fountain pen pr0n

[truepenny]

So something weird has happened to my Sheaffer.

As best I can tell, or describe it, part of the barrel has sheared off, in a perfect circle, just below where the nib screws in. It doesn't affect the action of the pen, per se, but it sure does feel wrong.

So I'm bemoaning this to matociquala, who pimpstells me about the Fountain Pen Hospital and their Super Specials. I go, I look, I drool all over my keyboard. And come away with a green Waterman Phileas for $25.

It arrived today.

I celebrated by opening the Campo Marzio Burgundy ink that Mirrorthaw's calligrapher-aunt gave me last year. This took some doing, as Campo Marzio seals their ink with cork, sealing wax, and string, but I triumphed over that which would thwart me. Nice ink--a little closer to blood-red than what I'd call burgundy, but that's not necessarily a failing.

And I've written five words with the Phileas, and I'm in love.

FPH also sent their 2005 calender, which for softcore lushness puts most pin-up calendars I've seen to shame. It's astonishing.

Comments

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

I have a fine point Phileas which I love and carry everywhere, and also a vintage Esterbrook. Plus a Namiki Vanishing-point (Mandarin Yellow) which I save for special occasions, and a Hero 100 which was a this-year Christmas gift.

As for inks, I can't say enough good things about Noodler's waterproof inks (vide: http://batwrangler.livejournal.com/31140.html). My current favourites are Verdun Green (from http://www.swisherpens.com/) which is what I relabeled (with permission from Chuck) for Fiddler's Green and Legal Lapis (from http://www.pendemonium.com/).

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. I don't need that pen. But my, it's lovely. Fortunately, it doesn't come with an extra-fine nib, so I'm mostly safe.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Aren't Watermans *niiiiiiiiiiiiiice*?

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

So I'm bemoaning this to matociquala, who pimpstells me about the Fountain Pen Hospital and their Super Specials.

Have I mentioned that I don't love either of you any more?

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

but whyyy?

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Because I was going to spend my Calvinist Hanukkah gelt on other things! Like elisem jewelry!

Okay, I'll still probably spend some on elisem jewelry....

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

The timprov has volunteered to get my Christmas present there, so I may still have some gelt leftover for other things. Which you would think certain people whose books didn't come out much before Christmas would want to encourage, but apparently nooooo....

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

>Aren't Watermans *niiiiiiiiiiiiiice*?

Yes, they're a perfect gateway starter fountain pen. (For people wanting to try a discounted fine nib Phileas, Swisher Pens usually has discontinued colors on clearance for under $25...)

completely irrelevant (a question about Tooth and Claw)

[ambar.livejournal.com]

I am sorry indeed that I took so long to pick up a copy, as I enjoyed it a great deal. But I have one annoying pestiferous question about the world of that book that just won't let me be, so I shall ask: Would Daverak's orphaned dragonets inherit his title / land / etc?

(I know, pathetic, but I get curious about this sort of thing. If this quarter's workload is kind to me, I'll go read Trollope.)

Re: completely irrelevant (a question about Tooth and Claw)

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

It's a good question, and I can't answer it. Not my book.

You need to ask papersky.

Re: completely irrelevant (a question about Tooth and Claw)

[ambar.livejournal.com]

Sorry!

*goes off to die of embarrassment*

Viral shopping!

[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

Moan. So much for beginning the New Year square with every man.


Also: are they able to repair your pen? Sounds like a material fatigue problem.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

(wandering in through papersky)

What type of Shaeffer is it? If memory serves, Shaeffer's pretty good at repairing their pens. Not quite as good as Parker, in terms of speed, but good.

(I ask, mind you, as a woman who now owns about twenty pens, at least half of which are Shaeffers. The pen in my icon is a Sheaffer Legacy heritage, with an extra-fine nib, in the sandblasted palladium finish.)

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

It's a Sheaffer Legacy II. And, yes, I had to have them repair it last year, when I dropped it, point down, and broke the nib. (ow, ow, ow) There was no difficulty about it at all. I just haven't gotten around to writing the Dear Sheaffer, something weird happened to my pen email yet.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Absolutely!

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, the FPH. Mmm. A big sale every year, too. Such an addiction, pens.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

If you can, try the NYC Pen Show (usually September) -- though I found that table after table, with hundreds (thousands, at some tables) of vintage pens was overwhelming. I only went for one afternoon, though; this year, I'm getting a weekend-long pass, and pacing myself.

Waterman Phileas

[calbruin.livejournal.com]

We share the same obsessions (http://www.livejournal.com/users/calbruin/108142.html)