A friend is graduating, and I've asked one of our mutual friends if she wants to go in for a fountain pen for him. There are some fun/colorful ones at a local coffee shop that would suit his style.
Thought it may be that I am more excited about picking out a fountain pen than he would be receiving it.
Looks like an interesting pocket pen, build looks fine, no idea how it writes.
Kaweco have generally good pen bodies but the nibs can be a bit unreliable. If the store will let you, write with the specific pen you’ll be buying (not just the tester pen). Make sure it writes well before you leave the store.
Lamy are generally reliable, depends on if you like the aesthetic.
@Furthering yeah, we have a good group! Fountain pens have never gone away, they’re very commonly used in Europe and Asia. But in the US and UK they “came back” during the stationery renaissance of the last decade (:
@paradoxmo I think one problem I've had with getting into fountain pens is the deplorable situation with stationery. I used to love to write letters and I had a nice little collection of (cheapish) stationery. But with a fountain pen, the ink seems to be more liquid and more comes out of the nib than with a ballpoint -- so poor little cheapish stationery won't hold up (and even that gets increasingly difficult to find). Can you recommend a solution or a source for nice writing paper (I'm in Europe)?
@Furthering you can go two approaches, first there are inks that are so-called “drier” which won’t bleed as much on a bigger range of papers. R&K Salix or Pelikan 4001 Blue-black are ones to look into.
On the other side, if you want to find better paper, there are many good choices available in Europe. Clairefontaine—French paper is very good (Moroccan paper less so, but not bad), Midori MD, Fabriano.
If buying in larger quantities you could consider Clairefontaine DCP or Kokuyo KB paper.
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