[quirino]

I had some fountain pens over the years, but I was never able to truly enjoy them or recommend them to anyone. I didn't find them practical as daily writing tools and or too fun as a hobby.

I really dislike the feeling that you need to be a bit careful with a tool. I want the peace of mind of being able to drop pens nib-first into the ground. They're also not great for writing on many types of paper and require some care and maintenance.

My experience getting into double-edge razors/nice shaving soaps was much better. They're not just small luxuries, but actually better-performant and more practical than the popular alternatives in almost every way.

(On the pen front, today I'm very satisfied with my "Kaweco LILIPUT Ball Pen Stainless Steel" - it's super compact, has a nice weight to it and just feels well-constructed and solid. I hope to use it for many years to come. (If you want to get one, beware the Aluminium version, which looks identical but is noticeably lighter))

[wiseowise]

> My experience getting into double-edge razors

It’s called safety razor, if I understood you correctly.

Also, it’s quite hard to write with it, I’ll stick to fountain pens.

[badgersnake]

If you like to write your ransom notes in blood it’s just the thing.

[throwanem]

Eh. I think I see where you're going but that spacing is really hard to get right and it would clog like nobody's business, you're better off just going with regular ink in the 6mm Parallel.

[innocenat]

> They're not just small luxuries, but actually better-performant and more practical than the popular alternatives in almost every way.

Most of us who use fountain pen feel this way too.

I literally just an hour ago tried picking up a gel pen for writing and 3 minutes later it went back into storage. It's Uniball One so it's not a bad gel pen either.