Trying a new thing. Now this might change to mood, experience and new items that I have had in contact. The main idea is to give people a few answers to the question: “What is the best XXXXXXXX?” Now, here are a few TOP 3’s to show you my input this month. Cheers.
TOP 3 Fountain pens (all)
Faber Castell E-Motion M
TWSBI ECO EF
Wancher Fire Opal II F
TOP 3 Cheap fountain pens *
Jinhao 159
Kaweco Sport Classic
Moonman M2
TOP 3 Small Notebooks (around A6 size) **
Berlin Notebook
Leuchturm 1917
Clairefontaine Flying Spirit
TOP 3 Medium Notebooks (around size A5) **
Rhodia Writing book
Clairefontaine Note-maker
Clairefontaine Flying Spirit
TOP 3 Papers for fountain pen inks
Clairefontaine Triomphe
Rhodia
Pappersbruk
TOP 3 Blue ink (writing)
J. Herbin Saphir De Eclat
Waterman Intense Blue
Diamine Majestic Blue
TOP 3 Black ink (writing)
J. Herbin Perle Noire
Pelikan Edelstein Onyx
Pilot Iroshizuku Take Sumi
TOP 3 Red ink (writing)
KWZ Flame Red
KWZ Blood-grape
Mont Blanc Corn Poppy Red
TOP 3 fun inks
Robert Oster Fire and Ice
Robert Oster Peppermint
Diamine Skulls and Roses
TOP 3 Inks I regret buying
Blackstone Barrister Black
Diamine Jet Black
Diamine Dark Forrest
TOP 3 Pens I regret buying
LAMY 2000
PenBBS 267 Longpen
Staedtler Premium Corium Urbes
TOP 3 things you should’t be without in this hobby
A dedicated writing desk
Q-tips (go for none plastic!)
Syringe and needle (to fill your pens, cartridges – not yourself! OK, I get that Fire and Ice could look cool in the mirror, but please don’t.)
TOP 3 Mistakes to avoid (which I have myself done…)
– Drop fountain pen on its nib, bending it beyond original functionality
– Try to hold too many things in your hands while opening a bottle of ink that has it’s inner seal stuck, thus spaying the entire workplace with ink, and you unable to do anything about it, because you’re holding that precious pen and converters and whatnot’s…
– Ink a fountain pen with India ink, for use with dip pens, brush pens etc… (Takes a bit of cleaning…)
* Nemosine Singularity would ace this unless they had taken it out of production
** Notebooks, IMHO, are to bring a long as an every day carry and main purpose is to sit down, open and be able to take notes or write passages to support your ideas, stories, projects.
BadlyDrawnWolf 