Kii loves doing a sniff test whenever i use a different pen. i don’t really smell a distinct smell among my inks since non of them are scented but Kii, a smell expert, does.
he is processing the smells from the Montegrappa Zero inked with the Wet Pen Diablo lake.
a few years ago, after 15 years of exclusively using Pilot pens, i got a blue moon esterbrook estie. that has then triggered a search for a pen for each brand.
to control the impulse of getting several of a single pen, i decided on a theme: a murder, the earth, the sky, the moon and the sun. the murder are my all black pens, the earth and sky are mostly blue maker pens, the moon and the sky are demonstrator pens.
for the past 3 years, i made it a choice to try 1 pen from each brand. some pens i loved i got more of.
still use my pilot pens everyday but everyday, for the past 3 years, i’ve been using at least 1 non pilot pen.
it’s been a joy trying a pen from different pen makers and brands from different parts of the world. this collection is plenty but all of them have been used and inked and cleaned on rotation.
i still do want to get a conid, a yard o led, a conway, and a desiderata. if you know of pen makers that i don’t have here, please do let me know.
🐦⬛ the murder 🐦⬛
sailor imperial black,
schon design monoc,
aurora unica nera,
graf von faber castell tamitio black,
montblanc 145 all black,
pilot vp matte black,
lamy 2k,
leonard momento zero matte black,
pelikan m809,
mayfair black widow noldor,
montegrappa zero black,
eureka symmetry black diamond,
estie raven,
st dupont defi millennium,
scribo feel black pvd,
ottohutt design 08
🌏 earth and sky 🌎
merlin33,
kaweco student blue,
benu briolette,
ulpia 117,
leonardo momento zero abyss,
pelikan blue stripe m800,
caran dache ecridor,
waterman carene abyss,
laban 325 glacier,
kilk celestial abalone,
zodiac argent sapphire,
boncrusher periwinkle velma,
wancher sekai ai,
eureka symmetry urushi,
franklin christophe 46 caribbean blue,
little pen design burton light blue,
esterbrook estie cobalt, bleu nouveau, blue moon, aqua, dutch pen show sugar rush,
ranga abhimanyu urushi,
karas pen black sea vertex,
lucky star x karas lucky vertex,
skogsy cholla,
river city periwinkle pastures,
enigma x hogtown pdx,
just turnings blue pearl,
gravitas flagship aqua, figboot,
woodwondersofnc arctic blue,
walltown pen interstellar dust,
loftpens ocean blue
🌖the moon 🌒
taccia penfort,
twsb go, eco, diamond,
narwhal original,
cypress speedster,
moonman a2,
jinhao 20,
writech,
platinum curidas,
monteverde mvp,
kakimori frost,
kaweco student clear,
cross bailey,
sailor tuzu,
platinum preppy,
noodlers ahab,
lamy vista,
conklin all american,
ellington,
opus 88,
jinhao shark,
pilot prera,
pilot kakuno,
pilot explorer,
pilot penmanship,
pilot heritage 92,
pilot custom 74,
parker 51 vacuumatic,
pneider avatar,
delta las meninas,
nettuno 1911 barracuda,
radius 1934,
onoto demo
☀️ the sun ☀️
click fpr,
wahl eversharp skyline,
hongdian a6,
asvine v126,
narwhal original gold,
penluxe grande cloudybay,
penbbs 456,
majohn p140,
fine writing international fenestro,
magna carta mag600 gold demo,
esterbrook estie winter white,
maiora perla,
pent symphony white,
edison pen co,
kyuseido kakari mokumegane,
pilot custom 823,
platinum demo 2.0,
nagasawa censke,
sailot 1911 gold demo,
pilot 78g gold demo,
kakimori x sailor gold demo,
sailot pgs,
visconti homosapiens gold demo,
the good blue frost r615,
omas ogiva frost,
pelikan gold demo m800 clear,
pelikan gold demo m800 english,
stipula suprema foglia d oro,
leonardo x stiloestile momento zero kintsugi,
sheaffer snorkel gold demo,
aurora 88 gold demo #673,
aurora 88 gold demo #1334,
diplomat nexus 100 gold demo,
kaweco sport gold demo
I didn’t get a chance to get the 35th anniversary last year but so happy and feeling very lucky to get the 36th anniversary this year!
Hello, I never go to pen shows because of reasons, anyone willing to sell me their Colorverse Inks from the San Francisco Pen Show?
- Golden Gate Bridge Colorverse ink
- San Francisco Fog Colorverse ink
Hello! looking for this in the interest of knowledge! i already have a plain black one but looking for a demonstrator version!
pilot gold stripes and watch charm
hello! i’ve been told to come here. looking for someone who would be willing to make me an exact copy of the popular kanken backpack but in black horse leather and shiny brass hardware. i’ve been wanting a leather-everything kanken including straps and all. i already have a circle patch too (an embroidery of my cat).
for context, i already spent so much money and bought leather backpacks from a handful of etsy makers, from satchel and page, capra leather, shinola, and more popular luxury brands and i always go back to my kanken backpack. i really love the look and the squareness of it.
update: got connected with lovely creators thank you! commission closed
where can i find someone who would be willing to make me an exact copy of a kanken backpack but in black horse leather and brass hardware? i’ve been wanting a leather-everything kanken including straps and all. i already have a circle patch too (a embroidery of my cat).
not a leather maker gal so i don’t know where to go to get this done.
for context, i already bought leather backpacks from a handful of etsy makers, from satchel and page, capra leather, shinola, and more popular luxury brands and i always go back to my kanken backpack. i really love the look and the squareness of it.
update: got connected with lovely creators thank you! commission closed
i am a blue and gold pen gal and this collection feels complete. i’m so happy to have all of them tucked in a pen loop of all my most used journals/planners but i also like it when they are all together. they will be all over with my murder (10) of stealthy black pens.
top to bottom
they also have all their assigned partner iroshizuku inks!
i don’t own multiples of anything other than kakunos and pilot vanishing point/decimo.
i am no longer fond of these pens. will be sent in a pen case. Prices are firm. shipping is 10$ CONUS
pilot custom le green marble emerald C+ $500 M nibpilot custom 74 clear B+ $120 F nibpilot custom 74 blue B+ $120 F nibpilot custom 74 smoke B+ $120 F nib
each pen purchase will come with a 3ml sample of ink of pilot iroshizuku ink of your choice including discontinued inks, tokyo limited edition, and 100th anniversary ink. for reference
i rarely use it because it has a 1.1 stub nib
Esterbrook Estie Ebony Black B-, 110$ includes shipping no box but will send it in a pen case
I will send it with a 3ml ink and you can choose any iroshizuku ink you want, i have all of them including discontinued, tokyo, 100th anniversary.
hello, i’ve been slowly building my murder of crows (stealthy matte black pens) and I am having a hard time choosing the 10th pen.
from top to bottom
why only 10, crow families loot and forage between 6-10 i think. I like the idea of my murder of daily drivers to be this 10. unless one of you bird experts tell me they actually travel in 11s and so on, i wanna stick to 10. maybe ill sell the raven because its a raven, not a crow…
Update: I think I've made up my mind. You'll see me on r/Pen_Swap putting a [WTB] eventually
Update 2: thank you all for all the amazing range of suggestions. I think I will sit on it for a year as i am convinced i can someday get a matte black pen from one of these makers: nakaya, schon design, desiderata, samai lorem ipsum, or conid (the ultimate grail). i will also eventually let go of the raven if i don’t get it tuned or get that journaler nib. also i accidentally fumbled with my list above so put it in the same order again
among all my smaller fountain pens, the Pilot Birdie fountain pen fits the travelers notebook card size the best. it’s roughly the same height capped and fits the leather tag on the canvas pocket the TN card size comes with. The rest are too long or too wide to fit the loop.
For reference are wancher pochaco, kaweco sport, pilot petit 1, pilot birdie, pilot elite e95s, kaweco student and lamy safari.
among all my smaller pens, the Pilot Birdie fountain pen fits the travelers notebook card size the best. it’s roughly the same height capped and fits the leather tag on the canvas pocket the TN card size comes with. The rest are too long or too wide to fit the loop.
For reference are wancher pochaco, kaweco sport, pilot petit 1, pilot birdie, pilot e95, kaweco student and lamy safari.
my goth self had to make a rainbow too… sort of. i had to do a switcheroo between the pandas.
i saw a post with a rainbow of kakunos and just learned about the special Loft limited editions. now in search for that pink one.
sat on these inks for a year or more and only used once or twice. selling them 15$ each selling the 3 inkebara inks for 10$ each.
additional 5$ for shipping continental US. will wrap them all safely in ziplock and lots of bubble wrap
$10 B- around 80% full no boxinkebara #02 capri blueinkebara #425 coralinkebara #514 brown pink
$15 B+ 95% full no box but used only once
j herbin rouille d ancrelennon tool bar boba tea (with box)lennon tool bar sesame oil (with box)
monteverde moonstone (unopened unused sealed)ferris wheel press blue revelryferris wheel press aurorealisferris wheel press fluttering heart
noodlers swan in english rosesrobert oster cafe cremarobert oster motor oil
i’ll throw in a 5ml sample of any pilot iroshizuku ink if you buy 3. i have all of them including discontinued, tokyo colors and 100th anniversary colors.
he thinks i should write more about him!
looking for anyone who wants to let go their stealthy black Unica Nera 88 to add to my murder of ~~crows~~ pens.
Looking for EF or thinner. Preferably CONUS. If post is still up, it means Im still interested and looking for one.