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day 13: standard cool faded pink-purple

From left to right: Kaweco Sport piston-filler, Parker 45, Pilot Grance Hello folks! I realize I haven’t had much to say in the fountain pen department as of late. It’s mostly because I didn’t buy much in the way of fountain pens in 2024, instead building up pens in other areas, like with gel pens (Sakura Craft Lab and Zebra Sarasa Grand) or in ballpoint (Uni’s Jetstream series, which I’m…

It's so glittery! It's like bits of gold gauze and tinsel wrapped up in each other. Another fine example of Depression-era creativity.

i love any built in line variety, but the long blade knib definitely shares some of the angle touchiness of the similar architect nib, so there will be an adjustment period.

I filled it with my most pastel ink, sailor's nekoyanagi from their manyo line.

I'm growing to accept that, despite the potential quality and lifetime add of metal, i prefer plastic pen bodies. This resin body is warm, it's thick enough for my nerve grafted hand to hold comfortably, and it's not too heavy. there's something inherently soft about a resin pen body, I really do think they're my favorites so far.

that said, i don't have a turned wood or antler fountain pen and I'm extremely open to falling in love with those too if anyone knows a good one!