pen is the coolest, hands down!
I like the Ystudio the most. The green and gold color mixture looks absolutely stunning!
I realy like the understated look of the ystudio Classic Revolve Fountain Pen.
I like the way the Y studio came out
Love the look of the Y studio, looks smart.
The Retro51. I collect them and this would be a cool addition to my display.
I think the ystudio classic revolve looks the coolest!
The Ystudio presents an appealing combination of raw metal and lacquer, so that is my favorite among these brass pens. BTW, I cook with copper pots & pans, and use the similar approach of ketchup for cleaning. Am now inspired to acquire some unlacquered brass pens. Keep up the interesting and inspiring content.
Brass Pen: like fisher pen. I also liked my own Kewaco brass sport AL.
The Y studio one just looks so classy!
I love the ystudio brass fountain pen. Definitely the coolest of the three.
I have the Retro 51 in Brass and Copper, so now the Y studio is on my Wish List! Love metal pens!
Loved the Y studio! All of them looked great though.
Wow, now I want to buy some cheaper pens and experiment with aging and lacquering. I prefer the simplicity of the Fisher.
Wow ketchup! Who woulda thunk? Thanks for showing us the tips for cleaning and giving them antique finish. Also, yes do a video to show the clipectomy please.
I like the Ystudio one the most, second the Retro distressed look. Pretty cool. It turns you into a mad (or not so mad) scientist LOL.
They are all cool, but the Y Studio is the one I am hoping for.
No question the Ystudio pen is the coolest.
Congrats, Ira. You were randomly picked to win the Ystudio! Please message me at tom at goldspot dot com (I spelled my e mail phonetically to avoid robo spam)
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I love how the Y Studio classic is worn on the edges!
The aged retro 51 tornado is the coolest one to me.
I like the Ystudio pen. I think that sanding it in a way to make it unlike any other is pretty unique.
Retro 51 is the best design. You guys do a great job merchandising.
I think the yStudio looks the best with work of polishing
I prefer the Ystudio all the way. It's a beautiful green and you've done a great job sanding off the polish in a stylistic way. Thanks
That Pelican lamp is so cool.
I like the classic ystudio fountain pen, it looks very cool
#1 best patina pen of above video is the raw brass fisher spacepen - please be sure to win that one to me :D
The Kaweco Brass Sport has long occupied a spot on my 2nd-ish-Tier, Endlessly Peripheral Wishlist, never quiiiite cracking the priority threshold… until a couple weeks ago, when I finally pulled the trigger & picked one up.
I like this pen a lot (I have a thing for brass pens in general). I was looking forward to a gradual, natural patina, but after seeing this video, I’m def tempted to artificially speed up the process.
Thanks much for the video & info!
Nice Video! Citric acid (e.g., lemon juice) also works well to clean patina. If you want to add patina in a controlled manner, liver of sulfur is how a jeweler would do it. When working with copper and sulfur compounds, wear safety gear. My favorite pen is the Kaweco Sport.
I like the worn look of the Ystudio best from these.
This is a very cool video! I hope you had fun with the various processes.
As for my favourite brass pen, I guess it has to be the Kaweco Lilliput, which is awesome on so many levels. Of the ones you have in this video, the Retro 51 is pretty outstanding after your treatment!
Love the look of the Y-Studio because I don't have one yet!
The y-studio looks the best to my sensibilities. I think it's time to consider brass pens, as it's something that I've experienced before in my Fountain pen journey!
Thank you so much for knowledge about Brass
For me, the best look with that finish is the Retro 51, but I would like to do the experience in the Y Studio.
The Fisher Bullet Space looks best. I think the durable nature of brass pens works best with an EDC pocket pen like the Fisher.
Wow this video was super informative! My favorite of the pens featured in this video is the Y Studio pen, really loved the look after some of the lacquer was removed w/the sandpaper...but they all turned out beautifully! Polished/clean or with patina...all gorgeous, thanks for the tips!