I love this. You are killing my future budget before I can amass it. Now I have two of your new pens on my wish list. I assume you'll be in Philly in January?
I love this. You are killing my future budget before I can amass it. Now I have two of your new pens on my wish list. I assume you'll be in Philly in January?
To continue to diminish the place of the handwritten in our lives is to diminish, in a small but real way, our humanity. Philip Hensher
Dunno ergo sum
Honestly, in terms of pure aesthetics I wouldn't change a thing on this pen. I think any protrusion, a la clip, would ruin it. I think the simple elegance of a logo direction is perfect.
Now that being said, if I had this one in hand already, I would probably do a few things different for a second one. Maybe a chrome accent ring at each cap or a finish/material more like the TWSBI Micarta without a translucent body.
Really loving the concept here as I am a 5 pen plus EDC guy because of nib/ink combos I use.
bgray (September 16th, 2013)
Yes it is a pen that interests me. One end needs a cap with clip or a slip on clip like Kaweco. I don't mind eye droppers. I do like the flexibility if the pen could unscrew in the middle.
The steel and gold nib combo I like.
One thing with eye droppers is an ink window please.
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Since trhall jumped in as the owner of this pen, I'll take a minute to thank him. The design was largely his idea, and I was just guiding him through what was possible and feasible.
Similar to the Collier, this pen was designed more by a customer then by me! Such awesome clients to work with!
writingrav (September 17th, 2013)
Great. I'm hoping I can save enough for this and the pump filler. I have my work cut out for myself
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To continue to diminish the place of the handwritten in our lives is to diminish, in a small but real way, our humanity. Philip Hensher
Dunno ergo sum
Just a totally awesome pen! (Or should I use plural in this case?)
The only hesitance for me is its size. Then again, I assume it could be a bit shorter if it comes with smaller nibs, hence shorter caps.
Kai
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." -- Lao Tzu
Wow, that's a phenomenal looking pen and eyedropper to boot. I like the streamlined look and personally would prefer no clip.
Much like WritingRav, I'll have to do some serious saving up for this and other pens of yours. Too bad you don't do a lay-away plan, or payment plan!
Great job on the pen and thanks trhall for the design. Wonder how many other pen designers are now going to start doing something similar.
Would it be possible to make one ink reservoir smaller than the other? That way you could allocate more ink to thirstier nibs and less to say an EF nib.
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You know, keeping the pen as is but using a red acrylic for the caps would really make this look like Darth Maul's dual light saber.
Fountain Pen Sith Lord | Daakusaido | Everything in one spot
auto winder (September 17th, 2013), Feardorcha (September 17th, 2013), Sketchy (September 18th, 2013)
I received the pen today. It's a bit too dark to take good outdoor photos, so I inked up the pen and took a few pics with my phone. Wanted to show the colors ink the ink view barrel, which allow me to see which end is inked with what color.
It is very fun flipping between the two sides to get different colors. The pen is currently inked with Diamine Sherwood Green and Diamine WES Imperial Blue (which looks more purple than blue). Both nibs are Mike Masuyama 0.2mm ground.
The pen is slightly longer than the standard Pearl, as Brian showed in his photos. But it isn't too long/unwieldy. In short, I _love_ the pen! Originally I wanted to have him make two for me (so I could carry four colors of ink), but held off until I had one in my hand. I should have just had him make two at once!
More details in a forthcoming review, once I've had more time with the pen. Thanks so much, Brian. This pen is PERFECTION.
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That is really splendid. Did Brian have Mike Masuyama grind the nibs for you? I have one of his nibs on an Edison, and it is fantastic.
Laura N (September 18th, 2013)
trhall (September 19th, 2013)
This would be perfect for a note taking pen! Instead of having to take the time to switch between my stub for notes and xf for marginalia I could just spin the pen around. I'll definitely have to put this one on my wishlist.
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