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Unless you like shimmer inks, which will clog your nice Metropolitan or Safari. A quill pen works just fine there, if you like taking the time to DIY. More peop
by slowmovintarget 5y ago
Unless you like shimmer inks, which will clog your nice Metropolitan or Safari. A quill pen works just fine there, if you like taking the time to DIY. More people choose glass dip pens instead.
But me, yes I'll stick to my TWSBI Eco, Pilot Custom Urushi, and Lamy 2000, with a nice Blue-Black instead.
- throwanem 5y agoThat's fair! And I'm sure I'd stick with an Urushi, too, but my Decimo serves me well enough that I haven't felt the need for more pens of late. Maybe once I have a nice mid-century modern desk, and a big corner office, and while we're dreaming perhaps a pony... :D I will say, speaking of flexes, I meant the word yesterday in the vernacular sense, but now I'm wondering if a quill might be a better option for a really flexible nib than any of the metal ones I've tried. "Cheap or good, pick one," and I'm always so terrified I'll wreck an expensive nib with what seems like flagrantly excessive pressure that I've never brought myself to the point of actually buying one. Goose feathers aren't too hard to come by, though, and I already know how to whittle and carve...