hobby #40

Fountain Pen Restoration

Rescuing vintage fountain pens from junk drawers and antique shops, then cleaning, repairing, and refilling them to write again. Involves disassembly, sac replacement, nib tuning, and learning to identify makers and models from subtle details.

Feb 11 7:21 PM #40 4 min

Teaching a Junk-Drawer Nib to Remember Blue

Fountain Pen Restoration

The nib hasn't written since 1962. I'm fixing that with shellac, a brass shim, and excessive optimism.

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