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draconicvision , in NPD majohn A1 fishscale grey

Is it just me do you have massoov hands? The pen looks tiny in your hand.

Ildar OP ,
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No, my hands quite normal 😁 Here is apple pencil for scale https://i.imgur.com/hCLtKlU.jpg

glitch25 , in Finally took the plunge in buying my first fountain pen
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@CatBusBand congrats! May the urges be gentle to your pocketbook. 🙂

UnfortunateTwist , in Finally took the plunge in buying my first fountain pen

Nice handwriting! My cursive has gone downhill.

CatBusBand OP ,

I think the fountain pen actually improved my handwriting. My cursive on ballpoint pens look like chicken scratch in comparison.

EmrysOfTheValley ,

I noticed this as well, made me focus on writing properly rather than ball pen chicken scratches. The problem is it is really easy to get more and fancy inks 😂.

vadsamoht ,

There are two possible reasons (probably more) that the pen may actually be helping your handwriting here:

  • You're probably putting less pressure onto the page, which means that you're not fighting against that friction every time you need to change direction.
  • Your pen seems to lay down a pretty thick line - that's something that can often make the imperfections in one's handwriting less visible. (That's not intended as a dig at your handwriting, in fact it can be a useful thing to keep in mind if you're writing something like a birthday card where you get one shot at making it look good).
Korvmedbrod , in Finally took the plunge in buying my first fountain pen

Good for you, congratulations!

Nominel , in Finally took the plunge in buying my first fountain pen

The Monami Olika is a great choice! It has a nice robust feeling to the plastic material. Do you like the grip?

CatBusBand OP ,

I like the grip a lot! It prevents my hand from slipping when I write

CatBusBand , in Some of my favorite nibs

Woah those nibs look beautiful and expensive

UnfortunateTwist , in My first Nakaya

Beautiful pen.

Question for the more experienced: is this a case of the feed not being able to keep up with ink usage?

Valdair , in [Meta] Now taking submissions for a new banner image
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Here are three I tried putting together, I hope the aspect ratio/size is okay.

EDIT: I have no idea why it's prompting an 18+ warning lmao... I think imgur is a little too gung-ho on their anti pornography filter lately

Alkaseltzer028 , in [Meta] Vote for our new banner image
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#4

toga , in [Meta] Vote for our new banner image
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I’d say #1 or #3, I’m leaning more towards #3

RufusLoacker , in [Meta] Vote for our new banner image

My vote for #3!

Steam501 , in [Meta] Vote for our new banner image

#3

sdothum , in [Meta] Vote for our new banner image
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#3 ..love the depth of field effect

fruity , in [Meta] Vote for our new banner image

#2

CatBusBand , in [Meta] Vote for our new banner image

#4 looks cool. It’s like an arsenal of fountain pens

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