I've seen a lot of talk about fountain pens lately. Question for y'all.
My kid is artistically inclined by hates doing any handwriting. Would getting them fountain pens be a way to help them enjoy writing more?
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Merry Zilla
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A few weeks ago a #FountainPen person from #NewZealand was looking for fountain pen shops. Today I bumped into one in Auckland that did not show up in my web searches. It has at least Nahvalur, Pilot, Platinum, TWSBI, Cross, Kaweco, Ferris Wheel Press, Lamy, and probably others I have forgotten.
In shop prices seem about normal by Australian standards ( allowing for currency conversion ).
This is their web site: https://shop2.fitzgeraldtaylor.co.nz/
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I bought my first fountain pen today!
A photo of me, a white brown-haired woman sitting at a coffee table writing with my vampire-themed fountain pen while wearing a Dracula-style cape and vampire fangs.
A photo of the pen inside its coffin shaped case that’s red and velvety on the inside
Photo of a fountain pen in my hand - the pen is made from solid titanium, with two cutouts in the shape of two vampire fangs with blood dripping down.
A photo of a fountain pen box that reads Nahvalur Dracula - shaped like a coffin with an image of vampire teeth on it.
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Another sketchbook page with corvids! Tried out the Sailor fude 45 fountain pen, super fun!
Another sketchbook page with corvids! Tried out the Sailor fude 45 fountain pen, super fun!
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When doing Inkvent, I tend to swatch and ink up a pen with the new ink in the morning, use the pen all day for work notes or whatever, and then write up some thoughts in my little inkvent journal.
This is great on week days, but I don't write nearly as much on the weekend. The ink for last Saturday was a real banger, but I hardly got to use it before it was time to clean out the pen. #FountainPen #Inkvent
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Who’s there?
#Owl #kleineKunstklasse #DrawingForFun #MastoArt #FediArt #FountainPen
A few weeks ago a #FountainPen person from #NewZealand was looking for fountain pen shops. Today I bumped into one in Auckland that did not show up in my web searches. It has at least Nahvalur, Pilot, Platinum, TWSBI, Cross, Kaweco, Ferris Wheel Press, Lamy, and probably others I have forgotten.
In shop prices seem about normal by Australian standards ( allowing for currency conversion ).
This is their web site: https://shop2.fitzgeraldtaylor.co.nz/
When doing Inkvent, I tend to swatch and ink up a pen with the new ink in the morning, use the pen all day for work notes or whatever, and then write up some thoughts in my little inkvent journal.
This is great on week days, but I don't write nearly as much on the weekend. The ink for last Saturday was a real banger, but I hardly got to use it before it was time to clean out the pen. #FountainPen #Inkvent
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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)
Who’s there?
#Owl #kleineKunstklasse #DrawingForFun #MastoArt #FediArt #FountainPen
I bought my first fountain pen today!
A photo of me, a white brown-haired woman sitting at a coffee table writing with my vampire-themed fountain pen while wearing a Dracula-style cape and vampire fangs.
A photo of the pen inside its coffin shaped case that’s red and velvety on the inside
Photo of a fountain pen in my hand - the pen is made from solid titanium, with two cutouts in the shape of two vampire fangs with blood dripping down.
A photo of a fountain pen box that reads Nahvalur Dracula - shaped like a coffin with an image of vampire teeth on it.
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.
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.
I can definitely put my mouth where my money is re: recommending TWSBI Eco as my #1 practical pen.
#fountainpen #fountainpens #writing
Purple TWSBI and mint TWSBI held up to the light, making the ink barrels glow.
No less than six TWSBI Eco fountain pens in different body colors: clear, black, purple, white, mint and orange. They are also filled with different inks visible in their clear barrels.
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.
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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.
the back side of the notes page to show that the heaviest, wettest ink has bled through a little bit but the others have not (there is however shadow, since like a hobonichi the paper is thin)
a notes page which has been fountain pen tested. There's a note reading "it's not quite Tomoe River, but I've found Kinbor paper pleasant to use with fountain pens, and to suffer pinprick bleeding in only the heaviest applications."
notebooks open to show the interior printing style (very similar to hobonichi)
A6 daily undated notebook in a purple cloth cover next to 2026 weekly notebook with an orange paper cover and plastic sleeve