วีดีโอ

Very good video. No idea i could change the ink in my preppy. Thatks for the tip

Beautiful collection! I hope mine gets this plentiful someday

😇🩷🙏🙌

Grew up writing with fountain pens then stopped for several decades. Now I'm back I ave four rules 1; I Have to LOVE USING IT BECAUSE a gorgeous b love the nip 2; Style / Aesthetics have to fit function; Daily Contemplation about living my best life - the pen is so beautiful - stupidly expensive but I put it on the list my husband asked for - for a big birthday. Because of 3 I will try as many as necessary; with this one the company's superb in person customer service and reasonable policies qllowed me to try 2 others before settling on the original 3 Customer service return policy, company's reputation have to be good. and 4 I am willing to try and return repeatedly until I am sure it is right - people who do not realize what filing, using and restoring a fountain pen to as new for return need to know about this read the return policy closely and see how Easy one can get someone qt the company on the phone from customer service.meek....love your channel looking forward to learning more G

Nice pen and nice ink, Simone! Enjoy!!!

Great video and takes. All these discussions recently only show how different we are in our preferences and tastes. And in that regard - if you want to let go of that white Benu you don't love (Cookies & Cream Milkshake, was it?)... Please let me know. I found it too late and by the time i got the funds to get it, it was gone out of stock and never re-stocked.

Fun video, thanks for posting. For me the brand with the widest variety that I own is Kaweco. I ended up picking the Special, with a BB nib.

This was so much fun!!! And I'm very glad to find your channel!!! A lot of people have mentioned to me that I'd like a Leonardo - I do intend to learn about them! They look expensive but to be honest I've yet to "price" them. :) Esterbrook is another brand I have yet to try! I also had trouble choosing between Pilots so ultimately I just went with the one that will hold my favorite CM nib lol. Thank you for mentioning in your comment over on my channel that you did this video!!!! :)

So fun to watch!

Thanks - you just sent me down that rabbit hole too! I love specialty nibs and have several custom grinds done after I purchased the pens. I also have an F-C pen with a SIG grind, and probably my favorite everyday pen is my Estie with the journaler nib.

Loved this video! And I laughed at how fast you were able to sort through your pens so quickly. You are a quick decision maker. I am not so quick.

What a fun video! ❤ I would also choose my Lamy 2000 from my collection. It’s a no brainer for sure! Thanks for sharing! 😊

Hi! This was fun, thank you! You can get rid of the squeaking on the OPUS 88 or any pen with a touch of silicone grease. Great choices by the way and I really enjoyed the „why I‘m choosing this pen“!

Correct answer for Pilot was Falcon. ;) The Leonardo's are amazing-absolution granted. Lilliput is the best Kaweco. Especially that one.

I loved this video! I think the Franklin Christoph nib units screw in and out, so it would be easy to swap the nibs in your two pens.

I'm trying to think which brands I have more than one of, lol. I have a few Preppies and they're all pretty similar, but the blue preppy wa I got is pretty. I have a Pilot Petit1 and a Pilot Kakuno and I like them both. Might go with the Petit1 just because it's been discontinued!

🐢❤️🐢

Let me know if you need help with the vintage Pelikan, a local friend here in New Mexico is specialized in the repair of them! Also I hope you’ll check out my currently inked with my Pelikan 400 with an OB nib - I soooo love it too! Viele Grüße Dag 🙌🏻🖋🌸

great collection

For cleaning the Pelikan I would consider getting an ultrasonic cleaner. They are surprisingly inexpensive.

Lovely Pelikan you have there.

I missed your videos!!!! Yay for this! These are gorgeous pairings. The golden lapis is stunning!

Nice. Glad you like your new pen.

What a beautiful pen! I haven't seen anyone with this colorway...Enjoy it!

I'm so thankful to have found this video, thank you! I'm going up to Kirk's place on Tuesday so I'm researching what I should have him work on for me! Thanks again!

Your reaction to the initial unboxing and writing sampling was exactly the same as me. I got the PM 1 model. Took my breath away. Enjoy your new pen!

Some lovely inks on show.

Cool.

very cool, thank you for sharing these!

Wow, just wow, the FC 31 you got is absolutely stunning! And the inks, amazing. You kind of got me wanting to try a shimmering ink with your enthusiasm, haha. I usually stick to shading inks. I‘ve been wanting to try the Birminghams as well, but they’re still not available in Europe. Amazing haul! Looks like it’s time to put in a US order! Thanks for sharing!

This was great! I’ve long been interested in trying diff nibs and kind of shied away for. Doing so. The way you’ve done here it makes so much sense. I’m such a TWSBI fan, they are such a reliable pen for me that I think this is the way I will jump into the deep end of specialty nibs. Thank you!

Loved these colors and your first turned pen. It's funny how all the ink colors you swatched are showing in the colors of your turned pen. Its so beautiful Enjoy it!

Thanks for the video. I am now interested in giving a try for a couple of eco pens as well!

Is rev reverse

Enjoying this video. Did you send your pens in to Kirk Spear?

Great show! At first, I thought that you were Simone', another youtube personality. You have similar sounding voices 😊

fascinating that there is so much variety in nibs

Fun video to watch….interesting nibs! I also love the Ecos…I may get some of them ground! “Rev” means reverse…as in the reverse side of the nib. You can have nibs ground on the both sides. Like a cursive italic on one side and on the reverse a fine for example. Or sometimes depending on the grind, the reverse side writes differently. I noticed that you didn’t try writing on the reverse of that Round nosed nib…try it out and see!

Hi there! Your channel just showed up on my feed so I watched the video and subscribed. I thought I heard a German accent. I also enjoy TWSBIs, but my favorite pens atm are Italian pens. That cursive smooth italic grind sounds lovely! My first custom ground nib is on my Santini Libra Cappuccino - a medium cursive italic - that I really enjoy. Thanks for sharing! By the way, I‘m a German that grew up in the US (emigrated as a child) and returned to Germany later in life. My cursive is also a mix of both worlds.

I'm guessing "rev" refers to "reverse writing"? Lovely set of colors--I like that they all go together!

Yaaay someone from Canada! I hope? Born raosed in Toronto into adulthood, now live just out of Niagara Falls, Ontario.

I look forward to when all of these get released to the Diamine collection next year and I can try a couple! There are definitely some cool colours.

Oooh I bet that pen goes beautifully with all of the inks you picked up. ❤ I'm only catching this video now but always love finding other Canadian pen and Stationery lovers!

I am having a hard time with this one in a pen. Clogs it up and very dry. I like the color. May try to use it with no shimmer.

Wow I love how you swatch them in different ways! Thank you for sharing! (I'll have to go back and do my own again 😁)

I think I will try Weeping Willow in a Pilot Falcon once I use up the current ink - to see if a more flexible nib can show off that ink... Rainbow's End is one of my favorites.

I just found your channel. Thank you for sharing all these swatches!

ooo, love the colour

The Weeping Willow ink is very beautiful and complex.........in the large swatches. You don't see the different colors that come out when you use it for writing, the width of the font isn't enough to get that gorgeous gradation. Maybe in one of those crazy wide poster nibs, but not just one of our regular fountain pen nibs in medium or even broad. Know what I mean? I am an artist and I use it for art, not writing!

No idea how I got here, but these look amazing! Nice!