2026-07-12T01:47:52Z https://yabu.me Jeen https://yabu.me/npub1ump3zakg0ut9undsucnd4ekghnqn7ddh0rautr6w0mk5wunsrlfq7k2wsv https://o.mastodon.nz/accounts/avatars/109/264/243/026/904/888/original/7ee2a9073f9d340a.jpg https://o.mastodon.nz/accounts/avatars/109/264/243/026/904/888/original/7ee2a9073f9d340a.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2pnsvsnhjy5w6cmexuadkkss9kfdkv46erwccehf96cvl4lmxjeqzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayen2jtj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyh3tnqect3fdfe6augfkt6zycuu3g30yth8t53fktc3lt4j8emucfhfj0m'>nevent1q…fj0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ah I see, it may be that I just haven&#39;t experienced that because I write daily with both of them. Good to keep in mind though, I was considering buying a few more... 2026-05-23T21:06:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs05rcuncpr0280txsmwgk62zue09zm4uqfeaw30wfxs9jkgvzg4pqzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay03d5nv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdh0jgak45p0gpttdpjkhexg3jtt8n8fgc84sqddw686wtrvdwdszd7rle'>nevent1q…7rle</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve got one of each and have apparently been lucky. What kind of issues are you running into? Are they leaking? 2026-05-23T20:36:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqnmhla558q3wq03p9mxuynra6t7gz24tz0zlwvusu5sfxc7mlkqzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0aytzrtrc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvjjmmtaaazms64qcmk02wqqk46552pgk30d5qscmqrdugw4zhfpgp92f7t'>nevent1q…2f7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>you know, it just never occurred to me to only write on one side. Thanks for the tip! 2026-01-29T21:56:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwzkj6lg2a6jdken9k7y9rjcq8jv6lvq5khxga9h60f5c8lcnmsqzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay28kcqg Being a leftie who loves fountain pens can be challenging. You&#39;ve just written a beautiful essay on the left page in your nice Tomoe River notebook, you continue on the right page.... Smudges everywhere as your writing hand moves over what you just wrote.<br/><br/>To prevent this, I&#39;m experimenting with filling my notebook from the back, writing on the right page first, then left. It feels a little awkward but I&#39;m hoping that&#39;s just because it is new. Anyone else tried this?<br/><br/>#FountainPen #LeftHanded 2026-01-29T21:40:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstafemc2w37ma3skwmtcczn78dv8mwg3ue9lu9jturztnwjadclzszyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay5xmw3z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfau6rtgntwaw57v0nj408yk8wy6rg69vd7weq8j0y3ndy0t6qus73kwxs'>nevent1q…kwxs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>can recommend. Their online shop is a bit clunky but it&#39;s got lots of interesting stock, at decent prices. I&#39;ve ordered with them several times and delivery was always speedy. #FountainPen 2025-12-10T06:08:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvfjxq5j4lskcsgqpggy9w2enahmw63urtwv46s7sdpyzc3j7wmgzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay63q70g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6act80mjtfp2qlmmrp9dnhu5lkxnapjm5z23w4x0sf0t5jwq2qcu4yz7g'>nevent1q…yz7g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I went the other way: started with that converter, now using a syringe to refill cartridges. For me it wasn&#39;t about capacity though, but more that I seem to make less of a mess with syringe. #FountainPen 2025-10-15T09:15:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg2f2e8t6659ajwrdr8slcmxan5k9zyes94052y7lyyzpsu3z0reszyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayhmahme In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdruhkkcrlyqvdmv4n9zqlx5lcs9eddtq47had9qajn6c2g7vxxxcp920hz'>nevent1q…20hz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>wow! Is that still called shimmer, it&#39;s more glowing. Does that stay as bright as that once it dries? #FountainPen 2025-08-30T22:22:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2y6lsxjd4cvvs92w2lce7e2ck6nhnyzwwpnadcqk8clhxjmfyykszyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayn00pzf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfr9qun3a9v65nyfugrsfjdjv53rr5y0emxzl4aym3au4la7cnl8gj8acjl'>nevent1q…acjl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think it&#39;s French? Although looking at their site I&#39;m not actually sure mine is not a knockoff... looks rather high end. See <a href="https://www.recife.paris/en/">https://www.recife.paris/en/</a> #FountainPen 2025-07-06T08:18:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qtfzpxwcuewlztdztck6f3mcrwpz7luuspwe5m6f2u8tx5tmleszyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayw9n0hr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rtxmdgxx7a70fy5uewc34k3duxwrrh9gp3lrqp0s44cjqy8wtvqvx2rkm'>nevent1q…2rkm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the pen I currently carry everywhere is a Recife Traveller. Sturdy, screw on cap so less likely to leak (in my mind), and not so expensive that I worry about breaking or losing it. It&#39;s also quite a dry writer, an advantage when you want to jot something down quickly. #FountainPen 2025-07-05T20:47:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8y995tnyxf4ch5l0kyyypz6pl2df88dpc4yuxs9ly949c8m5xw9qzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay8lkuda In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghkej08k4e978ae68kl749p803q4s6za6tsypdn3qsta38sffjfcemmlwe'>nevent1q…mlwe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>why thank you 😊 It&#39;s usually poorer than this. The trick is to write slowly - which I usually can&#39;t quite manage. 2025-02-09T07:43:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4wvpvemm77nfjkcayrm5ypj3jc9838nldqd9fcguc8gzlkt9twczyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay0eygzh #FountainPen #RockYourHandwriting just to show that you don&#39;t have to have neat writing to join in on this thing. Any excuse to jot in my journal. Pen: Pilot MR1, medium nib. Ink: Diamine Imperial Purple. Paper: Leuchtturm1917 dotted.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/113/970/338/333/126/618/original/7fbbbe51e6f6bf1f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-08T21:25:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy662rn6g7xwngddp5fqu7tew9qltu86pwqlvv5t78qp45pfyrdtqzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayg5hjnc Great. Only one empty #FountainPen, so now what?<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/113/937/512/943/471/463/original/564e8d68b32f43b6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-03T02:09:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8yczhxu5zryk9rqm8dvkt5nzknmdw5245kcustu8tf2853nz49uszyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay30wryz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs977k0g9pzl9rmgdje0tfxkgc8unhylxfn3eagmwqe3rrcyxf0udchwlruw'>nevent1q…lruw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thanks, good to know! I&#39;ve got the opportunity to try the pen soon before I buy, will definitely pay attention to the weight. on the whole I tend to prefer a heavier #FountainPen so might be less of an issue for me. That said with so many good pens to choose from I&#39;d rather buy something I&#39;ll actually make use of 😁 2025-01-28T18:13:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst6d987sn6v0n2hq0t9dszrm8pty3jdeqr7xxcw4p82tvluu3plnczyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay33va0c I&#39;m saving up for my next #FountainPen that I definitely need and not just want (shuddup). Ogling the MonteVerde Ritma, looks classicly stylish. Anyone have experiences good or bad that I should know about? 2025-01-28T09:07:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmpasgkpkm7ydypjfqaxwfgnnz56v07jkzvd9qhylagjr7u0gvhgzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayt8skev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzkvm2u8s9emvulh7m3hjyju5xulw877m79s6k80kzvufdv0nngs8crhym'>nevent1q…rhym</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it seems to be less of a problem with thicker paper like Clairefontaine or Leuchtturm1917. Though admittedly I only tried Tomoe River once briefly. As for inks, I usually use various flavours of Iroshizuku, which I think are relatively fast drying?<br/><br/>I may give Tomoe River another try, I&#39;ve got a small blank somewhere still, perhaps my initial impression was wrong . 2025-01-08T20:56:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjeaff0sgnfv94uwef3dq3z08xu00m9kp0f4hkg5g95r9pk3rtrqzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayrrduk2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsregw4unvcm4vue9wnrljes5dqlhddw2ugnetzsnf7w94fde9l9wqfzsjn0'>nevent1q…sjn0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that looks very nice, and basically exactly what I need, thanks! The only problem for me (special snowflake that I am) is that, being a leftie, Tomoe River paper is not easy to use - it has higher drying times so I tend to smudge a lot... 2025-01-08T19:30:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvujpu99hnjc6su0s9x249yv764jtpfs444a0g4k7tn7f6nse50cgzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ay82gcj0 Question for #NewZealand #FountainPen users: I&#39;m looking for B6 or A6 notebooks with dotted white paper, fountain pen friendlyobviously, but having no luck. Closest I can find is Leuchtturm1917, but that paper is cream/ivory, not white. Is what I want even available anywhere? 2025-01-08T09:19:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjq8f2p4w36gf4m3jc7tk7xgcaspc4zjmyg3txjfy5c9w2jxtryszyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayyvy9cl The #FountainPen used by Air Vice-Marshall Sir Leonard Isitt to sign the Japanese surrender document on behalf of New Zealand, in 1945. On display at the Airforce museum of New Zealand, in #Christchurch. Looks like it might be a Parker 51?<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.nz/system/media_attachments/files/113/762/132/231/945/297/original/5248e7e272bd9822.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-03T02:51:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6mgz2rzu87ypu86r4vm0u2vg88crxummmfzyy32m8t5wmlqy5yqzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayvfy9um In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrg9925vnqqa5cmuumpgfrln5g5hqz46hf8s3g56pvnkk7a55jvzcxehw0g'>nevent1q…hw0g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that is lovely. Bet the #FountainPen community would get a kick out of this. I know I did. 2024-11-10T08:49:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstcw982ly9jv3eujfp2hfxatuqpr86s4uu6wyxlfehvxlkm78kwcgzyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayuq39dc While I like their looks and how they hold in the hand, I&#39;m not loving my Jinhao #FountainPen nibs. The fine nib (on my 500) is really scratchy, though it seems to put down enough ink. And even the medium nib (on my x450), while smoother than the fine one, is nowhere near as smooth as my Pilot MR1 medium nibs. Do I have duds or is this simply to be expected for such relatively cheap pens? 2024-11-09T01:49:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyer34lt6yk3m9rnajlflr0ntf6k3573hk4dl95vem2jczpdt95vczyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayrjgndl I just bought a Jinhao 500 #FountainPen online and I&#39;m like a little boy trembling with excitement. It&#39;s a bloody pen, not even a top end one, get a grip already! 2024-10-26T09:36:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx57f2wmhjl6ulz7z3c26hjcuv30ryuvkn7r93ujch328stdhe4wszyrnvxytkepl3vhjdkrnzdkhxez7vz0e4kau0h3v0felw63mjwq0ayv2876f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0epy9yewrkfwv7kqau9gtassyralcw602tkwgfplp0gxa62mq8nsym9quj'>nevent1q…9quj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m all for bashing Google, but in this case I&#39;m not sure what you&#39;re complaining about to be honest. The result seems spot on given what you asked for. 2024-09-01T05:06:58Z