"Could be used in hand to hand combat" I love it lol. I'm a while away from buying such an expensive pen (sticking with Metros and TWSBI Ecos for now), but considering this one to put together a travel painting kit since it would perfectly match the travel watercolor brushes I have my eye on. It may be silly to some to spend $120 on a pen to match my paintbrushes but if I ever do it it will get lots of use plus pretty and reliable writer I will use for years.
Best EDC (or PPP as you say) pen I've ever seen. Mine was perfectly tuned out of the box. I bought a liliput for my girlfriend, she loves it but I find it waaaay too small and light.
I've got oneof these. Versatile the way you can remove the centre section to make it very compact. Wish Kaweco included an optional clip. Nib is a beauty.
Wow, what a great pen!!!:D All this enthusiasm overwhelming you cause there's an additional thread extending the pen...cool. I just loved the way you got excited and stuff. Do some vid bout garden rake, I wanna see this stunning piece of info about wood and metal, just amazed, you got my thumbs up!:)
I have the Supra Steel with a BB nib. I love it dearly. I’m surprised that there’s no mention at all of an obvious added bonus of this pen’s design and features. One can leave the extender piece on, so that you can use it with a converter and write with the pen unposted, which I exactly what I do with my Supra Steel.
Fantastic Video Stephen & I Totally agree with what you said about the Barrel and it could be done easily I would have thought. Keep up the great work. Nick.
Beautiful pen. Want one. The "extension" that can be taken off seems more like a novelty... posted it's SOOOO long. If (read: when) I get this pen, that center section is going in the drawer. Which is a shame cause it wont patina with the rest of the pen... but oh well. The standard Liliput is just a bit pitit girth-wise for me. It actually looks like my brass "space pen". This seems like the perfect size.
I wonder if that section (and/or extension) could be put into the AL-Sport? The #6 nib certainly would look to be a better scale for the Sport. Nice to see Kaweco addressing the apparent issue of the Lilliput being on the small side for many people. The extra girth is great, but I think they would be well served by simply adding a centimeter or so to the body or redesigning the section so it doesn't sit so deep (or the nib unit so it isn't so long) so that a well functioning converter will fit.
I've got an all-brass Karas Kustoms Ink pen. It weighs a ton. So if you like heavy pens, these brass ones fit the bill. They make your hands smell of metal though.
That step in the barrel is so weird and makes it look bad enough I won't really consider it... even if it otherwise is a great pen I would like! There surely was a way to deign it without the step up in the middle of the barrel.
I wish there were better places where I live to buy fountain pens. the only places here are staples and office depot and the cheapest pen is a very crappy $35 pen. my friend who lives in France tells me all the time that everyone uses fountain pens or at least has used one so that is probably why they are cheaper. here I'm the only person in my school to know what a fountain pen is and actually use one.
You bet. While the threads work perfectly and are both smooth and grippy (they are brass) it is not automatic as to which end of the pen is which. So you can unscrew the back of the pen whilst trying to uncap it. First thing I did with my new pen. Buy one!
@@UFSHOW actually lost my aluminum one a few months ago and still need to replace it lol. I guess I'd probably get the steel for an EDC but would just as quickly get the brass if that's all my local place has. EDIT: Just saw this was about the Supra.. I'd actually forgotten about that option but yea I think I'll just go with one of those. Much harder lose. Hopefully. Rotring 800 has been in my pocket since but I still need a new good pen.. however it's generally not a great time for me to go spend $50-$100 on one. I'd still like my liliput to turn up but I'm pretty sure it fell out of my pocket while riding my motorcycle. It was just loose in a little kaweco leather sheath.
@@UFSHOW great info! The lightweight nature of the aluminum liliput was my biggest gripe with it. Hence my inclination to replace it with brass or steel. I've got a kaweco special pencil in .5. that one lives at home due to the non-retractable tip, along with the fact that it's the longer variant.. I'm generally more of a pencil guy, I do a lot of technical sketches for work and just love the mechanical aspect, along with the satisfaction that comes with a nice mechanism. I've also got a bunch of the cheaper rotrings (500?) Around loaded with colored lead for little deatils. The kaweco advance is super crisp feeling. It's also more comfortable and precise feeling than the rotring, due to the wider body. Pentel graphgear is also a surprisingly nice $5 pencil too. The fidget factor definitely plays a roll too, hence the rotring 800 lol. The advance feels a little muted compared to the kaweco though. Again I appreciate the reply.. maybe I'll check my local place out Tomorrow. I've got a huge art supply store with a great stationary section literally two blocks from me. They had a fireblue liliput there last I checked. I agree they're spectacular looking and feel great but it's hard to bring myself to pay an extra $50 or whatever for ten seconds of torching. It also had the large nib iirc. I prefer a fine or medium. I guess that's high end pens though.. Anyway, Happy new year!
Stephen, could you recommend some good resources to start learning cursive? I never learned it at school, and it bothers me that i have two fountain pens and cannot write in cursive.
If you had the choice would you go with the brass or the steel version? I believe it’s the same pen, just in a different metal correct? Anyone with info please feel free to comment. Cheers
lesslighter I really like this brand now that I saw this video, but I'm bummed out that you can't get a converter for the Liliput. They hit the nail on the head with that design, except for that one detail. (And maybe a clip.)☺
there is a brass kaweco sport knock off on eBay that is just a tad bigger in barrel to accommodate a converter. it is by the brand Delike. would u ever do a review on it? I'm kind of curious. I recently bought a kaweco and I love this pen and want more like it
Question: I have a stainless steel Liliput. But my nib (a size B) feels heavy, squeaks lightly while writing and all in all feels like it has a wobble to it. Do you have a similar problem with your Liliput. And have you ever changed a nib on a Kaweco liliput and is there maybe a smoother one that would fit? But yes, I can see that it would be heavy. My liliput is heavyer than my Meisterstück Mont blanc. PS: I love the Kaweco red ink but I hate it's long dring time.
Under pressure or when writing with a harder hand to bold the metal nib dances left and right across the plastic feed. I reccon yours don't do that? Will check if appelbloom holds those nibs and even ships to Slovenia (you can't believe how many international companies ship to the farthest corners of the world but not to a smaller country in EU) Also do you know of a lightly softer nib, I find that the Kaweco Broad for Liliput is a bit stiff at times despite it being a Broad. How do the new Kaweco gold nibs compare to the steel ones? (I only have an old Kaweco sport with a gold nib, the one that still covered most of the nib and you only see a shiny golden outline from the resin) And these two are worlds apart.
sbrebrown Oh just to add I use Kaweko Red on Rhodia 80g paper. The only ink that smears on that paper. The blue is fine though. *EMERGENCY* Another question id like to add for the Doctor is I have an old watterman with lever styled pump where the handle plopped out of teh body (had it restored but seems like it was not inserted properly) any way i could get the ink out before it cakes in the pen?
Ryan Finkbiner Of course. I think they're nice pens that write well, and they come as a complete package. I do think they're a bit pricey. But if you have a coupon... :-). If you want to see the full review, contact me through my website and I'll send you the hidden link.
Bought one, but missed the part to purchase from appleboom....😕 perhaps the extension is slimmer to shave off weight. Had watched other youtube reviews ... but you really seemed genuinely excited.
Im looking for a solid everyday/traveling writer in brass. which one would you recommend out of the three Kaweco brass versions for a guy with larger hands... the sport, liliput, or supra? or do you have other recommendations?
@@sbrebrown care to elaborate? Lol the supra doesent look as comfy to me - the threads stick out way more then on the sport? I have the same question basicly...
"Could be used in hand to hand combat" I love it lol. I'm a while away from buying such an expensive pen (sticking with Metros and TWSBI Ecos for now), but considering this one to put together a travel painting kit since it would perfectly match the travel watercolor brushes I have my eye on. It may be silly to some to spend $120 on a pen to match my paintbrushes but if I ever do it it will get lots of use plus pretty and reliable writer I will use for years.
I get annoyed with the number of rotations required to take the cap off the Lilliput. The Sport pens feel much more convenient to open.
I fitted a full size converter to mine so I can’t take out the extension. The nib is beautiful and I love the weight.
Best EDC (or PPP as you say) pen I've ever seen. Mine was perfectly tuned out of the box. I bought a liliput for my girlfriend, she loves it but I find it waaaay too small and light.
That pen reminds me of the scene where Scaramanga puts together his Golden Gun to kill his business partner in the Bond movie.
The man with the golden [pen]
That's so funny I can totally see where you're coming from. I will have to buy the pen just for that fact now. LOL. N.
lol!
That's funny. I just bought this pen, and while I was assembling it I was also reminded of that scene.
Kaweco, please please PLEASE make a Fireblue version of this. Please.
I still want a fireblue sport.
It wouldn't be an sbrebrown video without Azizah clicking and typing frantically in the background! :)
Great Vid Mr Brown. I Ended up buying one of these. First pen I've bought that cost more than 20 dollars . Love it so far.
I've got oneof these. Versatile the way you can remove the centre section to make it very compact. Wish Kaweco included an optional clip. Nib is a beauty.
Wow, what a great pen!!!:D All this enthusiasm overwhelming you cause there's an additional thread extending the pen...cool. I just loved the way you got excited and stuff. Do some vid bout garden rake, I wanna see this stunning piece of info about wood and metal, just amazed, you got my thumbs up!:)
Great review. I have the Brass Liliput and now have bought this pen from Appelboom based on your recommendation.
I have the Supra Steel with a BB nib. I love it dearly. I’m surprised that there’s no mention at all of an obvious added bonus of this pen’s design and features. One can leave the extender piece on, so that you can use it with a converter and write with the pen unposted, which I exactly what I do with my Supra Steel.
This I would buy. Hadn't even heard of it. Thanks for the review.
Fantastic Video Stephen & I Totally agree with what you said about the Barrel and it could be done easily I would have thought. Keep up the great work. Nick.
Beautiful pen. Want one. The "extension" that can be taken off seems more like a novelty... posted it's SOOOO long. If (read: when) I get this pen, that center section is going in the drawer. Which is a shame cause it wont patina with the rest of the pen... but oh well. The standard Liliput is just a bit pitit girth-wise for me. It actually looks like my brass "space pen". This seems like the perfect size.
I wonder if that section (and/or extension) could be put into the AL-Sport? The #6 nib certainly would look to be a better scale for the Sport.
Nice to see Kaweco addressing the apparent issue of the Lilliput being on the small side for many people. The extra girth is great, but I think they would be well served by simply adding a centimeter or so to the body or redesigning the section so it doesn't sit so deep (or the nib unit so it isn't so long) so that a well functioning converter will fit.
No can do. Cap of a (Al-)Sport doesn't have space for #6 nib. Also Supra and AL-Sport uses different threads.
I've got an all-brass Karas Kustoms Ink pen. It weighs a ton. So if you like heavy pens, these brass ones fit the bill. They make your hands smell of metal though.
Did anyone else start involuntarily focusing on the pervasive mouse clicking noises in the background?
Probably Lord Windermere answering fanmail...
I'm trying so hard not to be distracted by it.
...It's not working.
I didn't... until I read your, this, post.
I have heard the Mouse Clicking in other videos as well as this one. It's his lovely assistant as Stephen puts it. LOL. N.
That step in the barrel is so weird and makes it look bad enough I won't really consider it... even if it otherwise is a great pen I would like! There surely was a way to deign it without the step up in the middle of the barrel.
Very cool pen! I haven't seen that feature in a fountain pen before. I'd buy it only for that! :)
Will a kaweco liliput clip fit on the supra?
Thank you, Stephen.
Fountain pens in a combat situation? Why, I never!
Hello Stephen, do you know if it’s possible to swap the steel nib for a gold one?
The nib is worth the price of the pen. I took out the mid section so I could fit it in my glasses case in a Lamy pouch.
I wish there were better places where I live to buy fountain pens. the only places here are staples and office depot and the cheapest pen is a very crappy $35 pen. my friend who lives in France tells me all the time that everyone uses fountain pens or at least has used one so that is probably why they are cheaper. here I'm the only person in my school to know what a fountain pen is and actually use one.
I get I could just use online and I do, just I want to be able to go and actually use the pen and feel it
Same here in Thailand
Is there a case where you try and unscrew the cap and the extension starts to come off or are the threads inverted?
I haven't noticed it, but I suppose it could happen.
You bet. While the threads work perfectly and are both smooth and grippy (they are brass) it is not automatic as to which end of the pen is which. So you can unscrew the back of the pen whilst trying to uncap it. First thing I did with my new pen. Buy one!
James Jacocks won't happen since the end part has a smaller circumference than the rest
have had an aluminum liliput in my pocket for about a year but want something heavier.. tough call between this or a brass/steel liliput
@@UFSHOW actually lost my aluminum one a few months ago and still need to replace it lol. I guess I'd probably get the steel for an EDC but would just as quickly get the brass if that's all my local place has.
EDIT: Just saw this was about the Supra.. I'd actually forgotten about that option but yea I think I'll just go with one of those. Much harder lose. Hopefully.
Rotring 800 has been in my pocket since but I still need a new good pen.. however it's generally not a great time for me to go spend $50-$100 on one.
I'd still like my liliput to turn up but I'm pretty sure it fell out of my pocket while riding my motorcycle. It was just loose in a little kaweco leather sheath.
@@UFSHOW great info! The lightweight nature of the aluminum liliput was my biggest gripe with it. Hence my inclination to replace it with brass or steel. I've got a kaweco special pencil in .5. that one lives at home due to the non-retractable tip, along with the fact that it's the longer variant.. I'm generally more of a pencil guy, I do a lot of technical sketches for work and just love the mechanical aspect, along with the satisfaction that comes with a nice mechanism. I've also got a bunch of the cheaper rotrings (500?) Around loaded with colored lead for little deatils. The kaweco advance is super crisp feeling. It's also more comfortable and precise feeling than the rotring, due to the wider body. Pentel graphgear is also a surprisingly nice $5 pencil too.
The fidget factor definitely plays a roll too, hence the rotring 800 lol. The advance feels a little muted compared to the kaweco though. Again I appreciate the reply.. maybe I'll check my local place out Tomorrow. I've got a huge art supply store with a great stationary section literally two blocks from me. They had a fireblue liliput there last I checked. I agree they're spectacular looking and feel great but it's hard to bring myself to pay an extra $50 or whatever for ten seconds of torching. It also had the large nib iirc. I prefer a fine or medium. I guess that's high end pens though..
Anyway, Happy new year!
Stephen, could you recommend some good resources to start learning cursive? I never learned it at school, and it bothers me that i have two fountain pens and cannot write in cursive.
I'm not him, but /r/handwriting (on reddit) is what you want.
Writing sample 10:00
If you had the choice would you go with the brass or the steel version? I believe it’s the same pen, just in a different metal correct? Anyone with info please feel free to comment. Cheers
The brass one will soon lose it’s shininess and it smells . The stainless steel version will not change and not smell. They weigh about the same, too
Boom Shack-a-lak! 👍😂
Brass is a really nice material, I don't know why more pen manufacturers don't use it.
Would a converter fit in this pen with the extension removed?
a small converter would
lesslighter I really like this brand now that I saw this video, but I'm bummed out that you can't get a converter for the Liliput. They hit the nail on the head with that design, except for that one detail. (And maybe a clip.)☺
there is a brass kaweco sport knock off on eBay that is just a tad bigger in barrel to accommodate a converter. it is by the brand Delike. would u ever do a review on it? I'm kind of curious. I recently bought a kaweco and I love this pen and want more like it
+Adriana Olari I'll see what I can do.
I like that...a full size pen, or you can take the extension out and have a mini. Very cool!
Question:
I have a stainless steel Liliput. But my nib (a size B) feels heavy, squeaks lightly while writing and all in all feels like it has a wobble to it.
Do you have a similar problem with your Liliput. And have you ever changed a nib on a Kaweco liliput and is there maybe a smoother one that would fit?
But yes, I can see that it would be heavy. My liliput is heavyer than my Meisterstück Mont blanc.
PS: I love the Kaweco red ink but I hate it's long dring time.
Under pressure or when writing with a harder hand to bold the metal nib dances left and right across the plastic feed. I reccon yours don't do that?
Will check if appelbloom holds those nibs and even ships to Slovenia (you can't believe how many international companies ship to the farthest corners of the world but not to a smaller country in EU)
Also do you know of a lightly softer nib, I find that the Kaweco Broad for Liliput is a bit stiff at times despite it being a Broad.
How do the new Kaweco gold nibs compare to the steel ones? (I only have an old Kaweco sport with a gold nib, the one that still covered most of the nib and you only see a shiny golden outline from the resin) And these two are worlds apart.
I'll try to answer these questions in the next Consult the Doctor.
Ohohohoho~ ♪ Will be stalking for that one
sbrebrown
Oh just to add I use Kaweko Red on Rhodia 80g paper. The only ink that smears on that paper. The blue is fine though.
*EMERGENCY*
Another question id like to add for the Doctor is I have an old watterman with lever styled pump where the handle plopped out of teh body (had it restored but seems like it was not inserted properly) any way i could get the ink out before it cakes in the pen?
I like it
Thanks
and 👍
Just great. Another pen I now want. :)
I'm torn between Ystudio - Portable Fountain Pen (Copper) and this pen. Have you ever tried Ystudio's pen???
Ryan Finkbiner I have! my review of that pen is scheduled to go up on May 25th!
Can you give me a sneak preview?? I happen to have a coupon that expires before then. ☺️
Ryan Finkbiner Of course. I think they're nice pens that write well, and they come as a complete package. I do think they're a bit pricey. But if you have a coupon... :-). If you want to see the full review, contact me through my website and I'll send you the hidden link.
I sent you an email via your website!
Can you use it unposted? (with the gimmicky extension attached)
I would say so, the pen with the extension has a nice size and weight.
Bought one, but missed the part to purchase from appleboom....😕 perhaps the extension is slimmer to shave off weight. Had watched other youtube reviews ... but you really seemed genuinely excited.
COOL!! I might need to pick up one of these.
Im looking for a solid everyday/traveling writer in brass.
which one would you recommend out of the three Kaweco brass versions for a guy with larger hands... the sport, liliput, or supra? or do you have other recommendations?
The Supra
@@sbrebrown care to elaborate? Lol the supra doesent look as comfy to me - the threads stick out way more then on the sport?
I have the same question basicly...
At full length you can carry an spare cartridge.
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Biggggeerrrr is bettteeeerrrrr
(sorry, long day).