Pens, Pencils, Markers, notebooks, journals and other writing related things!

[chrisjohnnick]

@ddtrash the 800 is on my list to grab next. I love the 600, but the retractable feature would be lovely. Only hesitation is if it’s too much thicker than the 600? I have a rotring 3-in-1 that I love, but never find myself reaching for due to how thick it is.

[pechelman]

cool thread!

I was way more into this before pandemic, but when I left the office and started working from home I stopped using all my fountain pens. They're all un-inked right now but maybe I'll get back into it. My favorite is easily the Lamy 2000 but I like them all for different reasons. Second favorite is probably that pilot stargazer.

My first nice pencil was the retractable tip rotring 800 I got in Leipzig a number of years back during a Weihnachtsmarkt visit. Probably the one I reach for most is either the 2mm 800 or the Graphgear.

[popvulture]

I really enjoy fountain pens but haven’t bought anything too expensive because I’m a lefty — I do pretty well not smearing stuff around via “the hook,” but it still happens plenty. I’ve got a Lamy I like (I forget the model) and have enjoyed TWSBI Ecos due to the ease of filling.

My dad is a (now retired) landscape architect who used to recruit me to work for him during a couple summers doing drafting. I’ll always be sentimental about the mechanical pencils he used — the Pentel Sharp. I always keep a stock of the blue 0.7 ones on hand, great for doodling and writing.

[ddtrash]

@chrisjohnnick I think both the 600 and 800 are the same diameter. I will check and let you know. The photo that @pechelman posted with the 600 and 800 together shows them to be pretty similar if not the same diameter.

[Dmart]

Great thread. I love me a good writing instrument although handwriting becomes less and less. I am big fan of Graf Faber Castell. Have a platinated pencil and two pens.

[Danimal506]

Me being artsy fartsy with my Tactile Turn.
It’s an old photo, but this is a new thread!

I’m a ballpoint guy myself. Tried fountain pens, but couldn’t get into them. I do appreciate the art of fountain pen handwriting though.

As for notebooks, I like a simple Moleskine.

[Brian]

I still have a blue dot on my leg from a Parker fountain pen incident in high school
Better than the pencil sharpener blade marks I still have from French lessons and the narcissistic class mate I sat next to

[Danimal506]

@Brian Your first tattoo? Haha

[Brian]

@Danimal506 said in Pens, Pencils, Markers, notebooks, journals and other writing related things!:

@Brian Your first tattoo? Haha

First and only
It’s barely noticeable now after 30 years but did lead to the school banning fountain pens at least for a few students

[chrisjohnnick]

@ddtrash yea those look pretty similar. The difference between the 600 and 3-in-1 is like holding a normal pencil and a sharpie.

[chrisjohnnick]

Forgot to mention for my main pen I have a Montblanc Meisterstück that I got at a thrift store (in the original box!) I rarely use pens these days, though. Mostly have gravitated toward pencils, since I make a lot of mistakes.

My main pencils are the rOtring 600 (which I think I'm going to grab the 800 this week), or Blackwing 602's or Palomino's. Also, since I have nobody else to talk with about this, the SumoGrip erasers are my favs (always have one on my desk or in my bag) and I love this pencil sharpener by T'gaal.

[Aetas]

Still enjoying my rOtrings!

Cross Post
@Aetas said in IHSH-165 :

What is in your #IH-PenPocket?

With a long time companion… Vintage ROtring Trio-Pen.

@Aetas said in IHSH-165 :

Vintage rOtring  „Newton”  Trio Pen with 0,7 mm mechanical pencil

Nowadays…

[endo]

great thread @chrisjohnnick

some of my favourites

[popvulture]

@endo I’ve always thought those Kaweco pens look pretty damn cool!

[endo]

@popvulture they do, good value for their price

and these are usually with me when travelling

[mclaincausey]

The black thing here is a Rofmia dyneema organizer designed to fit in the top interior pocket of their Daypack. It’s designed to accordion out so that it is compact by default but able to expand. It has stretch pockets on both sides of the central cavity for organization. If it’s not a pen, it winds up in one of the three side pockets. My Ghurka business card case and pens like the Lamy and Hobonichi tri-color pictured here (and highlighters, refills, and even a Tide stick) live here. This is compact and I can shift items quickly if I need to for example use a higher capacity bag for a single bag overnight trip.

[chrisjohnnick]

Love that organizer. I have a Peak Design tech pouch that I use in almost the same way. Ironically, it carries no tech.

[SKT]

@chrisjohnnick great thread. Here are some of my most used items. Pretty straight forward…love Blackwing stuff and always keep notes in a Field Notes journal of some type. And Sumo erasers are the bomb!

[Oaktavia]

@endo I have one too!

[Tago Mago]

Thanks @chrisjohnnick for starting a thread I never knew I needed. I still take notes in a journal, so I may have to buy myself a nice pen instead of going through an endless supply of branded merch from my employer