There is a fellow that is making some nice pens from kits. Here is a link to his eBay auctions. http://tinyurl.com/2tbre I think he is taking the "kit" pen one step farther and is making some very nice pens that might appeal to "real" pen users. He starts with some quality "kits" and eliminates...

Anyone tried these with PR and similar inks? I don't care about the leather binding but 30 bucks for 600 pages is a pretty good deal *if* the paper will hold up to my dark and dense inks. I don't usually care for that sort of binding but... posting this everywhere (well, 3 forums) TIA, kcat

It *looks* like Noodler's Habanero might be very similar in intensity and shade to Orange Crush. Though I don't know for certain but I've got a question in to Sam to get her opinion. -- I am not a Lupus/Fountain Pen Expert. I am not a Medical Doctor. I do not make my living in medicine or in...

HI! All. I'm selling off some pen from collections. Feature here is the Pelikan Xuan Wu (tortoise) fountain pen. Only 888 pieces were made. It is brand new. No 877. This beautiful piece is a work of art. It has never been used or dipped. Broad nib. Beautiful box, all the packaging and papers...

Hi, I'm trying to id a Parker 51 a recently bought on a estate sale. It has a dark blue body and a gold cap. There are no writings on the body of the pen. The filler seems to be a converter type inside the pen with the following written on it: PARKER "51"

"Julie Barkly, irepsonline 'Netpreneur'" wrote in message ... If I had an endorsement from you to your client base, it will prove... .... that hell had, indeed, frozen over.

The lower portion of the cap of my Sheaffer Balance just separated from the top of the cap (between the two rings). Sheaffer does offer a lifetime guarantee, but it seems like a simple repair that I might do myself. Any recommendations about type of glue, etc. or would I be better off sending it...

hello everybody....i am a penlover from holland....if you have pens for me.????...i like Pelikan.MB,and so on...also the silver or gold overlayd pens.................i pay a good price for a good pen!!! I can pay with paypal......greetings from RIA...(penlady..)............please email me with...

Nib Noise is a free monthly e-newsletter that Don Fluckinger and I publish. This month's issue contains an Extra Fine Points article by Don on paper selection and the first half of my enhanced-with-illustrations Glossary (43 illustrations in A through M, N through Z coming next month). We're...

The Long Island Pen Club will be meeting on NEXT Thursday, June 10th at Hofstra University. We invite fountain pen lovers (and newbies too!) from Long Island, the 5 boroughs of NYC, and we welcome people from Westchester and the surrounding areas. If you are visiting Manhattan, we are a short...

It would seem that there are many dstinct factors involving what makes a person want a pen. I think two best discribe most pen buyers. 1) The Feel. If you close your eyes and write with a pen you know right away if you like the feel and balance of that Pen. You like the way it feels in your...

Can anyone explain to me how can I lightly polish a vintag pen, I have tried with vintage pen polish from Fountain Pen Hospital but havent been succesfull, is there a special cloth to use, what is the use of the sanding and micromesh? Thank you very much for your help. ----== Posted via...

Fellow Collectors, After lots and lots of emails asking for downloadable guides, especially on the Sheaffer Snorkel, I've created an e-Book you can download from Lulu.com. It's a 5 page detailed photo-illustrated guide to every Snorkel model. Details, including colors, original prices, nibs...

Fellow Collectors, The Sheaffer Snorkel Field Guide eBook has been updated and now includes a photo of a Masterpiece model, thanks to Gordon Brown of Old School Pens. The eBook can be downloaded from Lulu.com. It's a 5 page detailed photo-illustrated guide to every Snorkel model.

Wow .. wish all spam was that easy to stop. I must get 100 emails a day for prescription drugs or some miracle pill to enlarge myself. Do you people think I really want those ads emailed to me? Why do they hide the content with some obscure subject line? Do they really think they can fool me into...

The Everyman notebooks I ordered came today. I was so eager to get them that I had them sent express. I paid twice as much for the shipping than I did for the notebooks themselves. That's no one's fault, of course, but it just makes me even more disappointed in them. First, these things are big...

I've just ordered a 1930's Waterman from Andy's Pens (http://www.andys-pens.ukhome.net/wa066.shtml), and when I asked him what sort of ink he'd recommend using in it, he said anything that wasn't saturated. I've done a bit of googling on saturated inks, and have read Richard Binder's very...

just to further my argument with Earl. :-) http://www.jp29.org/File0146.jpg http://www.jp29.org/File0147.jpg http://www.jp29.org/File0149.jpg here's the main page for the calligraphy index. Most of Mr.Pickering's work is done with a Rotring artpen - not flexible at all but obviously...

I'm not expert in older pens, but want to add several more to the pens I have. If you were purchasing an older Sheaffer or Parker, primarily for writing, who are the dealers that you trust to provide a decent value and a reliably reported quality pen, preferably in the U.S.? I'm not looking for the...

I put Orange Crush in my Rotring 1.9 mm artpen. Just 'cause I didn't have anything else to put it in. I might have to find a Core just to have a pen that suits it. And try to track down more of the ink. I was shocked. I *liked* it. -- I am not a Lupus/Fountain Pen Expert. I am not a Medical...