monophoto
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The first Friday of November.
Happy Fountain Pen Day!
Happy Fountain Pen Day!
I do not make at all. Probably never will. Not my likes. Hate to do something I do not like. What I am tired of seeing is all these so call kitless fountain pens. Show me something and make some rollerball or ink pens like Skiprat used to do. When is rollerball day???In my neck of the woods very few people use a fountain pen and I generally only make them if specifically requested.
Would that be the same with others?
Good for Don. Very nice. Like to see more of this style. Nice blank material. Makes the pen jump out you.
I've been using a fountain pen (FP) since high school. There is a huge difference between a good fountain pen and a ballpoint or rollerball. I use a 1.1 stub nib which provides an interesting variation in line thickness. A good fountain pen glides across the paper with very little pressure. I have been collecting pens for years and got into pen turning as an extension of my refurbishing of antique FPs. FPs can become an addiction. I enjoy making them more that other writing, but recognize that it is a small market. I now only make FPs on commission. When it comes down to it the market for pens in general is diminishing as people are using their phones to communicate. I think it is tragic that we are losing the skill of cursive writing, they call it progress. I may give up making pens and try buggy whips instead, it might be a bigger market!In my neck of the woods very few people use a fountain pen and I generally only make them if specifically requested.
Would that be the same with others?
Make a day up if the lack of one bothers you so. Kitless rollerballs don't nearly sell as well at the same price point as their fountain pen counterparts, so I don't spend the time making them; however it sounds like a great project for you to undertake if you would like to see more rollerball pens on here.I do not make at all. Probably never will. Not my likes. Hate to do something I do not like. What I am tired of seeing is all these so call kitless fountain pens. Show me something and make some rollerball or ink pens like Skiprat used to do. When is rollerball day???
I did not mean to touch any nerves and realize this is a fountain pen forum. Your work is outstanding at all times and I enjoy seeing them. Fountain Pen Day?? Come on, that is what got me. I am not into making kitless pens but I make a ton of rollerball pens. Heck for giggles, I looked it up. We have a National Ball Point Pen Day too. June 10th. Mark that day on the calendar.Make a day up if the lack of one bothers you so. Kitless rollerballs don't nearly sell as well at the same price point as their fountain pen counterparts, so I don't spend the time making them; however it sounds like a great project for you to undertake if you would like to see more rollerball pens on here.
Interesting. I see many left handers actually have their hand curled on top of the line they are writing on. Would you say it takes longer for fountain pen ink to dry more so than ink or rollerball ink? Are all fountain pens ink the same or is there a quality issue? In the ink pen world seems we are more limited than what I see in the fountain pen world. I know paper is also a key element when using fountain pens and the smoothness. Just so much finesses in fountain pens to really appreciate them and suppose that is why their use is a small group.John -
There are more righties than lefties in general - one estimate is that only 10% of the population is dominantly left handed. So yes, I suspect that there are more right-handed fountain pen users than left-handed fountain pen users on a purely statistical basis.
But there is another issue here - that has to to with who taught folks to write, and whether they understood that righties and lefties need to write differently. I suspect that those of us 'of a certain age' were taught by teachers who were predisposed to believe that one method should work for everyone, and if it didn't then the problem was more than likely with the person rather than the method. Remember that left-handedness was at one time thought to be an indicator of mental deficiency.
The standard method taught to us right handed folks was to hold the pen with our hand below and to the right of the pen, and to rotate the paper slightly in the counterclockwise directly. The lefties who were taught to write that way by teachers who ignorantly believe that one method works for everyone ended up curling their left hand around the pen so that it is more below and to the right of the pen. And as a result, they have a problem with ink smearing. But today, teachers understand that righties and lefties need to be taught differently and teach the lefties to hold the writing hand below and to the left of the pen while rotating the paper in a clockwise direction, and they have less problems with fountain pens.
In general, fountain pen inks take longer to dry, and some take far longer than others. And its not just ink - the natural absorbancy of the paper is also a big factor. But there are inks that are formulated specifically for lefties and that dry faster.Interesting. I see many left handers actually have their hand curled on top of the line they are writing on. Would you say it takes longer for fountain pen ink to dry more so than ink or rollerball ink? Are all fountain pens ink the same or is there a quality issue? In the ink pen world seems we are more limited than what I see in the fountain pen world. I know paper is also a key element when using fountain pens and the smoothness. Just so much finesses in fountain pens to really appreciate them and suppose that is why their use is a small group.