Elastic nibs were around before Nakaya had them. Many steel dip pen nibs came with shoulder cutouts or slits. Esterbrook even had a double elastic (cutouts AND slits!) on offer. MacNiven and Cameron released their last Waverly pen in the 1950s, an eyedropper meant to remove the hassle of disintegrating rubber sacs in tropical countries. …
It was the Model 66 that first caught my eye: a sleek clipless desk pen with a shorter-than-usual cap and an extended profile. There were good reviews, and I was interested enough to file the pen away for future consideration. I examined all the models on the Franklin-Christoph website and starred the 66, the pocket …
This is the first time I’ve done a lyrics video without a regular fountain pen. I wanted to experiment with new effects. The paper is (mostly) Yupo, which is 100% polypropylene. It has unexpected interactions with water-based media. Nothing sinks in, because it’s waterproof. Inks used are Dr. Ph Martin’s Bleedproof White, Pilot Blue Black, Franklin-Christoph …
When the ballpoint took over, fountain pens graduated to the special shelf, where they hung out with the fancy china. From everyday tools, they became markers for significant occasions. Â Back then, people favored fine points, for compact writing on lightweight onionskin, perfect for letters in the mail. Then medium and broad nibs took over the …
Growing up, I read two kinds of books: fantasy and science fiction. Fantasy worlds have an internal logic, by fiat; there is no need to explain the provenance of dragons or magical abilities, unless the explanation is pivotal to the plot. Science fiction obsesses over its coherence and plausibility, even behind the scenes in the …
The previous edition gave you the words. Now, you need to guess. Enjoy. 🙂 This one can be a word, and also a question. 😉
A pointy or chisel end, a pigmented liquid, a surface, some capillary action, and a little surface tension. You could be writing with a sharpened stick or a highly-engineered fountain pen, and those ingredients would come into play, either way. We are first attracted to how a pen looks, and the attraction is validated or …