Jinhao 82 is a beautiful pen! I hope the golden colour on the metal doesn't wear off.6mo ⋅ quitefirm ⋅ r/fountainpens
NPD: Dollar 717 Qalam, a Pakistani-made pen with an italic nib for writing in Urdu and other Arabic-based scripts. Tried my hand out at nastaliq handwriting after a very long time! Like the 717i, this also costs around 30 US cents.3yr ⋅ quitefirm ⋅ r/fountainpens
Crushed cardamom and pouring from a height makes all the difference to chai.3yr ⋅ quitefirm ⋅ r/RateMyTea
I made hari mirch keema. The traditional recipe brought to Karachi by UP/Delhi migrants asks for an equal proportion of green chilies and mince by weight. The chilies lose most of their bite and become wonderfully fragrant instead.5mo ⋅ quitefirm ⋅ r/IndianFoodPhotos
The best Chinese pen I've used: Wing Sung 601. Great homage to the classic Parker 51 Vacumatic, and also has a big ink window.2yr ⋅ quitefirm ⋅ r/fountainpens
Finally, got my first stub nib pen: a TWSBI Diamond Mini 1.1 stub! Has a sweet spot outside which it's scratchy. But once you adjust your hand to it, the pen is exceptionally smooth, especially when writing in cursive.3yr ⋅ quitefirm ⋅ r/fountainpens
I made my Jinhao 159 easy on the eyes by putting a 51A clip on it. Indebted to u/fragment13 for the surgery instructions!2yr ⋅ quitefirm ⋅ r/fountainpens
