A comic diary and my thoughts on fountain pens
I've bought so many fountain pens in the last 10 years that some don't get used much. One of them is the Custom Heritage 912 with an FA nib ground to an XF and a custom feed from Flexible Nib Factory . I suppose that needs a bit or elaboration! The FA nib that came with the pen was pretty flexible but the feed couldn't keep up so this I had to buy a custom feed! Yes, I ended up spending more. My friend and nibmeister, Greg Minuskin, is a master at retipping and grinding nibs, so I got him to adjust it. I liked really thin lines at the time because I drew small a lot. Fountain pen hunting and getting it customised, just right to get that ideal feeling, can be rather addictive and also pricey. But after arriving at a threshold, I realised there is no end to it. And I find it a better use of my time and energy to create art with the pens I have. OK, at the time, it wasn't all bad wasted time either. Because, every time I got a pen, I found myself drawing more. That impr...
