I like your videos, and their low-key character. I even pulled the trigger on the ASA Nauka that you featured some time ago, and was not disappointed. This one, though, did not grab my attention. I'm not enthusiastic about cracked ice acrylics, preferring solid colors. Thanks for the review. I look forward to the next.
Yes, cracked ice acrylics are also not my favorite, but I do like this one... and I don't mind it on the cap of my Opus88 Omar. Still, given the choice, I'd probably take a solid or swirly colored acrylic.
It's always a delightful day when one receives a fine (F) fountain pen, opens the box, puts ink into the pen, and finds that it writes so smoothly and nicely. [I'm fond of F and EF nibs but also like stub nibs so much too.]
Agreed! I don't use fine nibs very often exactly because it's been a pretty uncommon experience for me... far too often they just have too much feedback. But a good fine nib is a beautiful thing.
Hey Stan, you're the winner of the Dominant Industry Horseshoe Bend ink! Send me an email with your address: matthew at thewetpen com , and I'll ship it out. Or, if you don't want it, let me know, and I'll move on to the next person. 🙂
This trip is going to be covered by a single video, unfortunately... I didn't have much time for shopping while I was traveling this time. But I am planning on going back to Japan...
That is such a lovely ink color! I am very intrigued by the pen too and would love writing with one some day. Than you so much for sharing, I always enjoy your videos.
Enjoyed the video. Hope the Europe trip was as fun as the Japan trip. I like that Pen Chalet has several exclusive inks and this color ink from Dominant Industries is a continuation of those proprietary offers. Hope that the red shows up with a juicy pen. Will be good for Christmas.
Such a stunning colour. I love Teal inks. It was fascinating to see how the colour is slightly different on each different paper. The Midori was my favourite.
Back from gallivanting globe I see! 😄 Hope you had a fantastic trip & welcome back! The pen & ink look really good together. Dominant Industry is fast becoming a favorite. I'm obsessed with their Autumn Forest ink. I'm really interested in checking out Magna Carta's gold flex nib. It's getting great reviews. Can't wait to check out your next video and hear about your travels!
Thanks! I actually didn't have a fantastic trip... I got really sick about a week into it and was just getting healthy again two weeks later when it was time to fly home. Ugh. Covid? Strep? I don't know. Anyway, Europe is always beautiful... and I did enjoy parts of it :-) I'm going to have to track down one of these Magna Carta gold nibs.
I've only ever tried Base Black from Dominant Industries, but their Pearl series seems really beautiful. I really liked this color too. I saw another review on a Magna Carta flex nib that seemed really interesting, but a little outside of my price range.
I'm intrigued by both the pen (spring-y fine nib) and the ink. Also, I really enjoy your videos. My brother and I watched your Inkvent videos and they have become a tradition. I hope you're planning on making them again this year.
I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the Inkvent videos... they take a lot of time and I've just been trying to decide whether to do it again this year :-)
Good review ! I have a Magna Carta Sapphire that I really like but they have come out with a few more models I´m reallly intrigued by. The ink seems very nice to. :)
I really like the heft of this pen; a lot of the new-school Indian pens that I have are nice but on the small side (Epitome, Vazir, etc); this one is definitely not.
Thanks Chris! That's right 🙂 Where the x159's section is about 15.5mm long (beyond the threads), the Magna Carta is about 20.5mm beyond the threads. And since the Magna Carta has a #6 nib, it does have a smaller grip... tapering from 12.5 down to 11mm (looks like the x159 is something like 13mm with a slight taper down to 12.5). Last month I got a Jinhao 9019, and as much as I love the look and feel of the pen (and the new converter), it has really solidified for me that I don't like the feel of large grips... I tried to sit down and write a few pages with it, and it didn't go well. I thought that I'd get used to it with time, but so far, that hasn't been the case.
@@thewetpen That I understand. I too find thinner grips more comfortable for long writing sessions. BUT do enjoy my 9019s for a page or 2, when I write letters.
Sad thing is most Indian pen manufacturers don't sell their pens in india. I hope the market for fountain pens improve here. As a retailer of fountain pen n stationery i would love to see pens launched here first then rest of the world. P.s. if u ever come to India and then to pune in Maharashtra would love to host you. Love the videos n the calmness that u bring to it.
I can't believe that I didn't mention it in the video, but Horseshoe Bend is a famous landmark in Arizona (where Pen Chalet is located). It's a hairpin turn in the Colorado River which is at the bottom of a deep canyon, but before the Grand Canyon has really started yet.
I really like the look of that Magna Carta, it might be my favorite pen from them so far. Is the nib larger than a standard #6? Would have also loved if you could compare the width of the sections of the pens you showed - that's the primary factor in whether I find a pen comfortable for long writing. Thank you so much for your videos!
Pen Chalet is in Arizona, and "Horseshoe Bend" is a very famous landmark in northern Arizona... part of the Colorado River canyon that eventually becomes the Grand Canyon 🙂
I've visited the Utah/Arizona area enough that I completely forgot that not everybody in the world has heard of Horseshoe Bend, and I really should have taken the time to explain what it is in the video!!! It's a picturesque hairpin bend in a river canyon (Colorado River, before it reaches the Grand Canyon). Maybe you knew all of that... and it does sound like a Western 🙂
India is the best place to buy fountain pens with flex nibs! Kanwrite (Kanpur Writers) makes some of the best flex nibs available these days, and they're available in lots of different pens, and also in Kanwrite pens. Many Click pens are available with semi-flex nibs at a modest price (400 rupees or so for an Ambassador) but others like the Click President (piston filler, ebonite feed) cost about 1000 rupees but have the ultra-flex nibs and are great writers.
The Magna Carta pen seems a little too big for my hand. Indian pen makers seems to prefer big pens (or is it me that only know too few of them?) Anyway the nib is seducing and the ink is lovely
Certainly a lot of the "luxury" pen makers go in for large pens, but there are plenty of smaller ones, too :-) Epitome and Vazir pens, for example, are not large... and Ranga's non-giant pens are also very modest in size.
I was definitely considering a bottle of that ink but thought I might have enough green leaning teals.... that said, if I got it for free I wouldn't complain. haha Just being honest.
I prefer acrylics with the "cracked ice" pattern to many others because no matter whether the parts have been machined from different rods, misaligned or otherwise mismatched, it doesn't spoil the design. That green color is bold. I like it, but I have a doubt about the position of the logo; it seems too high on the ring. I'm impressed by the better quality Indian pens. They have a lot of flair. Thank you for another of your poised and informative presentations. However, this mysterious teaser hovering over the Epitome is nagging at me. What drama is going on behind the scenes? My imagination leads me to hypotheses, each more horrifying than the last. The suspense tortures me like Peter Lorre in Island Of Doomed Men: "You must never talk too much. Nervous men sometimes talk too much, and they make mistakes, and you musn't make mistakes, Mr. Brand."
Anybody know if Magna Carta has actual customer service? I bought a $300 Mag 600 fountain pen that just spews blobs of ink and is unusable, so I emailed the company to politely ask for an exchange and they have never answered. They claim to provide a 5-year warranty for defects.
I've never needed to contact their customer service for repairs, but whenever I've tried to contact them with other questions, they've always answered me quickly on via Instagram instant message... so you might want to give that a try. Good luck!
That pen is soothing to look at. It reminds me of light hitting a stream, filtered by the treetops above.
You’re one of the few channels that I “rang through bell” to get notifications. Thanks for the great content
Thanks for following my videos :-)
Loved the pen and the greenish ink .... waiting for more videos
I love the Dominant Industry bottles. A beautiful shape and the heavy bottom weight makes filling from them feel nicely stable.
I always enjoy all of your videos and reviews. Thank you and look for was to your upcoming content! 😊
Thanks Tom!
Thank you so much for your awesome reviews, I always look forward to seeing your videos and appreciate the thought put into them!
Thanks Julia 🙂
I like your videos, and their low-key character. I even pulled the trigger on the ASA Nauka that you featured some time ago, and was not disappointed. This one, though, did not grab my attention. I'm not enthusiastic about cracked ice acrylics, preferring solid colors. Thanks for the review. I look forward to the next.
Yes, cracked ice acrylics are also not my favorite, but I do like this one... and I don't mind it on the cap of my Opus88 Omar. Still, given the choice, I'd probably take a solid or swirly colored acrylic.
Such a pretty ink! And love watching your videos :) Always relaxing and well shot.
I love your videos!! Thanks for the chance at the ink bottle, and I’m looking forward to your European trip videos.
It's always a delightful day when one receives a fine (F) fountain pen, opens the box, puts ink into the pen, and finds that it writes so smoothly and nicely. [I'm fond of F and EF nibs but also like stub nibs so much too.]
Agreed! I don't use fine nibs very often exactly because it's been a pretty uncommon experience for me... far too often they just have too much feedback. But a good fine nib is a beautiful thing.
Hey Stan, you're the winner of the Dominant Industry Horseshoe Bend ink! Send me an email with your address: matthew at thewetpen com , and I'll ship it out. Or, if you don't want it, let me know, and I'll move on to the next person. 🙂
Thanks for reviewing Horseshoe Bend ink and the new Magna Carta Start fountain pen - glad you enjoyed that Magna Carta fine nib!
My pleasure! Thanks for sending them 🙂
Very nice teal / aqua ink - perfectly paired with the cracked ice finish of the MC.
love the calming vibe of your reviews. always a pleasant watch.
Dominant Industry inks are great. I liked seeing a pen I had never really noticed even though I regularly cruise Pen Chalet's site. Thanks
Looking forward to your next series, I really enjoyed the ink hunts through Japan and the beautiful shots. Thank you for hosting a giveaway!
This trip is going to be covered by a single video, unfortunately... I didn't have much time for shopping while I was traveling this time. But I am planning on going back to Japan...
I am not sure about the green cracked ice pen, but I love that teal ink! Very very nice! Thanks for your video!
That is such a lovely ink color! I am very intrigued by the pen too and would love writing with one some day. Than you so much for sharing, I always enjoy your videos.
I was skeptical so I'm glad to hear that the Magna Carta fine nib was smooth. Looks like another pen is on my wishlist.
Really glad you enjoyed your trip to Europe. I too love the DI ink bottles; maple and earl grey tea are two of my favourite DI inks.
That pen is gorgeous! I'm finding that more and more I'm drawn to green pens.
I have a few green pens that I absolutely love... including a PenBBS in an amazing jade green. I don't know why I've ignored green pens for so long.
Love the pen, it’s beautiful. 🤞for that ink bottle
Good luck!
Nice pen and ink. Always like that you show inks on different papers.
Thank you for your reviews. I like how you swatch know on 4 different papers so we can see how they turn out.
Yay! Always a good day when you upload!
Thanks Sam :-) I've been away (traveling) for a while, so I have a few videos that I'm really looking forward to making as soon as I get a chance!
Enjoyed the video. Hope the Europe trip was as fun as the Japan trip. I like that Pen Chalet has several exclusive inks and this color ink from Dominant Industries is a continuation of those proprietary offers. Hope that the red shows up with a juicy pen. Will be good for Christmas.
Another great video! Thanks for prepearing!
Such a stunning colour. I love Teal inks. It was fascinating to see how the colour is slightly different on each different paper. The Midori was my favourite.
Nice review of a lovely pen. I like the way you do writing samples, close-up. Thanks for the chance to receive the ink! Appreciated.
Great video! Thank you for taking time to do this video! The Dominant Industry ink is beautiful!
Thanks :-) It really is a lovely ink.
Oh that nib does look nice and springy! Really looking forward to the European ink adventure series if it's anything like the Japanese one.
Beautiful pen and ink. My first video of yours. Can’t wait to see more.
Thanks, and welcome to the channel! 🙂
That springy nib looks cool. Other steel nibs don't seem to do that.
This ink is so pretty. I really like your videos, nicely detailed and informative. Thanks for doing this.
Nice folks over at Pen Chalet. I haven’t ever had any problems and they get some good exclusives and deals.
Very interesting pen. The ink is a pretty one as well. Good match! Thank you for sharing with us.
Back from gallivanting globe I see! 😄 Hope you had a fantastic trip & welcome back! The pen & ink look really good together. Dominant Industry is fast becoming a favorite. I'm obsessed with their Autumn Forest ink. I'm really interested in checking out Magna Carta's gold flex nib. It's getting great reviews. Can't wait to check out your next video and hear about your travels!
Thanks! I actually didn't have a fantastic trip... I got really sick about a week into it and was just getting healthy again two weeks later when it was time to fly home. Ugh. Covid? Strep? I don't know. Anyway, Europe is always beautiful... and I did enjoy parts of it :-) I'm going to have to track down one of these Magna Carta gold nibs.
@@thewetpenOh that sucks I'm sorry Matthew! 😣
The Magna Carta nib looks promising. And I do like that Dominant Industries ink. Thanks for thorough video.
Thanks for a great video. The pen and ink look like a great combo!
I've only ever tried Base Black from Dominant Industries, but their Pearl series seems really beautiful. I really liked this color too. I saw another review on a Magna Carta flex nib that seemed really interesting, but a little outside of my price range.
I'm a big fan of their Base Black too! This nib isn't a true flex nib, of course, but it is nice and soft.
That's an awesome looking green. I'm not usually partial to it, but I'll have to check out MC a bit more.
I really want to get one of the new Magna Carta mag 1000. That nib looks like a beast!
I love green. Thanks for the video!
I'm intrigued by both the pen (spring-y fine nib) and the ink. Also, I really enjoy your videos. My brother and I watched your Inkvent videos and they have become a tradition. I hope you're planning on making them again this year.
I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed the Inkvent videos... they take a lot of time and I've just been trying to decide whether to do it again this year :-)
@@thewetpen I'm going to be selfish and suggest that you do, hahaha. But do what's best for you. 👍
Good review ! I have a Magna Carta Sapphire that I really like but they have come out with a few more models I´m reallly intrigued by. The ink seems very nice to. :)
I really like the heft of this pen; a lot of the new-school Indian pens that I have are nice but on the small side (Epitome, Vazir, etc); this one is definitely not.
Love the ink color!
Me too :-)
Another great video Matthew.
Thanks!
Well done, a question, size of section, appears long but not as wide as 159. Love the ink color & bottle. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Chris! That's right 🙂 Where the x159's section is about 15.5mm long (beyond the threads), the Magna Carta is about 20.5mm beyond the threads. And since the Magna Carta has a #6 nib, it does have a smaller grip... tapering from 12.5 down to 11mm (looks like the x159 is something like 13mm with a slight taper down to 12.5). Last month I got a Jinhao 9019, and as much as I love the look and feel of the pen (and the new converter), it has really solidified for me that I don't like the feel of large grips... I tried to sit down and write a few pages with it, and it didn't go well. I thought that I'd get used to it with time, but so far, that hasn't been the case.
@@thewetpen That I understand. I too find thinner grips more comfortable for long writing sessions. BUT do enjoy my 9019s for a page or 2, when I write letters.
Great pen and ink review!
Ooh, that nib seems super flexy! Interesting.
Yes, I wasn't expecting that at all. More springy than truly flexy, but really nice in either case.
Very nice pen and great ink!
Sad thing is most Indian pen manufacturers don't sell their pens in india. I hope the market for fountain pens improve here. As a retailer of fountain pen n stationery i would love to see pens launched here first then rest of the world. P.s. if u ever come to India and then to pune in Maharashtra would love to host you. Love the videos n the calmness that u bring to it.
Thanks! I'm sure I'll make it back to India in the next year or two 🙂
I love teal inks! I wonder how it got its name. Lovely ink and pen combo! Thanks!
I can't believe that I didn't mention it in the video, but Horseshoe Bend is a famous landmark in Arizona (where Pen Chalet is located). It's a hairpin turn in the Colorado River which is at the bottom of a deep canyon, but before the Grand Canyon has really started yet.
@@thewetpenoh that's illuminating!
Magna Carta seems to only make large pens. Nice video. The tease has me wondering about the other one though. :)
The Epitome was a bit of a frustrating story that isn't quite settled yet, but I'll post a video about it as soon as I figure things out.
Beautiful pen! Thanks
I really like the look of that Magna Carta, it might be my favorite pen from them so far. Is the nib larger than a standard #6? Would have also loved if you could compare the width of the sections of the pens you showed - that's the primary factor in whether I find a pen comfortable for long writing. Thank you so much for your videos!
Cool pen, nice ink 🇦🇺
Beautiful pen. Nice video. Liked it 👍
Thank you! Nice to see you back, and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos 🙂
Love that ink. I wonder if it was inspired by any specific river’s horseshoe bend?
Pen Chalet is in Arizona, and "Horseshoe Bend" is a very famous landmark in northern Arizona... part of the Colorado River canyon that eventually becomes the Grand Canyon 🙂
@@thewetpenI wondered. We visited there the summer is 2022. It’s very impressive.
What a cool looking ink. Thanks for the giveaway!
Agreed :-) My pleasure!
Nice pen! I like the name of that ink. Sounds like the title of a western.
I've visited the Utah/Arizona area enough that I completely forgot that not everybody in the world has heard of Horseshoe Bend, and I really should have taken the time to explain what it is in the video!!! It's a picturesque hairpin bend in a river canyon (Colorado River, before it reaches the Grand Canyon). Maybe you knew all of that... and it does sound like a Western 🙂
Very nice ink!
Beautiful ink
Hi love your vids.they contain so much information but can you do a video on flex pens which are cheap as I live in india. Love your vids
India is the best place to buy fountain pens with flex nibs! Kanwrite (Kanpur Writers) makes some of the best flex nibs available these days, and they're available in lots of different pens, and also in Kanwrite pens. Many Click pens are available with semi-flex nibs at a modest price (400 rupees or so for an Ambassador) but others like the Click President (piston filler, ebonite feed) cost about 1000 rupees but have the ultra-flex nibs and are great writers.
Really like the Magna Carta nib!
Me too... I was just expecting a simple Kanwrite style nib. 🙂
I would love to review this ink :)
The Magna Carta pen seems a little too big for my hand. Indian pen makers seems to prefer big pens (or is it me that only know too few of them?)
Anyway the nib is seducing and the ink is lovely
Certainly a lot of the "luxury" pen makers go in for large pens, but there are plenty of smaller ones, too :-) Epitome and Vazir pens, for example, are not large... and Ranga's non-giant pens are also very modest in size.
I was definitely considering a bottle of that ink but thought I might have enough green leaning teals.... that said, if I got it for free I wouldn't complain. haha Just being honest.
Sadly I cant find any company selling it in UK..
That bottle of ink would look great on my desk.
Good luck 🙂
I prefer acrylics with the "cracked ice" pattern to many others because no matter whether the parts have been machined from different rods, misaligned or otherwise mismatched, it doesn't spoil the design. That green color is bold. I like it, but I have a doubt about the position of the logo; it seems too high on the ring. I'm impressed by the better quality Indian pens. They have a lot of flair.
Thank you for another of your poised and informative presentations.
However, this mysterious teaser hovering over the Epitome is nagging at me. What drama is going on behind the scenes? My imagination leads me to hypotheses, each more horrifying than the last. The suspense tortures me like Peter Lorre in Island Of Doomed Men: "You must never talk too much. Nervous men sometimes talk too much, and they make mistakes, and you musn't make mistakes, Mr. Brand."
Ha! Unfortunately, it's a pretty dull story. Gorgeous acrylic, though.
Anybody know if Magna Carta has actual customer service? I bought a $300 Mag 600 fountain pen that just spews blobs of ink and is unusable, so I emailed the company to politely ask for an exchange and they have never answered. They claim to provide a 5-year warranty for defects.
I've never needed to contact their customer service for repairs, but whenever I've tried to contact them with other questions, they've always answered me quickly on via Instagram instant message... so you might want to give that a try. Good luck!
Wonderful video, and Magna Carta here in India🇮🇳 creates some of the best pens.
Equally stunning is the ink.
Hello yes hi I would like that ink very much. Not for me, for my wife. I will definitely not give it to her as a gift and then use it myself.
That's an excellent plan. I've got to keep that in mind in the future.
Stop showing me inks I want to get!
Please. My bank account begs you XD
Yeah... I need to get the whole internet to do the same for me! 🙂
Nice nib
If only the surface finish wasn't this abysmal..
I would love to get that ink , but I live in India 🥲, great video as always ❤️
Shipping to India would be expensive. I hope you don't win (just kidding!).