The loot....
Front - Edison pearlette in Hawaiian swirl
Middle - FC model 66 in Orange
Rear - Shawn Newton - yup my first black pen () with opal accents
The opal accents stand out against the black.....sorry about crappy pic.
Bogon07 (August 16th, 2015), cwent2 (August 15th, 2015), da vinci (August 16th, 2015), dannzeman (August 15th, 2015), earthdawn (August 16th, 2015), klpeabody (August 16th, 2015), Lady Onogaro (August 15th, 2015), mrcharlie (August 15th, 2015), reprieve (August 16th, 2015), tiffanyhenschel (August 15th, 2015), VertOlive (August 15th, 2015), Zhivago (August 15th, 2015)
Here's the Decoband uncapped compared to the M1000.
earthdawn (August 16th, 2015), Hawk (August 15th, 2015), Jon Szanto (August 15th, 2015), Lady Onogaro (August 15th, 2015), mrcharlie (August 15th, 2015), pengeezer (August 16th, 2015), reprieve (August 16th, 2015), tiffanyhenschel (August 15th, 2015), Zhivago (August 15th, 2015)
The bung box ink purchase frenzy....between kplpeabody and me...we are supporting the Japanese market.
Bogon07 (August 16th, 2015), caribbean_skye (August 15th, 2015), earthdawn (August 16th, 2015), ethernautrix (August 17th, 2015), gwgtaylor (August 18th, 2015), klpeabody (August 16th, 2015), Lady Onogaro (August 15th, 2015), mrcharlie (August 15th, 2015), Neo (August 15th, 2015), reprieve (August 16th, 2015), Tracy Lee (August 16th, 2015), VertOlive (August 15th, 2015), Zhivago (August 15th, 2015)
Here's a writing sample from the Superflex nib in the new Wahl-Eversharp Decoband. It's definitely flexible and my initial reaction is that it's worthy of the name. I couldn't do enough writing to really test flow, but it does have an ebonite feed and knowing Syd's attention to detail, I'm sure it'll be tuned to keep up.
Note: the purple/pink sample is from a vintage OS Decoband with a flexible nib. The feel isn't exactly the same, but the performance seems to be on par.
This is how you revive a brand. Well done guys.
Bogon07 (August 16th, 2015), da vinci (August 16th, 2015), earthdawn (August 16th, 2015), ethernautrix (August 17th, 2015), Jon Szanto (August 15th, 2015), Lady Onogaro (August 15th, 2015), mrcharlie (August 15th, 2015), pengeezer (August 16th, 2015), reprieve (August 16th, 2015), tiffanyhenschel (August 15th, 2015)
Indeed. I only own one of Syd's pens (at this point), but beside the fact that it looks beautiful and is so well-made, I felt I owed it to support such a fine effort in bringing back an important pen line. He really has set the bar high, and hope I can save up for future offerings!
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Crazyorange (August 15th, 2015), reprieve (August 16th, 2015)
For Jon....grumpy bear says hello!!!
Bogon07 (August 16th, 2015), cwent2 (August 15th, 2015), earthdawn (August 16th, 2015), Jon Szanto (August 15th, 2015), Lady Onogaro (August 15th, 2015), mrcharlie (August 15th, 2015)
Bogon07 (August 16th, 2015), Lady Onogaro (August 15th, 2015)
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Jon Szanto (August 15th, 2015), Lady Onogaro (August 15th, 2015)
I did. It's my dream pen - the remake of the Jupiter pen. It's a long story but Jupiter is my favorite planet. When the pen came out I knew it would be worth everything to me.
Can I tell you how friendly Andy is? What a great guy. He's friendliness added another layer of sentiment to the pen.
ethernautrix (August 17th, 2015), Jon Szanto (August 15th, 2015), Tracy Lee (August 16th, 2015)
I think Earth is my favorite planet.
I'm a homer.
my blog: fountainpenfollies.com
Hawk (August 15th, 2015), Jon Szanto (August 15th, 2015), reprieve (August 16th, 2015), Tiggercat (August 16th, 2015)
One thing I always like is when the pen, itself, finds the right home. I think this is definitely the case here. And I agree: Andy is quite a guy. Before my first pen show in LA, my wife surprised me with a copy of his earlier book, and I complimented it with the iconic FPotW. I took them to the show and he graciously signed the copies. Remarkable part of the pen world, he is.
And my friend Laura has to stop feeding me straight lines. The temptation is almost too much to resist.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Crazyorange (August 15th, 2015)
Ok so where is everyone... Lol
I'm in he bar with Ryan Kusak and Lori from Franklin Christoh..
Am I early?
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
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