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Are fountain pens exclusively a right-handed pleasure? I've tried, and the smudging has been an insurmountable obstacle. I would love to hear from some fellow
by jurassicfoxy 3y ago
Are fountain pens exclusively a right-handed pleasure? I've tried, and the smudging has been an insurmountable obstacle.
I would love to hear from some fellow lefties. I love pens, ink, and paper, but I feel cursed.
- fowtowmowcow 3y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiZ9ifo4_4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiZ9ifo4_4U There seems to be a variety of suggestions and advice on using pens left handed on youtube.
- Symbiote 3y agoI think left-handed people rotate the paper slightly clockwise.
- ben7799 3y agoIt mostly seems like they suck for us lefties and the articles about how to use them are just attempts to sell more fountain pens to lefties. The main point of superiority for fountain pens is if you are the person selling fountain pens. A lot of ballpoints absolutely suck for lefties too, but you can get good ballpoints that work perfect for left handed writing for 30x-100x less than the fountain pens in the article. And not have to jump through hoops or go through any hassle to get them to work.
- oriolid 3y agoI'm left-handed and the basic Platinum Preppy and the blue ink that comes with it by default work great for me. My hand brushes over the text but the ink dries so fast it's not a problem. Some fancier pens with flexible nib that gives more control over line width really need that you don't push against the grain and are impossible to write with left hand.
- Ancapistani 3y agoThere are fast-drying inks that are suitable for lefties. Noodler’s Q-E’ternity comes to mind.
- wrp 3y agoThere are many left-handed fountain pen users. For extensive discussion of pens, inks, and writing techniques, search for left-handed|lefty at site:www.fountainpennetwork.com.