Anke
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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.
Anke
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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?
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?
Alex, the Hearth Fire
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Got a new fountain pen
#mastoart #fediart #traditionalart #art #pencil #sketch #furryart #corruptedfox #fox #vulpine #ink #dragon #fountainpen #fantasy
Got a new fountain pen
#mastoart #fediart #traditionalart #art #pencil #sketch #furryart #corruptedfox #fox #vulpine #ink #dragon #fountainpen #fantasy
I took a chance on a mystery ink from a sketchy ali express vendor. It's nice, though not quite what I was hoping for: it was advertised as high-sheen but it's actually glitter. This may just be a translation issue, since the difference between "sheen" inks and "glitter" inks isn't entirely self-explanatory. ("Sheen" inks have an evenly distributed shininess like the rainbow of an oil slick.)
There isn't really a brand. It just says "green as morning dew: intense color gradient ink series" in extremely tiny writing on the label.
[tire screech] STOP THE PRESSES! right before I clicked "post", I thought I should try more than one paper before writing this ink off as sheenless. It does show some nice red blushing on Kokuyo paper. 
an angled close-up of writing on different paper that's all-around shinier with some successful gradient
the page at an angle so you can better see the glitter, which in classic glitter ink fashion is heavily concentrated in the first sentence
handwritten in teal-leaning green ink with traces of golden glitter:
"Green as morning dew" ink, sketchy Ali Express vendor
I'd given up the delivery as lost, but it did in fact arrive eventually. It's advertised as a sheen ink but it's clearly actually a glitter ink – this may be a translation issue rather than decetion. I like the underlying green, but you can see the glitter choking already even though it's a pretty wet pen :)
Anke
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Well I went and bought a couple of #Clairefontaine pocket #notebook. Sure they don't look as cool as #moleskine, but there's no comparison in the paper quality! Especially where #fountainpen are concerned.
Well I went and bought a couple of #Clairefontaine pocket #notebook. Sure they don't look as cool as #moleskine, but there's no comparison in the paper quality! Especially where #fountainpen are concerned.
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
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The Well Appointed Desk features ome of the work of a #Perth #FountainPen artist: https://www.wellappointeddesk.com/2025/10/friday-friends-pensivecandy/
The Well Appointed Desk features ome of the work of a #Perth #FountainPen artist: https://www.wellappointeddesk.com/2025/10/friday-friends-pensivecandy/
Box464
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The kid took my half page of #inktober ghosts with moustaches, and filled the other half with ghosts without moustaches and ghost butts.
Yes, ghost butts.
#fountainpen
The kid took my half page of #inktober ghosts with moustaches, and filled the other half with ghosts without moustaches and ghost butts.
Yes, ghost butts.
#fountainpen
Continuing my #inktober, and my inability to follow prompts - I guess it will be a month of moustaches? Anyway, here’s another brand new character unlike anything I normally draw. Brace yourselves. #fountainpen #notplanninginmyplanner
Anke
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It’s going to be a good day. How do I know, you ask? Simple - I filled a #fountainpen with red ink whilst in a white shirt and shirt and hands are clean.
It’s going to be a good day. How do I know, you ask? Simple - I filled a #fountainpen with red ink whilst in a white shirt and shirt and hands are clean.
@penfount Which is a good intro level (i.e. affordable) fountain pen for writing? I started to write a journal, and nothing would feel better than a fountain pen, to follow the fast flow of thoughts!
I am considering Lamy safari, but thought it would best to ask here just in case.
dada
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Je te vois
I see you.
Stylo plume TWSBI #fountainpen et encre Smoky Quartz #ink dans mon #carnet,
#MesExplorations #sketch #carnet #sketchbook #kleinekunstklasse #mastoart #dtiys #perspective #BertheAuGrandPied #peace #Sketchtember2025
Je te vois
I see you.
Stylo plume TWSBI #fountainpen et encre Smoky Quartz #ink dans mon #carnet,
#MesExplorations #sketch #carnet #sketchbook #kleinekunstklasse #mastoart #dtiys #perspective #BertheAuGrandPied #peace #Sketchtember2025