Fountain Pens.

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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by Vikram » Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:08 pm

Is it OK if we ask for names to be put to each entry? Just curious. Thanks.
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by Mack The Knife » Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:16 pm

Absolutely okay, provided you do it. :mrgreen:

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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by kshitij » Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:17 pm

Thanks Mundaire :D

@Vikram, 1, 2, 3 and 4 are my entries.

I can count 25 entries by Brihaji. Hats off to his enthusiasm, dedication and energy :cheers:
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by Mack The Knife » Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:26 pm

Lanceman, you now know whom to blame. :mrgreen:

Vikram, Nos. 7 and 14 are from xl_target' and No.17 from mundaire.

I was really surprised that not one of the mods chose No. 17. In my opinion, it was a toss up between 1 and 17.

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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by essdee1972 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:10 pm

Congrats, Kshitij!

Some great examples of handwriting seen here!

Request all the penmanship experts and calligraphers to continue regaling us with their handiwork.....
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by Sakobav » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:51 am

Congrats Kishtji for penmanship
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by Lanceman » Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:48 am

Congrats Kshitij
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by brihacharan » Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:33 pm

Hearty congrats Kshitij!!!!!
Well done!!!
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by kshitij » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:12 pm

Thanks you SD, ngrewal, Lanceman Sir and Brihaji :D

As of now, I am eargerly waiting to collect the knife I won ;)
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by essdee1972 » Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:35 am

I am eargerly waiting to collect the knife I won
Here's one guy who believes in "writing with blood".... :lol: :lol:
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by Mack The Knife » Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:06 am

LOL.

The rate at which he has been buying (and the rate at which I have been selling, over the past few years :mrgreen: ), he probably has more than what I have left.

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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by brihacharan » Wed Jan 13, 2016 2:26 pm

Mack The Knife wrote:LOL.
The rate at which he has been buying (and the rate at which I have been selling, over the past few years :mrgreen: ), he probably has more than what I have left.
Greedy bu99er! :mrgreen:
I wonder if there is a hidden message ....in seeking a balance between the Power of the SWORD (Knives) & the PEN ROTFL ROTFL ROTFL
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by essdee1972 » Wed Jan 13, 2016 3:23 pm

Yeah, Kshitij is prepared for both scenarios - he'll fight ideas with the pen and the ideator with the knives!!

By the way, since we have people who regularly write with good fountain pens, can we also have some information on inks? One of the links Mack shared did say that Waterman is the best all-round ink, but that is more focussed to brands available in US. I was looking for bit cheaper Indian inks, say Camlin, Chelpark (if it exists anymore), Sulekha (ditto), Parker Quink.

In the mid range, I have personally found Waterman to be distinctly drier than Shaeffer.

Also, a quick search on the net shows that between Parker and Camlin, at 40-50 INR, and Waterman at 350 or thereabouts, there exists no competitor. Or at least not one listed on amazon & flipkart.
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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by Mack The Knife » Wed Jan 13, 2016 3:28 pm

I have found Bril, Royal Blue especially, to be a very good ink. Rs.15.00 or so for a 60 ml bottle.

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Re: Fountain Pens.

Post by kshitij » Wed Jan 13, 2016 8:17 pm

---Mack you just edited my posts!! You definitely owe me a knife for this trespass sir!!
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