"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

I love using the rhodia notepads for all the reasons stated above. Little to no bleed through, and I find the texture is very delightful to write on too.
Unfortunately however I do most of my writing on fairly cheap exercise books. I'm a student, as the moniker suggests (yes, I'm very imaginative), and I find myself doing a lot of writing. I take notes on set-texts and readings by hand, and type my lecture notes and essays on a laptop. However I still burn through a large amount of paper - about 400 pages every 12-13 weeks. It's the reason why I like fountain pens, I found that the regular ball-point's increased friction makes my fingers tire before they've a right to.
Anyway, this is all just a long-winded explanation of why I like pens so much.
Also thank you all for the responses. I was certain it'd get buried.
James.
 
I share the interest in fountain pens, sadly my large Waterman was burglarized years ago (he /she had good taste, stole also my pro DAT :(). I already posted a picture of the smaller Man 100 my ex-best half offered me as a solace.
The posts reminded me of my first year at school, when only penholders were allowed. I was so bad at that that I had a special exemption for the very first BIC ballpoints. This just moved the problem from teacher to Ma' because the brave baron's invention used an ink that had a strong tendancy to expand with body heat... in my pockets...:mad:
The only (to my eyes) advantage of the sergent-major (sergeant major!!!?) pen resided in the boxes, illustrated with pictures of the revolutionnary battles for the defense of the Republic. :)

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I too am a fountain pen handwriter..Pilot..chisel tip...cheap replaceable cartridges...black ink only as it takes legal preference over all other colours for some reason known only to lawmakers and their good mates the inkmakers...
Anyway i rite heeps gooder with it.
Watch clip for
The real story of Biro.....
 
knarfeng said:
During several years of grade school we were required to use fountain pens for all school work that required a pen. They said that it was good for our penmanship. (A long time ago when penmanship was actually taught and you lost points if the teacher had to squint to read your report.) The experience removed all future fascination with them for me. Used on an everyday basis, they are a pain in the butt.

I currently use a "tactical pen", though for reasons other than self defense. I like a pen with a clicker, but I have a tendency to fold my arms during a discussion and I have stained many shirts by accidentally pushing down on the clicker with a wrist. A lot of the tactical pens have a bolt action clicker, which activates from the side. Works perfect for me. Besides, as a materials engineer, I have a certain fondness for hard anodized 6061. Carrying a chunk of it in my pocket adds a certain amount of cool factor for me.
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I'm certainly with Frank on this one.
Fountain/cartridge pens have an aesthetic appeal yes but I've never got on with them, nor entirely trusted them:eek::cool: Temperamental...may dry up, blob, you need a blotter to dry stuff.. then there's the leaking potential-ink incontinence ruins clothing:( I've never found they improved my handwriting either:rolleyes: Not long before he died I bought my father a posh fountain pen, Montblanc, he was delighted with it and after he died Ma took it over. It went on for quite a few years and then developed faults and incontinence like its cheaper brethren...nobody seemed able to fix it either so I turned away from the pen thing.

I'm afraid I'm rather plebeian with this, I like the Japanese Pentel energy pens. Cheap, reliable and good to hold.

I do like Penknives though....;) No quills to sharpen here fortunately :D
 
r8shell said:
Hey folks. Getting back to the pen conversation: I realize I never posted about this absolutely nifty 6-in-1 pen that @Jack Black sent me. :oops:

It's got a centimeter and inch ruler, spirit level, flat head and philips head screwdrivers, touch screen stylus, and oh, yeah...you can even write with it! :D Thanks, Jack!
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Thanks for your post r8shell, I'm so glad I saw it! I've had a similar pen for years, it was a gift from my daughter-in-law. I use it all the time as one of my favorite pens because it's light and it writes so well. I even posted this pic a few months back in a SAK thread.

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The reason I am especially happy to have seen your post is because until I saw it, I had no idea it might contained a screw driver bit under an end cap.:oops: I just went to check and sure enough... there is one. :cool: I now have an even more versatile pen, thanks to you. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
redsparrow said:
Thanks for your post r8shell, I'm so glad I saw it! I've had a similar pen for years, it was a gift from my daughter-in-law. I use it all the time as one of my favorite pens because it's light and it writes so well. I even posted this pic a few months back in a SAK thread.

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The reason I am especially happy to have seen your post is because until I saw it, I had no idea it might contained a screw driver bit under an end cap.:oops: I just went to check and sure enough... there is one. :cool: I now have an even more versatile pen, thanks to you. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Ha! I'm glad you got to discover another tool. (just in case you haven't noticed, if you pull out the screwdriver bit, it's got two sides: regular and philips) Yours looks great with an alox SAK. :cool::thumbsup:
 
I have to confess I've never really worried about pens leaking in my pockets. I usually have my pens stored in my back pack, although I've not had a leakage. I also use converters, not cartridges, which I assume would be more likely to leak. The Lamy cartridges and converters are super secure though. My latest pen is a Diplomat which has a very staunch O-ring in the threads which waterproofs the body. Unless something disastrous occurred with the cap I believe I'd be safe. Although if I'm carrying a pen on my person it's normally the cheapest plastic biro I can find...
 
You guys know the one about the space station where the Russian and US astronauts first meet and are comparing equipment ?
The US spaceman produces his spacepen..
"This pen writes upside down and pumps ink in zero G atmosphere! It cost 8 million dollars to develop!" He proudly states.
In broken English his Soviet counterpart replies " Da. We use penceyul."
 
meako said:
You guys know the one about the space station where the Russian and US astronauts first meet and are comparing equipment ?
The US spaceman produces his spacepen..
"This pen writes upside down and pumps ink in zero G atmosphere! It cost 8 million dollars to develop!" He proudly states.
In broken English his Soviet counterpart replies " Da. We use penceyul."
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You do know that is bogus?
NASA did not spend any money. The developer was an independent company.
Russia uses space pens, also.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_in_space
 
Fountain pens are kind of like knives in that we like what we like. Yes, they can blob and leak but if one takes care of them properly the odds of that are slim. Currently, I most always use my Platinum Preppies, very inexpensive Japanese fountain pens (about $5) that I have converted to eye dropper fill with a small O ring and silicon grease. They hold five times as much ink as the cartridge and I use my own mix of Noodlers ink — $10 for a huge bottle. I have these pens in 0.5 mm nib, 0.3 mm and 0.2 mm to satisfy my nerdy desire for various line widths.
 
Although I don't use/carry them on a daily basis, I do like fountain pens. I prefer piston-fill pens to cartridges; here are a few of my favorites (the two demonstrators are made by TWSBI, and the amber/tortoise shell one is a Noodler's Konrad with a flex nib that's a lot of fun to use).

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For convenience sake, though, I normally just carry a rollerball pen or two. I like the Uniball Vision and Vision Elite (particularly in blue/black), and the Pilot V5 in red. Can't go wrong with a regular old pencil, either! :D

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As for paper/notebooks, I've used Rhodia before, but prefer Maruman Mnemosyne (the notebook in the two photos above) and Fabriano notebooks/pads. You can't go wrong with Field Notes for a pocket notebook...

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...although lately I've been using these Word brand notebooks, which I like because they have slightly sturdier covers that hold up better to sticking in your back pocket.

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You're a diehard fan, John! :cool::thumbsup::) Congrats on that OO stockyard whittler! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
You could SO reuse that photo for S-day in the ABCs thread. ;)

- GT
 
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