Three freshly restored pens! Ready to write again!

Just a few weeks ago I restored an Esterbrook for DianeB. She recently sent me three more pens for restoration, though none were Esterbrooks. There was a Wearever, Vacuum, and Parker Challenger in this assortment. Here are some before and after pictures of the pens for your viewing enjoyment!

Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think of this!

Before picture of the Wearever nib

Here's the whole pen before restoration

Check out that crack in the section... Yikes!

Here's the vacuum pen before restoration. Notice the section...

Here's the vacuum nib before it went under my special "tuning" treatment.

Here's a before shot of the Parker Challenger. This pen does not have the original Parker nib in it.

Here's the nib of the Parker Challenger. Notice the bend in the tip. Ouch!

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Now for some after pictures!

Ink Review - Noodlers Cayenne

This is a handwritten review of a personal favorite ink of mine! Noodlers Cayenne is a beautiful orange-red with excellent shading and good dry time. I like to use it for everyday writing though for business writing it may not be appropriate in some situations. Remember, just click on the picture for a super-sized view of it!

Please, leave me a comment below the post and tell me how you like this ink color! I'd love to hear some feedback from you!

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A Blue Esterbrook J is on its way to a new home!

Another Fountain Pen Network customer of mine is back for more! After purchasing his first Esterbrook J (in green) and two nibs with it from me, he decided to buy another Esterbrook to go with the other nib he had. He asked for a Grey or Blue J, and I had a beautiful Blue J that I was almost finished restoring.

Here are the pictures of the pen! It hasn't arrived yet, so I'll have to do a follow up post with his comments on the pen when he gets it.