Pens

One of life’s pleasures, a good fountain pen.
For several years growing up I had an English teacher who wouldn’t allow us to use our own pens, we all had to use a piece of short dowel, the one luxury we had was to pick our own nibs, I wasn’t into the full italic but liked a midway. Every lesson someone was the ink monitor, would have to fill the ink pots and distribute blotting paper. Ball point pens or any other pens were not allowed, they destroy the paper and make it unsuitable for writing on the reverse side.
I still have several good fountain pens, nothing expensive, mainly stick with Parker. One thing I can’t find over here is the blue/black ‘Quink’ only blue or black.
Don’t get me started on retractable pencils….
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I'm very particular when it comes to writing implements, and being left-handed it's very difficult to find one I like.

My current favourites are from Zebra, which is a decent brand. The F-701 has a decent weight to it, and the X-701 is lightweight and has a pressurised refill similar to the Fisher Space Pen, which is ideal for writing on vertical surfaces which is often difficult being an awkward leftie

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Trevor Morley's Tache said:
I normally carry a moleskin A6 paperback notebook (64 pages). I buy them as a 3-pack, and have one in my camera bag, one in my work jacket and one on a shelf at home. I number all the pages, and I also add a key to the front page so I remember to annotate every scribble with a dot, a dash or a 'to do' box. I also write useful phone numbers in the back because if my phone dies, I'm absolutely screwed.
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You need help mate ;)
 
Whilst there are other advantages to a beveled ruler, the most important is so that ink doesn’t smear when you underline when using a fountain pen
 
I've had a cross chrome ballpoint for years. A twist action, which I prefer over clicking. Nice and chunky, suits my sausage fingers.
Still looks as good today as the day I bought it, and it's used daily. Refills are cheap too.
 
I can’t remember the last time I wrote something.
My wife bought me a lovely Caran d'Ache about 20 years ago, I’ve never used it. It looks nice in the drawer though.
 
crublue1 said:
I've had a cross chrome ballpoint for years. A twist action, which I prefer over clicking. Nice and chunky, suits my sausage fingers.
Still looks as good today as the day I bought it, and it's used daily. Refills are cheap too.
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Same here always had a Cross pen but with the matte black finish. They have a nice weight to them and feeling of quality without being ostentatious like some of the other brands.

The only other pens I've always used are Pilot V5's (Red, Green, Black, Blue). That's the pen that got me through my A levels and University.
 
Until everything went on to computers at work I made all notes and records with a fountain pen . I used a disposable Pilot V , leak proof , and a huge blotter . Granted handwriting was sometimes hard to read but I could tell what my colleagues meant and what they were thinking by the care of lack of it in their writing style, as I knew it so well. I loathe the anonymity of computer records . We could say less and understand more when our records were handwritten . For me technology. has brought less mistakes but something intangible Is lost , rather like VAR.... .

The simple act of writing especially the sound of the nib on the page , gave me a tiny ping of pleasure and when I left that job I was given a Mont Blanc pen .Bliss . I also have a TWSBI which I use regularly . I love the feel of the. pen in my hand and the paper too. But I guess I'm a touchy feely person ... Today I got a postcard from my nephew ( yes I know , a postcard ) written in fountain pen. The writing style reminded me of his father's and also of my father's . It was wonderful to see and brought back many memories .
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
My dad is a lefty.

My missus and 3 kids are also lefties. The amount of mishaps we've had over the years due to being wrong un's...
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Are all of you completely left handed?

I write left handed but am right handed/footed when using a bat or kicking a ball. However, if I were to play a violin, it would be left handed, whilst right for a guitar.

I cannot use a spoon with my right hand though and when I smoked, I used my left hand.

Husband and son are both completely left handed though.
 
urban genie said:
I will say I write like a spider walked through ink in lower case and tend to write in capitals a lot to be clearer, a lot of pens are shite for left handers
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I don't get this as most pens appear to be symmetrical therefore would be the same for right or left handed users; that's certainly the case for felt tip and ball-point pens. I suppose fountain pens could have shaped tips but it's a long time since I used one regularly.
 
Rather like the German tradition of children using fountain pens throughout their education, from the youngest of ages. Teaches a good physical skill and also means they learn to keep and cherish a personal item. Love fountain pens, in general, from the utility of a Kaweco to something more ornate from Italy. So few shops left in the UK, I find.
 
Berol handwriting pen, the height of sophistication at school.
 
surprisedbygrass said:
I also have a TWSBI which I use regularly.
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TWSBI ECO fountain pens are a great bang per buck item, with a built-in piston mechanism and transparent (demonstrator) barrel, so much fun if you fill them with matching coloured inks.

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