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I love this color, but it's a bit wet and gloopy in my extra fine nibs 😕

My current goto pens

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Where can I get those?

¿ Is it possible to swap the caps and the barrels between this two fountain pens ?, one to each other. I mean, the montblanc 149 has # 8 nib, and the X159 #6, but I wonder if it woud be possible to swap parts between this two pens, and this way get a pen more similar to the montblanc 149 but bigger converter. The X159 barrel + the 9019 section + the x159 cap. thank you

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you've convinced me. i think this will be my first FP. thanks!

Excellent comparison, Mick. I have enjoyed Jowo nibs a lot. I also have many of my pens with Jowo nibs. Saying this, I do not know if they are the best nibs on the market? That could be a matter of debate. It is funny that a number of Chinese pen manufacturers are offering Bock and even Schmidt nibs. Schmidt is used with Benu pens. Is it just price or is it actuality issue? I would love a comparison between these three nibs. Hongdian and Jinhao have recently been making excellent nibs. Should we include them in any discussion?

I have an essentio that I recently purchased and I cannot for the life of me get anything other than a tiny (standar) cartridge to go in. Not even a spare one. There seems to be a spring loaded metal spacer wedged into the lengthy barrel that prevents anything longer than the tiny cartridge from fitting. I tried with two different FC converters, but it's hopeless . LIke yours, it is in a broad nib that is absolutely beautiful to write with, but I haven't got any syringes to load up with any of my bottled inks, so I'm curious if anyone else had this problem with theirs. It is an Essentio carbon and NOT a basic, according to the box. The instructions in hindsight seem comical in that they do not mention a cartridge at all, but rather the converter, which will not fit due to the length (not width) . It's my only frustration with the pen so far.

My favorite pen. I love the huge, heavy weight and I like a big nib💝

I found it on eBay in both black and green as well as in red so I just ordered the green one. BTW they refer to it on eBay as a ukulele clip which does have four strings plus the chunkier body

Now THAT's a review! No wasted time, just straight to the point without any nonsense! Thank you! Feedback: I don't care for writing demonstrations, but a lot of people seem to like those. Please consider making videos with a little bit of writing in the future. I bet you a lot of people will thank you for it.

Nice review Mick, I've had mine for several weeks now, and it is nice writing with that larger #8 size nib. As for the color, shortly after mine arrived I started seeing a green and black version of the pen, and even a blue one. Had I seen the Black or Green on first, that would be the one sitting on my desk instead of the Red one.

I think there is a growing issue about these Chinese pens so closely replicating leading European or Japanese designs. The Asvine P20 is, as you say, very close to the Leonardo Momento Zero/Momento Magico lines, just as the Asvine V 126 is very close to the Pilot 823. It seems wrong for Chinese manufacturers not to have enough imagination to create their own designs. That said, for the price, the P20 looks acceptable. But, as the owner of several Leonardos (both Momento Zero and Momento Magico) I don’t see a compelling need to buy an Asvine P20.

The name “TianDao”: “Tian” (天) stands for “heaven” “Dao” (刀) stands for “saber/sword/knife” This gives rise to the “heavenly sword” or “sword of heaven”. Here I have to vehemently disagree with your interpretation, as well as with that of Douglas Rathbun (Inkquiring Minds), who both translate "TianDao" as "Way to Heaven". "Dao" in his interpretation would be "道" for "way" or "road" in Chinese. In complete contrast to this Dao "刀", which (as described above) stands for "saber/sword/knife". Let's put it this way: Both interpretations would be quite plausible, but given the nib with the 2 crossed sabers (Shuāng dāo / 双刀 = double sword/butterfly sword), only the "sword of heaven" actually makes sense. If you had wanted to say "Way to Heaven" with it, you would definitely have used the form "Tian Tao", as in "Tao te Ching" (Teaching of Taoism = The Teaching of the Way) or as in "Tao of Jeet Kun Do" (Bruce Lee's book about the way of Jeet Kun Do) The Chinese "Dao" (道) for "way" is hardly used in everyday language these days, at most in some dialects such as Cantonese. This is how I presented it in my video (only in German) - and documented it. Best regards

one of the first 3 FP i ordered bcos of its link to China history and also the lovely star... when it arrived, then i know what is meant by #8 size nib... it writes so well.. but the strange thing is it (it is F nib) appear to write wider than the F nib of my Jinhao 9019 F nib...

Great highlights, only wish we still had something similar in Sydney

Excellent review, Mick. I have had this pen for a few weeks but have not had the chance to ink the pen. One of the attributes of this pen that I did not see or feel in the Dadao series is a springy /bouncy nib. I will have to see if I experience any hard starts or railroading. I am happy to see other manufacturers are modifying their nibs. Hongdian has excellent springy #6 nibs. They have to do the same with their #8 nibs. There is nothing wrong with the symbolism. Some of the same comments we laid on the Hongdian Centennial pen. I treat it as art.

The fact that the kakunos have smiley faces was one of the reasons that made me buy my first kakuno. Asides from the fact that lamy fountain pens are more expensive. I always liked cute things to make me smile.❤🎉

Great vid, I bought the green version a few weeks ago and it is brilliant. Mine is nice, wet writing and smooth.

I think the clip looks more like a ukelele than a guitar. It's a nice pen but I personally prefer the Dadao 9019 to this Tiandao. Good vídeo!!! 😊

I got one a gew weeks ago. It writes brilliantly.

Who makes the nib & feed?

Nice review. I had wanted to get a Gravitas pen for some time, and this was one of the models I was looking at, but was holding off due to some of the troubles that I read about. Then along came that video that Ben did with Emy, and that was my signal to start looking again. This time there was a different pen that caught my eye, and it was the Gravitas Kyuseido Kakari!! It was not an inexpensive pen, but I just had to have it & I've been using the pen for about a month or more. It's every bit as good as any of Ben's other models, and the filling system is similar to the Conid Bulkfiller. The one I got was an Acrylic/polycarbonate barrel Titanium parts in a blue matte finish with a 14 Kt Gold Extra Fine nib. If you get the opportunity, you should try writing with one.

Love this video thanks

This is a very nice alternative to the 823. How would you compare it to the As one V200?

On ETSY theres an Aussie maker CapitalPens

Gravitas is a new brand to me, thank you for the introduction.

The pen is great, the tolerance is so good in fact that the vac filler fails, the rubber stopper pops off when you are cleaning it, so make sure that you keep that in mind when cleaning it. Mine also writes great, no complaints other than that.

Good review. Thanks. -J.

I’m wondering if the 1935 is a TWSBI MINI CLONE

Nice review! I can’t help looking at this pen and wishing they did more with the design (especially at the price). Maybe a titanium cap and end finial to balance out the band below the grip? Plus then you don’t have to worry about plastic meeting metal threads.

When looking at the pen description, it says the pen is polycarbonate. Is that different from acrylic? I only had the Ultem version a short time but love it so far.

Fucking pen

VERY helpful review, both for the walk-throughs and for your commentary on your usage. Thank you for your perspective, and now I think I'll send for one of each to check out.

Great selection :) My favourites are my Pelikan m1005 Stresemann with a broad nib, S.T. Dupont Vitruvian man in black/silver with a medium nib and a Scribo Feel glicine with a fine nib.

Great video!

Bought one for my wife and she loves it. She added her own charm to the lanyard ring, this seems to popular with the Travelers pen people.

Would you recommend it as a first fountain? Brass is my favourite metal ever. Seems inexpensive online, if its easy to maintain and learn on, im buying it

I've been thinking of buying one of these but the F nib puts me off. I've read about people putting Schmidt nib units in (EF, F, M or B), but I love a bit of line variation. Has anyone replaced just the #5 nib?

I love this pen a lot. I’ve had it for many years already. And I’ll always keep it. Ditto the Kaweco Copper Lilliput and the Kaweco Steel Sport. I only wish other nib options, at least a B nib was offered for the Traveler’s pen. I have the F nib. Was that the only nib offered, I wonder? Because I never found an M anywhere I looked when I bought it nearly five years ago.

I appreciate the video! I ran into similar problems with my Leuchtturm BuJo: I would burn through it in 2-4 months, it was hard to find my journal entries, I would have to migrate my long-term projects every 2-4 months, and I had a huge future log that would get lost. I'm hoping my TN will help me with a multiple journals approach.

Love my Travellers pen, always in my bag and always writes first time.

Yes I love it.

Great pen and I especially like the ring at the end. Run a chain through it and the pen can be worn around the neck as was sometimes done in the past. In the early episodes of the TV series "Mad Men" we can see the Joan Holloway character wearing what appears to be a chain and pendant but i really a chain and pen. Those items were actually the property of actress Christina Hendricks who is a collector of vintage items. -- The Traveler pen looks like a solid pen that can be used for many years by a succession of owners.

I love it and the color but the color isn’t really eggplant in my opinion.

great video!

I keep meaning to buy a Xezo. It probably wouldn't be this model, but there are others I've had my eye on. The writing experience sounds fantastic.

Pretty pen. I recently bought the Indigo Blue with Bronze trim. It has been out of stock for months. Finally got one. This eggplant edition is also a looker. Nice overview Mick

Wow I love the shade of the mystic forest and the wizard's pencil.