#CurrentlyInked - Twitter Hashtag

4 months ago

A blank page deserves a pen this beautiful. The Pen Chalet Exclusive Delta DV Amber fountain pen is now $199 through Friday, July 17. Limited edition of 50. While supplies last. https://t.co/LwjQM9xuGS #FountainPen #FountainPens #PenChalet #PenAddict #CurrentlyInked

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듀오🌸💜 @Leon_S2

about 1 year ago

오널의 잉킹 장장 4개월만이라 파우치가 텅텅 비어있었다....... #아무말_손글씨_대잔치 #currentlyinked

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Simon Anderson

@SimonRAnderson

over 2 years ago

While everyone else is out at bars and clubs, the cool kids are staying in Saturday night to select their #FountainPens and inks for the week ahead. This is a real thing and there's even a name for it: #CurrentlyInked. I usually roll with two, a character pen and an everyday carry. The latter is almost always a Lamy 2000 so it's an easy decision while the former requires much more deliberation. This week I chose a pen I haven't used in a long while, the original TWSBI Diamond 580. People tend to notice pens like this because it's a demonstrator (which just means it's transparent) and the ink sloshing around in the barrel is quite eye-catching. Technical people are often fascinated too because the components of the filling mechanism can be observed in operation. The TWSBI is a mid-range pen manufactured in Taiwan, retailing for about $80-$100 these days. When it was released it was very uncommon for a mid-range pen to have a proper piston filling mechanism and the TWSBI's is very, very good. In fact better in some ways than high-end pens because it's user-serviceable: generally high-end pens require specialist tools and are serviced by the manufacturer. The TWSBI I can maintain myself. I prefer a larger nib than the steel size #5 on the TWSBI, and the Broad cut -like most Oriental pens- writes more like a Medium. Otherwise this pen is perfect, a contender for best-in-class at this price range, in my opinion. For a character pen I tend to select an ink that is more whimsical than the sombre colours I typically have loaded in my everyday carry for use in my professional life. I chose a black (Lamy Black) for the first time in a long time because I like how striking it appears on the page. This is quite a change and I hope it inspires me to write something sinister. So there you have it. After much deliberation I arrived at a combination of ink and pen I've never used before. In a few weeks the ink will be depleted and I'll choose something else. -SRA. Auckland, 4/v 2024.

SimonRAnderson's tweet photo. While everyone else is out at bars and clubs, the cool kids are staying in Saturday night to select their #FountainPens and inks for the week ahead.

This is a real thing and there's even a name for it: #CurrentlyInked.

I usually roll with two, a character pen and an everyday carry. The latter is almost always a Lamy 2000 so it's an easy decision while the former requires much more deliberation. This week I chose a pen I haven't used in a long while, the original TWSBI Diamond 580.

People tend to notice pens like this because it's a demonstrator (which just means it's transparent) and the ink sloshing around in the barrel is quite eye-catching. Technical people are often fascinated too because the components of the filling mechanism can be observed in operation.

The TWSBI is a mid-range pen manufactured in Taiwan, retailing for about $80-$100 these days. When it was released it was very uncommon for a mid-range pen to have a proper piston filling mechanism and the TWSBI's is very, very good. In fact better in some ways than high-end pens because it's user-serviceable: generally high-end pens require specialist tools and are serviced by the manufacturer. The TWSBI I can maintain myself.

I prefer a larger nib than the steel size #5 on the TWSBI, and the Broad cut -like most Oriental pens- writes more like a Medium. Otherwise this pen is perfect, a contender for best-in-class at this price range, in my opinion.

For a character pen I tend to select an ink that is more whimsical than the sombre colours I typically have loaded in my everyday carry for use in my professional life. I chose a black (Lamy Black) for the first time in a long time because I like how striking it appears on the page. This is quite a change and I hope it inspires me to write something sinister.

So there you have it. After much deliberation I arrived at a combination of ink and pen I've never used before. In a few weeks the ink will be depleted and I'll choose something else.

-SRA. Auckland, 4/v 2024.

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듀오🌸💜 @Leon_S2

over 2 years ago

비보의 마을이 너모 지루해서 하면서 잉킹했당 #아무말_손글씨_대잔치 #currentlyinked

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Darren Rowse @problogger

over 2 years ago

Continuing our Diamine ink swatching exploration, today’s is Diamine Eau de Nil which translates to ‘Water of the Nile’. It is a beautiful dark teal ink with black sheen and some nice shading. #diamineink #diamineeudenil #fountainpenink #ink #inkoftheday #currentlyinked #inkswab