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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- My contribution to the 2024 8PenQuestions Hashtag. Mostly me rambling about my start with fountain pens and my pen collection.
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I thoroughly enjoyed your video and storybook style of answering these 8 pen questions! Your "trashy" to "classy"🎩 illustrations made me smile, and while I have not yet tried a Benu pen, I have followed a similar path from not feeling sure about it to really enjoying its sparkly body. I had not heard of Cross pens before seeing your video, so I appreciate you introducing me to them and sharing how this longstanding tradition of collecting them eventually veered you into the fountain pen category.
Hi, Alison. Thank you. I don’t know how I missed your channel. I’m looking forward to checking out your videos. The Cross company unfortunately is not what it used to be. They’ve downsized quite a bit and just aren’t producing like they use to. Benu’s are great.
Really nice to see your face Terry. I’ve enjoyed many of your videos. What a fantastic collection you have!
Hi! Thank you. I’ll show my mug every now and then to be more personal/personable with my pen friends!! I didn’t lose any subscribers after so I guess people like knowing who they are watching. I appreciate the kind words. More to come!!
Loved your video Terry! It was nice to see your beautiful face and get a glimpse of your musical instruments.
Hi, Don! Thank you ☺️ I appreciate your kind words. I will show my face every now and then to be more personable.
Lovely presentation! Love it all. I especially liked the “go on a crusade” for your grail pen. Thanks for sharing. You rock!
Hi, Ryan. Thanks so much for the kind words. More videos to come. I hope you stick around.
Thank you for sharing. It was great seeing you on camera. And I agree 💯 that if you can afford the expensive pens, they can be nice to have, but this hobby can absolute be enjoyed on a budget. I love my Jinhao 82’s and TWSBI Eco’s as much as my more expensive pens. You have a wonderful collection.
Hey, Quiney. Some of my favorite pens are Hongdian and Jinhaos. You are correct in that this hobby can be enjoyed with very little expense. All of the other stuff is just nice to have. A blessing for sure but not required. Thanks for watching!
What a beautiful collection, I’m in awe of your Viscontis!
Hi, Liane. Thanks again for organizing this. It was good for me to participate and come out of my introvert shell. I can’t get enough of your swatching videos!! The Viscontis are nice but if I could only have one, it would be an easy choice…the Dark Crystal. They are kind of frustrating without ink windows.
Great video Terry! Lovely collection. I’m with you on the Benus. I couldn’t see the appeal, but then one came along that I liked so I took the plunge. Great pen. Something to be aware of with the Montegrappa Legacy Extra Grande is that it’s quite a heavy pen. Stunningly beautiful, with that unique celluloid smell, but not suitable for long writing sessions. The pen weighs 64 grams, 52 of that is the pen body. It’s the unusual metal filling mechanism that adds the weight I think.
Hi. That’s good to know. I had no idea that it was such a heavy pen. I still want it but that helps me to know what to expect. Thank you!!!
Hey Terry, nice to meet you! You‘ve come a long way! I felt the same way about Benu pens at first, then I recently bought my first one from a friend in the community and I love it! My nib journey was similar, broad and medium, right now I‘m loving extra fine and fine. Thank you for joining in and sharing your journey! You have quite a beautiful collection!
Hi, Queen. Thank you for watching and sharing your experiences. I can’t get enough of the fine nibs. I try to consciously buy a Medium every now and then just to add some variety to the channel. But if I could everything would be fine with blue ink 😊
This was fun! Thanks Terry! I really liked the drawings. I thought it was funny how you said the drugs for your wisdom tooth problem influenced your getting into fountain pens. (: Pretty collection of pens. Good to see you finally! I’m also interested in those instruments behind you. Are you a musician too? I have a Montegrappa Legacy with an italic nib. The ink needs to be primed every time I use it, and I have heard other people have flow problems with it too. Other than that, it is a very nice pen. Shari Zeck has one, and I think you might enjoy her channel if you haven’t seen it yet.
Hi, Sara. I’ve been lusting after the Legacy for almost a year. I love the blue one. I play drums in a band with my coworkers and I also play guitar and saxophone for “fun”. I’ve been subscribed to Shari’s channel for a while. She doesn’t post much anymore 😒
That’s cool! I enjoy music too. I sing with a jazz band.
Shari Zeck just put out a video today. I asked about her Montegrappa Legacy, and she said she’s looking to sell it. It’s not the blue one you want (it’s grey), but I thought I’d tell you in case you might be interested in buying hers. I hope you are doing well. I enjoy your videos!
Thanks for a lovely video. Wow, your handwriting is so very beautiful! For sustainability I will only let myself buy vintage pens, but that cross-hatched blue cross pen is sorely tempting…
Hi. Thank you for the kind words. You really can’t go wrong with vintage pens. I love the old Watermans. I think there is something special about writing with a pen that was made in the 20s. I purchased one from a lady who said it belonged to her father in law who lived to age 98. I’ve been obsessed with Cross pens since my teens.
What a nice thing to see your face. Brave for a shy girl :) this is a gem of a channel. My favorite channels are the genuine ones like yours and waski squirrel.
Hi! I really appreciate those kind words. My #1 goal is to be genuine…no nonsense. I want to help people spend wisely even if I don’t 😊 You lifted my day!!
Hey nice to see you! I love the variety in your collection and I agree with you: you don’t have to spend a lot on this hobby to enjoy it. 🎉
Hi, Anita. I’ve spent way too much but I love my inexpensive pens just as much. I’m so grateful that I discovered fountain pens and this community. I hope you are still enjoying your beautiful, new pens!
@@drawinsscribblins5326 I am - thanks for the encouraging words!
Love your drawings and hearing about your fountain pen journey!♥️
Émeraude de Chivor is also my favorite ink.✍️
My friend…you have excellent tastes in ink. I’m obsessed with it. I have to force myself not to put it in every pen. Thank you for watching and for the kind words.
I had no idea you had so many pens! Loved the peak into your collection, the pictures and drawings, and the history behind your fountain pen journey. :)
Hi, Amy. It’s crazy, I know. I enjoyed your video as well. I’m going to start trying to mix some inks like you and see what I can come up with. I have some inks by Ostrich that are too light for my tastes.
Oh my, that Waterman 56! That is really a looker! My vintage collection tends to lean Parker but Watermans are nice as are Cross pens. My most used pen is a Cross Peerless 125, which is surprising. That Sailor-made 18k gold nib is like butter.
Thank you for a fun discussion!
Hi, David. I didn’t notice until after uploading that I accidentally picked up the 55 instead of the 56. They look very similar. The Peerless is an excellent pen; I wish Cross would do more of that these days.
Thanks for starting off your video showing your face! (I like to know and SEE who I am watching...maybe weird, but I love it!) Also, thanks for sharing your journey so far with us! You have a BEAUTIFUL collection with so many great stories!!! I am now subscribed!!! Cheers!!!
Hi! Welcome. Thank you for subscribing. I will try to do more “face to face” videos to break up the monotony and to be more personal.
This was fun to watch, Terry! You have a gorgeous collection. I'm in awe!
I am a pilot plumix lover also. I get them for about $10 after coupons online with Michael's. You can take the nib off of that and put it on a kakuno, a Metropolitan, a pilot Iro-Utsushi dip pen, or a Prera (my favorite!) . It's a medium italic nib according to the package and it's the same one that is sold on the pilot prera and Metropolitan as a calligraphy medium. The nib says CM on those. (maybe it's cursuve medium? Ha ha)
Anyway, keep posting! I'll be watching!
Hi, Wendi Sue. I meant to comment on your video yesterday. We have a similar journey in that we were motivated to start our journey while recuperating. So happy you made it out of that ordeal. Looking forward to more of your videos!!
@@drawinsscribblins5326 thank you so much for watching!
Thanks for sharing! I also collected cross ball points when I was younger
Hi, Dana. You have good tastes. I’m so sad that Cross has fallen off as a company. I really hope they turn it around and make more fountain pens.
Hi Terry!! Just started following you. I appreciate your videos. Thanks for the content.
Hi, Francisco. Welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate you and the kind words. More videos to come.
Goodness, what a lovely collection! So many beautiful pens and a very nice variety. If you love wood pens I think you should look at Ryan Krusak’s work. I think he does the best of the best. I enjoy all your videos. And I am so fascinated that you write with both hands equally well. ❤
Hi, Peggy. I forgot to include my Krusac in the video. I have his Moby Dick. I’ve been meaning to check out his site to see what he has new. I love his artistry. The cap alone on the Moby Dick is worth the cost of the pen. Thank you for watching!!
I inherited my Mom's Cross Century pen and pencil set. It was a high school graduation gift and had her maiden name engraved. Such beautiful writing implements.
Aw. What a nice treasure. Cross has been bringing joy to writers for over 175 years. I hope they are able to withstand the tough times.
I appreciate you sharing the happiness your pens bring you. Lovely artwork.
A grail pen for me would be the Pilot Custom 845 in Vermillion Urushi, 18k gold F nib. But I doubt that ever happens. A retirees dream.
I have maybe a dozen, nothing over $40. Pilot Met, Wing Sung 699, Hongdian Black Forest, 3-4 Jinhao, 2 Noodler Ahab. I love my Hongdian N7 Blue Peacock F nib, perhaps the best quality pen I have for the money. This one and my Wing Sung 699 have such a smooth, velvet flow on Rhodia paper. I like vacuum fillers.
An everyday writer for a long time was my Pilot Metropolitan F nib with namiki Ink, until I got my first Black Forest. But if I want a precise and smooth line I still go back to the Pilot, let's say for drawing. They seem to be the best low cost, consistent steel nibs for me. I favor EF and F nibs, but I have started using a Pilot 1.O stub quite a lot. My handwriting is better with a stub. A couple months ago I bought a Twsbi Eco in 1.1 stub but still prefer the Pilot. The nibs cost almost as much as the pen, but I may get an F nib for it.
About paper for those on a budget, any Walmart notebook that is made in Vietnam doesn't bleed through. A little more toothy than Clairefontaine papers, but very serviceable for note-taking, etc. I'd say that papers made in India are also a good bet. Any country where fountain pens are commonly used and made have serviceable papers too, so I learned from another CZcamsr.
Paying $15 to $20 for pricier notebooks isn't something I can afford everyday, though there are Japanese papers, like Apica, many really, that are less expensive. What is it about pen and paper that feels so good?
Writer's Blood is my favorite ink. I'd like to have more Pilot iroshizuku: only kon-peki so far. I want to explore some reds and purples. I've shied away from shimmer from what I've heard about clogging but I'm sure I'll give it a try.
I favor darker colors. Waterman Mysterious Blue and Intense Black are very good and inexpensive inks. I have Diamine Oxblood and their Green Black but haven't really taken to it. Recently tried Herbin's Rouge Opera, a dry ink, too dry for me.
Maybe you can tell me, is all red ink generally on the dryer side? I'm looking for a brighter opaque red for proofreading and editing.
Hi, I started using the Jot and the Pen&Gear paper after watching Seaweed Kisses’ videos. It’s such nice paper. I’ve used the Jot mostly and there is no bleeding. I’ve used fountain, fine liners and gel pens with them. They are only $1.25. There are lot of good inexpensive options for fountain pen fans. Pilots are excellent all around pens from the Kakuno to the Urushi.
I like darker colors as well. As far as brighter reds, I like Otto Hutt Red Roses and Monteverde Garnet and Montevetde Ruby. I tend to use Yama Budo more but this may be too deep for proofing. I hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you need anything else!
@@drawinsscribblins5326 now that you mention it I think it was seaweed kisses where I got the heads up about the Walmart paper. When I wrote the comment above I couldn't remember the Pen and Gear name.
Thanks much for the information on the red inks.
I see from the background in your room you're very well equipped! 😊. I had some formal art training in the early '80s, all the basics studio classes. I've always wanted a large dedicated studio space where I had a full stock of materials to just walk in and go at it.
I used to do abstract painting and was in a couple small galleries in Dayton Ohio. Years ago I had an invitation to show, with a group of Kentucky artists, in Chicago but depression pushed it off. Life would have taken different move I think.
Thanks for the fun episode. You have a lot of pretty pens in your collection, Terry. 😊
Hi, Dash. Thanks for watching and your support as always!!
It's so good to see your face!
Thank you, Simone. So far, it doesn’t seem that I’ve scared anyone away so I will try to show my face every now and then. Thanks again for organizing this!
I enjoyed seeing your drawings and swatches, hearing how your preferences changed and evolved is very interesting. You have a nice collection of pens!
Hi, Hana. Thank you. I enjoyed your video as well. I just discovered Ancient Copper. I’ve had it for a while but never used it. It has beautiful shading.
@@drawinsscribblins5326 It really is so easy but interesting, isn't it! Glad you like it too, I am happy I got to find so many creators with this one year hop
@@drawinsscribblins5326 It really is so easy but interesting, isn't it! Glad you like it too, I am happy I got to find so many creators with this one year hop
I literally screamed when you showed the Leonardo. I have two FWP so if you want a sample I happy to share
Hi! I enjoyed your video. I hope you do more. Your sound is great. I’ve been doing these videos for two years and still can’t get my sound right. The Leonardo Momento Magico is reasonably priced and just as good.
Hi Terry, nice to meet you :).
Hey, Eugen. Thought I’d show my face at least once 😊