Heirloom Pens and Restarting Our Collections | Goulet Pencast Ep. 22

[@RobertFisher1969]

Drew’s facial expressions are so great, he should create a KZbin channel of him just reacting to random things. 😃 If you haven’t, maybe y’all should look into producing fountain pen friendly greeting cards yourselves. You’ve got some great designers.

[@wildsheepc]

They used to have in-house notecards you could purchase in packs of ten, which were also the notecards they used for the hand-written notes. The hand-written notes and notecards to purchase were discontinued around the same time (early 2019?) and there were a few of us who liked purchasing the cards but apparently not enough in sales to keep them going.

[@lesleymcln]

Not ashamed to admit I cheered with delight at the Preppy finally being featured in pen of the week, yey! It’s my favourite every day pen and enjoyed hearing your experiences, worth the wait.

[@Munkynuts]

I was the weird pen guy here, but I got my mom into them. She councils abused teens, and she noticed they often were fascinated by the “new” type of pen. So I’ve been buying your preppy Wa’s to hand out and it’s a wonderful way for her to break the ice. I’ve got wonderful art from them, made me feel better about being the weird pen person.

[@ANonymous-rx6lu]

that is FANTASTIC! Art is a hugely therapeutic thing for troubled youths. doing that just adds a layer of specialness and encouragement for their positive expressions. Good Job!

[@Munkynuts]

@@ANonymous-rx6lu yeah it’s quite emotional when I here a kid is so happy that they cry over a 5$ pen, I stopped complaining about my finances after hearing that and seeing the art. Makes me quite thankful for what I have.

[@djryandelap]

I’ve always been that one weird guy in my friends and family. So glad to discover so many great people online who share the interest!

[@TGVScribe]

I have absolutely zero issue with either of your facial expressions. On the contrary: I get a big kick out of them, particularly Drew’s, so I hope you don’t start feeling self-conscious about your normal (haha!) reactions…

[@Gouletpens]

Nah, don't worry about me getting self-conscious. I'm going to do my thing. Thanks for the support! - Drew

[@archivist17]

@@Gouletpens Yup. Drew gotta Drew.

[@deniseplasse5126]

I love the facial expressions! Where else can we get such fun and informative stuff about these little beauties! Keep up the great work entertaining us and keeping us up to date!

[@uqox]

I love that you're talking about kids and she shows up like, "Why you talkin' smack about me?!" Luv it! I adore this podcast/video series. Honestly, it is ridiculously enjoyable to just watch/listen to a solid hour and change about fountain pens! What a great idea and so much fun. Just relaxing and enjoyable fun. Keep it up! Just keep doing the easy thing of talking and showing a love of fountain pens. A real change from a ton of other things online. Thanks for this. I appreciate you both and the quality customer service and inventory of Goulet Pen Company. Cheers!

[@Gouletpens]

Wow! Thank you so much for saying that! We really appreciate you joining us each week! - Drew

[@carpediem3593]

Thank you for doing something special for Fountain Pen Day!!!!!!!!!!!

[@archivist17]

Overjoyed to hear that Drew will make 0% effort to change his use of facial expressions 😆

[@Gouletpens]

You should see the face I'm making on my driver's license. - Drew

[@Sonicman415]

Hello👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@astrahl1]

Happy International Fountain Pen Day, everybody!

[@lanthanien]

Happy to have this available on Fountain Pen Day!

[@heathergleiser]

Happy Fountain Pen Day to you both and all the Goulet team! Cheers for having samples available, I’m making a custom Inkvent calendar for a friend for Christmas and I know she’s going to love all the shimmering and sheening ones I picked.

[@ilikepens]

Brian’s hair looks really good like it is in this video. Keep that style going!

[@ilikepens]

I made this comment before I got to the point in the video where you talked about hair. 🤣

[@alanshutko]

I have the Lioness and Cubs... and two children. Brian has opened by eyes to another layer of meaning in the pen. Giving my children chances to challenge themselves... and fail, but safely, because we are watching over them. Brian, I'm crying again.

[@kellylopez6587]

No Please Brian and Drew don't change your facial expressions, I enjoy them very much. Just keep them coming. Thank you Kelly 🤗

[@MarshaLove0723]

I remember the box 'bowls' for single-serve cereal! For road trips, you could have those in the car with some plastic spoons and pick up a small container of milk during the trip.

[@kapirk2244]

Me too! What a flashback!

[@poeticpolecat]

Doodlebud has an interesting series of videos called Flying With Fountain Pens where he uses a homemade vacuum container to test filling mechanisms and ink amounts for flying. There were only a couple of pens that he was able to squeeze enough ink out of to be worrisome.

[@kapirk2244]

I did have issues with a few pens while flying, or driving up and down mountains of the pens are not kept upright. The problem is only when they were horizontal.

[@ginathomas8039]

I'll take you on, Drew, for that Metro vs. Explorer as a starter pen. The Metro was my starter pen, and I just purchased an Explorer less than a year later. I really love the explorer, and it's nice and light weight for someone who's used to a rollerball or ballpoint pen. With an F nib it writes so effortlessly, it feels like air. So in that way I think it would be a great starter pen. But I think an important aspect of a starter pen is giving a well-rounded FP experience, and I think the weight and sophistication of the Metro do that better. It *feels* so fancy and high quality, and will engender a feeling of "Oh if this cheap-ass pen is so awesome, what else am I missing out there?" Whereas the Explorer feels kinda cheap and hollow in comparison. So I can see someone enjoying writing with it, but not feel like they got enough *experience* for their dollar to want to explore more into FPs. QED. ;-)

[@angelaking9619]

I personally agree! The metro was my first fountain pen too, and while I haven't tried the Explorer, I have tried some other cheap light pens like the Herbin demonstrator and the Recife Traveler. They wrote just fine, but the similarities to gel pens made them much less special to me. For some, that'll be what they need, but I'm glad I started with the Metro. It helped me understand how beautiful and pleasurable fountain pens could be, at an amazing accessible price.

[@elizabethwaggoner7126]

I think notebook covers are a great idea (I own a few). Sometimes all the other features - pockets, pen loops, buttons and snaps - make it hard to just write in a journal or notebook Greeting cards are a little restrictive, but NOTE cards would be great!!!! Hope you decide in those directions.....

[@heathergleiser]

I second wanting note cards! Even with fine nibs the ones I’ve tried make ink feather like crazy and I would love to use them for writing to pen pals.

[@tonymiller1482]

I have an ever growing fountain pen collection, and my Edison Cappucino Dream is my wife's favorite even after almost 3 years of new pens since I bought it. That is a beautiful pen. And my Custom 74 is one of my most used workhorse pens. Brian hit the nail on the head with his heirloom pens. :)

[@sharanyabhattacharya3561]

So happy to see my question answered! I almost knew immediately that my question was answered from the title, but resisted the urge to skip ahead and watched the whole of the video. The story behind Lioness and the cubs was really interesting and I agree that it has probably the most heirloom message that a pen can offer but delivered in a tough love package. Again, thank you Team Goulet Pens you made my day.

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks for the great question! - Drew

[@alanshutko]

I totally skipped ahead when I got a question answered. But then I went back to listen to everything :D

[@CorwynGC]

Drew called me out with that comment about 'green lovers'. That Visconti Van Gogh 'The Novel Reader' is my idea of a perfect looking pen.

[@LucyLu_meztli]

Awww, well over 300 episodes! 🥳🥳🥳 The 300th Q&A technically was Pencast #17 ❤️ (I was a tad late to say congrats, and also edited a mistake on the comments 😉) I’m write on time (pun intended) to say Happy Fountain Pen Day 2021, 10th year celebration ✒️🥳🖋✒️🥳🖋🥳✒️

[@theresa_lili]

Yeah!!!!! Sound the horns! Roll out the Barrels, spead the feast table - - it's a day of celebration! Happy day of the fountain Pen.

[@lexbrunov]

1. I have the same hair as Drew and it's often referred to as caramel blonde 2. Cast Nuggets (not like actually meat cast in molds but like pencast, you got me) 3. Happy FPD! 4. Droolet is a state when you're drooling over a pen sold by the Goulet Pen Company xD

[@jcy931]

It's kind of funny, your fourth point registered as "Drewlet," which I thought was very clever. Even though I misread it, I realized the two would be pronounced the same way I didn't feel as bad. For some reason I thought it was important to share...

[@stevenbrown7048]

Underrated reply. Should be highlighted for sure.

[@pwkuriakose]

came for the content, stayed to watch Drew's caffeine wear off

[@Tomatohater64]

Another epic pencast. They are totally enjoyable. And Drew, I took your advice and got a bottle of Noodler's Walnut Brown. Excellent recommendation.

[@historydoc6605]

Drew, you are right on about those small cereal boxes. I loved them and thought of them as a special treat. Alas! Just like everyone using fountain pens, they have changed and now you have to put the stuff into a bowl. So sad.

[@deniseplasse5126]

I do love the covered notebooks. I have taken a leather “binder” from Franklin Covey and then I take my high end paper and create my own, but you are correct, it’s NOT cheap. However it IS custom and works exactly for me and has exactly what I want in it. So I would say this topic would be another rabbit hole for sure. Thanks for always trying to keep us informed. This is defiantly one of the greatest entertaining things on KZbin today!!! You guys are real! Funny! Genuine! (Which might be the same as ‘real’ lol). . I HIGHLY enjoy this! I cant say it enough… and boy am I spreading the news about Goulet Pens… everyone is always asking about my fountain pens (as I use them daily as EDC)…. I am so happy to have found this whole community! AWESOME!!!!

[@CufflinksAndChuckles]

Just bought the classic black and gold sailor 1911 king of pen, medium nib. I've been looking at reviews for it for months and I've been saving up for it for the past year with budgeting. It'll be delivered in 2-4 days (assuming the supply chain doesn't get hindered by the pandemic)! Writing is a part of my day job and some of my hobbies. So I get to use this hobby almost every day. I'd been writing mostly on my laptop all throughout university and later college, but then I had a sort of renaissance with going back to writing by hand for the past two years after my education. Thanks to GPC, writing has been so much more of a delight than it usually is! Thanks, Brian, Drew, and the GPC team. I hope the new year is a little less hectic in the supply chain!

[@vargr76]

Yay Drew! Thanks for the shout out, and Brian, please know I am the same in humid conditions.

[@spencer.watches]

Yay, Pencast! For anyone searching for cheap fountain pen friendly paper (for cookbooks, notes, etc.) certain Caliber notebooks from CVS have very nice thin paper with a pleasant amount of tooth. No feathering or bleedthrough and even shows sheen and shading nicely. Look for the notebooks that are made in Vietnam!

[@deniseplasse5126]

My favorite color is blue too Brian, AWESOME pen choice for heirloom!!! Thanks, you gave me a GREAT idea

[@archivist17]

Kudos to Dupont for going so way out there with that pen!

[@auricthegoffer5802]

I have a Q&A question. We get limited edition Safari's and Al-star's every year, but what about limited edition Vista's, like a blue demonstrator Lamy. Would there be any challenges with this? That would be a shut up and take my money type of purchase.

[@TheNightowl001]

I've had a Pilot Explorer for a long time, and it's a great pen. But... But if I were starting over knowing what I know about Pilot pens now and The Metropolitan, the Explorer, and one you unfortunately don't carry, I would have to go with the Pilot Cavalier. I just love the better (to and for me) heft and weight of the all-metal Cavalier over the Explorer. And the slim lines appeal to me more than the more traditional cigar-shaped Metropolitan. Just love the Cavalier.

[@dawngilkison6123]

❤️ TWSBI as a gift to introduce someone to fountain pens-love TWSBI anyway at all!

[@avgjoeshow4208]

What a surprise!!! I always look forward to your videos. I had no idea it was fountain pen day!! I JUST got my Twsbi vac 700R today from you guys like 30 minutes ago and I can NOT wait to open it and get my inkwell tomorrow. Also looking forward to that beautiful inkvent calendar coming as well!!

[@LordWhatever]

I have to say that I usually don't watch videos about fountain pens if they are not related to art. Most of my fountain pens are very utilitarian (or art friendly) and I'm not into expensive fancy pens but I never missed any of your videos, you guys are part of my Saturday morning routine getting ready to go to my local school to teach art. You guys make our fountain pen community a fun experience, please don't change and keep up. 🙂👍🏽

[@Gouletpens]

That genuinely mean a lot to us, Efrain! Thank you so much for the kind words, and thank you for teaching! - Drew

[@tootsfour956]

Thanks for this pen cast! Enjoy each part. DREW I just purchased a E 95s from Goulet Pen Co and am loving it also. Amazing pen. BLESSINGS to you both.

[@Gouletpens]

Yay! Thanks for choosing to shop with us! - Drew

[@andrew4635]

Very happy to see the Preppy featured. I use one every day, and I second how bulletproof the cartridge is. It's dead simple to refill with a needle and syringe, and holds a ton of ink! I over-tightened when I turned my Preppies into eyedroppers, and had a slow leak of ink every time I used it and couldn't figure out why my fingers kept getting stained when I saw the tiniest hairline fractures on the body that screws onto the threads. Do not over-tighten! But if you have no desire to turn it into an eyedropper, the Preppy is A Solid Pen. Unless you put shimmering ink in it. I regret that one.

[@avnishcantcountd7701]

Happy Fountain pen day guys

[@Gouletpens]

Same to you, Gengar! -Drew

[@florencefortyseven]

I would recommend storing them in different places to tell them apart, so the one in your study room is a fine and the one in your bedroom is an extra-fine or something.

[@BenjaminVaterlaus]

My comment about recipes made it into the ep! :) WOO HOO! I'm Goulet famous!! Thanks for doing these, Brian and Drew - I love watching these! :) I liked hearing about FP day and the FP nib manufacturers.

[@cherylthomae-barnes7852]

Ellie is adorable, she's grown so much...love the yellow earrings! For the person who doesn't like facial expressions...there is something called a podcast. lol. Re: TN's, folios, leather covers: for me that is another rabbit hole. 🤓 It is very personal with so many things to consider...size (even within a size like B6, there is also a b6 slim and some covers are made for specific notebooks and planners) thickness of leather, type of leather, feel...buttery soft or stiff, color, pockets inside, outside (same leather or contrast color), closures, pen loop, elastic bands or folio, trifolio, unfinished or finished edges, thread colors, etc... A couple companies I think have excellent examples of quality products and choices are SojournerUSA and Chic Sparrow. Happy Fountain Pen Day 🖋✒️

[@kimberlyhuffman3115]

I love your faces Drew! Keep makin' em!! 🙂

[@jacquelinemcgowan8164]

drew selling balloons haha that was funny, keep up the good work Brian love your company lv Jacqueline

[@ann-ingridhelik3056]

Love your vids! Drew, your hair colour is strawberry blonde- like mine used to be,it's mostly grey now . Brian, you've convinced me although i have a 100or so FP ( i kow , not that many but i use them all on color rotation ) i have never used a preppy! So i will buy one for fountain pen day🙃 Drew i love your facial expressions, don't change, just be you, cause no one else can! Have agreat week to all of you!

[@Lori_Beck]

1. More Drew facial expressions! 2. Brian - your hair looks great without gel!

[@pugup]

48:49 agree with Drew. I got my explorer right after the week you guys had it as pen of the week and man oh man! you get the smooth and consistent writing experience of metro with just the right kind of texture and weight. and the con 70 converter (as much as i hate cleaning it like Drew) gives a solid ink capacity for long writing. its become my go to pen for journaling and fast writing

[@kjhendricks55]

I love Galen Leather Goods. I own the Wooden Pen and Brush Holder, the Leather Notebook Cover for Leuchtturm 1917 Notebook A5, The Writing Box and the Leather Zippered 20 Slot Pen Case. Great line Brian " I like things in my stuff." Was wondering how you two guys originally met? Interesting back story?

[@ANonymous-rx6lu]

YES!!! BACKSTORY!!!

[@amybrazelton6825]

I have been using the Platinum Preppy Wa Sayagata… this is the first preppy I’ve ever written with and I’m surprised at how much I like it! It has a fine nib but doesn’t feel scratchy. Really impressed! Thanks for the great video!

[@ModernSynthesist]

Also that question about telling 2000s apart is another point for Drew and his Vanishing Point is better defence from way back. YAY VP!

[@madisonlerma6939]

Turkey Hammock! I’m glad I finally caught up and can understand the reference now 😂

[@dlroulston]

In Drew's reference to manual transmissions, "three on the tree" is where the gear shift is on the steering wheel column instead of on the floor. 1st gear is all the way down and to you. 2nd gear is halfway up, away from you, and up again. 3rd gear is straight below 2nd gear. Reverse is straight above 1st gear.

[@MarshaLove0723]

I have a few 'doubles' of fountain pens. If they are both inked up at the same time, a pretty piece of washi tape tells me at a glance which is which.

[@aaron3890]

I loved Drew's answers to the heirloom question....I came to similar conclusions about the features that are required for durability. My two heirloom pens are both durable cartridge/converter pens with friction-fit nibs that can easily be removed for repairs or replacement, one pen being all metal and the other urushi: Waldmann Tango and Nakaya Aka-tamenuri Portable Writer.

[@MarshaLove0723]

The Preppy Wa's are still available, but I noticed that a couple of my favorite sites are now running out of them and do not have some of the colors. I bought the full set to expand my pen selection for ink challenges. I'm still going to use them (and not baby them) but will probably take a plain one if I'm concerned about 'sticky fingers' since I may not be able to readily replace one.

[@xerxiusmaximus]

Happy, happy fountain pen day, Brian and Drew….

[@Gouletpens]

Happy Fountain Pen Day to you too! - Drew

[@ichirofakename]

By far the best starter fountain pen is a disposable. See if you like the writing experience before even dealing with filling mechanisms. And they are even cheaper. I got started with a Copic disposable and quickly got hooked.

[@jamesaritchie1]

The trouble with disposable pens is that they are almost always disposed of, adding more plastic to the already plastic-bloated landfills. To me, a big part of why fountain pens are so good is that they aren't disposable. The world has more than enough disposable plastic in it already. The last thing we need is more, especially from fountain pens that are supposed to last a lifetime, or even much longer.

[@ichirofakename]

@@jamesaritchie1 Definitely a valid issue. They should be biodegradable, made out of cardboard or something. Writing via computer and never printing out might be the least worrisome approach.

[@lalaith4375]

Kaweco is one of the oldest Fountain Pen Manufacturer. The company was founded in 1883 and next year they will have their 140 anniversary. I am glad, that they survived bankruptcy and WW2 and are still with us after such demanding times. Hope we will see the piston filled Kaweco Sport reviving 😃👍

[@thecraftbykellyann4722]

Puzzle tip: If you put together a puzzle on a large piece of cardboard or foam-core board you can pick it up and move it when you want to eat. :D For the next one.

[@jorge23483]

So, in other words, the Lamy cc is the Lamy Chit-chat 😂.

[@rooting4coaches]

Turkey Hammock! I’m late to the party… I’m binging the whole pencast from start to finish! 🤣

[@Gouletpens]

TURKEY HAMMOCK! - Drew

[@chantal7758]

I have to say, I personally love the facial expressions. Everyone's gonna have a different view on that. But it's not up to me to critique your expressions, it's your face(s), so you do you and don't second-guess your face! Cheers guys! Love the pencast!

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks, Chantal! We appreciate the support!

[@paulherman5822]

Quick comment: a "3 on the tree" is a column shifter, Drew. Shift lever is on the steering column, kind of opposite to the turn indicator. I first drove a 1972 Ford pickup with a 3 on the tree, and my first car out of college was a 1962 Rambler American 220 (bare bones. Flathead 196 CID engine, no fuse box ever installed, no radio, nothing. Even the standard 3 on the tree shifter. BTW: I graduated in 1990, so it was a pretty old car even then.) 😁 Great video/podcast as usual, guys!

[@ANonymous-rx6lu]

I explained this to my kid just the other day. And we still have a phone with metal bells and a mechanical dial at our house.

[@paulherman5822]

@@ANonymous-rx6lu I have had a succession of older cars. Only one that was a 3 on the tree. 55 Pontiac Star Chief, 52 Packard (I forget the model), 68 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 68 Buick Electra 225, and maybe a few more that I'm forgetting about. Of course, at this point, are my 78 Chevette, 76 Chevy Monza, 80 K car, 79 Volkswagen Dasher, 82 Mercury Cougar, and 84 Ford Tempo considered classics yet? 😂

[@ANonymous-rx6lu]

@@paulherman5822 wow! you have a ford Tempo! (does it run?)

[@paulherman5822]

@@ANonymous-rx6lu All of those were in the past. I'm disabled and don't drive anymore. The Tempo was first generation, the HSC engine, and a total POS.

[@comprehendeth92]

I got my first fountain pen in 4th grade. I've been using them ever since. I never had anyone ever question that, or make fun of me for it. On the contrary, everyone thought the pen was cool. That is still the reaction I get to this day.

[@EckmanJones]

I got into collecting and using fountain pens because of the fountain pen subreddit. My first pen was the Lamy Safari and the TWSBI Eco. I got my partner into the hobby by getting her a Moonman pen. Ever since then I have been buying more and more expensive pens lol.

[@theresa_lili]

3 on the tree, when the shift knob is on the column below the steering wheel. I had a Maverick with a 3 on the tree. 302. It was a sleeper for certain. My dad taught me how to squeal the tires in all three gears. Won many races on the main drag back in the day. Ha ha.

[@arabellaholzapfel2046]

I like how Drew thinks about Pilot Explorer and E-95S! Total agreement here!

[@lukewilsonhere]

Hate to break it to you fellas, but I don't think B.C. was talking about Drew's faces in the "Favorite Browns" video! To prove it, here's 44 glorious seconds of nothing but Brian's reactions to Drew's picks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iovIlJJniKx_fqc

[@Gouletpens]

Oh my. This is glorious, Luke. You can take the rest of the day off. Well done. - Drew

[@hannahmalcolm6683]

I have a Galen leather notebook cover that's even more simple. No leather string, just the cover and a pen loop. I love, love, love it. It adds some pizzazz and gives me a place to clip the pen cap to while I'm writing.

[@mf--]

Awesome little Nova, Drew. A beacon in the darkness.

[@Gouletpens]

Haha! Quite literally! - Drew

[@Laleolie]

The interview about the Kaweco piston fillers and the release next year is with Mr. Appleboom, I saw it as well. : ) EDIT: Ok, so I found the video again where Mr. Gutberlet talks about the Kaweco Sport piston filler coming out next year in three versions. The video is by the channel Appelboom Pennen, the title is: "Appelboom on Tour: Michael Gutberlet (CEO of Kaweco) + GIVEAWAY!" from July 30, 2021 and the video segment is titled: "Will we see a Kaweco piston filler again soon?". The exact timestamp is 27:02 in that video.

[@paulherman5822]

As did I. Hopefully it's like, say, the V16. 😁

[@Laleolie]

@@paulherman5822, Mr. Gutberlet said it's going to be three Kaweco sport pens: Aluminium, Acrylic and Plastic. As I understood it, that's what they're starting with. ; ) The V16 is a really pretty pen, have you written with it?

[@paulherman5822]

@@Laleolie One can still hope. 😁

[@Laleolie]

@@paulherman5822, yep! I'm hoping that if they see good sales numbers, they might expand the piston filler segment. : )

[@paulherman5822]

@@Laleolie Well, the V series were Sport models in the '60s, so there's hope. 😉

[@daveg686]

I agree with Drew, soup on a chilly day is the perfect food. I love the facial expressions-they give me a chuckle. Jetpens has a video where they claim to have tested the Platinum Preppy inked ,capped and unused for 1 yr. and still wrote with no problem. I don't write words very much but I draw every day with my Preppy EF 0.2 nib, it is a little scratchy, has kind of a drag feel of a felt tip pen but the lines never fail, I also use the Platinum converter with the gold trim it gives a glittery effect with the internal facets of the body.

[@Gouletpens]

I believe that! - Drew

[@johnsomers8269]

Three on the tree means the shifter lever is on the steering column. I gave a small school fountain pens on fountain pens. Drew, keep up the facial expressions!

[@archivist17]

Oh my, that Tacchia is gorgeous! Not my aesthetic, generally, but I can certainly understand why Brian didn't want it to go by.

[@ihanat]

Just wanted to say that I appreciate your takes on what you would get if you were to have to build your pen collection all over again. I think I would do the same thing I did but knowing that I don’t like faceted grips like the Lamy Safari and TWSBI Eco-T. Those aren’t comfortable for me. Brian, I was happy to hear that you also plays board games to your full potential. I don’t think its good practice to let your kids win just cuz they’re kids. My oldest and I play UNO and she has managed to beat me several times and I think she appreciates it more because I play to win. AAAAAAAND, I’m so jealous you own a Taccia Winter’s Breath. Such a gorgeous pen!! Once again, I am with Drew on one of the food topics. Soup is definitely the perfect food and you can definitely make soup in such a way that it could be chewed lol

[@s.n.11]

The first bottle of ink I bought was the Waterman tender purple in 2012 and even if I use it the most it still has like a quarter of the bottle. Can you remember how many bottles you finished? Of which colours? How does it feel to finish a full bottle?

[@erikag5496]

I love your faces. Specially Drew. So keep doing that. Please. Thanks.

[@edreilly6674]

I'm a soup fan, too, especially in the winter, but my rule is to eat food that requires my teeth while I still have them.

[@swifty3]

Just eye dropped a preppy myself, with old black universal cartridge (10yr old) + distilled water. It needed the silicone grease as well as the o-ring to stop the leaking.

[@jess53nz]

Drew do NOT tone down the facial expressions! That's what makes it better to watch on you tube vs losten to a podcast. You are an amazing nugget (probably not using that right...)

[@Gouletpens]

Lol I love it! Thank you! - Drew

[@JustinClausen]

The Conklin Omniflex nib is meant to be a reverse writer. While I've never had much luck with the flex part, I to like to flip it over for a very EF line.

[@Seefood73]

I agree the reverse omniflex is good. Flexing on the right side up is depending on ink with a lot of surface tension, it will just give boring railroads with most inks.

[@angelaking9619]

Great tip! I don’t find the nib that flexy either, but I like using it with drier inks.

[@Seefood73]

@@angelaking9619 it's as flexy as any modern semi-flex Steel nib, such as FPR or Noodler's.

[@ANonymous-rx6lu]

@@Seefood73 I find mine pretty stiff as well, I have the goulet flex nib option in my conklin dura

[@allenl391]

Hi Guys. Enjoy listening to you Pencasts. My question is rather specific but here goes. Do you know if the Pineider Arco models with the Quill nib pullout (compression fit) or screw out type? I'd like to replace mine but don't want to damage this beautiful pen. The why is because I don't prefer the softer nibs. Thanks.

[@davegoodridge8352]

Thanks guys. You two are so entertaining. It was a difficult week this past week, I had a defibrillator implanted in me. And sitting down for a enjoyable hour of Goulet Pencast felt like catching up with a couple of friends. If I had to ask, is there a pen whose size works well with bad hands and or fingers? It seems as if I’m moving into that stage of life. Wishing you all a good week and prayers of dealing with this crazy world. Thanks again…Dave

[@Gouletpens]

Thanks for joining us, Dave! We'll keep doing our things, so you just keep on following the doctor's order and we'll all continue to do our thing! :) Best of luck to you - and we hope that this next week is 100% better! - Drew

[@marjoriedybec3450]

Q: How much effort and expense would you go to to restore some 2 Esterbrooks sac fountain pens from the late 60s? How safe and reliable will they be once restored and will they hold enough ink to be enjoyable ?

[@bryanmarsh9886]

My heirloom pens, following the same rules: Namiki Emperor and Yard-o-Led Viceroy Grand. Honorable mention: Waterman 46 (with papers, box and sterling snake clip). Don't worry Drew, when you grow up the beard thing becomes easier. I had a similar soup day this week, although every day here in the PNW is wet and chilly, my wife homemade french onion soup.

[@Gouletpens]

Great choices! - Drew

[@SusanMJB45]

Love your facial expressions...... both of you !!! LOL Don't stop.....

[@danielklopp7007]

Drew: "Three on the tree" = three speed manual transmission with the shifter on the steering column; a very popular configuration in the 1960's (but never seen in manual transmission cars today)

[@gualganus]

Actually, appearing in the '50's.

[@florencefortyseven]

So the six on the floor is a six-speed transmission in the more conventional place, next to the driver's seat?

[@danielklopp7007]

@@florencefortyseven : yes, "six-on-the-floor" refers to a 6 speed manual transmission with the shift lever mounted on the floor between the two front seats. "Three-on-the-tree" was popular when most manual transmission cars had 3 speed transmissions and bench seats (in the front - so not as easy to put the shift lever on the floor).

[@danielklopp7007]

@@florencefortyseven : I'm not sure how we got so far down this rabbit hole (i.e. automotive shift lever configurations)... shouldn't we be discussing nib tuning (or some other fountain pen related topic)?

[@florencefortyseven]

@@danielklopp7007 . I mean the comments section started a major discussion about chard a couple of weeks ago, so anything goes!

[@DrFearCo]

Lightning strike CF has been used in custom knives for a while. Common for handle material.

[@johndetwiler8414]

Brian isn't wrong about the dates: 1. 2012; 2. 2013; 3. 2014; 4. 2015; 5. 2016; 6. 2017; 7. 2018; 8. 2019; 9. 2020; and 10. 2021. Yay Fountain Pen Day! Side note: Goulet Pens is my second most visited website according to my homepage.

[@hjell]

I stopped chasing releases when I wrote with the Pilot E95S. I have both colors and I feel I've found my pen. I also have a couple Pilot capless and a couple vanishing points. They all write perfectly smooth. Drew's attraction to brown has increased my interest in Custom 823 Amber. Now dying for this Amber beauty. Does it also have a super wonderful smooth 14k nib? Will I love the Vac Fill or will it annoy me? So far nothing from Pilot has annoyed me. Big collector of all Pilot pens. [FYI I did find the mini Plumix (Pluminix) and I bought one right before you mentioned it on a PenCast. They are cute but even posted they are super tiny but use a standard Pilot cartridge].

[@peteazouz6072]

Ok, so have to add this.. 2nd week with reversed nibs, have you tried a parker 180? I have one from the 80s they were designed to be flipped, mine is a B or XF depending on the side you write with. Don't think that they make them anymore, but I could be wrong, also a very slender pen, so not everyone's taste.

[@Javi_C]

Happy Fountain Pen ✒️ day!

[@harmonybat]

I've looked at the Smoke version of that notebook cover on the Galen site a number of times!

[@xerxiusmaximus]

Now that, that does have an exceptionally nice ring to it… “… the ‘Drewlet Pen Company”… lol, wow…

[@ANonymous-rx6lu]

It sounds too much like DROOL-EY. and while we might all drool over pens... eew.

[@pugup]

20:10 i just noticed that the raden spiral aligns between the body and cap! wow wow wow! @Brian how come you didn't spot that?

[@hawkshadowoseanacy5171]

Parker 180 (I think that is the model) actually has two different tip sizes and a feed designed to flow ink to both. I think mine is M and EF

[@harmonybat]

For the Lamy 2000, nail polish striping tape is very narrow -- you may be able to make a ring around the pen right in the ring above the clip. It would be visible, but very subtle. Variety packs are economical on Amazon, or you could just buy like... a roll of silver and mark one of them.

[@Gouletpens]

Oooh! Good one! - Drew