Best counter pens according to redditors
We found 12 Reddit comments discussing the best counter pens. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 12 Reddit comments discussing the best counter pens. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Fountain Pen 100% Natural Handcrafted Bamboo
Found it under 50% off or more.
Edit: Not worth it; faked reviews
Get [one of those pens] (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006Y7UK2G) they use in banks that comes on a chain. Or a set of personalized ones that say "Stolen from the desk of /u/Bearnooks"
Fountain pens for sure
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B3HGYEY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_tskYCbAWWX3TS
Here's the link to it.
www.amazon.com/dp/B01B3HGYEY/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_ObGwyb4JBXPH9
Unfortunately I do not know how it writes yet, I am waiting on ink to be delivered.
Update: The ink arrived! It is smooth, writes well, no stops or tracks. As far as beginner pens go, I think my mom made a great pick!
Season 2 Episode 5 "The Trolley Problem" at about 1:50 mark. Watch the show on Netflix, it's great.
Hard to tell, but it's cigar body, wooden with gold accents, non-descript clip, black section, two-tone nib.
I did a quick search for wood fountain pen and wouldn't be surprised if it was this one (not an affiliate link):
https://www.amazon.com/Handcrafted-Vintage-Fountain-Elegant-Converter/dp/B07998WDLY
The wooden one is actually this: http://www.amazon.com/Handcrafted-Bamboo-Converter-Calligraphy-Set/dp/B01B3HGYEY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463758146&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=fountain+pen&psc=1
It was my secret santa gift from the recent exchange. While I'm super grateful, it was shipped two days after the deadline, and it's frankly pretty obvious the person forgot, then sent me the first result you get when you search "fountain pen" on amazon. That said, after realigning the nib and feed, it does write pretty smoothly! Do you have pictures of your Jinhao? I had always more less assumed this pen was simply one rebranded, as the company doesn't make a single other pen.
https://www.amazon.com/Calligraphy-Kit-complete-kit-beginners/dp/1600584063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495499099&sr=8-1&keywords=caligraphy+kits+for+beginners
https://www.amazon.com/Set-Handcrafted-Bamboo-Collection-Converter/dp/B01B3HGYEY/ref=sr_1_9?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1495499149&sr=1-9&keywords=fountain+pen
How about something like This I love fountain pens myself, they are so addicting to write with and so smooth. Mine recently broke on me so I'm missing it, if I can help another pen lover find one they love, than it will be good.
Looks like different wood, but the same nib and parts as the zenzoi I was gifted yesterday. There are many reviews for that one if you want more information on it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B3HGYEY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_mviyybDWBX775
After using it a bit, my sample isn't terrible. It writes about as well as my metro does, but the converter is a little iffy fit. Mine seems to write a rather wet medium line. The reviews seem to complain of some durability problems. You could probably do worse, but it won't be as solid as the metro.
OK, well that was just a tester. What I mean is that's it's actually a pretty shitty pen. Like a student guitar sucks, so does that pen. And it is "scratchy." Which, you said was bad for you.
That one has a rather fat barrel, too. But, to be honest, all of the "traditional" fountain pens are like that. Because they are holding an ink cartridge that is kind of fat.
I was going to post this as a super-amazing upgrade:
https://www.amazon.com/Set-Handcrafted-Bamboo-Collection-Converter/dp/B01B3HGYEY/ref=sr_1_10?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1480642511&sr=1-10&keywords=fountain+pen&refinements=p_72%3A1248945011
But, that might also suffer from the "Being fat" problem. Have a look and you decide.
One of the really nice things about a (good!) fountain pen is that if it is touching the paper at all, it's transferring ink. There is no need to drag the pen across the paper. Which would help you a lot.
You mentioned gel pens. For them, I found the Pilot G2 pens to be the best in show.
Would this make a good starter pen?