u/fisher2nz

Hi guys, I’m looking for a cool looking pencil cap or point guard or whatever you call it

The Blackwing one is too expensive and are there any other cool looking ones out there?

Show me yours plz!!! I thought the black wing ones are very ordinary, and there must be better looking ones and cheaper too. But I was wrong, all that I could find is the ones for elementary students, cartoon plastic, vivid color…

Started to read Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. The first past is to understand what the story is roughly about.

Now I’m into Chapter 27. A bit of a bottle neck in chapter 28… I reckon I’d need a day or two to better understand what happened in 1817.

To make it a big thing for myself I’ve transcribed the forward/introduction by Victor Hugo, and made some dividers for the book. This ritual shall help me finish this very thick book.

How I started book:
I once read a poem about Shakespeare that said “There is not anything of human trial That ever love deplored or sorrow knew.
No glad fulfilment and no sad denial,
Beyond the pictured truth that Shakespeare drew”
And later told by a friend that same effect is produced in Les Mis. I’ve also made a set of book dividers for her

Pelikan Edelstein Golden Lapis — 2024 Limited Edition

I’m not normally a fan of shimmer inks, but this one is something else: deep lapis blue, scattered with golden sparkles, as if the night sky had been captured in a bottle.

-New ink sample-

New pen day:

Meet "Lambo" - my newly acquired Aikin Lambert No.4 vintage dip pen gold nib.
I know it's not that kind of Lambo but I really like the name I gave it.
Nib: 🖋️ aikin lambert no4
Pen body: Asvine V125
Ink: 🫟 lamb's carnival by Kitty ink pot

A few days in carrying this vintage 42 safety pen. It’s nice to be able to use it with this notebook. It’s not my ideal set up just yet… I’m planning to make it a bit note rustic and antique while fully functional.

Anyone have a good antique / vintage setup I can learn from?

Not sure what to do with this kinda FPV footage but… pretty cool.

PS BGM was the actual sound picked up by the camera, not too bad.

I’ve seen many Writers Editions and all sorts of special editions — including the Around the World in Eighty Days edition, complete with the hot air balloon that, amusingly, never actually appears in the novel.
But I think this plainer Jane Austen Writers Edition suits her best.
There’s something especially lovely about placing it side by side with a vintage Jane Austen pocket book printed in 1906.
And I love that I can match Chapter XLIII in the book with the Roman numerals on the pen. I’m not entirely sure whether that chapter captures Pride and Prejudice well enough to stand for the whole novel — but it is, after all, the chapter where Elizabeth Bennet first sees Pemberley, and perhaps first begins to see Darcy differently too.

TN standard size.

This is probably the smallest size i could use. If there's an A5 i'll definitely choose that.

It's nice to be able to strap a MB 146 and snap an E-ink reader into the notebook.

146 with a T-shaped feed

14K dual tone EF nib… the grind is kinda special, it’s got a bit more feedback than my other 146s

And I’m rocking it on my Traveler’s notebook.

I love dual tone nibs but wasn’t comfortable enough to strap a new Montblanc on a TN notebook. This one is just right… looks good but still okay to weather some wear and tear. it's my New EDC from now on.

This is a vintage dip pen nib made in 7K gold. labeled “Clark brothers & co”

It’s a flexible nib so when pressure is applied, the tines would open up and create line variations.

Clark bro & co. The pen has been working for quite a while. But I’m now able to mount a camera on it…

I would like to have style but not sacrificing speed and fluency, any ideas how to do that with a flexible nib?

Inkabled by MC the banner artist

This is a very rare nib in my region.
m200 I nib. It’s super juicy and super thick. Enjoy writing with it… but it used up so much ink and paper

M400 W. Tort.

Pulled the trigger on this special edition. Pretty smooth!