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#Owl #kleineKunstklasse #DrawingForFun #MastoArt #FediArt #FountainPen

Question for the #FountainPen hive mind. I love the Diplomat Magnum. I love how bouncy the nib is. I love how lightweight it is. I love the snap cap function, tactility, and sound. My only complaint is the diameter. I find pretty much all number 5 nib pens to be too narrow for me and give me hand cramps.

Is there a pen that is basically the Diplomat Magnum but widened enough to be a #6 nib? (Yes the extra 1 or 2 mm do matter)

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#Owl #kleineKunstklasse #DrawingForFun #MastoArt #FediArt #FountainPen

Question for the #FountainPen hive mind. I love the Diplomat Magnum. I love how bouncy the nib is. I love how lightweight it is. I love the snap cap function, tactility, and sound. My only complaint is the diameter. I find pretty much all number 5 nib pens to be too narrow for me and give me hand cramps.

Is there a pen that is basically the Diplomat Magnum but widened enough to be a #6 nib? (Yes the extra 1 or 2 mm do matter)

Haha but serious: those fountain pens that cost thousands of dollars are collectible art pieces that aren’t actually optimized for a good writing experience. They’re CEO bait.

Serious hand-writers use fountain pens that mostly cost between $30 and $200. You can get decent ones for $10 but they tend not to be very airtight and quickly dry out.

My #1 practical recommendation is the TWSBI Eco, which is generally around $40 in the west.

#fountainpen #fountainpens #writing

I can definitely put my mouth where my money is re: recommending TWSBI Eco as my #1 practical pen.
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Haha but serious: those fountain pens that cost thousands of dollars are collectible art pieces that aren’t actually optimized for a good writing experience. They’re CEO bait.

Serious hand-writers use fountain pens that mostly cost between $30 and $200. You can get decent ones for $10 but they tend not to be very airtight and quickly dry out.

My #1 practical recommendation is the TWSBI Eco, which is generally around $40 in the west.

#fountainpen #fountainpens #writing

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#TrumpCartoon #FountainPen #ChalkPastel
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If your local stationery store is always out of stock of Hobonichis or getting them shipped to you is dreadfully expensive, you might want to look into the Chinese brand Kinbor as an alternative. There's still plenty of time to get one off Ali Express in time for January.

They're about $10 to $20 depending on size and in many countries you can get free shipping. Like a proper hobonichi, they have A6 and A5 size dailies (dated or undated) and slim weeklies, and even the multi-year style.

The paper is fountain-pen friendly. A very heavy, sheeny glitter ink in my wettest, flexy nib made a lot of pinprick bleeding, but a normal everyday writer ink in a wide stub nib didn't bleed at all, and there's no feathering. I have an undated daily A6 that I've been enjoying using as a scribbles book (the pictured purple cover was included) and just got a weekly for 2026.

Just go on Ali Express and search for "Kinbor" and preferably find listings with the yellow "Choice" label for fast free shipping. Note that the prices you see on the search page will be misleading because it'll show the price of the cheapest option on the listing, which will be, like, just a plastic cover.

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If your local stationery store is always out of stock of Hobonichis or getting them shipped to you is dreadfully expensive, you might want to look into the Chinese brand Kinbor as an alternative. There's still plenty of time to get one off Ali Express in time for January.

They're about $10 to $20 depending on size and in many countries you can get free shipping. Like a proper hobonichi, they have A6 and A5 size dailies (dated or undated) and slim weeklies, and even the multi-year style.

The paper is fountain-pen friendly. A very heavy, sheeny glitter ink in my wettest, flexy nib made a lot of pinprick bleeding, but a normal everyday writer ink in a wide stub nib didn't bleed at all, and there's no feathering. I have an undated daily A6 that I've been enjoying using as a scribbles book (the pictured purple cover was included) and just got a weekly for 2026.

Just go on Ali Express and search for "Kinbor" and preferably find listings with the yellow "Choice" label for fast free shipping. Note that the prices you see on the search page will be misleading because it'll show the price of the cheapest option on the listing, which will be, like, just a plastic cover.

#hobonichi #planner #fountainpen

Happy #fountainpen day!!

Enjoy the pens you have and what they can do for you. In my case: slow reflection 😍

Happy #fountainpen day!!

Enjoy the pens you have and what they can do for you. In my case: slow reflection 😍

New stamp day?

I love the expression of this owl!

#stationery #fountainpen

New stamp day?

I love the expression of this owl!

#stationery #fountainpen

Would people recommend using Rohrer & Klingner iron gall ink in a nice pen w/ gold nib (Pilot Custom 823)?

I've been really enjoying this R&K “Ebony” ink, and it would be nice to use it in my favorite pen. I hear R&K iron gall inks are pretty gentle and gold nibs are particularly capable of handling iron gall, but I want to be extra sure.

Also, the vacuum filler plunger shaft looks like stainless steel, so I would be worried about damaging that.

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I've been using a Majohn A1 retractable fountain pen for about 10 months. It hasn't been pure joy, but as my daily writer, it's pretty handy. When I'm at work I am frequently jotting down info from phone calls, so having a pen I can open with one hand is great. Each morning I have to re-start the pen because the fine nib has dried out, but then it will usually work the whole day. A restart involves a napkin or tissue over the end, and then 2 or three shakes to get a drop of ink to come out the end. So, not ideal, but it's quick. Do you use a retractable fountain pen? Which one, and what's your experience been?

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I've been using a Majohn A1 retractable fountain pen for about 10 months. It hasn't been pure joy, but as my daily writer, it's pretty handy. When I'm at work I am frequently jotting down info from phone calls, so having a pen I can open with one hand is great. Each morning I have to re-start the pen because the fine nib has dried out, but then it will usually work the whole day. A restart involves a napkin or tissue over the end, and then 2 or three shakes to get a drop of ink to come out the end. So, not ideal, but it's quick. Do you use a retractable fountain pen? Which one, and what's your experience been?

#fountainPen