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#12For anyone wanting to know and learn more, there's also the r/fountainpens subreddit with 350k subs (because of course there exists a subreddit for every such niche).
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#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
You will like “Carbon Black CHOU Kuro.” It is, I think, currently the father of all Black Inks. If you wish to read up, here is an article I found searching — it compares Chou Kuro’s Platinum against the Carbon Black. https://www.penchalet.com/blog/platinum-chou-kuro-vs-carbon-...
Don't know how much weight to attribute to a sole review, but it was a 1 star: https://www.amazon.ca/PLATINUM-Ink-Bottle-Carbon-Black/dp/B0...
Well, 40 other reviews seem to like it more to be giving it 4+ stars.
https://www.amazon.com/PLATINUM-Ink-Bottle-Carbon-Black/dp/B...
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#14I had some fountain pens over the years, but I was never able to truly enjoy them or recommend them to anyone. I didn't find them practical as daily writing tools and or too fun as a hobby. I really dislike the feeling that you need to be a bit careful with a tool. I want the peace of mind of being able to drop pens nib-first into the ground. They're also not great for writing on many types of paper and require some…
> My experience getting into double-edge razors
It’s called safety razor, if I understood you correctly.
Also, it’s quite hard to write with it, I’ll stick to fountain pens.
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#15Amazing — this is what I'm here for!
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#16I think people over-complicate fountain pens a lot.
I have a Lamy Safari that I got in 2012 and works just as well today.
It's what I still recommend to anyone who asks what to get.
Just get the pen, with its cartridge, add more cartridges -- you can stay here and already you're way better than with most standard ball pens that you'd be using otherwise.
Then, get the small converter, plop it in, get your first bottle of ink -- and again you can stay here and enjoy your pen-and-ink experience for a long long time.
Now if you want to try a few different inks, do that next. Maybe get a second pen, see whether 'fine' or 'medium' sized nibs is more your thing.
Go further than that if you want, but you don't have to.
Either way, that first step is enough to improve your life a lot
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#17I think people over-complicate fountain pens a lot. I have a Lamy Safari that I got in 2012 and works just as well today. It's what I still recommend to anyone who asks what to get. Just get the pen, with its cartridge, add more cartridges -- you can stay here and already you're way better than with most standard ball pens that you'd be using otherwise. Then, get the small converter, plop it in, get your first bottle…
As a person who's at the other end of the spectrum, I don't think it's complicating the matter unnecessarily causing us to fall into the rabbit hole.
Many people like to write also like to write with fountain pens a lot, hence we go exploring. Collecting pens, inks and paper.
I carry three pens. Three colors, three widths, three manufacturers (it's not a rule, but my current rotation is like that). What I currently have is a result of my own curiosity, and I would do the same if I have started over.
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#18If anyone wants get into the rabbit hole of fountain pens and related items a little deeper, they should check Galen Leather: https://www.galenleather.com
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#19I had some fountain pens over the years, but I was never able to truly enjoy them or recommend them to anyone. I didn't find them practical as daily writing tools and or too fun as a hobby. I really dislike the feeling that you need to be a bit careful with a tool. I want the peace of mind of being able to drop pens nib-first into the ground. They're also not great for writing on many types of paper and require some…
> My experience getting into double-edge razors It’s called safety razor, if I understood you correctly. Also, it’s quite hard to write with it, I’ll stick to fountain pens.
If you like to write your ransom notes in blood it’s just the thing.
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#20For Fountain Pens, I stumbled on a YouTube Channel, Hemingway Jones that has some great videos about them. https://www.youtube.com/@HemingwayJones Of course, all things Stationery, I occasionally continue to watch JetPens. Unfortunately, for my liking, they seem to be more and more Kawaii. https://www.youtube.com/@JetPens
You can also look at Figboot on Pens: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1aF4MNqSzKIS2t0KHS1gw
He's a nice guy.