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I
received this pen about a month ago and have
written with it everyday since. I bought it used
from a Pentracer and have not regretted it for one
second.
The nib is a B nib and very wet
and smooth. A perfect nib for quick writers, block
printers, and flourishing signatures. Normally, I
prefer fine or extra fine but this one makes for a
very pleasant change of pace.
I can leave the
cap off writing occasionally,pausing,writing
pausing for over an hour and there is no
noticeable drying of the nib and hard starting to
the nib flow. A great pen for meetings.
The Micarta as I understand it, is a material made
of cloth and resins compressed and dried. Then it
is shaped for various uses such as knife handles
and now pens. I like the look and feel of this
material it seems so 'earthy and natural'. It
reminds me in some ways of my own bamboo pens,
very simple, understated, functional and no
unnecessary bands, rings, or adornments. It is
more refined than my bamboo pens and the nib is
indeed better than mine.
This is the
second generation Micarta with an inner cap. The
cap seals well and the nib is always ready to
write. It is cartridge/converter fill and I use
Waterman long cartridges in it which I refill with
a syringe using Parker Blue Quink or Aurora Blue.
This pen writes well with all three inks tried and
I imagine the look would be great with a dark
black such as Noodlers, Aurora and others.
This will be a
keeper pen for the foreseeable future...especially
since it is no longer in production. Too bad I
would have liked to get one with a fine point nib.
If you happen to see one at a pen show I
can highly recommend you try it you may just love
it?
I am very pleased with mine. Nice
large size, medium weight, good balance,
comfortable to hold, interesting material and
colours.
All in all...A
winner!
Thanks for
reading,
Glenn
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