"It's a deeply personal instrument." - Couldn't agree with that more. I'm someone who loves minimalism, so naturally, my favourite pen is the LAMY 2000. Fountain pens are also really sustainable too! Many fountain pens are built to last a lifetime, (take a LAMY 2000 or Pilot Custom 823 for example), you can always keep filling them up, and not having to throw any plastic away if you use a converter. I'd highly recommend just buying one, you'll get addicted!
@@Chance57 That could be true, but when writing for long periods of time, they're just fun! I meant minimalism as in just the style and look, check it out! :)
I write using fountain pens, and even collect the best (though it's an expensive hobby); but it gives me immense satisfaction while writing. I feel that these pens have a mind of their own! Finding the right pen may take long but upon hitting the right one, one will certainly fall in love with life all over again!
Absolutely right - more young people are using fountain pens. I bought very cheaply an old green marble Mabie Todd Swan pen that was dirty and dried up - cleaned it up, installled a new sac and now works beautifully and I gave it to my daughter who treasures and uses it. Beware though, fountain pens are addictive.
As a young person (and probably only one at my school to have fountain pens), my generation should look into them. Works of art that need no pressure to write. I’ve only really used Sheaffer and CROSS fountain pens (you can’t exactly get a job/money when you’re fourteen) but I’m still doing my part educating the masses. Some call them calligraphy pens (and they’re technically correct).
I love fountain pens! I was raise in Europe where the schools I attended handwriting meant something. I noticed that nice handwriting is a trained skill. Some are just naturally better at it then others. Setting up a fountain pen correctly no matter what make is the most important thing to know and do. Either you know it or you have someone like RB to set it up for you professionally. I love the feel when the pen and your hands are one in soul and feel. You can write with artful emotion other than just words gliding effortlessly and the feed back from the pen just puts a smile on your face. Those would be my personal favorite pens. I'm glad people like Richards exist. It is sad there are fewer today that enjoy writing vs. text messaging.
Exactly why , once you get into fountain pens you are hooked for life. There’s always something new to learn. There’s the traditional and the new evolving functional genre.
I've been collecting fountain pens since Sept 2018 but originally used one at school in the 1980s. I have about 75 at last count. Its a rewarding hobby that has a practical side as well as being creative with writing. Its fountain pen day today too!
I use love using Fountain Pens in Primary school but then everyone seemed to had switched to ballpoint and I did too. However this video had made me go buy a fountain pen tomorrow.
I just got into the fountain pen hobby. And everything he said was correct. All of my 12 fountain pens have a unique characteristic, all to their own. Love this hobby.
I like to type on my smartphone but for my grocery list and for the feelings of my heart to express , i write and with a fountain pen , yes. Theres nothing like filling ink in a pen and start to write .Its a very personal experience. I stopped writing after school and came back after 15 years with lot of passion for it now.
I've used fountain pens since the 1960's. I've always loved them. They are deeply personal. As you write, the nib wears down according to how you hold the pen. They come to fit your style of writing.
Great video of one of the world's masters. I would love to see more of the how and what is done to bring pens back to life, or reshape nibs to perform differently. This also has me thinking, who will pick up the baton when the current set of masters retire?
I'm having a blast with mt inexpensive Sheaffer fountain pens. I imagine a fountain pen purist laughing at me for my eight dollar pens but I wouldn't have gotten started on this road to fountain pens if it weren't for my first refillable fountain pen. It makes handwriting so much more enjoyable over a ball point pen or felt pen.
When I was growing up in Shanghai China back in the 80s, there were still many street stalls that fixed fountain pens. (Along with stands that fix umbrellas and bicycles).
@@AtilioEscobar after a bit of googling, it looks like he's fine, just stepping back from the business/retail aspect of the hobby. A few blogs did note that he was still a avid collector though.
I so wish I could write like Mr Binder. Regrettably, a tremor I developed in my writing hand has turned my formerly reasonably elegant handwriting into scrawl.
I bought a LAMY pen a few years back, still have it cuz I know I paid $$ for it. Its not something I use for everything but I can depend on me having an actual pen in my house if I need one. I love how I can just refill the ink and know I will never lose them like I lose all my other cheaper pens.
Indeed, it's not that peculiar. My daughter fell in love with fountain pens 25 years ago and uses them almost exclusively. I've been using them for over 60 years. (Am I that old???) I enjoy writing with them so much I sometimes find myself looking for an excuse to write. As an engineer, I've been a student of FP repair for a very long time. I enjoy purchasing estate-sale pens on eBay, pens that have been abused, beat up, left in a drawer or box for 40 years with the ink dried solid inside, and restoring them to excellent working condition. I do it for fun. I suppose I could do it for money but am not interested in starting yet another business at my age. I know a number of people just like myself who have been repairing their own pens for a long time. It's fun to fix FP's, it's fun to write with them. I have a pen right now I'm about to fix. It's a brand new pen, very pretty, great writer, but after about a quarter page of writing it stops. It has a breathing problem. There are several things that might be wrong. Soon it will be fixed.
He was a giant in the pen world but he seems to be slowly closing down his shop, here is his website though -www.richardspens.com/ - He has so much awesome information on the reference pages!
I'm a college student and I use two Pilot Vanishing Point to write everyday. And I've been using fountain pens since I was 11. You can't mimic the weight, feel and line fountain pens gives imo.
I love fountain pens. You grow quite attached over time. Rather than other pens, which you use up and throw away, a fountain pen can last you a lifetime. It becomes quite personal.
I prefer a fountain pen since it feels a lot like a pencil when writing. And iv'e used pencils all my life and struggled to keep my handwriting neat with the frictionless-ness of a ball point pen.
Some of those digital techniques were developed by people that love to write. I started collecting pens at age 13, but, of course, I wanted more. I'll never give up on my pens, but, I still love what the digital techniques enable us to do.
Hi, Which month's and years issue is this National Geographic magazine ? And can someone tell me the National Geographic magazines months and years issue which have articles about Fountain pens ? Thanks.
Well, "most personal accessory you can have" is a bit much, my DE razors are much higher on the list, as is my iron necklace for instance, I do like my FP`s quite a bit, but "the most personal accessory"? No. And yes I said IRON necklace, I would actually LOVE to have an iron fountain pen as well, not for writing obviously, that would be horrible, but drawing with a heavy pen is something I like, and I think the aesthetic is cool, especially when it`s something normally made from lighter more modern materials.
why isn't there ohh at least an hr or more of this. nib meister isn't "common" anymore but I'd love to see full length what this man does
Richard Binder is a real professional in all senses of the word.
"It's a deeply personal instrument." - Couldn't agree with that more. I'm someone who loves minimalism, so naturally, my favourite pen is the LAMY 2000. Fountain pens are also really sustainable too! Many fountain pens are built to last a lifetime, (take a LAMY 2000 or Pilot Custom 823 for example), you can always keep filling them up, and not having to throw any plastic away if you use a converter. I'd highly recommend just buying one, you'll get addicted!
I just bought the Lamy 2000 in San Francisco a week ago. It has a medium nib and I love it.
Fountain pens strike me as far more fafy than minimalist in the modern era.
@@Chance57 That could be true, but when writing for long periods of time, they're just fun! I meant minimalism as in just the style and look, check it out! :)
He just tuned 3 of my Sailors this weekend. By far, one of the best experiences.
I write using fountain pens, and even collect the best (though it's an expensive hobby); but it gives me immense satisfaction while writing. I feel that these pens have a mind of their own! Finding the right pen may take long but upon hitting the right one, one will certainly fall in love with life all over again!
Sounds Harry Potter.
There's lots of great cheap pens... platinum preppy, twsbi eco, lamy safari, pilot metropolitan, wingsung 3008, jinhao etc
Yup, the right wand
Richard is a great guy. He has worked on several pens for me over the years.
Absolutely right - more young people are using fountain pens. I bought very cheaply an old green marble Mabie Todd Swan pen that was dirty and dried up - cleaned it up, installled a new sac and now works beautifully and I gave it to my daughter who treasures and uses it. Beware though, fountain pens are addictive.
Many thousands of dollars in, I strongly agree with you
Mabie todd fountain pens are absolutely stunning, I love my blue/black swan, it has a full flex nib!
As a young person (and probably only one at my school to have fountain pens), my generation should look into them. Works of art that need no pressure to write. I’ve only really used Sheaffer and CROSS fountain pens (you can’t exactly get a job/money when you’re fourteen) but I’m still doing my part educating the masses. Some call them calligraphy pens (and they’re technically correct).
True..
@@tacticalfall4505 If they're technically correct , cant you also call a ballpoint a calligraphy pen and it would be technically correct?
This man has all my respect may he live long
That man customised the nib on one of my pens. He truely is a master at his game. :)
I love fountain pens! I was raise in Europe where the schools I attended handwriting meant something. I noticed that nice handwriting is a trained skill. Some are just naturally better at it then others. Setting up a fountain pen correctly no matter what make is the most important thing to know and do. Either you know it or you have someone like RB to set it up for you professionally. I love the feel when the pen and your hands are one in soul and feel. You can write with artful emotion other than just words gliding effortlessly and the feed back from the pen just puts a smile on your face. Those would be my personal favorite pens. I'm glad people like Richards exist. It is sad there are fewer today that enjoy writing vs. text messaging.
I 've met Richard in a couple of pen shows and he's a great person; extremely talented and always in to share his knowledge about pens!
is here a full video of this. I wish this was longer.
Exactly why , once you get into fountain pens you are hooked for life. There’s always something new to learn. There’s the traditional and the new evolving functional genre.
I've been collecting fountain pens since Sept 2018 but originally used one at school in the 1980s. I have about 75 at last count. Its a rewarding hobby that has a practical side as well as being creative with writing. Its fountain pen day today too!
I love fountain pens and as he says, they are unique in one's hand, help you create and present your thoughts in an artistic way!
nice，i am wondering why there is still no documentary about fountain pen
especially for the growing of fountain pen community
Would watch an entire documentary on this.
I use love using Fountain Pens in Primary school but then everyone seemed to had switched to ballpoint and I did too. However this video had made me go buy a fountain pen tomorrow.
+ThePumpkinEye Did you buy a fountain pen again?
+Der Meister (BMW Z4 Lover) yes
+ThePumpkinEye Excellent, what did you get?
+Der Meister (BMW Z4 Lover) Parker Vector Black Medium Nib Fountain Pen!
+ThePumpkinEye Nice! The Vector is a good sturdy pen, good choice. :)
I love using a fountain pen again after many years, as it makes you stop and think about how and what you write - words are important.
I absolutely love writing and everything about stationary, especially Pens.
I just got into the fountain pen hobby. And everything he said was correct. All of my 12 fountain pens have a unique characteristic, all to their own. Love this hobby.
I want a longer version!
Please Make a documentary on this Nat Geo!
very interesting. now i see why my dad adores fountain pens.
I like to type on my smartphone but for my grocery list and for the feelings of my heart to express , i write and with a fountain pen , yes. Theres nothing like filling ink in a pen and start to write .Its a very personal experience. I stopped writing after school and came back after 15 years with lot of passion for it now.
Still a better love story than twilight
When he lowers his glasses you know shit is getting real
This was very inspiring i own a fountain pen people forget that handwriting is still an art
I've used fountain pens since the 1960's. I've always loved them.
They are deeply personal. As you write, the nib wears down according to how you hold the pen. They come to fit your style of writing.
The most best video to ever be published.
I like my fountain pens, but I draw with them more than write! Am glad there are people who work on preserving old ways of life.
Great video of one of the world's masters. I would love to see more of the how and what is done to bring pens back to life, or reshape nibs to perform differently.
This also has me thinking, who will pick up the baton when the current set of masters retire?
I'm having a blast with mt inexpensive Sheaffer fountain pens. I imagine a fountain pen purist laughing at me for my eight dollar pens but I wouldn't have gotten started on this road to fountain pens if it weren't for my first refillable fountain pen. It makes handwriting so much more enjoyable over a ball point pen or felt pen.
*Fascinating!* I have eight gorgeous fountain pens and I learn something new every single day by peeling the layers and getting deeper and deeper.
craftsmanship. nice
When I was growing up in Shanghai China back in the 80s, there were still many street stalls that fixed fountain pens. (Along with stands that fix umbrellas and bicycles).
What a great video! Fountain pens are wonderful :-)
that's just beautiful
Richard Binder is amazing!
It is a shame that Richard Binders shop is no longer open
What?!? I was just about to look him up..what happened? Is he ok?
@@AtilioEscobar after a bit of googling, it looks like he's fine, just stepping back from the business/retail aspect of the hobby. A few blogs did note that he was still a avid collector though.
There are others who do what he did. Google "nibmeisters."
I so wish I could write like Mr Binder. Regrettably, a tremor I developed in my writing hand has turned my formerly reasonably elegant handwriting into scrawl.
yes people collect them i love the monte blanc fountin pens
Respect
Genuinely my dream job.
saw this a while back, spent ages trying to find it again! awesome vid!
Where can I buy one from him? :)
+dmeadville does it work? Seems to be not working for me.
Whoa a comment I made from a year ago lol
+GoHerping I had no idea you had an interest in fountain pens
GoHerping and another year
eyyyyy herping
Excellent.
Came for the pens, stayed for that cat.
very cool. thanks
This is so amazing!
Good job please keep making
0:22 -- ah yes, an important part of the repair process: the kitty purr purr test
I bought a LAMY pen a few years back, still have it cuz I know I paid $$ for it. Its not something I use for everything but I can depend on me having an actual pen in my house if I need one. I love how I can just refill the ink and know I will never lose them like I lose all my other cheaper pens.
Amazing
Good Video, good topic. Thanks
Arrrrrrggggg i came for more that a 5min blurb on fountain pens!!!!
O my god , respect you.
Indeed, it's not that peculiar. My daughter fell in love with fountain pens 25 years ago and uses them almost exclusively. I've been using them for over 60 years. (Am I that old???) I enjoy writing with them so much I sometimes find myself looking for an excuse to write.
As an engineer, I've been a student of FP repair for a very long time. I enjoy purchasing estate-sale pens on eBay, pens that have been abused, beat up, left in a drawer or box for 40 years with the ink dried solid inside, and restoring them to excellent working condition. I do it for fun. I suppose I could do it for money but am not interested in starting yet another business at my age. I know a number of people just like myself who have been repairing their own pens for a long time.
It's fun to fix FP's, it's fun to write with them. I have a pen right now I'm about to fix. It's a brand new pen, very pretty, great writer, but after about a quarter page of writing it stops. It has a breathing problem. There are several things that might be wrong. Soon it will be fixed.
0:56 sir ur handwriting I don’t have words to explain! I need a fountain pen write now
really interesting video.
What a great video!
are we going to see more of this guy? Please tell me this isn't it
He was a giant in the pen world but he seems to be slowly closing down his shop, here is his website though -www.richardspens.com/ - He has so much awesome information on the reference pages!
digitalblasphemy1100 Agreed! We need to see more of Mr Binder.
He basically retired!
Just bought a Noodler's ahab and I'm also restoring a very old Sheaffer!
I have 2 coming I can't wait to use them
I miss making fountain pens..
this is nice
interesting video..i would like to try using a fountain pen..
Pelikan rules! Richard has done amazing nib work for me.
literally learned nothing about fountain pens and that's honestly impressive
I'm a college student and I use two Pilot Vanishing Point to write everyday. And I've been using fountain pens since I was 11. You can't mimic the weight, feel and line fountain pens gives imo.
I love fountain pens. You grow quite attached over time. Rather than other pens, which you use up and throw away, a fountain pen can last you a lifetime. It becomes quite personal.
TRUE OH MY GOD
nice
Очень толковые книги по вопросу чернильных ручек написаны уважаемым Ричардом. Рекомендую!
I prefer a fountain pen since it feels a lot like a pencil when writing.
And iv'e used pencils all my life and struggled to keep my handwriting neat with the frictionless-ness of a ball point pen.
Woohoo NH!
haaa same here I m little crazy for fountain pens Nd also repair it
Where can we watch the full version of this?
You and I are opening new chapters in the use of FOUNTAIN PEN.
Does anyone know what the title of the music track was?
Some of those digital techniques were developed by people that love to write. I started collecting pens at age 13, but, of course, I wanted more. I'll never give up on my pens, but, I still love what the digital techniques enable us to do.
Fantastic handwriting! For someone like me it’s like alien🤔
0:23 is still probably in the process in repairing fountain pens
Hi, Which month's and years issue is this National Geographic magazine ? And can someone tell me the National Geographic magazines months and years issue which have articles about Fountain pens ? Thanks.
Ineresting! ... :D
Repairing pens since 2000... so that's 15 years. Pen15 club anyone?
I would love to be his apprentice.
I like my fountain pen.
Excuse sir, may I more Richard Binder, please?
0:22 ginger kitty
Song title? Anybody know?
"Fountain Pens Are Actually Fascinating"
well you bet natgeo 😎
That was very interesting but show more cat please
i can probably get pictures of his two cats if you want, this guy's my grandfather
Never knew richard binder looks like this
That vacumatic tho
I have in the moment 5 fountain pens and I am waiting for a bottle of ink of Parker....
👍
Well, "most personal accessory you can have" is a bit much, my DE razors are much higher on the list, as is my iron necklace for instance, I do like my FP`s quite a bit, but "the most personal accessory"? No.
And yes I said IRON necklace, I would actually LOVE to have an iron fountain pen as well, not for writing obviously, that would be horrible, but drawing with a heavy pen is something I like, and I think the aesthetic is cool, especially when it`s something normally made from lighter more modern materials.
Nothing equals like writing with a fountain pen
I mean there's a lot more than just six fountain pen repairmen, but then again that was 2015. Fountain pens have been coming back recently.
Yes, repairmen. But not many as unique and in tune with the finer craft of pens.