Has anyone here ever seen a pattern for an ink stand? I have been considering making one if I can find enough information. What were the traditional woods used? I know I want to use a fine hardwood like cherry or walnut. Might even consider an exotic like zebrawood. Just something to hold an...

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Posted on Zoss by Susan Wirth. Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:25:56 Subject: Dubiel Estate Sale-Fall River, MA ====== THIS MESSAGE ORIGINATED AT ====== EVENT household sale of some of the effects of Frank Dubiel. DAYS Friday and Saturday (April 16 & 17)

Any news of Nathan Tardiff ?? I dont' receive answers from him since the beginning of March.. Alex

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, I've posted here before about my misbehaving Rotring Core. It's been giving me about a-forth of the original ink flow. My metric is that before, if I wiped the broad-side of the nib with a tissue paper, it would be wet with ink. No amount of...

Hello, My rotring core has always been great, but lately, ink flow has been poor. Mainly, it's just being too stingy with the ink and not releasing enough. I actually have to press down a bit to get it to write well. This should not be. When I first got the pen, it worked great. Yesterday, I...

I've tried several medium Fisher Space Pen black refills in my bullet pen (not a knock-off, I have the genuine article) but as much as I love the feel of the pen (in my hand), its looks and the way it slips into my front pocket, it keeps ending up back in its case, in my sock drawer. The...

I have an vintage gold pen/pencil combination which is three inches long. If you turn the knob at the top a pencil emarges from the end. 1.1 mm lead is a bit loose in it. If you slide the ring on the pen cylindar forward a fountain pen emerges. The gold nib is labeled Benton & Brother. Patent...

Please let me know which are the best stores of vintage pens in NYC, I need to find out, Im going there on monday april 19 and will have some time to look arround, I need some suplies (sacs, presure bars, vac tool, etc). Thank You. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure...

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LEGAL!!!!! You are requesting a legitimate service and you are paying for it!! Like most of us I was a little skeptical and little worried about the legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with the U.S. Post Office (1-800-238-5355) and they confirmed that it is indeed...

I have one of these blue body and medium nib. It is as new and filled a couple of times. I want 255.00 shipped in the US. First I want it gets it. TIA -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM!

There have been past threads about lefties having troubles using FPs. Different solutions are used by some. For instance, special postures are adopted sometimes to avoid smearing the still drying ink. But it seems many won't even attempt FPs because of the problems. That got me to thinking. What...

I recently found this nice mechanical pencil / ballpoint pen hybrid that has been lying in a drawer for years (a cousin gave it to me as it wasn't working properly) and I managed to clean it up and fix it (I think, at least). I don't know the brand, model, or period, but it takes leads that are...

I'm thinking about getting a Sheaffer Intrigue with a fine nib and would like to know how well other people like them. I searched old posts and found two remarks about the blue and gunmetal finishes chipping. What about the others? I'm particularly interested in the Whale-Shark (patterned blue),...

I just tried flushing out a Pelikan 600 that i hadn't used for a while, along with a Parker 51 (aerometric). I wonder if there is a better way to flush out the Pelikan than just repeatedly screwing and unscrewing the plunger. This is a lot of work when compared to the equivalent action with an...

What is the best way to find wholesalers who carry budget fountain pens? I see a lot of them on eBay (School pens, for ex.) priced at $5 or less. There are many others, in the same price range, that are not as cheap. Where/How do I find them? -- Dave J

Hi all...looking for the following items, top price paid: 1) Sheaffer PFM IV, mint, flawless, w/original chalk marks, uninked. Color/nib not important. 2) Sheaffer Balance full size or oversize, mint, flawless, with original sticker, uninked. Color/nib not important, but would prefer black...

Folks: I have been interested in rOtring pens for the past few years. Some of their pens have names such as Core, Initial, Renaissance, et. al. Others seem to follow a numbering system, such as 400, 600, 700, and 900 (aka: Altro). I wanted to know if there are any other "number" pen serieis from...

Now and then, someone asks about Moleskine journals, drawing some minor flames over how well they take ink and leading to requests for alternatives. I myself wanted a detailed answer to these questions, so got a Moleskine and subjected it to a variety of inks. I also examined two similar items from...

I know it is hard to compare sizes. I have a Waterman Phileas with a medium nib and find that to be the perfect nib size. I bought a Pelikan Future Silver with a medium nib and find it to be more like fine - at least too much like fine for my taste. The ebay seller usavexpress.com, which sells...