I have a selection of pencils and pens, as you'd expect. My daily writing pens are still 2 old Platinum preppy fountain pens with 0.2mm nibs, one with black and one with brown cartridges. I have yet to order the inkwell converter as I am getting into using my totally refillable and nib-changeable Tom's Studio metal pen. It's stunning and just right for drawing as well as writing. But I really prefer fountain pens, as that's the only tool that suits my handwriting style, having been taught that way at school four centuries ago. So, I am probably going to treat myself to a Tom's Studio fountain pen after my next payday, and just move over to that. Lifetime quality and plastic free refilling are the appeal.
Then I also have a bog standard Parker with what they call a fine nib, but that isn't fine enough for me, compared to my Preppy pens. I use that for writing cards and addressing envelopes and things that need a thicker line. Lastly there is my brother's old and beautiful Parker from 1960s, which has an ink bladder. I love that pen, and had it refurbished, but again, it has a thicker line than I personally prefer. But its flow and feel in the hand are unmatched.
Iron gall ink is great, but I wouldn't use it for my diary, planner, note book and to do lists. Dip pens are my love for drawing. Modern fountain pens and good pencils (and good erasers - rare these days) balance my everyday needs for no-faff and no-waste!
The Blackwing come with replaceable rubbers (also excellent) that can also be swapped between them. I learned italic in primary school, and it's embedded now so a slanted nib is preferred, hours of doing f's, q's, n's, etc. - well every letter actually, filling sides of pages with one letter, steel nib in a dip inkell on a little flip lid desk. Joined up writing - very old school. 1960's rural Lancashire.
I have stopped acquiring biros and reverted to proper pencils (Blackwing 602 are great) and ink pens (with Parker ink in black or blue or green).
Much more satisfying. Maybe I could make my own ink (oak galls?), but I am too busy 😉.
I have a selection of pencils and pens, as you'd expect. My daily writing pens are still 2 old Platinum preppy fountain pens with 0.2mm nibs, one with black and one with brown cartridges. I have yet to order the inkwell converter as I am getting into using my totally refillable and nib-changeable Tom's Studio metal pen. It's stunning and just right for drawing as well as writing. But I really prefer fountain pens, as that's the only tool that suits my handwriting style, having been taught that way at school four centuries ago. So, I am probably going to treat myself to a Tom's Studio fountain pen after my next payday, and just move over to that. Lifetime quality and plastic free refilling are the appeal.
Then I also have a bog standard Parker with what they call a fine nib, but that isn't fine enough for me, compared to my Preppy pens. I use that for writing cards and addressing envelopes and things that need a thicker line. Lastly there is my brother's old and beautiful Parker from 1960s, which has an ink bladder. I love that pen, and had it refurbished, but again, it has a thicker line than I personally prefer. But its flow and feel in the hand are unmatched.
Iron gall ink is great, but I wouldn't use it for my diary, planner, note book and to do lists. Dip pens are my love for drawing. Modern fountain pens and good pencils (and good erasers - rare these days) balance my everyday needs for no-faff and no-waste!
Excuse pen-bore lore.
The Blackwing come with replaceable rubbers (also excellent) that can also be swapped between them. I learned italic in primary school, and it's embedded now so a slanted nib is preferred, hours of doing f's, q's, n's, etc. - well every letter actually, filling sides of pages with one letter, steel nib in a dip inkell on a little flip lid desk. Joined up writing - very old school. 1960's rural Lancashire.