Do You Write With a Fountain Pen?

I suspect that I am in a very small minority of people who write almost exclusively with a fountain pen. Certain paper and card means I sometimes have to use a ballpoint pen but, given the choice, I will always choose a fountain pen.

I use either a Conway Stewart fountain pen (my good pen) or a Lamy fountain pen (my everyday pen). Unfortunately, Conway Stewart went out of business some time ago, however, Bespoke British Pens bought what stock existed and still make, in effect, Conway Stewart pens. I bought my Lamy fountain pen from a shop near where I worked in London many, many years ago. I bought my Conway Stewart more recently from Andy's Pens (http://www.andys-pens.co.uk/) who stock a range suitable for nearly every budget.

With a fountain pen I can I watch the ink glisten on the paper before drying. I consider writing with a fountain pen is writing with a soul; I find writing with a ballpoint soulless.

As I have mentioned on this forum before, I was once told, "There are two things in life you do not lend: your fountain pen and your wife. In that order."

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  • I get as great deal of pleasure if I have the time,writing with a fountain pen.

    I can have extremely neat writing which needs an italic nib, and when I make the effort others remark on how beautiful it is. However, my normal writing with a biro is nearly illegible especially when rushed.  In fact even with a fountain pen I need the time, I cannot write neatly at all when rushed, something which caused problems with school exams.

    Ink these days is far more than the one shilling a bottle (5p) it was when I was at school, and the variety of colours is more restricted. And to bring it to its best it needs some parchment type paper. I am a bit of a perfectionist!

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  • I get as great deal of pleasure if I have the time,writing with a fountain pen.

    I can have extremely neat writing which needs an italic nib, and when I make the effort others remark on how beautiful it is. However, my normal writing with a biro is nearly illegible especially when rushed.  In fact even with a fountain pen I need the time, I cannot write neatly at all when rushed, something which caused problems with school exams.

    Ink these days is far more than the one shilling a bottle (5p) it was when I was at school, and the variety of colours is more restricted. And to bring it to its best it needs some parchment type paper. I am a bit of a perfectionist!

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