Current Fountain Pens & Inks in Rotation

Fountain Pens & Ink in Rotation

• Blue Lamy Safari (F) w/ Lamy Blue ink
• Charcoal Lamy Safar (EF) w/ Lamy Blue-Black ink (bottled/iron-gall)
• Matte Black Cross Century II (EF) w/ Sheaffer Skrip Black ink
• Matte Gray Cross Century Classic (EF) w/ Noodler's Lexington Gray ink
• Pilot 78G (B Stub Italic) w/ Private Reserve Dakota Red. I use this pen/ink combo to write letters to my lovely wife!
  

In addition, I've been thoroughly enjoying these journals & paper:

• Ampad Gold Fibre Planning Pad (graph on one side, lined on the other): Affordable, utilitarian, great for drafting sermon notes, outline thoughts, etc.
  
• Rhodia Webnotebook (large, lined, black cover): Takes fountain pen ink great. Using it for personal "daily" journal.
• Staples Eco-Friendly (bagasse) Composition Notebook: Using it for prayer journal. Very, very fountain pen ink-friendly.
  
• Moleskine Weekly Planner Journal (red, pocket): 2nd year in a row!
  
• Moleskine Cahiers (graph, pocket-size): Daily to-do lists, notes, etc.
  

Some Fountain Pen Appreciation

Fountain Pen Inks Currently in Rotation

The following inks are loaded & in use:

• Noodler's Bulletproof Black in Lamy Safari (EF) & Parker 88 Place Vendome (M)


• Private Reserve American Blue in Mont Blanc 144 Classique (F cursive italic)


• Private Reserve Copper Burst in Dollar 717i Clear Demonstrator (F-M)


• Private Reserve Dakota Red in Pilot 78G (B stub/italic)

Current Fountain Pen Collection

Fountain pens currently in my possession:

• Cross Century Classic, gray matte, extra-fine nib (gift from wife in early 1990s)
• Parker 88 Place Vendome, beige & burgundy, medium nib (gift from colleague in early 1990s)
• Mont Blanc 144 Classique, fine cursive italic nib (A "too good to be true" clearance buy at Office Depot that was true! Purchased sometime around 2004 +/-. )
• Lamy Safari, charcoal, extra-fine nib ("daily workhorse")
• Pilot 78G, cinnabar red, broad (western light medium) stub/italic nib (Mainly for letters/notes to my wife.)
• Dollar 717i, piston fill clear demonstrator, western fine nib (Main use is for underlining text & writing margin notes with Private Reserve Copper Burst ink.)
• Cross Century II, classic black, extra-fine nib (Received as warranty replacement for Cross Century Classic listed above that developed a loose feed. Plan to send Classic to a repair shop.)
• Sailor Profit Superscript, specialty 3-in-1 calligraphy nib (Use for highlighting with Noodler's Firefly ink.)