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Asvine C80 nib comparison on Rhodia. The writing was slow to dry which isn’t surprising given how much flow these nibs have. The smooth, steel #8 nib is large but suits the dimensions of the C80. At less than $30 USD, it is a fair price for a well-made fountain pen.

Asvine C80 extra-fine in brown with Hongdian brown ink are a good pair for narrow ruled paper. My A5 journal is working well with the large size 8 nib though there is some show-through and a few dots of bleed-through on my inexpensive paper. For journaling, it doesn’t really matter though I have seen this happen with several Hongdian inks. The C80 is quite smooth for an extra-fine though there is…

My second Jinhao x159 writes somewhat better than the first one but could use an ink with less flow. Diamine Saddle Brown might be it’s next date if it doesn’t fill an Asvine C80 next.    

Time to assess recent additions and share the best of the lot with you. For aesthetics, the Ferris Wheel Press Marquise is the clear winner. Note that it wrote very well with FWP ink so that duo is a winner. Though I usually find metal pens to be too heavy, Asvine/Hongdian models won me over with their balance, length and nibs. The Carbon Fiber and the N2 are good enough to deserve regular…

Asvine/Hongdian ink, Rhodia paper and a smudge. 🤷 The top three are Hongdian  extra fine, fine and bent nibs. The bottom nib is a Jinhao 82 medium. The inks work best on good paper but can mildly feather, bleed or ghost on anything else. I like the Hongdian pens but will find inks that are better behaved in them for their next fills.

The Hongdian N2 has an attractive nib that writes well. In fact the three Hongdian pens that are on my desk for testing have all been of surprisingly good quality. It took a year to collect three pens and four Hongdian inks but a review will get written soon.

These are the pens on my desk that were assembled to test some inks. All have fine nibs for comparison. Jinhao 82 Ferris Wheel Press Marquise Jinhao 9019 Lamy Studio Asvine Hongdian Carbon Fiber

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