Fountain of Affection

Posted by Danny on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 6:39 pm

Only by the innocent standards of laymen am I a connoisseur of pens. I know a few of the more salient companies—Parker, Pilot, Montblanc, Pelikan—though I’ve very little idea how they compare in the eyes of more worthy experts, and certainly to speak with confidence to the granular merits of particular makes would require deeper investigation than I’ve yet committed. I am beginning to experiment with coloured inks, though I still feel uncomfortable using anything other than my staple black Quink, a medium so unassuming that it’s stocked at every Business Depot I’ve been to. I know what capillary action is and why a key design component of ink is the management of its surface tension, but I’d want a few minutes to consult Wikipedia before I could describe the construction and mechanics of a typical fountain pen. I only own two pens. I am soft-core. Read more »