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Thank you also to you, I enjoy to see videos in your channel, always discovering great pens and resins, new artisans. Joe Little/Little pen designs and Cross cut creations was completely new to me, and I'm fully aligned with you ! I don't mention this point in my videos but I never say that I will review the pens I order. That's completely the standard and usual quality that Mr Little delivers: and it is great !

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It just makes me think to something: did you wash the pen before and inked it after let's say after few hours or 1d ? I've had this problem few times ago: I believe some water was trapped inside the cap (I guess due to the clip) and the ink has leaked in the cap. Not sure how it happened, but I've found a posteriori some very light traces of humidity on the grip. On my side, even if all my pens are vertical as mentioned in the video, some are nib up, others are nib down. My flex pens have always the nib down for exemple (except the magna carta mag600 which leaks as hell nib down (the worst pen I know in terms of ink control)). Because it is better to start with a fulfilled feed. But for more standard nibs, usually I don't care too much 🙂.

@UneFontaineDePlumes I don't think I flushed the nib, because I used an ink cartridge.

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'A dead donkey' 😂 It must be really heavy.

Hello Wow I was hoping no one would ever ask that 🙂 So difficult for me because there are so many. I can like a Sailor EF, a diplomat M (very opposite nib), a visconti or an Asvine pen etc... In a general way, I'm trying to dodge the question, because I could consider half of my collection as "favorite", ready to go with any of them and completely happy. Additionally, many people then could conclude what is for example my favourite kind of nibs. What I prefer in pens is to adapt myself to the pen, and just like it for all the positive it brings to me. It means : what are my favourite pens ... in which fields ? So many parameters, my "favourite" can change depending on what I need at one moment. ex/ I can like a pen for the look, and find the nib just OK. I can like a nib and the pen looks just OK. ex/ I need to write in a small space or I have all the room I need. ex/ I need to travel (plane). etc.... It is infinite. Yet, even if I'm not a huge fan of "my best pen is ....", let's say: we are at the end of the year, I will try to propose few video about my favorite pens (hum) beg. of next year.

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Merci ! Et je suis complètement d'accord pour la plume. Après que Majohn nous ait proposé une belle plume 8, ça aurait été une belle surprise que cette compagnie nous propose une bonne plume en Titane. Est-ce que l'une des principales compagnies chinoises osera le faire un jour ?

Thank you. I'm preparing the J16 review which will be a bit special (and long) because I've replaced the nib ... I've not planned a comparison, but let's modify a bit things then: I will add a 1 or 2mn comparison at the end of the video. My opinion is simple and clear: I prefer the J16. Just the price, the Majohn price is 50% higher than the Asvine price, and absolutely nothing can justify this.

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Thanks. For the housing, it can't be swapped (the pelikan housing is particular/specific). Concerning the nibs only, I would be surprised if it is swappable. After measurement, the nib widths are a bit different and the form factor also. Feed side, the diameters are also a bit different.

@@UneFontaineDePlumes that's too bad, otherwise it would be fun to do some nib swapping in these pens.

Hope you will also enjoy this pen, and I will watch your review as usual 👍

The cap issue on the N24 is another comment that I read on some forums while searching for information about why the A7 is unavailable. I agree with you, the A7 is really a nice fountain pen, both in blue and green.

But even the M24 problem was at one point solved. I received from Etsy three caps two of which cracked but the third has yet to crack after having been told that they had fixed the issue. I also noticed from another Chinese reviewer that they’re coming out with theWA 315 I believe which looks like a nice metal pen with again some historical significance. I’ve been looking for it for sometime but I’ve yet to see it for sale at any outlet available here in North America.

My mistake it’s actually the WA351

I'm really confident they will re-release the pen. In theory this wood should resist much better than the N24 thanks to the stabilization (= the wood pores are clogged with the synthetic resin). I've a lot of chance: still no crack on my N24's cap :-). I keep my "fingers crossed" for my A7. Thank you for your comment !

@@fountainpentherapy In case someone is interested by the Vincenzo's info : Shanghai Knife Dude youtube channel, Community.

Merci pour l'info ! Suite à votre commentaire, je viens de lui faire subir un traitement de choc pour voir si tout tient bien et rien ne se décolle: clairement de mon côté ca tient vraiment bien. Je vais quand même mettre une petite note Francais / Anglais au cas.

It is really. Hope I will be able to buy the green one when/if pens back to Aliexpress sellers.

yes, and very strange what happened. I bought it the oct 15th 30e, the price grows up quickly to about 40e and no more pen. I hope they will come back soon. I would like also to buy the green :-)

@UneFontaineDePlumes I'm really looking forward to your review.

@@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564 Review is uploaded, and I've sticked a comment from a french comment below the video (with english translation), which could explain few things (but to be taken with caution as no clue)

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Thank you for your comment and kind words. In fact I have the pen since 2-3 weeks, and I'm testing it since, because I wanted to "feel" the nib as far as I can. Just before the writing session, I have inked a pilot 912 FA (which is kinda my usual point of reference), and taken 2 other nibs for which I'm preparing the review (that I have since more time). And spent time with all these nibs to feel and compare. Then I started the writing session. There is not too much railroad during the writing session because I'm taking care of it (also going slowly always help the feed), but you can see it in the "8" session. The nib starts to strongly lack ink. I'm not afraid to damage it because I feel its limit, but it is always needed to take care of it (true for any "ultraflex" nib). This nib remains excellent yet, but not at the level that some people have presented it (I remind : this is a nibmeister nib at initially USD 200$). For the last question, this is a nightmare question 🙂. I would say from a pure flex perspective, the short : ua-cam.com/users/shortsZE_2n9LJ4YA (the review will come with the Asvine J16 I've just received, unhappily now Asvine provide pens only to US market, and later europe). But typically a 912FA or 742FA is excellent even if less variation, a nib I really like. Scribo flex nib is also awesome but more in the field EDC capable + Flex (but a different beast just due to the wetness). And in the field EDC first + excellent Flex capabilities: for example ua-cam.com/users/shorts59SNMfWCRTU (this review will come with an awesome pen review, also under preparation) .... but many other can be excellent in a different way, like some titanium nibs. (Edit: forgot appart: I guess you have an eye on the new Nahvalur Dromgoole 🙂)

@UneFontaineDePlumes actually, I do! However did you guess?

A2P has received it and posted some pretty pictures. Beautifull, and additionally I've not this Nahvalur model (whereas I like the ring waves over the ink windows) then I've started to search info to order it. Then I clicked on the insta picture, and it was 6 tags :-) and ... yours (big smile: I was almost sure you will like it). Then I tried to order in Dromgoole's website and not possible to select a country outside US :-(. Then I've got Dromgoole's in touch (and there is good discount which will compensate the french customs) and started to exchange with them (discussion is not finalized because they don't work the sunday, but it is in good shape I believe). Tbh, this Deep Cirrus Sky is really insane.

Thank you, I appreciate the feedbacks you post each time. I totally agree with "Flex nibs are seen very controversial and are much more subject to individual personal preferences". Clearly often people doesn't expect the same things from nibs. Even wording is sometimes difficult. If Flex is more or less defined by all today by the fact that pushing a nib involves tine spread and line variation, not only how the nib moves up and down, some other words have not the same meaning depending of people: like spring, snapback, bounce ... Reason why I'm trying to not use too much these words. But you make me think: I should use them and give in the text a definition of these words below the video. I've also my own limit and this is (if you want my opinion) just having an healthy mind. Whatever the limit, it exists really great pens from few bucks to ....... (the Fulgor Nocturnus Tibaldi $8 million ? 🙂)

Hello, Cypress is its own brand (you can buy MrCypress fountain pens / nibs in the mrCypress website mrcypress.com.tw), you can also see with some pen makers because they can buy Cypress nib unit (In this channel, you can check JustTurning video, Mr Just gives the choice between cypress and jowo). Yes I can really feel differences between FPR/Kanwrite steel nibs. For FPR 14K nibs (I don't own it), I don't know, but the number of nib manufacturers is very low in the world (mainly if we forget the nib manufacturers who just sell nibs with their own pens). Bock/Jowo/Cypress/Ambitious/Kanwrite (hope I don't forget one :-)). The only nib manufacturer which proposes so much different nibs is Kanwrite. But I can be wrong.

Thank you for your feedback, excellent: I was really interested to know if the EDC / light writing was existing or not with other omas/xflex . Now we have the info: it means the nib tuning and probably grinding can really vary from nib to nib. it is impossible with mine to write normally out of the box (but no problem with flex): even if this is easy to fix, I won't because on one side I'm not interested to write without flex with this pen and probably fixing it, could increase a bit the thickness of the thin lines. What could be interesting (but no so important), but very difficult to check because it is needed to have the same writer with the 2 pens, it is to know if the thin line is a bit thicker with your nib or not during a flex session (in theory it should be). Whatever, I will follow as usual your review with a high interest 👍....

Bonjour, ca m'a rendu curieux, vous auriez le nom du modèle (je ne connais pas bien les stylos Cross). Merci.

😊. Merci beaucoup pour votre message sympa.

Merci ...

Pour mon style d'écriture, il est trés variable, j'aime essayer de m'adapter en général à la plume que j'ai entre les mains et essayer "d'en ressentir le meilleur". J'adore autant écrire avec des plumes très fines avec une main légère qu'écrire avec des plumes M rigides pour la douceur, et leur capacité à "encaisser" etc... Par contre il faut bien avouer: écrire avec 2 spots dans les yeux (sinon les ombres des mains couvrent l'écriture dans la vidéo), une caméra au dessus de la feuille, un micro devant la bouche, et la feuille positionnée un peu trop loin avec une inclinaison différente de celle habituelle, disons que ca n'est pas le meilleur moment pour ressentir l'écriture avec une plume 😆😆. Merci en tout cas pour le mot sympa (je repasse sur votre autre message car j'ai peut être une idée).

Bonjour, je pense que cette vidéo, si vous ne l'avez pas encore vue, pourrez vous aider (comparatif de 7 plumes Santini): ua-cam.com/video/jOAyDBOD9Gw/v-deo.html Aussi: ici vous avez la revue d'un stylo Santini avec une plume F Flex Rhodiée. La superflexy sera a mon avis trop difficile a utiliser en EDC, elle n'est vraiment pas faite pour ca. On peut écrire normalement avec une main ultra légère, mais ca vous fatiguera la main à cause du contrôle permanent que ca vous demandera sur une session au delà de quelques lignes. La F Flex de Santini est une très bonne EDC, avec des capacités de fléchissement mais forcément limitée (et il faut bien sûr un minimum de force pour flex cette plume car vous avez une plume utilisable EDC. Les plumes qui fléchissement sans force sont souvent trop difficiles à utiliser en EDC). Il faudrait m'en dire un peu plus sur votre niveau d'attente en terme de fléchissement et variation d'épaisseur de trait. Car une plume ou l'on veut EDC + Flex, il y a toujours du compromis à faire, et savoir ou on veut placer le curseur. En d'autre terme (c'est difficile à décrire mais peut dépendre de votre manière d'écrire EDC): si vous avez une main plutôt légère à l'écriture et vous voulez que le flex démarre avec peu de force et aille assez loin en épaisseur de ligne; ou si vous écrivez avec une main plus lourde, ce qui implique plus de force pour fléchir, et probablement plus de limitation dans la variation de l'épaisseur de trait. D'autres personnes attendent qu'une plume puisse fléchir mais l'épaisseur du trait n'a pas d'intérêt pour eux, c'est juste la sensation d'écriture en EDC qu'ils recherchent et le fait que la plume fléchisse puisse aussi ramener plus d'encre et adoucir encore plus l'écriture (normalement on évite de dire flex pour ces plumes mais plutôt "soft"). Ce que j'écris est "un peu schématique" mais ceci fait appel à des sensations qui peuvent être très personnelle. Ce sont ces sensations/résultats que je cherche à comprendre. Par ailleur votre expérience sur les plumes flex peut aussi jouer. Une personne qui n'a pas l'habitude des plumes flex va progresser dans ses attentes et ses goûts, une personne plus expérimentée saura ce qu'elle veut mais n'arrive pas forcément à le trouver....

​@@UneFontaineDePlumes Vraiment merci beaucoup pour cette réponse rapide et détaillée. J'ai également regardé attentivement la vidéo que vous mentionnez. La flexy fine en #8 semble être la plus compatible (pour moi). Mais le Giant 8 est trop onéreux pour mes moyens. Je suis assez étonné de voir le résultat que vous obtenez avec la Flexy Fine (du Unica) : je n'arrive pas à autant de pleins (de flex). Je crois que je vais m'abstenir d'acheter un nouveau Santini car je "devrais" le prendre avec une Flexy F - que j'ai déjà, comme indiqué. Pour mes attentes & mon EDC : 2 références : pour du confort, Leonardo Flex Fine. pour du flex EDC : pilot custom 912 FA#10 convient tout à fait. Je me demande si je ne vais pas prendre à l'avenir une seconde pilot FA #10 car elle est à la fois "souple" ET "flex", même sans l'alimentation en ébonite. Vraiment excellente EDC. Merci encore !

@faniro4792 Si vous arrivez à écrire EDC avec un 912 FA, c'est que vous avez la main très légère à l'écriture, pas de doute. Je vous donne les 2 dernieres pistes au cas ou, mais quoiqu'il en soit, la plume FA #10 est sans aucun doute une des meilleurs en Flex, et peut être même la meilleur (et personnellement je la préfère sans alimentation ébonite) En dehors des plumes de Nibmeisters, il y a un stylo qui pourrait pas mal vous interesser, mais hélas le prix risque d'être aussi un peu élevé (à la place du Scribo La dotta de la vidéo, regardez le Scribo piuma qui peut avoir la même plume et qui est un peu moins cher que le Feel/LaDotta). C'est le seul stylo moderne à avoir une telle plume: ua-cam.com/video/0f0Wm_tp1E0/v-deo.html Il y a peut-être quelque chose aussi qui peut être tenté: il y a des nibmeisters qui partent de plume jowo (compatible donc leonardo), et qui les rendent ultra flex. Mais la c'est un peu plus compliqué: j'en connais 3, dont 2 ne prennent plus de commande (l'un des 2 faisait vraiment une excellente plume flex), et le 3e est celui dont je ne possède pas la plume donc je n'ai aucune idée de ce qu'elle vaut: en tout cas ca peut donner des idées, la voici: www.montywinnfield.com/products/vario-nib-wet-noodle?variant=43290422542498 Bon courage à vous dans cette quête difficile !

@@UneFontaineDePlumes Encore merci merci !! j'ai regardé de nouveau vos vidéos magna carta & scribo que j'avais déjà vues. Comme vous l'expliquez (le montrez sur vos films), cette quête semble simple mais peut s'avérer en effet compliquée, surtout si l'on n'est pas, à son tour, disposé un tant soit peu à s'adapter aux plumes qui existent. J'ai finalement opté pour une superflexy de Santini Unica (leur plus beau design à mon avis). Je vais tenter ma chance en EDC avec elle, au risque d'avoir mal aux mains. Santini est vraiment captivant ! Pour les nibmeisters, la plaie est qu'il faut envoyer cela aux USA. Il y a un Roumain célèbre que je n'ai pas encore fréquenté, et aussi Pablo de FPNibs en Espagne, comme vous le savez. Mes souhaits et besoins se limitent à du flex ou superflex, sans entrer dans toutes les variantes (…), car cela devient de la calligraphie alors que j'écris pour le message transmis et beaucoup moins pour l'esthétique. Cela dit, je ne suis pas du tout insensible au rendu, d'où mon intérêt pour les pleins et les déliés. Bien amicalement, et au plaisir de regarder vos nouvelles vidéos, toujours extrêmement bien documentées, précises et claires. Oui, je comprends tout le mal que vous vous donnez avec les éclairages etc. Mais ce n'est pas peine perdue car il est très utile de voir aussi bien la plume tracer son trait que, en même temps, la pression que vous exercez sur la plume pour obtenir tel ou tel trait. Félicitations !

N'hésitez pas à laisser un avis sur la superflexy, je le lirai avec intérêt ! Merci a vous aussi ....

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Thank you ! For the subtitles, normally they are available. I've tried to answer to your previous post few days ago, have you tried ? ua-cam.com/video/GFrik9iqYS8/v-deo.html here is a copy/paste of my previous post, I believe the problem could be some settings cf Edit2: " it should be available. I’ve modified nothing. (After having tested from my personal account for this video : I can see them). You still have a problem with this video ? Edit: not sure but I’ve perhaps understood. I’m doing english subtitles in this channel since about 6 months (this is not the youtube auto translate which is really not good). Videos before these 6 months can only have the auto translation from youtube. To activate them : use below the video the setting wheel, in subtitle select auto translate, and after the right langage. For the videos which have my translation, just use the setting wheel, you will find straightly the english subtitle (not the auto generated). Edit2 : problem can also come from your personal settings: go in your personal settings (not the video settings) -> "playback and performance", "Include auto-generated captions (when available)" must be selected, if not the auto translate won’t work in your account The edit2 is probably what misses in your account because it seems, I’m not sure yet, the switch between autotranslate and true subtitle is automatic (true subtitle priority). "

Thank you for your valuable feedback ! Additionally, for this V60, in 2 days, the price will drop again by 5$/€, then about 25€. I will also propose in the coming 2--3 weeks, during the review of another pen done by an artisan, another way to find a good triangle pen (yet not at all a copy of the Omas) because this artisan propose such a pen but with a normal grip (not a triangle which can be a problem for some). Very fairly priced.

@UneFontaineDePlumes Interesting, I look forward to your video. It seems that lately the Chinese pens always launch at a certain price and then a few months later the price is reduced by 50%, so it is worth being patient.

Yes this is really the case for Majohn pens as soon as there is a hype for the pen (in China, if my info is correct, the V60 was sold 22$ in china at the beginning. Then I believe let's say something 25-30$ could be a good price if we add taxes/shipping). My impression, this is "less" true (up to now) for hongdian.

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Hello, thank you for your good feedback. Unhappily it doesn't work : I've tried to screw with a good strength, but I've prefered to stop because this piston is really delicate, I believe I was not far to break it. Yet even if it would work: the main problem in my mind is that the feed and housing/thread are very fragile (as I've shown in the video), but as soon as I remove the housing/nib, I don't need to remove the piston: I can clean up and lubricate the piston without removing the piston. But removing nib/housing too often is not a good idea I believe. Other option could be: it would be necessary to be able to remove the piston without removing the nib/housing. Both option would be OK in my mind. Unhappily ....

Hello this video already exists in the channel: "Tutorial fountain pens: anatomy of the Santini Italia fountain-pens" : ua-cam.com/video/zZyAgtSaOIc/v-deo.html . Don't hesitate to tell me if something remains unclear ....

I prefer to wait to have finished and proposed the video to answer because there is the nib, and the feed has also an importance. I have to explain few things but I believe many people will be surprised because you all know this company, and I'm almost sure that almost no people imagine they have a so good ultra flex gold nib (and not only). Additionally, the pen is an awesome pen done by a not well-known artisan which is ... simply awesome (and not pricey) I would like to take time to really explain everything in the video ....

Hello it is almost impossible to answer straightly to this question. It would be easy to propose for a M nib, because usually people searching a smooth nib prefers larger lines. For an EF, I prefer to check the wording: when you mention smooth, is it linked to feedbacky or not ? Other point : EF is not the same for example between a japanese nib and an europeen nib. In a general way: the thicker the line, the smoothest the nib. An EF nib using a lot of ink can be very smooth, but the thickness of the line can be bigger than for example a Jowo EF nib. ex/ the quill nib. Between existing EF nibs , the line variation can easily be 3x or 4x (ex/a japanese EF nib and the EF quill nib). This is the reason why there is no straight answer: line thickness variation between EF nibs impacts a LOT the smoothness of these nibs, because a small thickness variation when a line is thin proportionally has much more impact than a small variation for a M nib. Edit: forgot to mention: no need to write with caps ;-). Edit2: forgot 2: paper has also a big impact on the nib smoothness

Thanks . Linked to feedbacky , which of the japanese extra fine nibs do you think is the smoother one ? Could you make a tutorial teaching how to smooth a nib ?

Hello, in a general way japanese extra fine nibs are feedbacky. If we consider Sailor/Platinum/Pilot (gold nib), Sailor is by far the the most feedbacky. I would go Pilot gold EF. Considering the nib smoothing, I advise to watch this video from DoodleBud: ua-cam.com/video/dIepIV7JdAA/v-deo.html (even if it doesn't cover everything, this is a good starting point. Even if I believe a more "balancing/rotating" movement would be better to avoid to flatten too much the tip during the smoothing, this is not too important when you start at the beginning). You can search in his videos, there are some others. Yet the risk is : if you "smooth" too much the nib, the line thickness of the nib will increase (and you flatten the tip with a specific angle which could not be good for you). But here it is needed to learn when you have to stop and how to try/observe the nib. Keep the nib inked during the smoothing. Go slowly, always try to write with the nib regularly (clean the nib before or write enough, to remove the sanding dirt). Stay cool. Or if the line thickness increase too much, you will have to know how to slightly regrind the nib to make it thinner again (more difficult). What is important in reality is to experiment by yourself, first and before any other thing, with very low cost nibs (it needs to spend some time and no video can replace this). For very low cost nibs: example: kaigelu EF/F/M nibs. Nobody can show/explain how much material you remove with a sandpaper of XXXXX, applying more or less strength. Take time, go slowly, experiment on low cost nibs .... Always correlate what you have done on the nib with your writing feel and what you see with magnifying glass. But in theory you can't smooth a nib without watching before closely the nib, and without sometimes doing some modification on the nib because tuning problem (a nib can have a multitude of problems). Things are not always easy like: just take 7000 or 10000 sandpaper, and smooth the nib. And it is needed to understand/learn when before to try to smooth the nib and degrade the situation. Whatever, I will clearly think how I could create a useful video, I believe this suggestion is clearly interesting, but it can't be just only how to smooth a nib (= I need time how to handle this and to show properly a nib in a video ). Yet, I'm not a nibmeister, and I'm very far to have their experiences and skills. Then this video would be only to help as far as possible vs my own limitations.

You are great !!! Im huge fan !!! You makes me remind the best fountain pen youtuber : Matt , at the pen habit .🖖🖖🖖

It is the color C here: fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005007330154438.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.1c535e5bctupm6&gatewayAdapt=glo2fra The price has increased a lot in this shop since I bought it in July, but it can be found in other shops at about 45 euros). I believe this is the rainbow. (I've hesitated with the color D :-))

It seems there is a display problem with my previous message: perhaps due to the link. It is the color C here: Mary's stationery Store The price has increased a lot in this shop since I bought it in July, but it can be found in other shops at about 45 euros). I believe this is the rainbow. (I've hesitated with the color D :-))

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thank you .... it is really a pleasure to have artisan like Grifos proposing unique and different beautiful pens.

oh I remember well in your video your visit to the Grifos table. I was stuck to my screen to better see all the pens 😄. To buy a pen, you can spend hours and hours just to observe the Grifos website. I still have the plan to buy a full silver (or with vermeil parts) pen from them. Materials side, oh yes I could have mentionned this: leather, metal, wood, horn etc... Thank you for your comment.