Hongdian Black Forest New Model Fountain Pen Review

Carbon fiber, steel & brass models. See all 3. Great improvements. Excellent writers.
Amazon New Models - www.amazon.com...
Amazon Hongdian Nibs - www.amazon.com...
Hongdian H1 black fountain pen - www.amazon.com...
1851 Forest Rainbow - www.amazon.com...
How to replacing Hongdian spare nibs - www.amazon.com...

[@catherinehubbard1167]

I have both the older model (in black and violet) and the newer Black Forest Pro model (in carbon fiber). All have black EF nibs which are very smooth and a true extra fine with just a bit of bounce. All pens wrote well right after their initial flush after unpacking. The newer one is much more comfortable to use, primarily because the section is thicker and longer. I haven’t used the clip except as a roll stop, but you’re right about the new model having a much more flexible, clip- I just checked them while watching your video. You’re also right about the cap design keeping the nib from drying out. Like you, I highly recommend these Black Forest pens, especially the comfortable, improved newer “Pro” version. A great writing experience. I love my carbon fiber Black Forest Pro and its EF nib.

[@Raul1971xxx]

They are nice, of course. Hopefully Jinhao build an X159 in carbon fiber.

[@chrisrap52]

That would be cool!

[@Raul1971xxx]

@@chrisrap52 Yes.. 👍👍🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@theProf_01]

Love that carbon fiber! Cool looking pen and writes well to boot! Nice review. 👍👍

[@incognitonone2391]

Definitely you should review the brass model at some point! Looking forward.

[@987grgg]

Great review. I really love what Hongdian has been doing.

[@chrisrap52]

Me too!

[@jeffaust68]

I brought the brass one on first watch on video then watched again and brought the carbon pen I subscribed but not watching a third time LOL GOOD WORK

[@deanandreoli1975]

ooo you KNOW i love the Black Forest series👑🔥 I love the replacement nib sets too. i have all the color options. just ordered the rainbow set from esybuy. This new version looks cool! No knurling. This review flings me into the land of temptation. hahaaa! That brass one...🔥

[@yappytown]

I adore my Hongdian BF Rainbow pen I keep it ready to go in my purse at all times. I'll probably be picking up the rainbow nibs and a carbon fiber one muahahah :D

[@robbinallan3767]

Nice review Chris. You always find stuff early. I checked the link and they're about $5 more already. I'm so tempted but boy I don't need more pens. I'm still looking for the penbbs lemon cookie.

[@chrisrap52]

Lemon cookie sold out quickly, unless PenBBS makes more, only resale market.

[@robbinallan3767]

@@chrisrap52 I'm hoping they'll release more because of its popularity. It took about 2 years but I finally found a penbbs 456 vacfill demonstrator with a black and gold cap. It gave me hope.

[@coreyjs55]

Those are some nice looking pens. I like my black forest but it is on the thin side, I may just pick one of these up sometime.

[@archivist17]

Looks like a nice revision of an already good pen. I hope they bring out new colours in the range.

[@chrisrap52]

I expect them to. Saw the X159 is now in a few colors.

[@archivist17]

@@chrisrap52 Sadly, the Medium nib hasn't reappeared in any of the listings:(

[@chrisrap52]

I just checked Amazon listing, link in video description & Medium nibs available for all 3 models.

[@paulmchugh1430]

You are correct. I like the carbon fiber version the best. The interesting point is that the car on fiber pen weighs more than the other two. It is supposed to be light than steel. Is it wider than the steel version? I am interested in the ink. Is it a quick drying ink? It is of interest as I am left handed.

[@chrisrap52]

My guess the brass core is thicker on the CF pen. Dries pretty fast. My experience, Noodler's Lexington Grey dries the fastest of any ink I have.

[@justinwolf3311]

Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa (purple) and Salix (blue) are very fast drying water proof inks. They both shade as well

[@chrisrap52]

@@justinwolf3311 I have borh inks, to me they are not fast drying. They are iron gall based. In water, color washes away, leaves grey.

[@paulmchugh1430]

@@justinwolf3311 thanks

[@B463L]

@@chrisrap52 do all these pens have brass cores? I have the brass one and I suspect it's just plating. I can say it isn't steel because it doesn't respond to magnets, but I really don't know what's underneath the apparent brass. If I had a second one I'd cut one of them in half to find out for sure

[@archivist17]

I note the CF is the heaviest of the group! 😄 Nice pens, though. I have a few HongDians, and I do like the writing experience.

[@MissMarilynDarling]

I have a rainbow one and its nice the sections a bit thin for me but its a beautiful writer :)

[@chrisrap52]

These are slightly larger. A nice improvement over the original.

[@kauaiphotography]

Aloha Chris! Thanks for sharing this new model Black Forest. I have the original model and while it writes great, I find the grip section way too narrow (thin) and since it's both metal and tapered, it's hard to get a good grip. Holding it further up helps, but I find it too far away from the nib. It looks as though the new model has the same metal section, but a bit girthier and maybe not as tapered? Is the original model also a #5 nib? It looks smaller? Mahalo, Thomas

[@chrisrap52]

Yes, same No. 5 nib. Section better on this model.

[@kauaiphotography]

@@chrisrap52 Thanks Chris for confirming that the nibs are the same #5 - sure looks smaller than a #5 on my pen, the "original" Black Forest. Looking forward to your review and also how the different nib sizes compare. Mahalo!

[@d.molina5644]

Is the capping mechanism metal on metal?

[@chrisrap52]

No, plastic on plastic.

[@d.molina5644]

@@chrisrap52 thanks for the info :D

[@musabjamal1991]

Hi Chris, I am having some feed issues with the Hongdian you have reviewed. How can it be corrected? I am using Blue black ink with it. Should I change the ink to see it helps?

[@chrisrap52]

Did you flush before inking?

[@musabjamal1991]

Yes Chris. Even with warm water too. But there remains a bit disruption in ink flow.

[@chrisrap52]

Flossed nib? Have you pulled nib, checked feed? Could open up feed channel.

[@musabjamal1991]

@@chrisrap52 I think I missed on that. Let me try. Thanks for guiding Chris. Is it to do anything with oiling?

[@chrisrap52]

Oiling?

[@user-gl5ld9vm7i]

What is that song?

[@chrisrap52]

I list song in closing credits. Don't watch till end? It is "Escalator of Life".