Editing The Pen Addict 213/transcript (section)

== Fountain Pens ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. Yeah. And we're going to. I think let's talk about that next. So. If you. This is from. Sebastian Morissette. It says. If you. You have acquired. And tried many fountain pens. In the past few years. And gained so much experience. And knowledge about pens. And about your tastes. So now. What is your favorite. Fountain pen body material. And why. Your favorite nib material. And why. Your favorite filling system. And why. Conclude. Modern. Vintage. Rarities. One-offs. Anything you want to build. If you want to build. The mic pen. What type of materials. And what type of setup. Do you have.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm either going to go with. Aluminium. Or acrylic. I'm struggling a little bit. Between the two of those. Because. I think if you can. If you want a little bit of weight. I say aluminum. For me. All other metals. Can be too heavy. But acrylic plastic. If done well. You get some incredible styles. Right. Out of acrylic. So. You know what. I'm probably going to go for acrylic. Because you can really. Do some. Just beautiful things. With some of that stuff. Right. You look at the things. That like from. Carolina Pen Company. From Edison. Like. The things that you can get out of that stuff. Are just. That's what makes the stuff that we love. I'm going to say gold nibs. Whenever I've used a gold nib. I've always been happy. I think the softness of it. Is much better for my style of writing. Every gold. Every pen that I really love. Has a gold nib. You know. Like. Right. The Pelican. The Sailor. My Edison. You know. These are all gold nibs. And they all provide. An excellent writing experience. For me. And my favorite. Of all filling systems. Is piston fillers. Because. I love the mechanism. And I love not. Usually. Having to like. Take the pen apart. To fill it. Right. And it's way easier to clean.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So. That's mine. I'm going to go with acrylic plastic. Gold nib. Piston filler.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Are we playing Clue?

'''Myke Hurley:''' We could do.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So. The body style. Is pretty tough for me. I think it's ebonite.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I like. The lightness. And the warmth. That you get.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I could see myself going there. If I have. If I had pens made out of that. Right. Because. Yeah. It shares a lot of the idea. Of the acrylic. Because you can create beautiful things. But it's probably a superior material. Mm-hmm.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You don't get. Necessarily. There's not the brightness. That you get. You can get some ebonites. That are very very bright. But like the acrylics. You can get the really wild. Wild colors. I still think I would prefer ebonite. I like the shapes. That. Manufacturers tend to make the ebonite. Pens in. Which are the very simple. Cigar shape stuff. It's not that you can't get an acrylic. In that shape. But they tend to be ebonite. That's kind of my aesthetic. I would definitely pick a gold nib. But rhodium plated. And the thing is. I don't know the size. I would pick. I think I would pick. Just a stock Japanese fine nib. To make up my perfect pen.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. I have no idea. What size I would pick anymore. Because now. I have a bunch of pens. That are fine and medium. And they're both amazing to me. And then I have things. Like the music nibs. Like I don't know what nib. I could pick anymore. It would. Totally depends on the manufacturer. The nib.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. Right. So I think. If I had to pick one nib. I would get a stock pilot fine nib. I believe. Gold.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' 14k nib. And then for filling system. Piston filler is pretty much there. But I think I'm going to go eyedropper.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You can get. I like seeing that ink sloshing around. If you happen to have a clear window and a pen. Which you don't get a lot in ebonite. Unless you have the window specially made. But still. Just the ease of use. The capacity. I never thought I'd be an eyedropper person. But they're super easy. Even though you do have to have the extra bit of the silicone grease. To seal up the threads. Just so there's no leaking. It's just nice.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Also the terra.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And the terra. But piston filler. I mean. It's hard to. It's hard to beat a piston filler. So. I'm going to go with. Kernel mustard. In the study. With the candlestick. Bravo. All right. So.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So that was. That was kind of the. If we were creating our own fountain pens. What would we. What would we do?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I would love to do that one day. By the way.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. One of these days.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Like. I would really. Just. I mean.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I've got some pens that are pretty close. I mean. My. My Nakaya. I mean. That's pretty much hard to beat. And I say. I mean. I've.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I've picked pens that I like. Right. Like I've. I've. I own pens like this. I just mean like. Actually. Make one for people. Not just for me. Gotcha. Gotcha. Gotcha. Gotcha.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Ooh. Look at you. Fancy.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It would be nice. Right. Like. To work with someone. To pick out all the materials. And make. And actually make a pen. The Myke Hurley signature pen. You know. And I can adorn it with skulls and snakes. Like. Still. Call it the trump.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Call it the huge. The huge pen. All right. Evelyn wants. Wants a Hobonichi update for quarter three. Are you still using. Using it. If so. What for. What's working. What isn't. I'm going to bet. No. Yeah. Total fail. I. One of the best products in the world. I swear. This is just an elite. Elite product. It's amazing. Every which way. I don't do dates. I. That's the hang up. It's. That. The page has a date on it. So. I just need to stick with my blank notebooks. Be happy with it. Instead of trying to force the Hobonichi. It's so damn cool. I mean. I. I won't guarantee you that I won't buy one for next year. I just. I. It's an amazing. Amazing product. It's. It's not. Sticky for me. It's just not. And it's the dates. I. I have a. Brain lock. On dates on the page. It does not work for me. So.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Let me tell you something. Uh. I've been using. Uh. The cross field.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah.

'''Myke Hurley:''' My gosh.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. See that's. That's. That would be the way to go. Right. The paper. But without.