Chris' Inked Pens - July 2024 Letter Writing Pens!

[@MagdalenaGniatczynska]

So great that you are enjoying your fountain pens and inks thoroughly! Your radiant smile on your video thumbnail says it all! Lovely selection of pens as well! And as you said, a great rainbow selection of all the primary colours! Oops, I've just realised I'm commenting on the wrong video! I'm meant to be commenting on the August pen and ink selections!! With the orange ink! And green ink! Haha! Your July inks were much more subdued colours!

[@michaelstephan5272]

Another nice collection of inks/pens for the month; thanks Chris!

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi Mike - thank you!

[@dcarp71]

"Chris' Inked Pens - July 3024..." Wow, you haven't aged in 100 years! What is your secret? :) I really like the scepter - so many sparkles.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Oh wow lol I really did it this time with that typo ... :)

[@impish22]

beautiful collection, thanks for sharing

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @impish22

[@RitaCwise]

Another interesting video. Thank you for sharing.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @RitaCwise

[@raybuck]

Thank you Chris. I love the Diamine Strawberry. You're right, it is a happy colour. You've made a very interesting selection of pens and inks. I'm looking forward to your report. You're much better than I am at controlling the number of pens that you have inked. I have many more than eight; I can't help it. Thank you also for the book club recommendation.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @raybuck -- at the moment I seem to be over-inked but at least many are TWSBIs so they will stay flowing!

[@dtmama]

Thank you for the site and book info. I’ll check it out. I love your pens. That Sakura is just gorgeous. All of your Benus are beautiful! You reminded me that I need to ink up wild strawberry again! And that grey Athena is so pretty. I am a grey lover!

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @dtmama

[@courtney9212]

That pen case with the pouch is very intriguing! I'm standing firm in my fast though!

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi Courtney - Levenger has I think the best sales in December although their summer sale gets hyped more. I got my case on sale in late November. Stand firm. There are always sales later on!!!! :)

[@courtney9212]

@@ChrisSaenz13 I'm holding off till Black Friday 🛍️ 😊

[@CheriRosePlans]

I love your collection! I also have the BENU in Cherry Blossom and love it so much! 😮🤩that BENU Scepter is so pretty! Oh wow 🤩 that Laban Zeus is so beautiful 😍 and Sailor Louisiana!

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @CheriRosePlans -- I'm wondering now how Laban Zeus will look in a M nib. I may try it as I am not going to replace my GVFC Stone Grey until my fast is over and until I use up some of the other grey inks I have. :)

[@varadharajannadarajah]

👌🏻👍🏻

[@lagreenwitch]

I adopted your layout for this month :)

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @lagreenwitch awesome!!!!

[@catherineadams6513]

I just got back from my honeymoon, and I purchased some Montblanc ink while I was there, so I’m thrilled to jump back into some pen and ink things! So happy to see your new uploads as always!🤍

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Congratulations! Oooh how fun Montblanc inks are so awesome! :)

[@wildlyimaginable]

Love your July selections Chris. Purchased my 1st Lamy in a long, long time (Pink Cliff) and forget how nice they are to write with. Might have to resurrect my old ones

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi Grace!!!!! I'm quite addicted to my Lamy's - especially how nice it is to be able to swap nibs quickly and easily! :)

[@wildlyimaginable]

@@ChrisSaenz13 Haven't done that yet. Need to get on the ball get me some new Lamy nibs.

[@ann-ingridhelik3056]

Hi Chris, i agree june seems to be flying by, maybe because I love the summer so much, even the 90-100*F . I have a nice fan where i work and as long as there’s no snow, I’m happy! Ive been looking at a new-for me- benu but with 3 birthdays in july, i should be fasting on pen buys! That book club sounds interesting ,i will go and have a look, thanks for the info! Happy july 4th.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi Ann-Ingrid - I do remember loving summer much more when I was in a cooler climate (Vermont) then from 17 on I was in Oklahoma or Texas and I just greatly prefer all the other seasons. Here we only get 2 seasons with very few transition/mild days -- it's either hot or its bearable around these parts ... I have to count winter now since we do get arctic freezes sometimes too making things really challenging the way our homes are built. As I get older I do like the milder weather better but the drastic heat is still so hard ... especially with high humidity.

[@BlushnBlue]

Lovely choices. Off topic, I had 2 female Siamese cats and one was named Athena and the other we named Loki due to her mischief...lol. Your Athena ink just brought back memories. Thank you for sharing.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @BlushnBlue awe .... cat memories are the best! :)

[@Calcprof]

Asa -Gao is a favorite of mine. Thanks for the video. Seneca? Facinating.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @Calcprof

[@tiantuatara]

Thanks for the info on the Stoic channel, I will check it out. Also, I really like Zeus and Athena. Those are the two inks I have from Laban.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi Terri - I just put a Fine nib on my Lamy AL-Star and I like Athena even better with the F nib. :)

[@ubacat1617]

Always love to see what you're writing with. I'm still writing with my June pens. I was writing so much in April but in May I fell behind due to family emergencies. So May pens went into June and now June pens are going into July. I don't ink up new pens unless I'm down to one or two. When I saw you had a Robert Oster ink, that reminded me I had a Robert Oster ink for the month but it ran out. I was using a sample and thought how much I love the ink and maybe I should just get a bottle. Then I had to clean out the pen and it took FOREVER. I even had to get out the Goulet pen cleaner. After that I decided I don't want a bottle of it.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @ubacat1617 -- I've had that experience before with shimmer inks where I said .... never again. The only one of JHerbin shimmers that I didn't get along with was their black/dark grey one I can't remember the name. I hope July will be a much calmer month for you!!!!!

[@cynthiarichter792]

Wow! I really am looking forward to seeing how these inks and pens will do this month. I have several BENU and Lamy pens. They are always my go to pens. Oh, I need to get a sample of the Laban Zeus for my newest red BENU. Thanks for doing videos for us.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @cynthiarichter792

[@christopherbritton293]

In British English 'sceptre' is spelt like that, so you don't have to worry whether the second vowel is an e or o! Broad nibs for letter writing! Now, I have never done that. Maybe I should challenge myself! The Wild Strawberry is a nice ink but I think I have enough red inks as it is for the foreseeable future.

[@honnony]

Nice Benus, I'm more a Jinhao guy, yes my 9019 came in very handy when I cut a finger last month & couldn't grip any pen but my 9019. Now I see Jinhao is slimming them down (9016 and 9013). Always a wealth of information in the ink dept. that dark blue Iroshizuku and Robert Oster Lake of Fire made my wish list. The TWSBI Go reminds me of the Kaweco Sport too small for longer writing sessions.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @honnony -- the 9019s are so easy to grip -- I really like them more than I imagined. :)

[@Abi.Cadaver]

Loved your pen and ink choices, although I was expecting to see more pens '3024 letter writing pens' :D lol. I'm off to check out that book club channel now, tfs. :)

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Oh my goodness what a ridiculous typo I made! I know why. It was time to call my Mom just as I completed editing and I normally would have looked over everything again. Goodness. LOL Glad you mentioned it ... I was still oblivious.

[@zeus52452]

Hey Chris, you have an interesting lineup of pens/inks for the coming month!! For me, I had been debating on getting a Scepter/Grand Scepter off & on for some time. I just can't decide right now. I've become more interested in flex writing, and recently got a Zebra G nib that I want to put in my Jinhao X750. I also recently acquired a Waterman's #14 that is close to 124 yrs. old that has a wonderful flexible gold nib. Asa-gao is one of my go-to blue inks. I've also decided to get the Sailor Manyo 5th anniversary Tsuyu, Ishi, & Yu inks. I also have Robert Oster Lake of Fire, and a bottle of River of Fire that I like a lot. So if you want a different color that is a green/teal and haven't tried it, give River of Fire a try. Enjoy the month!!

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @zeus52452 oh yes I did enjoy my sample of River of Fire too that is a fun ink with lots of sheen if I recall correctly! One thing I like about the Scepter is that it won't roll off the desk!!!! That and the astounding beauty of the pen body and the smooth nib too. :) Happy July!

[@lionping3112]

Dear Chris! No need to mention how much I like your videos. I wonder if you'd liked to write with a 1.9 Stub Nib from lamy (LZ50SL-1.9 )? best regards Michael

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi Michael - I have yet to try a Lamy 1.9 stub nib - which is odd considering how much I love the 1.1 and 1.5 stubs from Lamy! I need to put that nib on my wishlist!

[@tompov227]

I am a big fan of wild strawberry but one of my favorite inks of all time is Noodler's Liberty's Elysium. It is a Goulet Exclusive but it is a gorgeous blue with some permanence. It does stain things Pink which is a bit surprising but also can be a turn off for some, but I love to have it in my TWSBI Eco Transparent Blue. It's a perfect match!

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @tompov227 -- oh I remember I really liked my sample of Noodler's Liberty's Elysium!!! It's gorgeous. :) That would be a great choice for July!

[@loracharis6814]

The Sailor Louisiana is gorgeous. Is that some shading coming through as well? Laban’s Athena looks interesting as well. Happy writing in July.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @loracharis6814 yes I'm seeing quite a lot of shading with Sailor Louisiana on the 68 gsm Tomoe River paper! :)

[@ichirofakename]

1. I vastly prefer the Scepter shape of this Benu over their other shapes. Still can't deal with the glitter. 2. Perhaps you already know, SBRE Brown has over a hundred videos on Stoicism. And of course he is extremely well-spoken, in English, since he's Dutch. 3. This week I start a new project, a gigantic watercolor, 9' x 3.5'. Pen stuff will be less focussed and serious, for maybe a year, unless I finish/give up early.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi Ichiro --- it's so funny because I went quite awhile thinking Benu pens were not for me ... that changed last year when I got my Talisman and then when the viewer sent me 3 Benu pens I had never seen in real life I found out I really love the Euphoria and the glitter ... it did surprise me! Yes, I've seen most of SBRE Brown's stoicism videos - they are great! I had been wanting to read Seneca's Letters for a long time but I wanted a community experience of it so I was pretty excited when that bookclub came up over on Accept the Universe' channel. Have fun with your watercolor!!!!!!!!

[@SuSuSham]

I worked with a very talented interior designer that told me his secret whenever trying to find a color to work with a busy, colorful pattern was to pick the color that was the least found in the pattern - so your instinct for picking Louisiana ink for the Benu talisman cherry blossom was”genius” 😘

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Hi @SuSuSham oh cool -- it's rare for me to do anything remotely genius unless I'm viewing it from a sarcastic lens lol. :) I was surprised how pleasing the combination is. But don't ever ask me to choose wall paint. I have had some disasters I don't even like to think about. :)