Model finish " 元氣 " and the plain brass finish " 元極 ". According to one person on FPN (The Fountain Pen Network), the manufacturer calls this model " 混元 " … and further they call the black There is no manufacturer's name anywhere on it, but I discovered that the maker is Delike (earlier versions came with Moonman packaging), and I *think* the pen is made of brass with a black oxide coating (the seller just said it was made of "metal" lol). The Aliexpress seller's listing for this compact black metal fountain pen described it as " Luxury Metal Fountain Pen Pocket Ink Pen". and light on the wallet, too - I got mine from Buchan's Kerrisdale Stationery for $8 CAD (a couple of hours before our March meeting :) It came with a 0.3mm Platinum-branded steel nib, and is a smooth and very dependable writer - it always starts up without any priming. Though it's a very inexpensive fountain pen, it features Platinum's patented "Slip and Seal" cap design that keeps the nib from drying out for a year (or longer) when not in use. The pattern of the squares supposedly represents "prosperity of descendants and expansion of business". This green version with small black squares is the "Ichimatsu" model, and it was named after Sanogawa Ichimatsu, a famous kabuki actor whose costumes incorporated this pattern. There are so many different colours in the resin - purples, blues, a bit of green, black, white, and that wonderful metallic copper colour-but they go together perfectly, as they do on a butterfly's wings. This wonderful custom resin was made by the Turnt Pen Company of Hornell, NY, who also make their own pens. Beautiful iridescenceĪnd Jay is right- the "Papillon" resin does have beautiful coloration and a beautiful iridescence to it (and my photos don't do it justice). Pen maker Jay described my "Papillon" resin pen this way: "This pen featuresīeautiful coloration that is true to its name. There are so many resins and resin-makers (including some pen makers who make their own resins) out there - a dizzying array of options for pen makers and those interested in having bespoke pens made for them. I really appreciate it when pen makers include info about the resins they use in their sales listings (as Jay did, but believe it or not, some don’t do this!) and/or include it in a note accompanying the pen. (all photos by Maja,except where noted ~ please click on images to enlarge) I should have asked the seller, but I was really worried that someone else would buy the pen first, so I trusted my instincts and bought it. The Etsy photos showed a lot of the resin's details, but I still wasn't sure of the size of the pen. There were no specs listed for my pen (aside from the 13mm triple start to its threads) in the description. The only feedback I found was from the other Etsy pen buyer, whose two-line review succinctly stated "Beautifully made and very high quality. I hadn't seen any online reviews of their pens, and I hadn't heard anyone in our pen club talking about them. I checked their "sold" listings and saw that they'd only sold one other handmade kitless fountain pen on Etsy before. and I wanted to be one of their first pen buyers :) They'd been around for a while (some of my fellow VPC members own their pens), but Tangent Pens was the brand-new kid on theīlock. and was highly impressed with their work. and it was made by a small pen maker from Canada! (Kanata, Ontario, to be exact) I'd bought handmade kitless fountain pens on Etsy from a couple of other Canadian pen makers -Hogtown Pens and Butterknife Creations I stumbled across their Etsy storefront (Tangent Pens is an off-shot of PeripheryWood) while searching for handmade kitless fountain pens -a recent-ish collecting focus of mine- and this particular pen caught my eye instantly ("papillon" is French for "butterfly", and the resin looked like a butterfly's wings!) It was so beautiful that I couldn't believe it was still available for purchase, but it was. I'd never heard of Tangent Pens before, so I hope you don't mind some background first. Well, we're nearly three weeks into Spring, so I thought this would be a good time to post my review of a lovely Spring-like pen I acquired a few weeks ago-my handmade Tangent Pens fountain pen in "Papillon" resin!
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