Exactly what I was thinking. Drew's faces are the best. It sets the tone for the pencast and makes me laugh every time. You do you Drew, it makes a lot of us happy I'm sure 😊
Drew, I listen to the podcast on Overcast sometimes and I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE that this podcast has chapters!! It's nice to be able to watch on youtube but continue to listen on my phone sometimes for some segments. Some of the other podcasts that I listen to don't have chapters and it always makes me sad
Yes, chapter marks are great; I use them a lot with my audio podcasts. I usually watch on CZcams, but I opened The Goulet Pencast on the iOS Overcast app, and there they were. 👍🏾
Agree 100% (no ads, even though seeing the most diverse non-pen-related suggestions pop-up could add to the colourful palette of the pencast. On the other hand, the ecclectic plethora you two conjure up satisfies my needs - I can’t imagine Google’s “AI” coming up with anything that’s up to your level, let alone your heartwarming touch. After another week filled with cancers and other incurable pathologies, you two are my Friday night antidote. Love you guys.
In 1967, my junior year in high school, I left a $5.00 silver Parker Jotter in the pencil tray on my desk in study hall. I ran back after my next class. It was gone, as I knew it would be. It still bothers me 56 years later 😂
I love that Brian has "aesthetic hammers"! As a knitter I have a few sets of "aesthetic needles" that I would never use, including some made with celluloid!! They are very thin and brittle so I keep them in an antique glass on a display shelf, they look like a really weird bouquet. I hope Brian keeps his aesthetic hammers on display too! (PS, I never see ads)
As a retired hardwood floor service person who then opened a yarn store, and who collects fountain pens.. I have aesthetic hammers, knitting needles and fountain pens! I completely understand all three.
Hey Brian and Drew! No ads when I watch - yay! Loved this Pencast so much... I just adore it when Drew cracks up and the hammer thing was hysterical. You two are a delightful dose of joy in my week and, heckins, did I need that joy this week so thank you for being you ❤
Hmm... I'd think the G Shock of pens is going to be ballpoint. As a watch guy, I see fountain pens like mechanical watches: tech superseded by technically better tech, but I like the older stuff anyway.
I can't imagine any TWSBI being the one. More than any other maker, they have a reputation for cracking and breaking. The 580 may be better than the Vac 700 and the Eco though.
1:36:58 Drew, May I suggest that you scout out the public libraries in your area and find the one with a great children’s librarian. Those folks can make book recommendations and turn reluctant readers into voracious ones.
I like the idea of 4 ml samples. You are one of two places I get my ink samples from and the other place has 4 ml samples and I find I prefer the larger ones.
I don't see any ads, but... if you do monetize, all the money should go to Drew's Crazy Shirts Fund. Speaking of shirts, does Dunder Mifflin sell any fountain pen friendly paper?
It’s so funny reading the comments that have NOTHING to do with pens before actually watching and thinking “knitted vest…what”?!? 😂 But I guess I’ll find out how it relates 😅❤️ also, avid knitter here who’s just getting into pens 🥰
Actually, I got a Pilot Petit 1 at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Chicago! It's a little cutie. The bookstore is in a Japanese market. I only bought it because you guys said it's ok to try cheap pens too, and it's in my daily arsenal now.
I’ve used Pilot Petit 1’s from Kinokuniya here in Seattle for about 5 years now. I got introduced to them from a student who said she had the perfect pen to carry around and even use to introduce others to fountain pens. I’ve refilled the little cartridges with all manner of odd things, too.
No ads on any of your videos, which is greatly appreciated! Thank you. I realize some may see your videos as one big ad for your site, and I know these videos are driving some business your way, but this is exactly how it should be. Plus the entertainment is a bonus.😊
Drew - Thanks for sharing your three-watch collection! Brian and Drew, let's talk watch sizes, specifically lug width and diameter. The "lug width" refers to the space between the small extensions on either side of the watch case where the strap or bracelet attaches. Just for kicks, I looked up the specs for Drew's watches: Citizen Eco-Drive: Diameter - 41 mm, lug width - 22 mm Tissot PR100: Diameter - 39 mm, lug width - 20 mm (Note: There are many models in the PR100 line, but Drew's looks to be the T101.451.051.00) DMC Alpha Silver: Diameter - 44 mm, lug width - 22 mm On the topic of G-Shock watches and pens, there's another parallel besides just durability. Many watch enthusiasts have a soft spot for G-Shock watches. Even if they don't wear them often, most collectors I know have at least one in their collection. I'm newer to fountain pens than to watches, but from what I can tell, G-Shock watches are to watch collectors what the Safari or Eco pens are to fountain pen aficionados. Cheers!
12:40 Come on, Drew! Quit hammerin’ on Brian. He has resounding reasons for his collection of hammers. Brian, you have explained your collection well. You really hit the nail on the head.
I just about spit out my granola cereal when i heard Brian say my name and then read my comment! WOW! Thanks bro! Ha. And my opinion on the monetization.. As much as I don't care for adds, I do care for you awesomely entertaining gents, and for all the hard work you've put into your pods and vids throughout the years. Brian is an OG and has helped THOUSANDS of people making his YT vids. Get those adds goin', and make a little skrilla, I say.
I lost my Dark Lilac Lamy Safari at Costco years ago... It still haunts me. My purse dumped at some point. It sad loosing a limited edition that you can never replace.
Unknown if truly lost: I haven't seen my Pilot Grance in almost 3 years. I'm not sure when/where I last used it since I often use a lot of different pens with different inks. One day, I got an alert that it was time to clean the pen, but I couldn't find it... I don't remember using it in front of anyone that could maybe walk off with it. I keep hoping that I will open a long/unused bag or purse and discover it again. 🤞🏾 That story about the Waterman breaks my pen-loving heart. You would hope that the pilot at least tried to get the pen back to its owner. Then again, I do know people that just don't value other people's property; they would treat it like a $1 Bic, and just toss it aside, never even thinking that it might mean something to the owner. I also know people that would consider it 'finders-keepers' and would hope that the owner didn't remember the pen until after they left with it. Later they would give some weak excuse about why they no longer had it to return. Yeah, some people had to go. Heh.
Since you brought up LOTR, here is my ode to King of Pens (apologies to Tolkien): One pen to rule them all, one pen to sign them. One pen to cross them out, and on the page to rhyme them. I don't really like to use big pens, but love to admire the artistic creations from makers of big pens.
I'm not sure if anyone commented on this, yet. I am pretty sure that the green is the Aurora and the red is the Draco. I bought an Aurora (green) when it came out, but recently sold it on eBay. Hopefully, it is making he new owner very happy!
I recently asked my company's security to check their video footage to track down my Platinum 3776. Luckily we found out who had picked up my pen, so I managed to get it back!
Since getting involved with fountain pens, I have been ‘way more conscious of everything in my handbag. Greatly reduced inventory in there so that I can lay eyes on my fountain pen as soon as I open the bag. So far, never left anything behind. I tend to bring heavier pens (Kaweco bronze sport) to work with me so I can feel whether it’s in the bag when I pick it up. So far, I haven’t lost any.
No ads seen by me here. About smaller stubs: I like them for journaling since they fit between the grid easier. On unique ways to lose something: I lost a pair of glasses into the San Antonio River while part of a performance on a barge. Now, understand that I can’t see anything clearly without glasses and you’ll know why I had some problems until I could get to a backup pair. Speaking of losing things (and related to fears of damaging them), there’s a reason I won’t be in the $500 for one pen camp. I think many of the expensive pens are works of art, but I’m into pens I can use without worry and not into collecting art.
I wanted to update my input on the the $500/pen or $500/collection topic. I normally have 12 pens inked-different inks and nib combinations. If I only used them to take notes or write letters, I could understand having one magnificent art pen to enjoy. But, for sketching, lettering, and all sorts of journaling/note taking, having lots of less expensive pens is better.
I lost a pen inside a wall in a house whuch was being renovated twenty years ago. There was no sound of it dropping so I thought it might be caught in the insulation. Taking a flash light I looked in the wall, dropped the flashlight as well. Looking down I could see the lit flashlight and the pen twenty-five feet down, both unreachable. They are there to this day, but the ink has dried up and the batteries have long since died.
I'm getting no ads here and never have had on any of your videos ... I'm not against you monetizing (it takes time ot put these great videos togather) but it is nice to be able to put them on while I work and be able to listen/watch without a loud or annoying advert coming on every 5-10 minutes. Thanks for giving so much back to the pen community - keep up the good work :)
I have just passed by this channel (not randomly, I like FPs) and immediately liked the video because of the no ads thing. That is great! It’s like most people would want to monetize anything and everything and you guys just don’t in here.
@Gouletpens Brian, you mixed up the older TWSBI pens. The Draco is the red one, Green is the Aurora. (Not a big deal but just for reference) I've got the Draco, love it and love the new Blue look.
My answer to the $500 question is that one of my current grails is around $500- the Namiki Nippon Art Origami Penguin. I’m in the long time collector pool, though, so that colors my response differently than someone just starting to explore.
No ads seen so far, but also I would not have a problem if you monetized. Yes you have your store but the time and effort spent in recording these podcasts deserves compensation.
I think I don't see ads on the Pencast, but didn't realize it! I had only cancelled my premium membership about a month ago, and ads were annoying me on many videos, but yours has been ad-free. It's probably part of why they're hard to resist!
I don't know if this is a deep dive question, but unlike Drew, I do like large capacity pens, and I do have currently a Charlie pen and several Preppy pens eyedropped. So, here is my question: Why do all (as far as I have seen) eyedropper/eyedroppable pens with snap caps have the threads to join the barrel and section, on the inside of the barrel. I get it for pens with the screw on caps, like the plastic Kaweco Sport: the barrel has threads in the inside wall for the section, and in the outside wall fot the cap. But the snap cap pens don't need the threads on the outside for the cap. Wouldn't it be better fot such a pen to have the threads in the outside of the barrel screwing into threads in the inside of the section, so, you can fill it to the brim without getting ink in the threads. Eyeballing it, I think the Preppy would fit about 1 to 1.5 ml more of ink (and less of air) if it was built that way. Is it just that this is the way it has always been done? Or is there a reason I am not seeing? Or are there pens with the feature I am describing and I am not aware of them? I would love to hear Brian's insightful thorough answer on this one.
For fun: Casio also made possibly the most durable cell phone, at one point. The G Z'One Commando. Reports of them dropping 5 stories with only light scratches. In my experience, the original Esterbrook J is VERY hard to kill. It can happen, but even Brian Anderson, guru of vintage Esterbrook, was surprised that I managed to break one. Can the modern Esterbrooks make the same claim? 😁 As for monitisation... Your not being monitised is a breath of fresh air. When there are channels that have ads every minute or so... Swirl vs chunky... Depends. There's both in vintage, Brian. Lots of chunky material in vintage, sure, but there's still vintage Esterbrook. Swirling and ripples, even streaky cellulose acetates.
I did not expect this to be my comment on the pencast, but I have actually had a hooded vest.😂 It was meant for spring skiing, so it was made from water wicking material and only lightly lined, so I could wear a long sleeve shirt or quarter zip under it for warmer April ski days. Also, I don't see ads!
Been away for a while, so a perfect episode to get back in. Brian so engrossed in reading, Drew having to save himself out profanity later, and all in the first 20 minutes. It's good to be back. I don't currently have ads watching. But if I've had a really long playlist I think I get the auto add of advertising mid video.
24:55 I am so happy that you’re doing this. I want to fill my TWSBI Eco, but that takes most of the sample, and it has to have the first pull. I like using every drop!
I went to the park to sketch with my first Pelikan, an M200. Loved it, lost it that day and finally replaced it when I bought a new one from Goulet Pens. No ads or I will stop watching the pencast. I want a Corgi kaiju sticker.
Such an enjoyable way to spend two hours, thank you. No ads here when watching. I lost a pen on a plane once upon.a time... it was years ago, and I know it was a Parker. Left it in the seat-back pocket on a long international flight. My G-Shock of my pen world... my Kaweco brass. Always in my pocket, in all kinds of conditions, and with purple ink (an unintentional match to my G-Shock actually...).
Hooded vest: yes! It's perfect for the Pacific Northwest weather. My teenage son has a Nike one he wears all the time. It has three large cargo pockets on the front. I think Brian would really identify with it.
😂😅 18:09 That moment when Drew realized Brian was going to bigtime curse on the Pencast!! Brian saying MOTHERFF and Drew's reaction made me spit out the coffee I was trying to drink. 😂😁🤭 Thanks for all the laughs!!
I'm using the chapters but on CZcams (for the visuals) and not audio. I've found them to be extremely helpful but of course I can also scrub the content to find what I want if it's too much trouble!
A few years back we were packing up our whole house (that we had lived in for 18 years) to build our "dream home" on our farm. We used this time to declutter our belongings and somehow we accidentally decluttered about half of my fountain pen and ink collection. I lost my entire Franklin-Christoph collection (most of which were limited editions), some Newton Pens, a few Japan Exclusive Pilot Decimos, Sailors, a Pelikan M200, probably many more that I don't even remember, and I don't even know how many bottles of ink. I searched for two years for those boxes to no avail. 😢
Drew's expressions are my favorite part of the intro. I never see ads during the Pencast, but I see a LOT when I watch other things. It really varies on the other stuff I see. Some things I watch have ads within them and ALSO get interrupted by YT pop-in ads. It is so frustrating sometimes, but I enjoy being able to watch two hours of you guys without annoying interruptions from YT. Drew's Star Wars watch is AWESOME! Can you explain how to tell if a refill is rollerball or gel? I have some that are gel refills and can't tell if they are ballpoint or rollerball. One is my hubby's Fire and Dice Retro and I don't want to get him the wrong refill - I abhor ballpoint!
Unfortunately I recently broke my Lamy 2000. 😞 I was packing my stuff up one night and it fell out of a case. When it hit the ground it actually split where the threads meet the body. I had to extract the broken thread section out so that I could salvage the nib.
Shorts and hoodie weather is the DREAM. My arms get cold and I like to get cozy with my hands tucked into too-long sleeves. My legs don't get cold nearly as easily. However, I do also own a sleeveless hoodie!
When the first TWSBI special pen came out I ordered one from the TWSBI site. It arrived four days later and i tried to buy a second and they were sold out. When the second one was introduced i ordered two and have ordered two of the Kia also. Both the red and green versions write great and if kept in a drawer (or pen case) for a long period of time they still write once uncapped. Not cheap for a TWSBI but for me totally worth the cost. Love The Goulet Pencast.
Drew, here are the different styles of hammer i can think of off the top of my head. Framing, demolition, tack, ball pien, straight pien, cross pien, drilling, French-pattern blacksmith, Swedish-pattern blacksmith, and sledge; all of which you can get in different weights. I could easily get to 40 hammers without duplicating anything. I probably have 20 as it is, with the only duplications being basic framing hammers.
I enjoyed meeting Glenn. It was fun to hear him talk about setting up with Rachel. I would like to hear guests expound more - get into the detail of what they do. It's fun to learn
Hint for those who are looking for this: They talk about a number of new pens, but the “spotlight” at 1:25:27 is about the new special edition TWSBI Kai, a beautiful pen.
Yes!! Most time I DO care about what you guys talk about. I find myself very interested in whatever you talk about, and you guys are very engaging. I still don't think that 40 hammers is too many. PS. I am I Premium CZcams user, and I do not get ads while watching your videos. PSS. I would so be interested in the corgi sticker!!
I do not own a Pilot Justus and have never seen one, but check the picture you showed of the Justus, at the point where the threads meet the part with the nib, it looks like the plastic is misaligned and there is a line that goes up the barrel. I don't know if that is normal or just the way the light shines on it, but it seems like it has a flaw.
I can't say, because I have an app that removes CZcams ads when I watch the videos on my PC, which is where I usually watch your videos. On the iOS app, I don't have a similar way to remove ads.
My youngest son was a little sticky fingered as a baby and he loved my Parker Sonnet. I got up to stir the dinner and came back to the table and the pen was gone. There were ink splodges on the carpet though. I followed them and found an inky Quink Blue baby but the pen was never recovered.
When I was a kid, I picked up a Parker 75 at a garage sale not really knowing anything about fountain pens, I just thought it was cool. I never knew what happened to it for about 30 years until my dad passed and we found it in some of his stuff. It still had the box and converter. Also as a fellow tool 'nerd' and woodworker... I have more than 40 hammers. My favorite being a blacksmith-made claw hammer.
I especially needed the Pencast today. Thank you for helping me de-stress! Brian's "lawn roller" inspired me to see if there is such a thing as a "lawn hammer," in case his collection does not yet include one (and if not, why?). I found "garden hammer ... usually used in gardening for nailing wall trees," and "dual head hammer hoe ... The hammer end is for beating; the hole is for drawing nails and the flat end is for digging or hoeing soft soil." Have a great and restful weekend!
Hey Brian… the Draco was the second one in April 2021 and is the burgundy/rose colored pen… I only know this because I have one. I would say the green one would be the Aurora (but I didnt know about that one).
I bought the Retro 51 rollerball thinking I would use it until it ran out and then refill with fountain pen ink. Before I ever got the chance to void my warranty on the empty cartridge, I had it in my pocket and it splurged out the whole contents of the rollerball ink onto my leg. 😥 I stick with the Schmidt 9000 refills now. I can see why a capped rollerball is a thing
Am I the only one Drew"s face pulling puts me off? (sorry Drew). You guys are so knowledgeable that you don't need to hide behind some of the strange faces and silly conversations. I'll still be watching, as I have for the last few year though for the quality of knowledge you guys have
Re: chapters. I watch you guys on CZcams (a lot for Drew's expressions, and I guess the occasional pen/ink that crops up :D), but I use PocketCasts for a bunch of audio podcasts. Just checked, and your chapters show up in there, both as a list to pick from and with a forwards/backwards button to just jump around. Just checked Apple Podcasts, which I don't use, but that also shows chapters.
Part of me was really hoping you would say that you could hire outside of Virginia. I'm way out in San Francisco but would love to work for your company! Hearing about your onboarding process was very interesting, maybe some day you'll expand to remote workers. I can dream!
Y'all are oohing and awwing over the Kai ink window as though the Precision doesn't exist, lmao. Signed, your resident Precision fan (even though mine broke :(((( )
Drew, look up the Cryptid Hunters series by Roland Smith for Archer. Its a good sci-fi adventure series for younger kids. It was a middle school book fair recommendation for me almost 20 years ago. They still hold up today in my opinion.
When I watch pencast on Chrome I don't see ads. However on other YT videos I do see ads at the beginning and during the video. On Firefox I have an adblocker and I never see ads.
I think we need a compilation of Drew’s faces while Brian does the intro, they crack me up every time. Happy Friday, guys!
Exactly what I was thinking. Drew's faces are the best. It sets the tone for the pencast and makes me laugh every time. You do you Drew, it makes a lot of us happy I'm sure 😊
I don't like the way it makes him look silly and corny.@@miketo09
I am absolutely silly and corny. @@albertlecuyer6761
But it conflicts with your air of authority and expertise in things fp, inky and '80s movies.@@Gouletpens
When you loan a pen to someone for an instant usage - Hold on to the Cap!
Good one gonna use this!
I have a ball point for this very reason. For giving people.
If you were to design a Goulet advent calendar with a variety of stuff for fountain pen lovers, what would you put in it?
Drew, I listen to the podcast on Overcast sometimes and I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE that this podcast has chapters!! It's nice to be able to watch on youtube but continue to listen on my phone sometimes for some segments. Some of the other podcasts that I listen to don't have chapters and it always makes me sad
Yes, chapter marks are great; I use them a lot with my audio podcasts.
I usually watch on CZcams, but I opened The Goulet Pencast on the iOS Overcast app, and there they were. 👍🏾
Yay! Ok, I'll keep it up! - Drew
🧡@@Gouletpens
Apple Podcasts does also have chapter markers.
No ads for me. And thanks, I got a laugh aver Drew's hammer. These videos are my little drop of happy on Fridays.
Agree 100% (no ads, even though seeing the most diverse non-pen-related suggestions pop-up could add to the colourful palette of the pencast. On the other hand, the ecclectic plethora you two conjure up satisfies my needs - I can’t imagine Google’s “AI” coming up with anything that’s up to your level, let alone your heartwarming touch. After another week filled with cancers and other incurable pathologies, you two are my Friday night antidote. Love you guys.
Brian, you got it backwards: The Aurora is the green, and the Draco is the red.
And the Aurora was first.
😊
Yes, that struck me as well.
In 1967, my junior year in high school, I left a $5.00 silver Parker Jotter in the pencil tray on my desk in study hall. I ran back after my next class. It was gone, as I knew it would be. It still bothers me 56 years later 😂
I love that Brian has "aesthetic hammers"! As a knitter I have a few sets of "aesthetic needles" that I would never use, including some made with celluloid!! They are very thin and brittle so I keep them in an antique glass on a display shelf, they look like a really weird bouquet. I hope Brian keeps his aesthetic hammers on display too!
(PS, I never see ads)
Aesthetic hammer sticker anyone? 😂
Yes to displaying beautiful knitting needles. They are like jewels!
Me too!😊
As a retired hardwood floor service person who then opened a yarn store, and who collects fountain pens.. I have aesthetic hammers, knitting needles and fountain pens! I completely understand all three.
Hey Brian and Drew! No ads when I watch - yay! Loved this Pencast so much... I just adore it when Drew cracks up and the hammer thing was hysterical. You two are a delightful dose of joy in my week and, heckins, did I need that joy this week so thank you for being you ❤
The G-Shock of the pen world? My vote is the Diamond 580. Had mine for 10+ years and it's a tank
Hmm... I'd think the G Shock of pens is going to be ballpoint. As a watch guy, I see fountain pens like mechanical watches: tech superseded by technically better tech, but I like the older stuff anyway.
@@hillogical fair point. The Fisher Space Pen comes to mind.
I accidentally dropped my 580 and it's now unusable @_@
I can't imagine any TWSBI being the one. More than any other maker, they have a reputation for cracking and breaking. The 580 may be better than the Vac 700 and the Eco though.
@@monkpatoTwsbi HAD a reputation for cracking. I believe the cracking issue was addressed a while ago.
1:36:58 Drew, May I suggest that you scout out the public libraries in your area and find the one with a great children’s librarian. Those folks can make book recommendations and turn reluctant readers into voracious ones.
For so many kids, they learn to read at school, but they learn to LOVE to read at libraries!
I like the idea of 4 ml samples. You are one of two places I get my ink samples from and the other place has 4 ml samples and I find I prefer the larger ones.
I almost always buy my samples elsewhere for that reason.
Although, I'll often throw some samples in when I place an order with Goulet.
For your next stickers, you should really have one of cargo shorts with a pen sticking out of one of the pockets, and one with a hammer.
Love this
I don't see any ads, but... if you do monetize, all the money should go to Drew's Crazy Shirts Fund. Speaking of shirts, does Dunder Mifflin sell any fountain pen friendly paper?
I have a hooded Shetland wool stranded knit vest and it is the most awesome thing ever, especially for winter hikes.
It’s so funny reading the comments that have NOTHING to do with pens before actually watching and thinking “knitted vest…what”?!? 😂
But I guess I’ll find out how it relates 😅❤️ also, avid knitter here who’s just getting into pens 🥰
Actually, I got a Pilot Petit 1 at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Chicago! It's a little cutie. The bookstore is in a Japanese market. I only bought it because you guys said it's ok to try cheap pens too, and it's in my daily arsenal now.
I’ve used Pilot Petit 1’s from Kinokuniya here in Seattle for about 5 years now. I got introduced to them from a student who said she had the perfect pen to carry around and even use to introduce others to fountain pens. I’ve refilled the little cartridges with all manner of odd things, too.
No ads on any of your videos, which is greatly appreciated! Thank you. I realize some may see your videos as one big ad for your site, and I know these videos are driving some business your way, but this is exactly how it should be. Plus the entertainment is a bonus.😊
Drew - Thanks for sharing your three-watch collection!
Brian and Drew, let's talk watch sizes, specifically lug width and diameter. The "lug width" refers to the space between the small extensions on either side of the watch case where the strap or bracelet attaches.
Just for kicks, I looked up the specs for Drew's watches:
Citizen Eco-Drive: Diameter - 41 mm, lug width - 22 mm
Tissot PR100: Diameter - 39 mm, lug width - 20 mm (Note: There are many models in the PR100 line, but Drew's looks to be the T101.451.051.00)
DMC Alpha Silver: Diameter - 44 mm, lug width - 22 mm
On the topic of G-Shock watches and pens, there's another parallel besides just durability. Many watch enthusiasts have a soft spot for G-Shock watches. Even if they don't wear them often, most collectors I know have at least one in their collection. I'm newer to fountain pens than to watches, but from what I can tell, G-Shock watches are to watch collectors what the Safari or Eco pens are to fountain pen aficionados.
Cheers!
Wow! Thanks for that!!! - Drew
12:40 Come on, Drew! Quit hammerin’ on Brian.
He has resounding reasons for his collection of hammers. Brian, you have explained your collection well. You really hit the nail on the head.
I just about spit out my granola cereal when i heard Brian say my name and then read my comment! WOW! Thanks bro! Ha. And my opinion on the monetization.. As much as I don't care for adds, I do care for you awesomely entertaining gents, and for all the hard work you've put into your pods and vids throughout the years. Brian is an OG and has helped THOUSANDS of people making his YT vids.
Get those adds goin', and make a little skrilla, I say.
"A Hot Dog is a Sandwich"-this is a literal podcast-in case you want to hear the debate and other culinary comedic conundrums
I lost my Dark Lilac Lamy Safari at Costco years ago... It still haunts me. My purse dumped at some point. It sad loosing a limited edition that you can never replace.
Unknown if truly lost:
I haven't seen my Pilot Grance in almost 3 years. I'm not sure when/where I last used it since I often use a lot of different pens with different inks. One day, I got an alert that it was time to clean the pen, but I couldn't find it...
I don't remember using it in front of anyone that could maybe walk off with it. I keep hoping that I will open a long/unused bag or purse and discover it again. 🤞🏾
That story about the Waterman breaks my pen-loving heart. You would hope that the pilot at least tried to get the pen back to its owner. Then again, I do know people that just don't value other people's property; they would treat it like a $1 Bic, and just toss it aside, never even thinking that it might mean something to the owner. I also know people that would consider it 'finders-keepers' and would hope that the owner didn't remember the pen until after they left with it. Later they would give some weak excuse about why they no longer had it to return.
Yeah, some people had to go. Heh.
Since you brought up LOTR, here is my ode to King of Pens (apologies to Tolkien):
One pen to rule them all,
one pen to sign them.
One pen to cross them out,
and on the page to rhyme them.
I don't really like to use big pens, but love to admire the artistic creations from makers of big pens.
Beautiful! - Drew
I'm not sure if anyone commented on this, yet. I am pretty sure that the green is the Aurora and the red is the Draco. I bought an Aurora (green) when it came out, but recently sold it on eBay. Hopefully, it is making he new owner very happy!
I'll say it again. Brian is a great teacher.
The red is the Draco from 2021 - it’s the one I got and fell in love with. Think I need the Kai to “match” 🙂
I recently asked my company's security to check their video footage to track down my Platinum 3776. Luckily we found out who had picked up my pen, so I managed to get it back!
Since getting involved with fountain pens, I have been ‘way more conscious of everything in my handbag. Greatly reduced inventory in there so that I can lay eyes on my fountain pen as soon as I open the bag. So far, never left anything behind. I tend to bring heavier pens (Kaweco bronze sport) to work with me so I can feel whether it’s in the bag when I pick it up. So far, I haven’t lost any.
No ads seen by me here.
About smaller stubs: I like them for journaling since they fit between the grid easier.
On unique ways to lose something: I lost a pair of glasses into the San Antonio River while part of a performance on a barge. Now, understand that I can’t see anything clearly without glasses and you’ll know why I had some problems until I could get to a backup pair. Speaking of losing things (and related to fears of damaging them), there’s a reason I won’t be in the $500 for one pen camp. I think many of the expensive pens are works of art, but I’m into pens I can use without worry and not into collecting art.
I wanted to update my input on the the $500/pen or $500/collection topic. I normally have 12 pens inked-different inks and nib combinations. If I only used them to take notes or write letters, I could understand having one magnificent art pen to enjoy. But, for sketching, lettering, and all sorts of journaling/note taking, having lots of less expensive pens is better.
2:04:09 i have a bright yellow puffy and hooded west and it is amazing! The Brand is marikoo, so cozy!
I lost a pen inside a wall in a house whuch was being renovated twenty years ago. There was no sound of it dropping so I thought it might be caught in the insulation. Taking a flash light I looked in the wall, dropped the flashlight as well. Looking down I could see the lit flashlight and the pen twenty-five feet down, both unreachable. They are there to this day, but the ink has dried up and the batteries have long since died.
oh noes I'm so sorry
Sounds like a job for magnet fishing
Hurrah! Bigger ink samples! And, I do not see any ads from CZcams.
Omg the hammer sound effects, lol. I haven’t laughed at a pen cast so hard before.😂
Goulet Pens used to carry Karas Kustoms. (what happened?) For me, that was the G-Shock of fountain pens. And less than $100.
Watching from Norway and Denmark, never any ads. I really appreciate that. Thanks a lot for not monetizing.
I'm getting no ads here and never have had on any of your videos ... I'm not against you monetizing (it takes time ot put these great videos togather) but it is nice to be able to put them on while I work and be able to listen/watch without a loud or annoying advert coming on every 5-10 minutes. Thanks for giving so much back to the pen community - keep up the good work :)
I have just passed by this channel (not randomly, I like FPs) and immediately liked the video because of the no ads thing. That is great! It’s like most people would want to monetize anything and everything and you guys just don’t in here.
The Pencast out of context “YEAH- Give me all the bees!” ~Brian 😂🤣😂🤣😭
@Gouletpens
Brian, you mixed up the older TWSBI pens. The Draco is the red one, Green is the Aurora. (Not a big deal but just for reference) I've got the Draco, love it and love the new Blue look.
My answer to the $500 question is that one of my current grails is around $500- the Namiki Nippon Art Origami Penguin. I’m in the long time collector pool, though, so that colors my response differently than someone just starting to explore.
No ads seen so far, but also I would not have a problem if you monetized.
Yes you have your store but the time and effort spent in recording these podcasts deserves compensation.
I think I don't see ads on the Pencast, but didn't realize it! I had only cancelled my premium membership about a month ago, and ads were annoying me on many videos, but yours has been ad-free. It's probably part of why they're hard to resist!
I don't know if this is a deep dive question, but unlike Drew, I do like large capacity pens, and I do have currently a Charlie pen and several Preppy pens eyedropped. So, here is my question: Why do all (as far as I have seen) eyedropper/eyedroppable pens with snap caps have the threads to join the barrel and section, on the inside of the barrel.
I get it for pens with the screw on caps, like the plastic Kaweco Sport: the barrel has threads in the inside wall for the section, and in the outside wall fot the cap. But the snap cap pens don't need the threads on the outside for the cap.
Wouldn't it be better fot such a pen to have the threads in the outside of the barrel screwing into threads in the inside of the section, so, you can fill it to the brim without getting ink in the threads. Eyeballing it, I think the Preppy would fit about 1 to 1.5 ml more of ink (and less of air) if it was built that way. Is it just that this is the way it has always been done? Or is there a reason I am not seeing? Or are there pens with the feature I am describing and I am not aware of them?
I would love to hear Brian's insightful thorough answer on this one.
Missed pun opportunity for “the airman had my waterman”
I was cracking up at the beginning. Hammers that make toy sounds, how fun! 🤣 Thanks for the laughs.
4ml samples would be great. I often buy two 2ml samples. You would be able to save on the number of vials sent out, with the same amount of ink.
You guys are a hoot!! You brighten my day. 😊
For fun: Casio also made possibly the most durable cell phone, at one point. The G Z'One Commando. Reports of them dropping 5 stories with only light scratches.
In my experience, the original Esterbrook J is VERY hard to kill. It can happen, but even Brian Anderson, guru of vintage Esterbrook, was surprised that I managed to break one. Can the modern Esterbrooks make the same claim? 😁
As for monitisation... Your not being monitised is a breath of fresh air. When there are channels that have ads every minute or so...
Swirl vs chunky... Depends. There's both in vintage, Brian. Lots of chunky material in vintage, sure, but there's still vintage Esterbrook. Swirling and ripples, even streaky cellulose acetates.
I did not expect this to be my comment on the pencast, but I have actually had a hooded vest.😂 It was meant for spring skiing, so it was made from water wicking material and only lightly lined, so I could wear a long sleeve shirt or quarter zip under it for warmer April ski days.
Also, I don't see ads!
Dave here in the UK. I have NEVER seen even ONE advert, EVER, watching any of the Goulet videos.
Thanks, Dave! - Drew
Been away for a while, so a perfect episode to get back in. Brian so engrossed in reading, Drew having to save himself out profanity later, and all in the first 20 minutes. It's good to be back.
I don't currently have ads watching. But if I've had a really long playlist I think I get the auto add of advertising mid video.
24:55 I am so happy that you’re doing this. I want to fill my TWSBI Eco, but that takes most of the sample, and it has to have the first pull. I like using every drop!
I went to the park to sketch with my first Pelikan, an M200. Loved it, lost it that day and finally replaced it when I bought a new one from Goulet Pens.
No ads or I will stop watching the pencast.
I want a Corgi kaiju sticker.
The sticker will happen! Stay tuned! - Drew
Such an enjoyable way to spend two hours, thank you. No ads here when watching. I lost a pen on a plane once upon.a time... it was years ago, and I know it was a Parker. Left it in the seat-back pocket on a long international flight. My G-Shock of my pen world... my Kaweco brass. Always in my pocket, in all kinds of conditions, and with purple ink (an unintentional match to my G-Shock actually...).
Nope, there’s no ads. But honestly, I wouldn’t mind if there were some knowing that it’s giving back to such a great company.
That Corgi Kaiju sticker is pretty bad-ass!
I just received the TWSBI Kai and Iroshizuku Asa-Gao is a perfect ink match for it.
I have the buzz rollerball and love it, especially with the matching rickshaw sleeve
Hooded vest: yes! It's perfect for the Pacific Northwest weather. My teenage son has a Nike one he wears all the time. It has three large cargo pockets on the front. I think Brian would really identify with it.
😂😅 18:09 That moment when Drew realized Brian was going to bigtime curse on the Pencast!! Brian saying MOTHERFF and Drew's reaction made me spit out the coffee I was trying to drink. 😂😁🤭
Thanks for all the laughs!!
I don't listen to the PenCast on my phone, but I use Overcast for podcasts and I absolutely love when a podcast has chapters.
I'm using the chapters but on CZcams (for the visuals) and not audio. I've found them to be extremely helpful but of course I can also scrub the content to find what I want if it's too much trouble!
You had it backwards. The green Twsbi is the Aurora Borealis. The red one is the Draco. The new blue Kai is beautiful. Priced just about right.
A few years back we were packing up our whole house (that we had lived in for 18 years) to build our "dream home" on our farm. We used this time to declutter our belongings and somehow we accidentally decluttered about half of my fountain pen and ink collection. I lost my entire Franklin-Christoph collection (most of which were limited editions), some Newton Pens, a few Japan Exclusive Pilot Decimos, Sailors, a Pelikan M200, probably many more that I don't even remember, and I don't even know how many bottles of ink. I searched for two years for those boxes to no avail. 😢
When I moved states I did the same thing with my entire vinyl collection and my vintage turntable. I feel your pain.
@@rjmarmaro So tragic! Maybe our losses will help others not feel so bad about a much smaller loss they may have had. I am sorry for your loss!
Oh no, that's awful. I hate losing things.
@@Bearspensandwhales I am still so upset with myself for not taking better care of them. Lesson learned the hard way for sure!
Thanks for the promos guys.
Unfortunately I made an order 2 hours before I sat down to watch the Pencast but now I know to watch first then order
Drew's expressions are my favorite part of the intro.
I never see ads during the Pencast, but I see a LOT when I watch other things. It really varies on the other stuff I see. Some things I watch have ads within them and ALSO get interrupted by YT pop-in ads. It is so frustrating sometimes, but I enjoy being able to watch two hours of you guys without annoying interruptions from YT.
Drew's Star Wars watch is AWESOME!
Can you explain how to tell if a refill is rollerball or gel? I have some that are gel refills and can't tell if they are ballpoint or rollerball. One is my hubby's Fire and Dice Retro and I don't want to get him the wrong refill - I abhor ballpoint!
Unfortunately I recently broke my Lamy 2000. 😞 I was packing my stuff up one night and it fell out of a case. When it hit the ground it actually split where the threads meet the body. I had to extract the broken thread section out so that I could salvage the nib.
Shorts and hoodie weather is the DREAM. My arms get cold and I like to get cozy with my hands tucked into too-long sleeves. My legs don't get cold nearly as easily.
However, I do also own a sleeveless hoodie!
Ok, Drew’s baby toy hammer noise impression is perfect 😂❤
Big fan of chapters. Easily clickable on the desktop browser CZcams timeline, and Overcast also uses them.
When the first TWSBI special pen came out I ordered one from the TWSBI site. It arrived four days later and i tried to buy a second and they were sold out. When the second one was introduced i ordered two and have ordered two of the Kia also. Both the red and green versions write great and if kept in a drawer (or pen case) for a long period of time they still write once uncapped. Not cheap for a TWSBI but for me totally worth the cost. Love The Goulet Pencast.
Drew, here are the different styles of hammer i can think of off the top of my head. Framing, demolition, tack, ball pien, straight pien, cross pien, drilling, French-pattern blacksmith, Swedish-pattern blacksmith, and sledge; all of which you can get in different weights. I could easily get to 40 hammers without duplicating anything. I probably have 20 as it is, with the only duplications being basic framing hammers.
I enjoyed meeting Glenn. It was fun to hear him talk about setting up with Rachel. I would like to hear guests expound more - get into the detail of what they do. It's fun to learn
Hint for those who are looking for this: They talk about a number of new pens, but the “spotlight” at 1:25:27 is about the new special edition TWSBI Kai, a beautiful pen.
Yes!! Most time I DO care about what you guys talk about. I find myself very interested in whatever you talk about, and you guys are very engaging. I still don't think that 40 hammers is too many. PS. I am I Premium CZcams user, and I do not get ads while watching your videos. PSS. I would so be interested in the corgi sticker!!
Hooded vest reminds me of Bill Bellicheck and his cut off sleeve sweatshirt during patriots game.
I do not own a Pilot Justus and have never seen one, but check the picture you showed of the Justus, at the point where the threads meet the part with the nib, it looks like the plastic is misaligned and there is a line that goes up the barrel. I don't know if that is normal or just the way the light shines on it, but it seems like it has a flaw.
Zebra Disposable also has a wick feed.
I bought a bunch for nib grind experiment/experience.
I can't say, because I have an app that removes CZcams ads when I watch the videos on my PC, which is where I usually watch your videos. On the iOS app, I don't have a similar way to remove ads.
My youngest son was a little sticky fingered as a baby and he loved my Parker Sonnet. I got up to stir the dinner and came back to the table and the pen was gone. There were ink splodges on the carpet though. I followed them and found an inky Quink Blue baby but the pen was never recovered.
No ads when i watch and it's bliss!!!
Loved to see the Vanishing Point LS mentioned. It's my favorite VP and on my semi-grail pen list currently.
When I was a kid, I picked up a Parker 75 at a garage sale not really knowing anything about fountain pens, I just thought it was cool. I never knew what happened to it for about 30 years until my dad passed and we found it in some of his stuff. It still had the box and converter. Also as a fellow tool 'nerd' and woodworker... I have more than 40 hammers. My favorite being a blacksmith-made claw hammer.
I especially needed the Pencast today. Thank you for helping me de-stress! Brian's "lawn roller" inspired me to see if there is such a thing as a "lawn hammer," in case his collection does not yet include one (and if not, why?). I found "garden hammer ... usually used in gardening for nailing wall trees," and "dual head hammer hoe ... The hammer end is for beating; the hole is for drawing nails and the flat end is for digging or hoeing soft soil." Have a great and restful weekend!
I love this! - Drew
Hey Brian… the Draco was the second one in April 2021 and is the burgundy/rose colored pen… I only know this because I have one. I would say the green one would be the Aurora (but I didnt know about that one).
I do not believe we see any ads. Thank you
I bought the Retro 51 rollerball thinking I would use it until it ran out and then refill with fountain pen ink.
Before I ever got the chance to void my warranty on the empty cartridge, I had it in my pocket and it splurged out the whole contents of the rollerball ink onto my leg. 😥
I stick with the Schmidt 9000 refills now.
I can see why a capped rollerball is a thing
I have just watched all the podcasts ... few weeks needed. Survived Still here too :-) not a single ad
OMG all of them?? WOW!! Thank you!!! - Drew
You two are so entertaining and fun to watch. You're the stars of you tube! Is there an academy award for you tube video?
Am I the only one Drew"s face pulling puts me off? (sorry Drew). You guys are so knowledgeable that you don't need to hide behind some of the strange faces and silly conversations. I'll still be watching, as I have for the last few year though for the quality of knowledge you guys have
Haha fair enough - I can totally understand! We're not hiding behind anything - what you see here is us just being ourselves. - Drew
Re: chapters. I watch you guys on CZcams (a lot for Drew's expressions, and I guess the occasional pen/ink that crops up :D), but I use PocketCasts for a bunch of audio podcasts. Just checked, and your chapters show up in there, both as a list to pick from and with a forwards/backwards button to just jump around. Just checked Apple Podcasts, which I don't use, but that also shows chapters.
Nice pencast episode. As always, was fantastic. Super like 👍
Part of me was really hoping you would say that you could hire outside of Virginia. I'm way out in San Francisco but would love to work for your company! Hearing about your onboarding process was very interesting, maybe some day you'll expand to remote workers. I can dream!
Y'all are oohing and awwing over the Kai ink window as though the Precision doesn't exist, lmao. Signed, your resident Precision fan (even though mine broke :(((( )
Each time you deep dive you make me really understand that subject.
Drew, look up the Cryptid Hunters series by Roland Smith for Archer. Its a good sci-fi adventure series for younger kids. It was a middle school book fair recommendation for me almost 20 years ago. They still hold up today in my opinion.
I am glad y'all are posting today because work is giving me a CONNIPTION.
When I watch pencast on Chrome I don't see ads. However on other YT videos I do see ads at the beginning and during the video. On Firefox I have an adblocker and I never see ads.
I appreciate the chapters! And watch on CZcams