O.K. So What Do You Think Of The Micarta
After an unconscionable wait for the pen, (ten days! by combined FedEx and USPS ((I've heard they've changed shipping methods)) it arrived today and I put it right to work. I filled it with Noodler's Brown and have been writing in my various journals and have written a letter. The truth is a have some pens that I love, Edison's, Pilot's, the Lamy 2000, a couple of Bexley's, but I can't remember a pen that felt so absolutely made for me. The feel of the micarta is just fantastic.The photos don't do it justice and are going to discourage some people. That's a shame. The weight and shape of the pen are pure perfection and the medium nib writes as smoothly as everything save perhaps my Pelikan. I am very happy with this pen.
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Both of these TWSBI Micartas look gorgeous. Now I want one...
Thanks for the pics.
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snedwos
How feasible do people think it would be to convert the micarta to a pneumatic filler?
That sounds like a lot of work, but I bet one of the pen makers could do it.
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Darnit guys - you've made me want a Micarta, if only to sand and stain it. :/
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Pneumatic filler? You would need a sleeve to protect the Micarta from the ink. Micarta is absorbent material and will absorb ink. It will eventually seep through and stain.
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I put a Goulet Pens #6 Nib, Two-tone 1.5 Stub on my Micarta. I like it much better than the stock nib and it's simple to swap them out.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/8...fe08a790_c.jpg
New Nib by RW Sinclair, on Flickr
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cwent2
Nice, what ink is that?
Diamine Red Dragon