Ink Ahab Flex Nib Ivory Darkness Fountain Pen - ND-15028

Everyone said that this pen was really finnicky, not for beginners, would need a lot of tuning, etc. None of that was true for me. I'm a total pen noob. Bought two Pilot Metropolitans since everyone told me to, wasn't a fan, and took a chance on the super unreliable, hard to get writing, only good for true masters of the pen, flexy Noodler's boy. I mean, it's only twenty dollars. I just spent forty dollars on two entry level Pilots which scratch, don't start, and slip around in my hand - all the things people SAID the Ahab would do! What do I have to lose? Twenty more dollars and my budding interest in fountain pens? Screw it, I'm hopping between extremes all the way! And this pen is a dream. The ink just glides out of there, looks beautiful when it flexes, and is just about as satisfying and relaxing as anything. It railroads from time to time, but it's no big deal. I don't know if this has anything to do with my Pen's stellar performance, but I cleaned the nib and feed with soap and water before inking up, so maybe try that. Anyway, one warning: this thing GUSHES ink. I personally like the super wet writing and don't mind waiting for it to dry, but it is REALLY wet. This pen bleeds and feathers a little even on my rhodia pad. Didn't know that was possible. I guess that counts as a con? But I view it as a pro with a price. So to all those who warn beginners away from this pen, I say that I regret buying it as my third pen and wish it was my first! But clean the nib and feed and use REALLY nice paper.

TL;DR: Flex nib is useless for line weight (just get a fude nib or brush pen), but it's a very solid fountain pen otherwise!!! EDIT: changed rating from 3/5 to 4/5; honestly it's a fine pen. I was just letting my disappointment in the flex not working well influence my opinion too much. ------------------------------------------- Got this pen for the "flex" feature so I could maybe draw with it and control my line weight. But it takes WAY too much pressure to get any meaningful line weight change, and it only really lets you comfortably do that one direction - towards you. Don't plan on making any thick lines that require you curving the pen away from you. I know I'm not using the highest quality paper, but I thought a Bullet Journal would be enough. (120GSM thickness, which is "medium"). It is not. Paper doesn't tear but gets caught. If you want varying line weight go for a brush pen OR a fude nib which I grabbed off of etsy. Those things are nifty!! That said, it still feels like a fine fountain pen. I'm no expert, but I've bought 3 fountain pens now and tried out a couple of nibs. While this pen is thicker than some pens I've tried, it lets you store more ink in the pen. Less refills. Love that this came with a refillable cartridge. Writing is smooth and works well, GIVEN that you use the right ink. Only tried two inks but one was just not that great of a fit. :( and the ink that worked well with this pen also worked great with the other pen. (bad ink?) It's funny though b/c the "bad ink" was NOODLER'S OWN INK. wtf idk. Light weight and feels good in the hand. I'm not a fan of the screw off cap yet but makes it feel "distinguished". Some people complained about the smell. Mine had no smell. I hope they fixed that production defect. I hope my experience and perspective helped.

#1 - the lubricant/machining residue on the pen when it came out of the box was absolutely nauseating. I can't stress this enough. The pen physically stinks on a level I can hardly describe. #2 - It is very cheaply made. #3 - the flex nib is super stiff, takes some time to pick up ink, and then scratches it into the paper. It's completely pointless. Maybe it's ink sensitive, but I used it with Wearingeul Call of the Cthulhu, which is formulated for flex nibs and works wonderfully in that capacity with my other flex nib pens. This pen happens to write like an ultra-fine and essentially rips up the paper when I go to flex it. That includes standard notebook paper, copy paper, Tomoe River, and Clairefontaine. It works alright on Rhodia. But on copy paper, it rips so deep into the paper that any ink I use through this nib feathers, despite not feathering when I use those inks through other pens. So all-in-all I'm not happy with this pen at all.

Flex Writing tip - Excellent, needs a shake to get flow going if unused for a day but then flows fine after that. Other gripe is the number of turns needed to get cap off pen, would like it to just pop off similar to what Lamy Safari does. The Reason for two stars removed? THAT STINK! I read the other reviews and I assumed people were too picky over a chemical odor from fresh acrylic or similar on items. This is NOT a chemical smell, more organic, at best severe toe jam but "crotch rot" is more accurate. Odor faded on the outside case after 2 weeks and UVC, but nib inside the cap is nearly as nasty as new. It's a bacterial sort of stink, way worse than morning breath or toes, it's literally a crappy smell. I put it in a foil box with UV-C lamp soaking it in Ozone to kill the odors and that only got on the outside of it as I didn't want to damage the nib with UVC or ozone which both degrade plastics. Diameter is comfortable in hand and the odor/smell does NOT stick to your hands, it is purely coming from the pen and not something that transfers to your skin. I don't understand why the factory doesn't run their parts through an Ozone + UVC degassing/odor removing cycle with all the complaints. Alcohol doesn't wipe it off, UV-C/Ozone does with 10 minutes of exposure to outside case but I don't want to void warranty by exposing nib and inside of cap to those conditions. I wish Lamy sold a vacuum fill pen as they don't stink and always start once uncapped (pop off, not screw off cap). The Lamy also has a nice triangle grip to it which makes it more comfortable to hold, but the large diameter is ok. So, I'd prefer a Lamy to this pen by 2 stars.

This pen is really good!!! - The delivery was quick. - The parcel arrived in great condition. - There is a manual inside the package which will be useful in the future. - The pen is ready to use upon delivery! I gave the pen a try without washing or filling it with ink, just a dip in the ink. Surprisingly a dip lasted a quite long while! - The nib is flexible and it responds well to the pressure you put on it. - The overall writing so far is smooth and pleasant. No scratchy feel at all. - For the money, this pen is definitely value for money. I am considering buying another one, so that I can have on at home and one in the office. - Considering buying a Namiki Falcon? I suggest that you try Noodler Ahab first!

J'ai acheté ce plume sur conseil de plusieurs testeurs sur youtube et je suis très satisfait de mon achat. Il est beau, compact, livré avec une pompe de rechargement. Le plus c'est la possibilité d'avancer ou de reculer la plume pour choisir une plume plus ou moins souple. Je recommande sans probleme !

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Der Füller macht einen angenehm stabilen Eindruck und ist umweltfreundlich. Ich habe von dieser Marke durch Zufall im Internet erfahren und mir aus Neugier einen Ahab Füllhalter bestellt. Für mich interessant war die feine flexible Feder (flex nib). Sowas kannte ich bisher nur als Calligraphiefeder und da hat mich immer das stockende Schreiben gestört, weil man die Feder ja ständig in das Tintenfass tauchen muss, und die Tintenabgabe war bei der Tauchfeder auch nie richtig gleichmäßig. Ich hatte mir immer einen gleichmäßigen Tintenfluss gewünscht. Jetzt habe ich ihn! Das Schreibgefühl ist besser als bei der Kalligraphiefeder, das Schriftbild jedoch etwas weniger ausdruckstark, aber das stört mich nicht. Der Ahab schreibt richtig gut und wenn man den Tintenfluss verändern will, dann ist das möglich, die englische Bedienungsanleitung erklärt wie (mit Bildern!). Die Feder ist aus Edelstahl, elastisch und fein. Man kann sehr klein und dünn damit schreiben. Wenn man aufdrückt schreibt sie dicker, das kann man effektvoll einsetzen, um die eigene Handschrift aufzupeppen, aber die Feder kann aus einer ...klaue keine schöne Handschrift machen. Die Feder kann auch problemlos gegen andere Federn der Größe #6 ausgetauscht werden. Der Ahab hat eine schöne Form, könnte Menschen mit kleinen Händen vielleicht etwas zu groß/dick sein. Es gibt ihn in vielen Farben. Der sehr schön geschwungene Halteklipp hat die Form eines Wals in der Draufsicht. Als Material für den Füller wurde ein biologisch abbaubarer Kunststoff ("vegetal resin") gewählt, der aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen produziert wird. Es passen keine herkömmlichen Tintenpatronen hinein und der Hersteller will dies auch ausdrücklich nicht, da diese Kunststoffmüll hinterlassen, der dann unter anderem die Ozeane verdreckt (Suchmaschine: Plastikmüll in den Ozeanen). Der Ahab hat einen perfekt passenden Kolbenkonverter, der problemlos vollständig zerlegbar ist und einfach gereinigt werden kann (das gilt für den gesamten Füller). Wenn irgendwann mal eine Dichtung aufgeben sollte gibt es im Baumarkt billigen Ersatz, hin und wieder etwas Silikonfett an den gleitenden Teilen hilft Wunder. Die Betankung erfolgt aus dem Tintenfass. Der Produzent liefert auch die passende Tinte, die leider in Deutschland schlecht zu kriegen und vor allem viel zu teuer ist. Wie man Internetrezensionen entnehmen kann ist die firmeneigene Tinte sehr gut, es gibt sie in sehr vielen Farben und sie ist unschlagbar günstig - in den USA! Vielleicht kommt sie ja irgendwann nach Deutschland. Amazon? Der Ahab hat einen Nachteil: er riecht irgendwie seltsam, aber nicht sehr stark. Wirklich nicht! Ich vermute das hat was mit dem besonderen Kunststoff zu tun. Der Geruch soll sich mit der Zeit verflüchtigen (sagt das Internet). Fazit: Das Ding ist prima! Wenn sich die Versorgungslage mit den Produkten von Noodler's verbessert werde ich mir sicherlich noch einen kaufen oder zwei, Farbauswahl gibt es wirklich reichlich.

Prefer this option to using cartridges or buying a converter in addition. Using it for ink and watercolour painting. Very easy to handle.