The Perfect Fountain Pen Flex Nib 4K

Have I done it!? Have I found the perfect Flex Nib? Let's see!

[fossilimprint]

Slowly working through your backlog, I intentionally do not want to binge as your videos are a source of peace and joy to me. The wonderful long ending on this one truly hit the spot with me. Thank you kindly kind Sir.

[santiagomerinoacevedo]

I’m very interested in fountain pens with flexible nibs and I’ve love your video. It’s another instance of you deep knowledge of the fountain pen world, but, above all, is a delight the way you express yourself and you tell everything. My most sincere congratulations, once again.

[pdolezal]

FPR was the one who brought me to flex nibs. I'm grateful that they offer affordable flex nib experience, although I had a bit of bad luck. My Ambassador broke and unfortunately its lacquer started to peel off. But the experience with the flex nib encouraged me and I moved on. The next stop was Gravitas and their titanium fine flex nib. What an upgrade! Even more encouraged, I found another option: The Good Blue. I tried their steel and titanium flex nibs… I was a bit disappointed with the titanium one (I like Gravitas more), but the steel nibs are delightful and my favourite.

[MrCabimero]

I have the FPR Jaipur V2 with the updated ebonite feed. It keeps up fine, and the flex is great. Can't beat it.

[artymorale]

The Leica in the intro! Truly a man of culture. Great video! Can’t wait to keep watching.

[osgabriel]

You inspire me to paste beauty on paper by conveying the art of fountain pens, fountain pens are a dazzling world always full of surprises, thank you!

[cucumber]

Thanks for sharing your journey with flex pens 🙏 there was more wisdom and meaningful questions in your video than I expected to find in a FP video 😉

[noman]

I know a number of pen sites talk about "grail pens" (usually expensive and rare) but I think a lot of us pen fans are in pursuit of the "Holy Grail" of a perfect flex nib. Honestly, I think 2/3 of my largish pen collection is due to the hunt for the perfect nib....only to discover latish in my time in the hobby the true value of a good nib meister! I sent off my Pelikan M800 (F) to Mike Masuyama, oh, must be 7-8 years ago now to have it reground to a cursive italic flex and what a wonder! Every so often I think I should let it "rest" (rotate out of use) but I enjoy it so much, it's inked ~ continuously.
A recent modern addition as. a terrific flex writer is the FPR Jaipur V2 with flex nib. Wow!

[marialuisagarabelli]

Hemingway. Thank you for sharing your life with us! You’re incredible!

[richardsimms]

I have just discovered your program and it looks very interesting.

[robbinallan]

Hello Hemingway. Found your videos about a month ago. I enjoy your perspective, thank you. I like to think I am practicing Spencerian as well as Copperplate. I have dip pens and nibs as well as fountain pens and I was thrilled to hear you speak well of FPR and Bluedew. With the Himalaya version 2 and the new style converter they resolved any issues I had; larger nib and twist converter. They are great writers and yet I hear people knock them. One of my first pens had a cracked section and Kevin, from FPR, not only diagnosed the problem but also sent replacement. Anyway I enjoy your content and am catching up with older posts.

[brownphoto]

I do not believe I had ever heard of BlueDew before this video. Thanks for the heads up! I shall be ordering ASAP.

[lizpilgrim]

This video appeared on my feed, so I watched it. Great video!

[elainelawson]

Right now, the Blue Dew is my favorite flex pen. It truly lays down a line from a hair's breath to an impressive width. Perhaps I'm overflowing the nib, but it is great to write with. Occasionally catches in the journal page, but my journals are not top-quality paper. I so agree with "Fossil Imprint, " that your videos are such a peaceful and relaxing (not to mention tempting) experience.

[jp]

I purchased a bluedew on your recommendation... and it is a lot of fun. Thank you Hemingway Jones! I am still tempted by Pilot 912 fa nib... which I might still end up getting. The Bluedew is a bit scratchy though and for me it can spit ink (depending on the ink I use).

[keithtaylor]

You are absolutely right about the Blue Dew.

[adurgh]

I have two wonderful vintage flex pens, a Montblanc 642 and a Conklin #50. Two gems that no modern flex pens can come close to imitating. For me, nothing like the vintage flex nibs!

[forgotMyUsername]

I ❤ flex. If you like the FPR steel Ultra-Flex, try their new 14k ultra-flex, it's such a delight. I put mine on a PenBBS while I wait for a Narwhal Nautilus to ship.
And Pilot's FA nib is a lot softer than their Falcon -- I have/like both, but the 823 FA gets way more use.

[timeisahumanconstruct]

FA nib with ebonite feed is the chef's kiss

[karmesindryade]

I only have one modern Flex nib and it is the FA nib on the Pilot Custom Heritage 912. It is nice but needs a lot of attention while writing and you can write only very slowly (which sometimes is really nice and contemplating). My favourite flex nibs are on vintage (1940s/1950s) Pelikan pens. Although are not called "flex" they are incredibly soft and flexy and are super easy to write with every day. And then there are the really vintage ones, e.g. my Mabie Todd Swan pens - not for daily use but I love to use them on special occasions (a birthday letter to a precious friend or writing poems on special paper). Hugs from Germany.