My FS thread for some vintage boar brushes.....the one has a swastika on it, in what I believe is the Native American or Indian....ancient in other words, positioning, NOT the Nazi symbol positioning (on it's point).... it's created a bit of a stir....not too bad I guess, but I wasn't expecting it, honestly
ahhh, gotcha...I was even over there earlier, but didn't connect the dots edit: if you really want to cause trouble, you could stand the brush at a 45° angle
ugh... super glue, I spent about 5 months with super glue all over my fingers for these (those are 4 of about 80 models I put together)
Things are moving along. It is tough to do any real grieving per say around here though. Between the girls, the wife, the career, the book release, and getting all dads possessions and properties in order, life just will not allow any rest. Oh yeah, Truckman. You outta fix your sig line. Have Yourself a Rollsshave. Two s's.
slowed down alot, since most of TAT is over here. I check in every once in awhile, there's a couple of threads I keep an eye on, the old TAT being one of them, there's a thread about how many shaves to the bottom of a shave stick (something along those lines), with some pretty funny pics posted, and more to come, if anyone's interested
Rrrr..... Shave sticks have been making me mad lately. I have sent numerous emails to that dude, John, from WCS, and none have been answered. My dad got involved in that hoax of a group buy on B&B, and I want to get a refund for the stuff that he never got. Honestly, I want nothing from a vendor like WCS, except a refund of the funds that were used to pay for that IM order.
Matt - if you want some pointers on going XTG with the straight, let me know. I understand it now! Thanks for the translation. I'd love to see a picture or a scan of your writing, Tom. rr Thanks, folks. It's not that good, honestly. :ashamed001 I am into classic pens, yes. Not as much as Bong or Tom, but I only write with fountain pens (unless I'm writing a check or need something to be waterproof and don't have a waterproof ink loaded into one of my pens). I'm also left handed. With a nib with a moderate flow and a fast drying ink, you shouldn't have many problems. Unfortunately, I don't know much about vintage fountain pens, so I'll post what I know. If you have any more questions or would like any more help, let me know. First question: How large are your hands? The Namiki Falcon is an exceptional pen (though not a traditional fountain pen as it has an extremely flexible nib) that I would suggest for small writing and a left hander. I have a small Moleskine that I use often - my writing has to be very small to fit in between the lines - and the Falcon is very good at precise work. I even have a medium nib, so you could even drop down to the fine nib if you want a really thin line. It's not a very wet nib (ink flows through slowly), so it's perfectly suited for us left handers. I have a somewhat large hand (just a hair under 8 inches from base of hand to tip of middle finger), but the Falcon fits in it well with the cap on. It's a tiny pen that's only 6.75 inches opened with the cap posted. The pen can use ink cartridges or ink from bottles using the included converter (which doesn't have a large capacity). It retails for around $130, I think, but if you contact Pam (she's wonderful and her customer service is top notch) at the following site, you'll be able to get it for less: http://onebeagle.net/oscarbraun/ If you're looking for bargain pens, I've heard very good things about the Duke and Hero pens from the following site: http://www.isellpens.com/ Most of the modern pens aren't too prone to leaking. I've carried the same piston fill Pelikan with me almost every day for a number of years and have never had a problem with leaks. For carbon forms - I'd take Brian's suggestion. You don't want to use a regular fountain pen nib with any pressure as it will damage it. The nice thing about fountain pens is that you barely have to touch the pen to the page and it'll write. It really eases the pressure off of your hands. Most large companies that produce pens these days do either piston or converter/cartridge fill. Eyedropper fill was common many years ago. Personally, I prefer piston fillers (mostly because they can hold more ink). Converter/cartridge systems are more user friendly and flexible, because you can use both bottled ink and cartridges (which are very handy on the go). Here's a very handy cheat sheet: http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref_info/fillers.htm
It might be messed up to say this, but I am going to laugh my ass off when the 1 year mark hits for that group buy, and the sticks are still lost in space!!
