Chris' Inked Pens - July 2024 Letter Writing Pens!

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In this video I show you the 6 fountain pens and inks I have chosen primarily for letter writing this month! I also talk about my little projects I have going on including a book club I found on You Tube which is free and features the letters of Seneca ... !
July is typically a month I spend a lot of time at my desk due to the outdoor heat. We get all our outside and away things done very early whenever possible.
Here is a list of the pens and inks discussed followed by links to the bookclub video and book:
1. Lamy Safari White + Red 1.1 - Diamine Wild Strawberry
2. Benu Scepter I B - Robert Oster Lake of Fire
3. TWSBI Go Smoke B - Laban Zues
4. Benu Talisman Sakura Cherry Blossoms Gold Spot Exc. B - Sailor 50 States Louisiana
5. Jinhao 9019 Clear/Gold M #8 nib - Pilot Irosizuku Asa Gao
6. Lamy Al-Star White/Silver B - Laban Athena
Link to bookclub video:
• I'm starting a book cl...
The free e-book:
en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Mora...
Thank you so much for watching!!! Lets "meet" in the comments ... I'd like to hear what you're writing with - pens and inks and paper - and connect with you there!
My pen email: chris@inkswatch.com
My Instagram: / snowball7470

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@michaelstephan5272 19 күн бұрын

Another nice collection of inks/pens for the month; thanks Chris!

@ChrisSaenz13 11 күн бұрын

Hi Mike - thank you!

@dcarp71 21 күн бұрын

"Chris' Inked Pens - July 3024..." Wow, you haven't aged in 100 years! What is your secret? :) I really like the scepter - so many sparkles.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Oh wow lol I really did it this time with that typo ... :)

@dtmama 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for the site and book info. I’ll check it out. I love your pens. That Sakura is just gorgeous. All of your Benus are beautiful! You reminded me that I need to ink up wild strawberry again! And that grey Athena is so pretty. I am a grey lover!

@ChrisSaenz13 11 күн бұрын

Hi @dtmama

@raybuck 19 күн бұрын

Thank you Chris. I love the Diamine Strawberry. You're right, it is a happy colour. You've made a very interesting selection of pens and inks. I'm looking forward to your report. You're much better than I am at controlling the number of pens that you have inked. I have many more than eight; I can't help it. Thank you also for the book club recommendation.

@ChrisSaenz13 11 күн бұрын

Hi @raybuck -- at the moment I seem to be over-inked but at least many are TWSBIs so they will stay flowing!

@CheriRosePlans 20 күн бұрын

I love your collection! I also have the BENU in Cherry Blossom and love it so much! 😮🤩that BENU Scepter is so pretty! Oh wow 🤩 that Laban Zeus is so beautiful 😍 and Sailor Louisiana!

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @CheriRosePlans -- I'm wondering now how Laban Zeus will look in a M nib. I may try it as I am not going to replace my GVFC Stone Grey until my fast is over and until I use up some of the other grey inks I have. :)

@ann-ingridhelik3056 19 күн бұрын

Hi Chris, i agree june seems to be flying by, maybe because I love the summer so much, even the 90-100*F . I have a nice fan where i work and as long as there’s no snow, I’m happy! Ive been looking at a new-for me- benu but with 3 birthdays in july, i should be fasting on pen buys! That book club sounds interesting ,i will go and have a look, thanks for the info! Happy july 4th.

@ChrisSaenz13 11 күн бұрын

Hi Ann-Ingrid - I do remember loving summer much more when I was in a cooler climate (Vermont) then from 17 on I was in Oklahoma or Texas and I just greatly prefer all the other seasons. Here we only get 2 seasons with very few transition/mild days -- it's either hot or its bearable around these parts ... I have to count winter now since we do get arctic freezes sometimes too making things really challenging the way our homes are built. As I get older I do like the milder weather better but the drastic heat is still so hard ... especially with high humidity.

@RitaCwise 20 күн бұрын

Another interesting video. Thank you for sharing.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @RitaCwise

@courtney9212 21 күн бұрын

That pen case with the pouch is very intriguing! I'm standing firm in my fast though!

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi Courtney - Levenger has I think the best sales in December although their summer sale gets hyped more. I got my case on sale in late November. Stand firm. There are always sales later on!!!! :)

@courtney9212 20 күн бұрын

@@ChrisSaenz13 I'm holding off till Black Friday 🛍️ 😊

@wildlyimaginable 18 күн бұрын

Love your July selections Chris. Purchased my 1st Lamy in a long, long time (Pink Cliff) and forget how nice they are to write with. Might have to resurrect my old ones

@ChrisSaenz13 11 күн бұрын

Hi Grace!!!!! I'm quite addicted to my Lamy's - especially how nice it is to be able to swap nibs quickly and easily! :)

@wildlyimaginable 11 күн бұрын

@@ChrisSaenz13 Haven't done that yet. Need to get on the ball get me some new Lamy nibs.

@ubacat1617 21 күн бұрын

Always love to see what you're writing with. I'm still writing with my June pens. I was writing so much in April but in May I fell behind due to family emergencies. So May pens went into June and now June pens are going into July. I don't ink up new pens unless I'm down to one or two. When I saw you had a Robert Oster ink, that reminded me I had a Robert Oster ink for the month but it ran out. I was using a sample and thought how much I love the ink and maybe I should just get a bottle. Then I had to clean out the pen and it took FOREVER. I even had to get out the Goulet pen cleaner. After that I decided I don't want a bottle of it.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @ubacat1617 -- I've had that experience before with shimmer inks where I said .... never again. The only one of JHerbin shimmers that I didn't get along with was their black/dark grey one I can't remember the name. I hope July will be a much calmer month for you!!!!!

@varadharajannadarajah 21 күн бұрын

👌🏻👍🏻

@tiantuatara 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info on the Stoic channel, I will check it out. Also, I really like Zeus and Athena. Those are the two inks I have from Laban.

@ChrisSaenz13 11 күн бұрын

Hi Terri - I just put a Fine nib on my Lamy AL-Star and I like Athena even better with the F nib. :)

@Calcprof 21 күн бұрын

Asa -Gao is a favorite of mine. Thanks for the video. Seneca? Facinating.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @Calcprof

@zeus52452 21 күн бұрын

Hey Chris, you have an interesting lineup of pens/inks for the coming month!! For me, I had been debating on getting a Scepter/Grand Scepter off & on for some time. I just can't decide right now. I've become more interested in flex writing, and recently got a Zebra G nib that I want to put in my Jinhao X750. I also recently acquired a Waterman's #14 that is close to 124 yrs. old that has a wonderful flexible gold nib. Asa-gao is one of my go-to blue inks. I've also decided to get the Sailor Manyo 5th anniversary Tsuyu, Ishi, & Yu inks. I also have Robert Oster Lake of Fire, and a bottle of River of Fire that I like a lot. So if you want a different color that is a green/teal and haven't tried it, give River of Fire a try. Enjoy the month!!

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @zeus52452 oh yes I did enjoy my sample of River of Fire too that is a fun ink with lots of sheen if I recall correctly! One thing I like about the Scepter is that it won't roll off the desk!!!! That and the astounding beauty of the pen body and the smooth nib too. :) Happy July!

@lagreenwitch 21 күн бұрын

I adopted your layout for this month :)

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @lagreenwitch awesome!!!!

@honnony 21 күн бұрын

Nice Benus, I'm more a Jinhao guy, yes my 9019 came in very handy when I cut a finger last month & couldn't grip any pen but my 9019. Now I see Jinhao is slimming them down (9016 and 9013). Always a wealth of information in the ink dept. that dark blue Iroshizuku and Robert Oster Lake of Fire made my wish list. The TWSBI Go reminds me of the Kaweco Sport too small for longer writing sessions.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @honnony -- the 9019s are so easy to grip -- I really like them more than I imagined. :)

@Abi.Cadaver 21 күн бұрын

Loved your pen and ink choices, although I was expecting to see more pens '3024 letter writing pens' :D lol. I'm off to check out that book club channel now, tfs. :)

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Oh my goodness what a ridiculous typo I made! I know why. It was time to call my Mom just as I completed editing and I normally would have looked over everything again. Goodness. LOL Glad you mentioned it ... I was still oblivious.

@tompov227 21 күн бұрын

I am a big fan of wild strawberry but one of my favorite inks of all time is Noodler's Liberty's Elysium. It is a Goulet Exclusive but it is a gorgeous blue with some permanence. It does stain things Pink which is a bit surprising but also can be a turn off for some, but I love to have it in my TWSBI Eco Transparent Blue. It's a perfect match!

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @tompov227 -- oh I remember I really liked my sample of Noodler's Liberty's Elysium!!! It's gorgeous. :) That would be a great choice for July!

@BlushnBlue 21 күн бұрын

Lovely choices. Off topic, I had 2 female Siamese cats and one was named Athena and the other we named Loki due to her mischief...lol. Your Athena ink just brought back memories. Thank you for sharing.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @BlushnBlue awe .... cat memories are the best! :)

@impish22 21 күн бұрын

beautiful collection, thanks for sharing

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @impish22

@cynthiarichter792 21 күн бұрын

Wow! I really am looking forward to seeing how these inks and pens will do this month. I have several BENU and Lamy pens. They are always my go to pens. Oh, I need to get a sample of the Laban Zeus for my newest red BENU. Thanks for doing videos for us.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @cynthiarichter792

@loracharis6814 21 күн бұрын

The Sailor Louisiana is gorgeous. Is that some shading coming through as well? Laban’s Athena looks interesting as well. Happy writing in July.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @loracharis6814 yes I'm seeing quite a lot of shading with Sailor Louisiana on the 68 gsm Tomoe River paper! :)

@ichirofakename 21 күн бұрын

1. I vastly prefer the Scepter shape of this Benu over their other shapes. Still can't deal with the glitter. 2. Perhaps you already know, SBRE Brown has over a hundred videos on Stoicism. And of course he is extremely well-spoken, in English, since he's Dutch. 3. This week I start a new project, a gigantic watercolor, 9' x 3.5'. Pen stuff will be less focussed and serious, for maybe a year, unless I finish/give up early.

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi Ichiro --- it's so funny because I went quite awhile thinking Benu pens were not for me ... that changed last year when I got my Talisman and then when the viewer sent me 3 Benu pens I had never seen in real life I found out I really love the Euphoria and the glitter ... it did surprise me! Yes, I've seen most of SBRE Brown's stoicism videos - they are great! I had been wanting to read Seneca's Letters for a long time but I wanted a community experience of it so I was pretty excited when that bookclub came up over on Accept the Universe' channel. Have fun with your watercolor!!!!!!!!

@SuSuSham 21 күн бұрын

I worked with a very talented interior designer that told me his secret whenever trying to find a color to work with a busy, colorful pattern was to pick the color that was the least found in the pattern - so your instinct for picking Louisiana ink for the Benu talisman cherry blossom was”genius” 😘

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Hi @SuSuSham oh cool -- it's rare for me to do anything remotely genius unless I'm viewing it from a sarcastic lens lol. :) I was surprised how pleasing the combination is. But don't ever ask me to choose wall paint. I have had some disasters I don't even like to think about. :)

@catherineadams6513 21 күн бұрын

I just got back from my honeymoon, and I purchased some Montblanc ink while I was there, so I’m thrilled to jump back into some pen and ink things! So happy to see your new uploads as always!🤍

@ChrisSaenz13 20 күн бұрын

Congratulations! Oooh how fun Montblanc inks are so awesome! :)