What is the holder you have the Sailor pen in called?

Where i can buy hongdian fountain pens?

'The best bang for the buck' is what we sometimes say, when we compare things in order to decide which thing to buy.

Dear Camerade, you mentioned a Hongdian made out of wood with a soft M nib and which is not available for export. Can you tell me what model it is please?

Thank you for the video comrade!

Thanks for the video. All of my hongdian pens write beautifully. But my problem with them is the quality control of the pen body, mostly aesthetically. The clip on my Dark Forest is tilted, the spring loaded clip of my Al M2 becomes loose and is falling apart, the cap and body of my A7 are not centered/aligned with capped. Once these QC issues are solved, these pens can become killers.

I am hoping this pen will be made available again, soon. The price is very reasonable. I hope they continue to make this nib for release.

I love your enthusiasm for these pens. I laughed so hard when you said, you can buy two chicken sandwiches for $30. Thank you for this review.

Nice Arkansas tooth pick pens are nice to

I have been using hero pens since 1997 for Persian calligraphy. They are pretty good value for money. I feel quality of the ink has been improving dramatically. Thanks for sharing .

I enjoy your opinions. I would pass on the pen because of the cap and clip. Good advice about wiping with cloth.

Funny Trudeau honor. He began ruling with a lot of idealism, but the tide all over the world is more nationalistic. The pen looks promising, but I prefer steel look over fake gold and no decoration on bands, especially on such an otherwise minimalist design.

I love Hongdian! Please don’t go away. I’m going to purchase one of the stabilized wood pens.

Interesting comments again. I agree that Pilot has best TQM of all pens. I think it’s kind of a mistake to generalize pen output by country. Over time even companies had different standards. For example even old inexpensive snowflakes sometimes have better nibs than modern collectible editions. Part of the reason may be that MB outsourced production of student pens. You might be interested to know that Japanese retailers and pen manufacturers often run free pen tuning clinics. It isn’t a chance for a fancy custom grind, but adjusts the pen for alignment and the writing angle of the user. I think these also build brand loyalty and make even some imperfections more tolerable since customers get the last step for free. It’s like buying glasses from a local store rather than online. I think that service makes higher price more acceptable in the domestic market there. It is interesting to see how Indian craft manufacturers are now paying more attention to nibs and TQM. It is hard to shift markets with marketing and traditional craft shops. Some entrepreneurs there are innovating too, but need to keep TQM and service and price/value equations.

Good attention to the importance of paper. Most paper in the US is awful for most FPs, as they are designed for laser printers instead. How are Chinese papers? Are any worth purchasing? For cheap American paper I’m very happy with a very inexpensive Jinhao 911. It’s not popular here but costs maybe $5 with shipping

Many KZbinrs like the Wet Pen or Fountain Pen therapy try different pens using different papers and inks. They are not advertisers but independent.

Interesting. Many of us in US worry about free speech implications of closing TikTok. On the other hand most in PRC can’t watch KZbin. I couldn’t even read my gmail when in PRC.

Sad as Shanghai has some amazing architecture history and real cafes and local shops like bookstores support small businesses and neighborhood feelings. People need places to hang out otherwise cities become zombie like places where big companies control work and home.

Interesting comments except that you seem rather biased about Japanese and Japan. I understand there is a long and complex history, but 1) please don’t use offensive name for Japanese as we wouldn’t tolerate that for Chinese people or others. 2) Japanese don’t need KZbin videos explaining their market as they established overseas distributors and vendors who deal with distribution, marketing, sales to stores, repairs and customer service , marketing and attending pen shows. They’ve done that for decades, although that raises prices, 3) I think Japanese pens are more worthwhile because of the TQM even on most cheap pens. That builds image, brand loyalty, market reach. On the other hand I think you are right that many people follow trends blindly such as chasing snowflakes and maki-e. I think tamenuri is beautiful craftsmanship but don’t get busy maki-e on pens. It is a fun hobby and offers a good chance to explore cultures and political theory in tense and complex days. PS I also recommend the podcast Tokyo Inklings for insight into Japanese FP culture and economics. PSS I remember your interesting blog now and am happy to see your posts. PSSS I sometimes prefer converter pens as it is easy to replace one-unlike a piston.

I have 2 pens that have fine Heartbeats. One writes better than the other but I like them both

I bought 3 Moonman M800s with F nib, in 3 different colors, none of the 3 pens had a decent nib. In all 3 cases the nibs were very scratchy and above all very dry. I bought replacements of the same size and only 1 was decent, the other 2 were even worse than the ones mounted on the pens. In the end I replaced all the nibs with Keigelu F nibs and everything changed. Unfortunately all the Moonmans I bought (3 M800s, 3 N2s, 2 T1s) turned out to be excellent pens well built, but with terrible nibs. I hope I was just unlucky, because otherwise I can't explain the success of these pens that still cost much more than the Jinhao, but without having better nibs (like those for example of X159, Centennial, 9016 or 82). I really don't understand this situation on Majohn's part.

A esta magnifica pluma, Jinhao Dadao 9019 solo se le puede criticar su excesivo grosor, un plumin grueso tipo F o M, siempre nos dará menos problemas, el plumin Heart Beat es una maravilla, es fiable y tiene un buen grado de flexibilidad que permite un variado numero de trazos, quinas la pluma mas equilibrada de esta gama de Jinhao Dadao, sea la 9016, pero sin duda la calidad relacion precio, es incuestionable

Hongdian Nib Generation: shanghaiknifedude.blogspot.com/2024/12/hongdian-steel-nib-generations.html

You are the same person who makes Bobby grinds? I quite like those and your WS 601 kit. Interesting video even if it was a bit hard to follow. I would love to see a general overview and history of pen makers in the PRC. It is confusing for us, especially since there seem to be several companies as Wing Sun, for example. Overseas pricing is complex as many companies have overseas distribution companies which usually raise prices and offer fewer selections. One can buy from the original country but then we can’t get repairs as it would be treated as a grey market purchase. To be honest I often buy used or vintage in any case as I like older pens and keep the hobby on a budget. I would not compare Montblanc prices as they sell based on marketing and prestige more than other brands. I’m happy that PRC makers have affordable versions of classics like the Parker / Wing Sun 601 well made EDC pens at reasonable prices. I’m also interested in creative PenBBS efforts. I agree that it will be good if PRC pen makers will keep working on more nib grind varieties while keeping affordable prices. I think many of us will be wary of more expensive pens from PRC given problems like poor customer service for false advertising of things like gold nibs from sellers and Online sites. Intellectual property theft also makes foreign customers wary like the fakes of Montblanc or Lamy or companies that hide where they are from. Someday I would love to gather some early Chinese pens to better imagine the changes that have taken place in the past few decades there. Sadly I’ve only been to Nanjing and Shanghai briefly and didn’t have time to pen shop.

Have a new prera cm nib great fun

Capless pens don't rock my boat

Good video Hongdian great pen🎉

When writing or drawing it’s essential to see your letters and lines. I find writing or drawing with the 8 nib impractical because I can’t see them as well.

I have four pens (1866) with this nib; 1 EF, 3 F. I like them all. I also like that you can fill them by holding the nib with the breather hole just below the surface of the ink.

Sancho Pen-za?

I buy cheaper pens from places like Ali Express and Etsy, when it's expensive I take the hit an go for a reliable retailer based in my own country. Your bit on consumerism was great and answered a question I had wondered about whether some of the Chinese brands had reached that Iconic (Symbol) status in China yet. Putting the snow cap and the top of the pen an naming it Mont Blanc was marketing genius, given free to the company founder by a friend (so the rumor/story I've head goes).

I love the heartnib.

That pen is not a joke!!!

Looking hard 42 to 48 here in the states

Amazingly clear closeups! Interesting and informative!

For this nib, some have been excellent, some have been horrible. Unfortunately MaJohn nibs have no consistency.

I was worried that the Heartbeat nib would be too wet for me. But it works very well and was well tuned.

I have never used a Montblanc pen because the price is too high for my wallet! I understand the performance of the pen is excellent but there are so many other pens with great nibs, why would I pay for such a pen?