Updated Fountain Pen COLLECTION 2024 | Year 2

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KenchanKrafts

KenchanKrafts

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@givinguitars1222
@givinguitars1222 25 күн бұрын
The most soothing videos on KZbin. I love your videos for the information, inspiration, and vibes.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Thanks so much!! I'm glad this is a peaceful space for you to enjoy fountain pen content! :D That is the vibe I hope to come across - so that makes me happy to hear! Thanks so much for watching!!
@hivona
@hivona 24 күн бұрын
What an amazing collection! Would you mind elaborating on what you are looking for when you make a purchase? Do you have any sort of goal for your collection? Do you have any limits on total number of pens or maybe brand limits? I’m curious because I am new to the fountain pen world and struggling to figure out what I’m doing, what I like, what I am comfortable with. On a different note, your voice is so soothing! I enjoyed listening! Thanks for the video, it is lengthy and I’m sure it was a labor of love to make!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Hi Hivona :D I see you also commented above for the Kilk pen lol. Thanks so much for your lovely kind comments on the work that went into the video. I just naturally talk like that xD So I'm happy I can help create a soothing atmosphere and vibe for you all! To answer your questions: 1) When making a purchase, I ask if it's a writing experience I enjoy, is it a colorway I would love to pick up and be inspired to write and create, does it add anything to my collection (completes a theme, adds to a theme, a pen I don't own, etc.). And if it's worth the price tag to me. These are all very subjective questions and the answers are unique to each individual. 2) My goal is to curate my collection to be bright, happy, and full of soothing and/or energizing colors. I live on color in my collection - so that's kind of ... dangerous and broad. I want to downsize to only pens that are comfortable for me will inspire me to create. Therefore, I've strayed away from lower end pens that don't personally help me meet those ends. But from a YT channel perspective, I would like to try some more affordable dupe pens for experience and helping others in the community get into the hobby without breaking the bank. 3) I have a limit on pens - it is a feeling of overwhelm. If I start to feel like I have too many pens unused - most of the time it is the expensive pens in my collection, then I will start to decide which ones are not being loved anymore and deserve a new home to be loved. I have no limit on how many pens per brand I want to keep. If each pen from my favorite brands are special to me, in what they represent, and how they relate to my life and story, I will keep them. The limit, again, comes from feeling overwhelmed. For a physical limit, I would say I want to stay under 100 or 90 at best! LOL! This is a hobby and a passion. I love writing and learning to write better and better. So fountain pens are my artistic tools to creating beautiful things in life for myself and for others. I hope you'll find what you love in this fountain pen community and curate your special collection someday soon! :D Thanks so much for watching. Sorry for the long text haha!
@sirjoe88
@sirjoe88 24 күн бұрын
I think pen collection videos are my favorite ones to see here on KZbin. Your collection is just fantastic. Appreciated the details on nibs and how they write with different brands. I’m still new to this and have about 16 pens not including the several I purchased this weekend.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Ooo, excited for your new FPD pens to arrive, Joe. Thanks for coming by to watch my collection video! I'm glad it was informative - I try to get the important details in these types of videos, too! :) Much appreciated for your kind words. I hope to make more great videos for you and everyone else. Would be great to see your collection, too! :D
@autisticbucky
@autisticbucky 20 күн бұрын
Lao!!! 🤩 your collection is both stunning and impressive! thank you so much for sharing!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 13 күн бұрын
@@autisticbucky Thanks so much for watching, Bucky, and commenting! I’m sorry I didn’t get to you about the A6 cover on IG soon enough 😆 hope you’re doing well!
@autisticbucky
@autisticbucky 12 күн бұрын
@ omg no worries at all! i hope you’re doing well too!
@LChaderton
@LChaderton 24 күн бұрын
Thank you for this interesting, soothing video; really lovely narration and curation. I really enjoyed the narration of the story and your enjoyment of each pen. Happy writing!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
You're welcome, L. Chaderton :) I'm very glad you enjoyed the narration and that it was soothing for you. Hope you'll continue to watch more of my videos in the future. Thank you for watching!
@julianaberry63
@julianaberry63 25 күн бұрын
What a fabulous collection 🤩thank you for sharing ❤
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Thank you Juliana! :D Glad you came to watch ^_^ I appreciate you!
@just__celia
@just__celia 24 күн бұрын
Great to see your collection. So many beautiful pens!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
Thanks, Celia! :) Happy to see you here and enjoying the pens with me ^_^
@MirnasCalmJoys
@MirnasCalmJoys 24 күн бұрын
Beautiful collection Lao! The Italians are 😍
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
Yesss the Italian pens are ❤‍🔥🔥I love them so much. Thanks so much for commenting and watching!
@Ursulas_Odds_and_Sods
@Ursulas_Odds_and_Sods 24 күн бұрын
You have such a beautiful collection! I'm most partial to the purples, blues, and greens, particularly the resin ones with all those pretty swirls. The Italian pens are works of art. My local pen store is planning a tour to Tuscany in 2025 that includes visits to the workshops of Visconti, Pineider, and Stipula to see the pens being handcrafted. That would be a really fun experience, though the tour is quite expensive. I think I'll have 41 pens, not counting the cheap Muft pens I got as free gifts from FPR, once the two new pens I got for Fountain Pen Day arrive. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, it'll be at least 42. My favorite brands so far in my fountain pen journey are Leonardo, Sailor, BENU, Opus 88, and Retro 51 (whom I also have some nice rollerballs and ballpoints from). I'm really looking forward to seeing what future designs they'll make that really speak to me, as well as the pens coming in 2027 for the Year of the Goat (my Chinese Zodiac).
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Ooo, looking two years ahead into the future! I'm also the year of the goat!! That's so awesome, Ursula!! :) I really do hope the pens in the Goat year are totally fascinatingly beautiful. Excited for you to get your two FPD pens, too! I plan to get 1 or 2 more on Black Friday, but those are my restrictions. I have done very well this FPD and didn't buy multiple pens I might just end up selling in the future. Italian pens are definitely works of art. I'm so amazed with each and every one of them. That tour of Italy sounds like a fking blastt omg, I wish I had all expenses paid! I would have loved to go on that tour with them. Thanks for sharing your journey and the experiences around you, Ursula. I appreciate you!
@soyouwannamokatiki
@soyouwannamokatiki 25 күн бұрын
I love a collection update!! I'm not sure I will have time to watch in one go but its like I get to listen to you chat in between other things.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
YAY!! Yes, the length allows you to binge or watch in increments throughout the week! ^_^ Plus it helps with the algorithm to have long videos...somehow. LOL! Thanks for starting the long tour haha :D
@deniseplasse5126
@deniseplasse5126 24 күн бұрын
WOW 🤩 these are STUNNING PENS! Your Leo’s and your Sailors ❤❤❤❤❤ my 2 favorite brands…
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
xD Yessss Sailors kicked off the video and Leonardos ended it with a bang! Glad to see those two are your favorite brands, too!! ♥♥Thanks for watching Denise!
@deniseplasse5126
@deniseplasse5126 24 күн бұрын
@ how could I not watch! This collection is beyond stunning, and I find you and I have a lot of similar pens. I remember when you got your FIRST Leonardo…. 🥰. I have yet to make the leap to the #8 nibs, but with my new found love of the M1000 and KOP nibs, I fear the rabbit hole goes deeper and deeper every single day… 🤩🤩🤩
@CreatingCuteArt
@CreatingCuteArt 23 күн бұрын
That Forest Umbra really shines ❤❤❤
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 21 күн бұрын
It truly does!! Chatoyance, shimmers, and glows galore! ♥
@saragoransson5781
@saragoransson5781 25 күн бұрын
Lovely collection you have!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Thank you, Sara! ♥Lovely to see you here :)
@Studio.AquaMarina
@Studio.AquaMarina 25 күн бұрын
Oh, this is so exciting!! Thank you for sharing!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
You're very welcome! Thanks for stopping by to watch! :)
@jessicaburris629
@jessicaburris629 20 күн бұрын
Confusing ‘60th’ for ‘goth’ is totally something I would do. 😂😂😂 Had a nice chuckle with that.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 19 күн бұрын
Haha!! I have such terrible eyesight! But those damn things are printed so tiny and in a tiny black ring, unbelievable! Lol :D Thanks for coming to watch, Jessica!
@othersheep5491
@othersheep5491 22 күн бұрын
Oooooh, thanks for sharing! Your brother sounds pretty cool. Love the feather! What a great collection. Don’t know if I love your summer rain or autumn rain most. Those 21k nibs are exquisite. Love how they feel and sound. And of course, your Italian pens are fascinating just to look at. Last Friday I ordered a Pelikan M805 in vibrant blue with a broad nib to grind down in the future to a medium fine cursive italic. Can’t wait to see it in person. It’ll arrive this week. Am I crazy for loving that Homosapiens in matte red?
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 21 күн бұрын
Yes, my baby brother is the youngest in my family, but he knows how much I've gotten into this passion and contributed to it through my YT channel :D So it was extremely thoughtful of him to get it for me on last year's FPD! (And he didn't even know it was FPD). I think Summer rain and Autumn rain are both super gorgeous - their finials and body colors are very well put together. 21k nibs are indeed so stunning and write with a beautiful soft ASMR-y feedback! I enjoy them so much! That's very exciting for your M805 to get grounded to an MF CI :) And which Homo Sapiens matte red are you speaking of?! I don't have one, but if you're talking about the Lava Inferno - that's a great lava rock Homo Sapiens, too!! I do enjoy the red/black of the Magma that was discontinued T_T I'm sad I didn't get it before all pieces sold out, but maybe I could get it second hand someday :)
@impish22
@impish22 24 күн бұрын
Getting the coffee going right now !!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Yessss Coffee and Long Pen video! :D
@manuelespinosa724
@manuelespinosa724 25 күн бұрын
Thank you very informative It answered some questions that I have to about pro gear medium nibs
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Hey Manuel! Glad it helped with your Sailor questions. If you have any other Sailor questions, hit me up :) I love Sailor mediums when paired with dry inks to tame the wetness of that nib. They are wet and broad - much like the Pilot Custom's medium nibs.
@jeanrobinson6584
@jeanrobinson6584 24 күн бұрын
Great video…..you saved the best til last! Yes, I am still intending buying the Blue Aloha one day. For Fountain Pen Day I ordered from StiloStile…. the Radius x StiloStile Desiderio Limited Edition. Excited to receive it!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Thank you, Jean! Indeed, saving the best for last!! And starting the video off with a blast with Sailors (and the quill nib lol!) Congrats on the Stilo e Stile Radius! That desiderio material is super pretty! It's very Stilo e Stile for sure - they always have a very similar theme that just screams their name xD The past two years they've made galaxy and star themed pens and I'm sure Black Friday and next year Q1/2, they'll come out with yet another galaxy themed pen. I hope one of them will catch my eyes - I'd love to shop from Stilo and own one of their exclusives.
@Penfreaq
@Penfreaq 24 күн бұрын
Lovely collection, Lao! That Homosapien just breathtaking, I think one of those sailors will be on my next hunt. Yes those Italian pens they look like something you'd see in a museum the colors are just so striking😉
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Hey there, Danny! Thanks for coming to watch my whole collection video :D Yeah, the Homo Sapiens is a star to behold. So classic looking, elegant, refined, and work-appropriate lol. A big conversation starter for a workplace setting haha. Which Sailor do you have your eye on? Let me know and I can help find great deals on Sailors for ya ^_^ And indeed, my Italian pens will go on my museum someday haha :D So gorgeous, all of them!
@debpaynepurnell6131
@debpaynepurnell6131 24 күн бұрын
I have a quill pen, too. It was a gift from my college students.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Awesome! Yeah, quill nibs just make you feel so sophistocated LOL! They're really one of the best little presents from younger students or siblings. I love mine. Your college students did a great job choosing it for you, too :) Thanks for coming to watch my collection video!
@Letstalkaboutit61
@Letstalkaboutit61 24 күн бұрын
I want one. I know when I get one my grown children are going to tease me. I told my daughter and she said she’s gonna get me a purple robe so I can be a teacher of the art of pens!
@hivona
@hivona 24 күн бұрын
I’m calling dibs on the Kilk Luna! 😁
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Hahahah!! :D I'm a man of selling and buying - someday one of these pens may go to the selling bin, so I'll let you and Instagram know when I do another small purge :P The Kilk is super rare and super gorgeous. ;) A good one to claim lol
@MrsAlchemist
@MrsAlchemist 14 күн бұрын
Hello Lao, This video was epic! 🎉Your collection is way too much for one video 😄 I‘d love to chat with you about so many things-but my comment would be longer than KZbin allows 😊 I see a blue-green pattern here! The Blue green Sailor (my fav!), the Schon Design, the Al-Star and a Leonardo! Should have bought the glauco cambon- but that model is really too narrow for my hand.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 13 күн бұрын
@@MrsAlchemist oh you know I would read everything! I do have a blue green theme going on in almost every pen brand I own lol!! I am still debating selling the copper patina, and if memory serves was it you that was interested? I wanted to double check who was the first person to inform me of interest lol! And I agree the M600 can be just slightly a hair too narrow, hence possibly selling the black tortoiseshell too lol. Decisions decisions. But I need to get an EF to replenish my EF storage before I sell it. I like where I am at with my collection and where it will continue to go with the mindset that I can let certain pens go. Anyways thank you so much for coming by to comment and watch 🥰🥰 I really appreciate it!
@MrsAlchemist
@MrsAlchemist 10 күн бұрын
@ thank you for your kind answer. If I see another video and you talk about a brand or pen, I will jump in the comments again to talk more ☺️ Sadly I was not the first asking about Copper Patina- but please consider me if the first person doesn’t want it anymore. I think you have a very good variety of pens and I have to admit that I see myself as a collector so it’s hard for me to pass a pen along. I sold only pens that really hurt my hand and have no memories attached 😄
@darlamaple6319
@darlamaple6319 24 күн бұрын
I have the Kissan and the home I have in the PGS. Love my sailors!!! Now I am hoping someday to find the jellyfish aquarium. Some day. :)
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Yayy!! We're Kissan and Home twinsies, Darla! That's awesome. Good luck with finding the Jellyfish Aquarium! I'm still so astounded by how amazing it looks in direct sunlight.
@darlamaple6319
@darlamaple6319 24 күн бұрын
@@KenchanKrafts Thank you - I love a good hunt. If you see one anywhere please let me know. Thanks again for you awesome videos - love to watch and learn new things.
@fountainpendeluxe
@fountainpendeluxe 24 күн бұрын
I’m halfway through this video and it’s making my night. I love your honest feedback (like about some of the “ridiculous” pen prices 😅). I feel like sometimes that candor can be missing in other videos / reviews (probably because it’s a small fountain pen world, which I get). I just got the Glauco Cambon after watching your video (my first Pelikan!) on it and I’m really enjoying it. I got an EF and it’s perfect. I also have a Sailor Pro Gear x Hachimonjiya. I got a F because I was late to the game and had to order from a reseller in Japan and choices were very limited, but I *really* wish I had a MF or M. In fact, I just got my first M Pro Gear and I love it. You’re right - M is perfect for those sort of dusky pinks or lighter chromoshading type inks. Anyway, happy to have found your channel recently. I think we have similar pen tastes and I love it. I still have so much to explore (I don’t even own a Platinum yet) and I’m ready to be penabled at any time! 😬
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
Aww, Thank you, Luxe! So happy this video has made your night! Please share my video with your pen friends, too. That would really help my channel hehe :D I am always candid about my experience with my pens, the brands, the money making and distribution side of this whole hobby, too lol! The mere truth of it all is that some pens are just too ridiculously priced, but in the end, a pen's value and worth is based on the individual. I love that you got the Pelikan Glauco Cambon! :D It's such a winner this year and I saw so many folks who brought theirs to the Pelikan Hub this year. Which Hachimonjiya pen did you secure? The pink one? That's a fan favorite! So exciting that we both share similar tastes in pens! Well, I'm so happy to have you here in my KZbin community and in the Fountain Pen community as a whole! Hope to see you at a future pen show someday ^_^ I love meeting all my folks here on my channel and meeting new fp lovers :) And please look forward to more of my fountain pen journey and videos! Catch my artistic stuff over on IG lol! There's not much, but it is colorful there.
@CraftyKrystal
@CraftyKrystal 24 күн бұрын
Beautiful collection! I would LOVE to find a Sailor Rime on Trees, gorgeous!! OK, LOLOLOL, I had a TWSBI on my desk at work and a coworker thought it was a vape pen! XP Oh duuuude, I LOVE that Kilk Luna, when I got the Endless email a few days ago I thought it was coming back and got so excited! But alas, it is not, twas announcing the new pen. I love green, so I think I'll be picking it up...
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
xD We'll be green and brown Kilk twins!! The best parts of the Kilk Luna are definitely the sterling silver phases of the moon and the moon with cheese holes on the finial. Those are the little things that just make a pen that much more special because there's so many similar resins these days. Those little touches keep you long enough to remember to appreciate the subtle details in the resin swirls. And yes, I hope you find Rime on Trees Amethyst someday. Beautiful pen. And TWSBI ECO pens can definitely be used as a prop for a Halloween costume...LOL!!
@CraftyKrystal
@CraftyKrystal 24 күн бұрын
@@KenchanKrafts Yay!! I love that we have similar tastes. :) Ugh, those moon phases are THE BEST! I actually track the moon phases in my daily journal so it is PERFECT for me!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
@@CraftyKrystal Yes, I was very very disappointed that they didn't re-release it either. But no kilk has ever returned. Instead, they used up the last of the resins to make another kilk...with plain black grip section, and threw only gold nibs on them for an exceptionally increased price. That was not a happy run but it still sold out lol! And hell yeah! We definitely share a lot of similar tastes in pens!! ^_^ Always enjoy seeing your videos, too!
@CraftyKrystal
@CraftyKrystal 24 күн бұрын
@@KenchanKrafts uuuum, ew, I hate that. Wish they would just do another small run! Thaaaaaanks! I love having pen friends :D
@Guairenito
@Guairenito 23 күн бұрын
Very nice collection you have, Lao.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
Thank you, my friend!! :D I appreciate your wonderful words ^^
@wolfie1393
@wolfie1393 25 күн бұрын
Hope you had a fantastic FPD!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Thank you, Wolfie! :D Hope yours was great, too! Spend time with and give love to our pens!
@fountainPENdulum
@fountainPENdulum 24 күн бұрын
Very nice! Thanks for sharing:) It was a very enjoyable watch!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
YAY!! That's awesome! Thanks for stopping by Gailyn!
@managingmarlys
@managingmarlys 24 күн бұрын
Lol, i got so excited when i saw this video come cross. I just asked about this a few weeks ago
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
:D Ask and ye shall receive!! In due time and due time is now lol! :D I hope you enjoy or have enjoyed it! It's a long video - a labor of love for my fountain pens ^^
@charis_explores
@charis_explores 24 күн бұрын
This was an amazing video❤ I am heading to the post office tomorrow with our beloved Unicorn Galaxy Visconti!! I’ve waited so long to mail out packages to friends 😅 I have 3 to send out via USPS and 2 to send out UPS 🤣 I LOVE your new MOP Leonardo. I just cannot stand it ❤ it’s beautiful! Your Leonardo collection just makes my heart happy. I’m going to watch this video again later and comment more, I’m sure 🎉
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
YAY!! Yes, watch it again and again at different times XD Helps the algorithm when people watch the whole thing and if it's longer lol!! XD Took me a long time to edit together, so hopefully it is worth it if it gets tons of views! And YAY! You heard your name in le video hehe :D Super excited for our Unicorns to meet each other!! :) I'll take a picture for us when I get it. My new MoP is just out of this world STUNNING XD Glad they make your heart light and happy!! ^_^
@anitaanglin
@anitaanglin 24 күн бұрын
Honey I clicked so fast! 💨 🎉
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Thanks, boo! :D See pens and collection on the thumbnail and title and it's INSTACLICK n WATCH right? ♥
@veehjunky
@veehjunky 24 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your collection, Lao!!!! Still drooling over the Sailor Rime on Trees amethyst pen, and now even more the Leonardo’s. My wish list is growing for 2025!!! 😅
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
Love having a wish list! It's exciting to see what pens we want to be on the hunt for. But also remember to hunt for a pen you know you will cherish so much for its meaning to you! That makes the whole search worth it in the end, no matter how long it takes! Rime on Trees, I can for sure say, absolutely is worth it! Thanks for watching, Vivian!! :D You can finish the video or rewatch it anytime lol!!! ;) Helps with the algorithm lol
@deniseplasse5126
@deniseplasse5126 24 күн бұрын
My fountain pen day acquisition was the Sailor KOP Sunlight under the ocean. ❤❤❤
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
OMG Sunlight from the Ocean Floor is GORGEOUS! The milky translucent white cap is sooooo beautiful. Who would have thought something like that can be so beautiful LOL, but contrasting that deep blue makes that pen so amazing. Maybe someday I'll own that one or something similar to it. Alas, the blue body has the larger shimmers - if it wasn't, I'd be in deep trouble with resisting it. Excited to see you share pictures and writing with your KoP!!
@deniseplasse5126
@deniseplasse5126 24 күн бұрын
@ I will definitely do that! It’s my first Sailor nib and it’s SUPER JUICY! I just love it.
@jeffreyclayman6922
@jeffreyclayman6922 24 күн бұрын
Love love love your explanations of what makes your pen collection! What is the significance of the Hachi collection pens? What are your grail Sailor PG KOP collection and models?
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
Thanks so much, Jeffrey! Love and appreciate you watching and your awesome comments and questions! The Hachimonjiya Sailor Pro Gears are inspired by historical and natural pieces of Japan. The pink one represents the largest 1200 year old cherry blossom tree that still stands today, the turquoise one represents their breathtaking aquarium filled with thousands of different species of jellyfishes (and they're a beautiful sight to behold in the natural places, too), the blue grey represents their beautiful hot springs and the atmosphere of people a cozy snowy night with families, and lastly, the lavender represents a breathtaking sunrise covering a field of snow in lavender only seen a few times in the winter. :) I am big on nature, so the pens really speak to me! As for my Sailor KoP grail...I have not yet found the perfect King of Pen colorway or theme. I was enticed by the Sunlight from the Ocean Floor but I do not like the large glitter on the blue barrel. I liked the Kissan KoP, but I already have it in a pro gear and I love it as it is. So, I'll keep searching. What are your grail pens? :D
@kimduhaime502
@kimduhaime502 19 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous collection Lao! I've only been collecting for about a year, so I'm still figuring out what I love most. I have one Leonardo Momento Zero, in Blue Hawaii - it's my most beautiful pen, and I'll be adding a few more, that's for sure. I'd like to try one of their flex nibs but I'm unsure whether to try the fine or the extra fine. Which one gives you more line variation? What would you say the difference is?
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 19 күн бұрын
Hi Kim :) You're welcome and thank you so much for watching! Blue Hawaii is such an interesting pen with the spaghetti resins stacking in odd ways. It's beautiful. I will say that the elastic gold Leonardo nibs are a bit hard to use if you're not well versed in flexing. They're super soft but I'm not sure if their snapback is as good as vintage flex nibs so requires more skill to not spring the nib. In my experience of the two I have, I think the EF will give you more line variations :) That's the one I would go for! It also writes pretty thin and crisp lines if you write super soft and light.
@kimduhaime502
@kimduhaime502 19 күн бұрын
@@KenchanKrafts I think I'll try the Lonardo EF. I have a few flex nibs (no gold ones) - it's definitely an art to get a lovely line variation, but I guess practicing is part of the fun! I'd love to see a video about your flexy nibs. Thanks again for sharing your beauties!
@plancreatecope
@plancreatecope 24 күн бұрын
Wow o wow. I cannot believe how esthetic your collection is. Mine is so random. I have much cheaper pens than you. The only ones I have that cost more than $100 are my Pilot Falcon, E95S, and my matte black vanishing point. I have a slew of twsbi’s and Kaweco pens. I too do not like the Lamy Safari and I feel like I should. I have an AlSport but I am not a big fan of it either. I like to post my pens and need a clip. That pearl on the Leonardo is beautiful.
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
Well, you chose some really good pens for over 100! Pilot makes really great pens at just a bit above 100 or sub 200. No other gold nib pens from other brands can beat that! Even the platinum centuries are up there, but those are a close second to being affordable gold nibs. Thank you so much for watching and commenting as always! :D It's great to hear people's thoughts on fountain pens through sharing my pens! I don't have too many AL-sports, now, but I really do like them a lot. I wonder if it's because I'm curating my collection so much that new kawecos don't fit into that curation xD
@fountainpeninsanity3344
@fountainpeninsanity3344 10 күн бұрын
I have a Visconti Opera Elements and the cap makes the same popping sound that your Visconti made in this video. It makes the sound because the cap liner does not fit properly any more. The cap liner on my pen fell out and I tried to get it back in right, but it still is problematic. Worse than the sound it makes is that it causes the cap not to fit the pen well anymore. The cap takes a little more effort to get on because the hook safe lock doesn’t function as well without the proper pressure from the cap liner, and the cap fits a little loosely when it is on. I hope you don’t have all these problems with your pen, but if you do, you’re not the only one.
@ShariArts
@ShariArts 24 күн бұрын
Your Platinum Maki-E is beautiful but if the nib is what you love about it, is it possible to put it in one of your other platinum pens?
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 24 күн бұрын
I'm unsure if I can. The feed is very interesting as there's a plastic cover on this pen - the fins of the feed aren't exposed. So I don't know if the nib/feed can be removed, either. Plus this nib is about half the size of the century pens. I'll need to be on the hunt for an 18k Platinum nib/pen and see if the writing experience can replicate this Maki-e :) Thanks for your thoughtful suggestion, Shari ♥ and watching! I appreciate you.
@ShariArts
@ShariArts 24 күн бұрын
@@KenchanKrafts I am looking forward to meeting you at a pen show next year, hopefully somewhere in the west!
@taylorbiehn2085
@taylorbiehn2085 2 күн бұрын
😍😍😍😍
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 2 күн бұрын
♥♥♥
@taylorbiehn2085
@taylorbiehn2085 2 күн бұрын
@KenchanKrafts wish I could afford all those pretty pens love them all
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 2 күн бұрын
@@taylorbiehn2085 All in due time :) Someday you'll have your own collection of pretty pens you worked hard to get!
@taylorbiehn2085
@taylorbiehn2085 2 күн бұрын
@@KenchanKrafts yeah
@jeanmarietucker3832
@jeanmarietucker3832 22 күн бұрын
I love your sailor collection. Where did you get the 5 pen glass case which holds your yoseka sailors?
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 22 күн бұрын
@@jeanmarietucker3832 thank you, Jean! The case I bought from my friend Erick’s shop, Amarillo Stationery! Check my description box for my discount code to his store! He has like one left! 😊
@jeanmarietucker3832
@jeanmarietucker3832 22 күн бұрын
@ thank you so much
@MinhTruong101
@MinhTruong101 22 күн бұрын
Lamy 2000 is not ordinary! boo!!
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 21 күн бұрын
Perhaps Ordinary isn't the right word for it, but I chose that word instead of Basic or Generic, as I feel that Ordinary can still be beautiful. There are no other pens that write like the Lamy 2000, so I will say it is unique. But the writing experience to me isn't "WOW!!" but rather, "Oh, this is nice!" lol
@MinhTruong101
@MinhTruong101 21 күн бұрын
@KenchanKrafts you mean reliable
@yzapensandpaper
@yzapensandpaper 23 күн бұрын
I have a Harry Potter Quill pen😊
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
HELL YEAH!!!!!! Ooo, I want one, too! I LOVE Harry Potter, BUT I don't love the new HP lamys....LOL!
@bernadmanny
@bernadmanny 7 күн бұрын
Do you have any interest in the Laban 325 pen?
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 6 күн бұрын
I have yet to own one, but I have not been completely wow'd by a model yet or one that made me crazy over that I had to have it. I'd love to feel one in my hands first and try them out :) Some Laban pens have been intriguing, but I just haven't pulled the trigger yet. If you have some, what are your thoughts on them? :)
@bernadmanny
@bernadmanny 6 күн бұрын
@KenchanKrafts Not yet, but I'm eyeing off the 325 Damask colourway, it's the celluloid one and to me looks gorgeous.
@StationeryDumpling
@StationeryDumpling 24 күн бұрын
I wish your collection was actually my collection 😂
@KenchanKrafts
@KenchanKrafts 23 күн бұрын
You bet! LOL!!! :) But hey, you been collecting a lot of pens, too. Time to curate to where you'll love your collection even more than mine hehe ;)
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