Old School Typography Tools — What is your favourite writing utensil?

[BrettR]

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Originally I was going to give a nice little intro that leads into the forum topic about how the pen is mightier then God know what, but then I realized I am way to lazy to write that out...

The question: What is your favourite pen/pencil/rock&chisel?

[hrant]

For me it's gotta be the Staedtler eraser.

hhp

[oldnick]

Put in a vote for Rapidograph technical pens…

[dezcom]

Hard compressed blocks of charcoal.

[Riccardo Sartori]

Whatever is available at the time. Even a fork, if the paper at hand is soft enough to being incised.

[BrettR]

Lately I have been a fan of the Lamy Pico, it is good for scribbling down details, plus it fits well in the pocket.

Anyone fancy fountain pens?

[Christopher Dean]

*spits over his left shoulder*

Punks. I rule.

[rs_donsata]

Uniball Micro.

[Joshua Langman]

Stick in the sand.

[russellm]

Parker P51 fountain pen, Hero 616 , excellent Chinese knock-off P51,
Pentel brush pens and Faber-Castell Pit Artists pens

[J.Montalbano]

Stiff crow-quill pen, india ink on Bienfang Graphics 360 paper. Shot to film negative where the edges are clean up with a #16 xacto blade and my custom made sanded down french curve. This technique was taught to me by Ed. Benguiat.

[Christopher Dean]

Oh, and I used to make my own calligraphy pens by hand-carving popsicle sticks.

[BrettR]

I saw this pen the other day, Bolt Action Pen. I chuckled when I saw it.

[dezcom]

Was that pen made in Springfield?

[Christopher Dean]

Bolt schmolt. How ‘bout kung-fu calligraphy?

[Christopher Dean]

Or, at 2:25, you can check out Dark Judge Brushes.

[BrettR]

The worst part is, I watched the whole kung-fu video... twice.

[HVB]

A combination wacom tablet/touch-screen flat monitor

[Bert Vanderveen]

The pen-tool in the iPad App ‘Paper’ produces wonderful swashes. That one is my favourite at the moment.

[TurtleType]

Speaking of "old school" writing tools!

First grader born without hands wins penmanship award

[hrant]

That's nothing.

Chiro, shmiro.

hhp

[dezcom]

LOVE that photo, Hrant! :-)

[Nick Cooke]

Lamy Accent with oblique medium nib. So smooth, I love writing with it.

[tmac]

You can't go wrong with a Staedler Mars Technico.

And I've been trying to get my chops up with a sable Mack Brush (Red Sable Lettering and Showcard Brush).

[BrettR]

@Nick Cooke, I just bought that pen (except in black with silver rings and it is a ballpoint), absolute dream to write with.

In general I enjoy Lamy's pens thoroughly. Probably the most beautiful of which is the Lamy 2000. It's the Scarlett Johansson of pens.