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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?

For me it's gotta be the Staedtler eraser.

hhp

Put in a vote for Rapidograph technical pens…

Hard compressed blocks of charcoal.

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

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?

*spits over his left shoulder*

Punks. I rule.

Uniball Micro.

Stick in the sand.

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

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.

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

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

Was that pen made in Springfield?

Bolt schmolt. How ‘bout kung-fu calligraphy?

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

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

A combination wacom tablet/touch-screen flat monitor

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

Speaking of "old school" writing tools!

First grader born without hands wins penmanship award

That's nothing.

Chiro, shmiro.

hhp

LOVE that photo, Hrant! :-)

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

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).

@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.