Although I don't usually visit this section of the forum, a recent event in my life sparked an interest in fountain pens. I saw a post in early February on the Hobbyist forum about a pen company called Newton Pens. They were raffling off a pen and I decided to enter. About a month later I won their February raffle. The raffle was for a size large pen with a blue and off-white/cream swirl. The owner, Shawn Newton, contacted me to see what type of nib I wanted in my new fountain pen so I decided on a two tone fine nib.
I finally got some ink to put in the pen and started writing with it. I even wrote a little letter but I'll type it out because my penmanship isn't the greatest. It reads:
"Hi my name is Anthony and I was lucky enough to win the Newton Pens February Raffle in which I won this gorgeous pen. I just wanted to give my brief review of the pen. As a background this is my first fountain pen. I have only used it to write brief messages so far but it is definitely something special. Shawn's craftsmanship is superb. The pen feels so solid its almost as if it is all one piece. There are no visible seams on the pen. In fact it actually took me about 10 minutes to figure out how to unscrew the barrel because I couldn't find where it was supposed to separate. The pen writes very smooth and hasn't skipped on me yet. I just wanted to say thanks to Shawn and commend him for his talent."
Just as a side note I put down the pen towards writing the end of the letter and thought I got something stuck in the nib so I ran it under water. While doing this I didn't realize that I was getting water in the ink and when I went back to write the ink was watery which is why it is blurry. This was not the pens fault but my own. I realized that I messed up and quickly flushed the pen of ink and refilled it with fresh ink before the last sentence. This fixed it and the pen wrote flawless once again.
My photos don't do the pen justice with the lighting in my house, and you really have to feel it in person to understand the quality. It is by far the nicest pen which I've ever personally held. Anyway, I just wanted to give my own little review of the pen. I am using Parker Super Quink Blue-Black in a fine nib if anyone is interested.
BTW Shawn was great to work with as we exchanged emails several times. He even sent me a personalized hand written note with the pen(last picture). He along with B&B have opened my eyes to yet another hobby, and I already find myself reaching for the pen when I have to write something and looking at fountain pens on the nib quite often. First it was straight razors, now its fountain pens, whats gonna be next.
I finally got some ink to put in the pen and started writing with it. I even wrote a little letter but I'll type it out because my penmanship isn't the greatest. It reads:
"Hi my name is Anthony and I was lucky enough to win the Newton Pens February Raffle in which I won this gorgeous pen. I just wanted to give my brief review of the pen. As a background this is my first fountain pen. I have only used it to write brief messages so far but it is definitely something special. Shawn's craftsmanship is superb. The pen feels so solid its almost as if it is all one piece. There are no visible seams on the pen. In fact it actually took me about 10 minutes to figure out how to unscrew the barrel because I couldn't find where it was supposed to separate. The pen writes very smooth and hasn't skipped on me yet. I just wanted to say thanks to Shawn and commend him for his talent."
Just as a side note I put down the pen towards writing the end of the letter and thought I got something stuck in the nib so I ran it under water. While doing this I didn't realize that I was getting water in the ink and when I went back to write the ink was watery which is why it is blurry. This was not the pens fault but my own. I realized that I messed up and quickly flushed the pen of ink and refilled it with fresh ink before the last sentence. This fixed it and the pen wrote flawless once again.
My photos don't do the pen justice with the lighting in my house, and you really have to feel it in person to understand the quality. It is by far the nicest pen which I've ever personally held. Anyway, I just wanted to give my own little review of the pen. I am using Parker Super Quink Blue-Black in a fine nib if anyone is interested.
BTW Shawn was great to work with as we exchanged emails several times. He even sent me a personalized hand written note with the pen(last picture). He along with B&B have opened my eyes to yet another hobby, and I already find myself reaching for the pen when I have to write something and looking at fountain pens on the nib quite often. First it was straight razors, now its fountain pens, whats gonna be next.
