My SAILOR Fountain Pen Collection 2024 | Ginzan Snow Grey, Jellyfish, Rime on Trees

[@darlamaple6319]

They are all so lovely and now my wish list is getting longer! Love Sailor pens as well. Thank you for showing your gorgeous collection.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Haha! I need to update my wish list that I’ve bought the jellyfish and of course, add more pens to the list ! Thanks for watching and enjoying my Sailor collection, Darla!

[@autisticbucky]

what a lovely collection!! 🤩 i have the harvest moon pro gear slim myself and had it tuned for my writing style and it is such a delight! thank you for sharing!

[@KenchanKrafts]

YAY!! Yes, the harvest moon is such a beautiful pen - almost everyone's first Sailor PGS and it's a banger! Thanks for watching!

[@s.schaff3493]

Lovely collection! I am enjoying your videos very much. You have a soothing voice and a nice presentation. Would love to see them all lined up---yes, we always need a bigger tray don't we? I think with have similar collecting passions.... color! You mentioned the 3 Hello Kitty Kaweco's and I had to laugh, needed them myself! Here's a color-matches assortment of some of my Sailors. I'm loving spring corals and pinks. Thanks for your video Lao!

[@s.schaff3493]

Well I don't see how to add a photo to comments. Sorry.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Aww, thank you so much, S. Schaff 🥰 I’m so happy you found lots of things to smile and enjoy from the video! I appreciate it and hopefully there will be more videos you will enjoy from my previous and future videos! I’m glad you caught onto the hello kitty tidbit I added lol, I definitely love how they are a similar trio. I think I’ll add a coral ink to my lineup for Aprils currently inked :) I love corals and dusty pinks, too! As for the tray…they’re never big enough for our love for Sailors and other pens lol. I will try to get them all lined up in my Instagram photos! ☺️ Thanks for watching and being subbed to my channel!

[@Journalesq]

Oh what perfect timing. I was just thinking of adding a sailor pen to my collection and specifically the ginzan snow grey sailor to my wish list and then bam this video. Can’t wait to watch

[@KenchanKrafts]

Oooh Yes!!!! Go get in contact with Yumiko from goodpenlife! I added her info in my description box. She’ll be able to help you get them for a decent price - it’ll be more expensive if it’s not during a restock, but I love her efforts! The ginza snow grey is underrated as it’s not as bright as the others, but I’m sure it has its own audience and I am so happy I chose to also get it, since grey isn’t the color I’d readily want. You’ll love it once you get yours someday soon!

[@seemownay]

OMG. Now I know why you call yourself the resident sailor Penexpert. Amazing! Love them all!

[@seemownay]

Wait, you don't like the Origin? Ok, we can't be friends anymore. Sorry!

[@KenchanKrafts]

@seemownay 🤣😂😅🥲🥹😜I'm sorry! I'm sorry! No wait, if I don't like it and I get it, then it becomes your pen!!! ;) Win-win!

[@kiranreader]

i love that you have all 4 of the sound of rain series!! i have two - winter and spring. but would really like to complete the set!!

[@KenchanKrafts]

Hi Kiran! That’s awesome that you have Spring and Winter Rain! Those two are my favorites! In order: spring, winter, summer, autumn. I post when they go on sale in my community tab so if the timing is right for you, I hope you’ll be able to collect all 4 someday! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@kiranreader]

@@KenchanKrafts omg!! thank you!! this is so helpful!! i found the goulet vid too :)

[@ichirofakename]

What a lovely flight of colorful Sailors! Well done. I personally am looking forward to when Sailor moves beyond all that dang glitter.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Thank you, Ichiro! Yes I also cannot wait until they come up with some new innovative looks and qualities to the pro gear. The sparkles are probably still popular among a lot of other Sailor enthusiasts, so that’s why they continue to make them for global PGs and sailors of the year.

[@lettersfromthelake]

So pretty! The blue-grey is my favorite, followed by the pink. Happy writing!

[@KenchanKrafts]

Aww yay! The Blue grey is a total beauty! 😍 thanks for sharing your favorite and for watching!

[@lizdelisle1912]

My latest pen is the First Snow! I have you to thank for that wonderful review that you did on the First Snow, I knew that I just had to have it ,and I got the last one! My collection is small at this point but not for long! Also crazy about Leonardo!

[@KenchanKrafts]

^_^ YAY! You got that PGS too! It's so pretty in the hand isn't it? A beautiful gem since most sailors are solid colors. These little designs all over the barrel make them quite a unique Sailor! And thank you =3 I'm happy my review of that pen helped a lot! I should be doing an updated Leonardo collection video, sometime, soon too! XD

[@timewithtata8004]

This was such a great video Lao! Thank you for sharing your beautiful Sailor collection with us! Absolutely love that first soft pink one...and your rain series...swoon!! They are all so special. I love hearing your back stories for each one. My hubby just ordered me Every Rose Has Its Thorn. I cannot wait for it! I've been wanting a PG with a MF nib. I'm also loving my Sailor Mini Zyne! Been vibing quite a bit with my Sailors lately. Enjoy each one!!

[@KenchanKrafts]

I am so excited for you and your Every Rose has its Thorn!! That one is also a color shifting Sailor - they do these kind of pen bodies so well!! With the subtle gorgeous shimmers. You'll see like white, pale blue, and pale purple in different lighting. Now that I know more about those type of Sailor pen bodies, I think I might be looking to getting every rose has its thorn as well! XD But I'm not in a hurry. That pen will come to me someday! Where did your hubby buy the rose sailor? And yesss!! Kubozakura! I'm happy you love that one, too! The sound of rain always bring me calm and bliss ^_^ Thanks for stopping by to watch my video on your down time Tata! XD

[@impish22]

oh my goodness, how fun !!!!

[@KenchanKrafts]

♥

[@lalunebunny]

The Ginzan Snow Grey!

[@KenchanKrafts]

Oh wow, that ink is literally a perfect match XD it’s really lovely! Thanks for the suggestion 🥰 it’s definitely #2 among the 4 pens for me! I love that it represents the beautiful luxurious onsens in Ginza with their gorgeous oil lamps on the streets. Oh how I’d love to go there someday!

[@lotusthreads]

My favourite is the amethyst rime on trees pen. What a gorgeous colour with the rose gold.

[@KenchanKrafts]

♥ It's breathtaking! The rose gold is such a beautiful pairing with the purple ^_^

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

The lovely amethyst is my favorite. I think Sailor is your favorite pen brand? Now that you've gotten me interested in Sailor; it's so much fun to see your new pens.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Sailor is my favorite Japanese brand and Leonardo my favorite Italian brand :D I'm so glad you're loving and enjoying my Sailor content

[@lizdelisle1912]

The amethyst is my favorite because I love purple and periwinkle!

[@KenchanKrafts]

♥It has such a beautiful scenery as its inspiration and I love that they chose such a lovely purple! :)

[@LittleCocoStudio]

Oh my goodness, your collection is stunning! I've never held a Sailor Pro Gear in my hand, but I love my Sailor Pro Gear Slims so much that I wonder what I'm missing out on. :) It's too hard to choose a favourite from your collection, but I remember watching your Moroccan mint tea pen unboxing video and falling in love with it and the matching ink you got with it. I absolutely do not need another Sailor Pro Gear Slim, but that won't stop me from eyeing your green pen if you decide to sell it ;) The Yoseka home pen is another one that I've been eyeing! It's out of my price range at the moment, but it's been on my wishlist since it was first announced!

[@KenchanKrafts]

I'll be sure to let you know when I'm about to put the Moroccan Mint Tea PGS up for sale in the future then :) I think it fits perfectly into some people's collection and preferences, much better than it does mine, so I will give it a fair shot before making that final assessment! The Home pen really is indeed so expensive, even the SLIM is so darn expensive...I think it is 390. The most I'd pay for a slim is 200 and even then, that's still a lot xD The Pro Gears are girthier, so the difference is like how a regular VP feels compared to the Decimo. To me at least, it feels a world of a difference xD

[@snarkywordsworth]

This was such a fun watch! First of all, that Ginza grey is a stunner. Just gorgeous. I can't wait to see you ink it up. 😍😍😍And really all four of your new additions are beautiful. They're all so classy, and you know I'm a sucker for transparent finials and light colors! I'm still a big fan of the PGS size, but I'm going to try and see how things go with a PG since I do love, love, love the 21k nib. It's honestly become a bit of an obsession, and I can totally see why you have no plans to sell your rain series even though you don't love the PGS size. Anyway, fantastic video, as always!

[@KenchanKrafts]

I can't wait to ink up Ginza Snow Grey, too! It's supposed to represent a cloudy winter sky at the Japanese Onsen (Hot springs)!!!

[@yureliplans]

Love! The jelly fish and turtle ones are my faves. What did you ink in winter rain? That’s my only sailor and I want to love it! 😅

[@KenchanKrafts]

I put in Pompadour Cotinga Burgundy from Anderillium. You can go check my December currently inked to see if you like how the ink color looks from my Winter rain 🌧️🥰 I see you like the sea themed pens the most hehe, I love that. Don’t give up on your winter rain, you will find the perfect well lubricated pink ranged ink for it!

[@FountainPenNews]

I just got the starry sky pro gear slim that was a collab with PLUS like the first snow. Have you seen that? I'm loving it. My first sailor, I hated the feedback and returned it. Then I got a sound of rain spring rain and I'm addicted now.

[@KenchanKrafts]

The sound of rain has a feedback that you just can’t hate! Lololl it’s smooth and the sound is crisp!!! I do love the look of the starry night sky pro gear slim…that one is super cute and pretty! But I want the gold one and now that I don’t want slims anymore, I can rest easy on that search xD

[@jeanrobinson6584]

Oh they are lovely! I have two PGS which I really enjoy. I really love the milky ones, the pink and the blue/grey and the red tea one….. I will have to keep looking for good prices. 😀

[@KenchanKrafts]

Aww I’m so happy you love those 3!! I will always tell everyone I love the favorites they chose so much, but it is the truth. They all are beautiful to me and I love them all equally in very different passionate ways haha! But it makes me happy to see what every one likes from my collection, those three you chose are great favorites! Good prices make the search for beautiful Sailors really fun!

[@skydyedink]

Wooohoooo Hachimonjiya ❤❤❤

[@KenchanKrafts]

YASS!! I must visit Hachimonjiya when I go to the Tokyo Pen Show next year xD

[@Papertalesp]

Omg that winter purple pen ❤

[@KenchanKrafts]

♥♥ She's stunning! :)

[@chi-towncalifornia5916]

Oh, dear, coming back to this video, I tried my first Sailor, the 1911 14k M base model… And I love it! The nib feedback feels amazing, even more to my preference than Pilot 14k nibs. I can easily see myself falling down the ⚓️ 🐰 🕳️ . My question for you, Lao, how does the Sailor 14K Medium compare to the 21k Fine in terms of feedback and line width?

[@KenchanKrafts]

Hey there! So awesome to hear you are loving the medium nib! I actually really like the feel of the 14k medium Sailor nibs feedback. It’s smoother than the MF. The feedback of 21k medium vs 14k medium is slightly smoother. 21k Fine writes like a Pilot Fine and it definitely has more feedback. My only Sailor Fine was slightly mistuned, so it sounds more scratchy than a good Fine would write. You can check out my Japanese pens feedback video to see the line comparisons and compare my Fine 21k sailor to your medium 14k !

[@chi-towncalifornia5916]

My favorite is the Jellyish, followed closely by the Lavender. Absolutely gorgeous. BTW, the those lights on the Ginza nib are gaslamps. Totally iconic of early 20th century Tōkyō, but obviously having natural gas lines running underneath streets didn’t bode well in the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Yes!! I knew they were the old gas lamps of olden days! I initially thought they are probably from Europe as some of Japan’s stuff are inspired by a lot of western themes. But for sure, I love that it brings us back to a historical time in Japan. That’s why I love this Ginza Snow Greys nib design the most. Thank you for sharing that piece of history, Chi! I’m happy you like the jellyfish and amethyst sailors!! Love the colors on them!

[@PlanYourOneLife]

Sailor Pro Gear FPs are some of my favorite writing instruments. I like the soft pink one the most. I might have missed it, but which size nib do you usually get? I prefer their Fine and Medium Fine nibs.

[@KenchanKrafts]

They're simple one of the best FPs to use!! :D So colorful, cheerful, and happy! I prefer Mediums for drier Sailor inks and MFs for most other things, But I'm beginning to think I'll need a Fine or EF even xD for planning! And YAY Kubozakura is my favorite, too! :)

[@caklich]

Congrats, very jealous!

[@KenchanKrafts]

Haha 😅 thank you, Chris!

[@NotesFromPastAmy]

The size of sailors is not for me but they are beautiful! Love the pink one especially and the sound of rain series 😍

[@KenchanKrafts]

Perhaps the king of pens is for you, Amy! XD and yes, I would love the sound of rain series in a king of pen please 🙏 thanks for watching :)

[@ArnoldJimenez]

Lao, thank you for sharing, I love that you’re so well versed in the lore for each pen. Great explanations and beautiful collection. As for the bands on the Home, I think it looks thicker because the bands might be connected by a hardware layer underneath. The little sliver of clear resin between the two bands shows the gold tone layer. 🧐 What do you prefer for the cap, the hardware all the way to the rim or the regular two band caps?

[@KenchanKrafts]

Hi Arnold, Thank you for your nice comments! ☺️ As for the cap bands, I looked closer at the Home one and it looks like it should be exactly like every other Sailors double band, but the metal part just continues from the larger band to the thinner band. My Home is the mistake Sailor that Yoseka dealt with lol, so maybe this was part of the mistake!! Either way, that makes it so much more funny and wonderful to have. I do prefer the single band that goes all the way like my sound of rain and the Cherry blossom (Kubozakura) pen. It looks a bit more expensive and high end, but the double band looks more classic. How about you?

[@ArnoldJimenez]

@@KenchanKrafts Definitely looks more expensive and luxurious with the band all the way to the rim. I don’t have one yet with this style of cap. Of the three Sailors that I have, I do like that the caps are consistent, but I would like to try one of the full band ones. I would think it adds protection to the rim to avoid cracking as well. My two sought after Sailors Georges Latte and Nonble NBC Siamese do not have that cap feature I think. Thanking my stars that Sailor hardly does brown pens. Thank you for answering! 🤎

[@KenchanKrafts]

@@ArnoldJimenez haha!! Yes they have some very rare brown pens that aren’t produced a lot. My next Sailor to add to my collection needs to be a brown pen 😅 the two you are seeking after looks beautiful! When you are ready to get them, definitely give Yumiko a ring on Instagram. She searches for them fast but if it’s out of your price range, you’re not obligated to buy. You can also just tell her what you would buy it for and she’ll see if she can find it at that price. The brown sailors I’m looking at are the German exclusive cafe latte. Perhaps I’ll go ask Yumiko now lol!! No I must wait until the summer!! And thank you for having this conversation with me :)

[@ArnoldJimenez]

@@KenchanKraftsAah!! I have the Cafe Creme, it’s a bit basic but so good at the same time, best of luck with the hunt, will definitely reach out to Yumiko when I’m ready! Thank you. 😊

[@pacools]

Beautiful choices

[@KenchanKrafts]

Thank you, Pat 😇

[@MrsAlchemist]

Thank you for showing all your sailors! It was such a great overview and you explained all the details from every model. Which brings me to the conclusion that I like the SailorxBungobox the most ☺️ Which nib sizes do the Pro Gears have (other than the very nice Journaler)?

[@MrsAlchemist]

(If you already made videos to all Pro Gear (not slim ) models, I apologize and am happy if you tell me.)

[@KenchanKrafts]

​@@MrsAlchemist Haha - no worries! I can tell you here, too. I feel stupid realizing now that I didn't even mention the nib size in the video as I was sharing my Sailor collection! Kubozakura - M Jellyfish Aquarium - MF Ginzan Snow Grey - MF Rime on Trees Amethyst - M Kissan - MF CSI (Previously M) Home - Journaler (Previously M) Refresh - MF Mint & Sugar - M First Snow - MF Autumn Moon - MF Sound of Rain - All MF Apparently, I'm a Medium Fine Sailor lover haha. But my favorite Sailors have specialty grinds on them and I LOVE IT! ^_^ I might specialty grind my Kubozakura someday because it's a special one for me as well - though its Medium nib serves its purpose of handling drier dusty pink inks, which I religiously will only ink that pen up with haha!

[@KenchanKrafts]

Thank you, Mrs Alchemist! Sanctuary Blue - Is truly a special and meaningful pen! It's my grail Sailor before it was re-released - when it was upwards of 800 USD and I could not justify such a price! LOL. Thank goodness Bungubox came out with them again last summer!! It was meant to be, and I got it the moment I saw it at the San Francisco Pen Show.

[@MrsAlchemist]

@@KenchanKrafts it was meant to be!!! I’m happy for you that you found it on the SF pen show! So far I went for a very boring black (it was also on sale) because I was so afraid if I don’t like the nib at all ☺️ I can always sell the black one when a pretty color in Pro Gear model comes around!

[@MrsAlchemist]

@@KenchanKrafts thank you very much for writing the nib sizes! Yes, I see you got a few special grinds. Very very nice ones!

[@kan-zee]

4:06 ...love the snow flake images on the nib. 10:30... Kewl...a jellyfish 15:59... lol...I thought it was the The trident of Poseidon...lol The only SAILOR brand pens i have are their Calligraphy Pen Set ($75 cad ) 1.o~1.5 ~ and 2.o Sailor Compass Series ~ High Ace Neo Clear . I am enjoying them alot Ytube link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZprRZK2iZbKnic0 and the ($35 cad )Sailor Jr Skeleton demonstrator ~ nickle chrome plated MF nib. I've got to ink this one up and try it out.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Hahaha!!! It may as well be Poseidons trident!!! I love the theme of Poseidon and wanted to get the new Visconti Poseidon, but I think I’ll wait…and make my own pen called Poseidon someday. But for Japanese themes, that grey pen does have the gas street lamps of the older time periods, and I love that. Thanks for sharing your Sailor pens, Kanzee! I should look into those as well for some different Sailor experiences. It’s great that you’re enjoying them a lot!

[@KenchanKrafts]

Wait!!! I know that KZbin, are these both your channels!? Lololl!! You did an 8 pen question recently.

[@kan-zee]

@@KenchanKrafts I have 2 youtube channels 1 for comment and research.. the 2nd channel is for my language posts and cultural sharing. I haven't done the 8 pen question in video yet, I am still editing my Toronto Pen Tour videos ....I will post the 8PQ video soon though .

[@KenchanKrafts]

@@kan-zee hmm then it must’ve been something else because someone from seemonays discord shared your video :) I thought the two were you ! Now you’ve confirmed it haha. Well I’m glad to see you make some videos, too. Will definitely check them out :)

[@kan-zee]

@@KenchanKrafts Thank you Mr Lao Kenny Yang

[@AoiYumeJournal]

The first pen has nice asmr to it... the second one makes you cringe 😬 thanks for the comparison! I was wondering about this the other day since i fell into the sailor rabbit hole 😆

[@KenchanKrafts]

Yeah I was so so sad when I inked up my Ginza Snow Grey because I was so so excited to use it with an April showers type of blue grey ink and bam!! It’s scratchy! So I thought 💡 let me make a PSA type video to help Sailor newbies so they don’t mistake their sailor feedback for scratchy ! 😅❤

[@ayanarandolph5778]

What is the most that you would pay for a pro gear? I have one that I really wanted but the seller is selling it for a ridiculous price.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Hi Ayana - I am assuming this Pro Gear is one of the limited brown Sailors? I personally am looking at adding the Germany Exclusive Cafe Latte to my collection because I love the pastries from our local bakery - Cafe Latte xD To answer your question, the most I would pay for an exclusive Sailor is $450. The most comfortable I'll pay is $400. At 450, I may still feel a bit guilty, but it is doable lol. If it's an absurd amount they are asking for, it's easier for me to just let it go. What is their asking price, if I may ask? P.S. The most any of us should be paying is $350 xD But I get it, if the seller bought it originally for 450-550, then they'd want some of their money back. But I wouldn't buy from someone who is absurdly upcharging for rarity.

[@ayanarandolph5778]

@@KenchanKrafts hahaha you know me. I’m also looking for the cafe latte. The seller has it listed for $849 but would come down only to $750 which is still outrageous.

[@KenchanKrafts]

@@ayanarandolph5778 Ooof, that's insane. Yeah, depending on how rare the pen is, some people tend to jack up the prices for that reason alone. Like the Pelikan M600 Pink - that is going for $1300 for a pen that costs only ~450 at release. Platinum's Kumpoo is also $900 for a 250 dollar pen (cheap plastic feeling body, too). I hope you're able to get the Cafe Latte as well! I will only pay 450 at the most for that one. 750 is still too much, the writing experience is still the same as any other sailor. A new Sailor that might have similar colors to that pen may come out someday for the regular street price, so I recommend waiting ♥

[@ayanarandolph5778]

@@KenchanKrafts yeah I was definitely not buying it at that price point lol buying the yoseka home pen was a lot lol it’s insane the hike up that people do. Well at this point it’s not likely unless they release more or someone sells it from their own collection. Thank you for your response though 😊

[@abhishekpanja4363]

Baooo… Now make comparison video for sailor nib.

[@KenchanKrafts]

Hahaha!!! Yessir! But I’ll need a Fine, EF, and broad sailor first. Maybe I can find them in Chicago.

[@abhishekpanja4363]

Can you explain the difference between M & MF 21K?

[@KenchanKrafts]

@@abhishekpanja4363 they are extremely different! MF in 21k feels and writes almost like a Pilot Fine, but the medium writes slightly less thin than a Pilot custom 823 Medium. I can make a short just for you to see the differences :) so sailor MF and F are almost identical, but 21k M writes quite broad.

[@abhishekpanja4363]

Thanks a lot…I always got helpful information from you. Actually I purchased a sailor ringless galaxy Orion M from cult pens . It’s a fantastic in every aspect but it’s not match my taste. They told me MF give you too much feedback so go for M. But there is almost no feedback& draws a broad line. So I am thinking to change it to MF. Your opinion please.

[@KenchanKrafts]

@@abhishekpanja4363 21k MF nib writes slightly thicker than 14k mf, otherwise, they are almost identical. 21k M is definitely much thicker. I like the feedback in my 21k MF Sailors. The feedback isn’t bad at all if you use the right wet ink in it. Medium and broad 21k are very smooth and buttery. I like using MF with wet inks and M with dry inks to make the line thinner on the M nibs.