Sailor Fude De Mannen - Stroke Style Calligraphy Fountain Pen - Bamboo Green - Nib Angle 55 Degrees (11-0127-767)

A great pen that cannot be beat for the price! I own a lot of fountain pens—both nicer ones and cheaper ones—and this one's great. Nice solid green body with black and gold accents, including a gold colored steel nib. No problems with ink flow. Writes smoothly. No "hard starts", despite the cap seemingly not fitting airtight. Also, it came with two Sailor brand black ink cartridges so you can start writing right away, and the Sailor ink works very nicely with this pen. Also, the barrel is long enough that you can put two cartridges in the pen—one in the nib and one spare on top. Instead of cartridges you can also use an international style converter so you can use whichever fountain pen ink you like (I prefer Noodler's Ink). This isn't a pen designed to be used for journaling or writing long passages, but rather is great for playful notes, doodling, and also excellent for trying your hand at writing some neat East Asian script calligraphy like Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Mongolian, Thai, etc. The angle of the nib is such that it's easy to get big bold lines with ease while holding it regularly, but it can also be held like a calligraphy brush—which I'm guessing is why the pen itself is so long. Finally, while it doesn't have a clip like most fountain pens, it does have a small bump on the cap that stops it from rolling off the table. The one and only little thing I was disappointed by is that the pen in the item picture has pretty Japanese script printed in gold on the barrel of the pen, but mine is just plain green. That's okay considering how nice the pen writes, but the seller should update the picture. All the same, 5/5 stars.

Update on original review. GET THE GREEN ONE FOR SKETCHING. As far as I can see the green model is the only one with the 55 degree nib. I have used the black one with the 40 degree nib and it's just not as good, and all the other colos seem to come with the 40. Buying a few more of the greenies because, while at first I had no idea of the how or why with the odd bent nib, I now "get it" and find it's one of the greatest ink sketching and drawing pens made, even though it's quite cheap. It's simply unlike any other pen I know of. Every odd detail about this pen has a purpose. It's oddly long, it's an odd green color, it has no pocket clip, and the nib looks like it's been dropped hard and ruined. Eventually it will all make sense. Even the green color makes it stand out nicely in my pen drawer. I've probably owned 100 or more fountain pens of all sorts, many quite expensive, as well as brush pens, tech pens, felt tips, etc. Seriously, this is in my top 3. The angled fude nib is the star of the show. Depending on the vertical angle you use it at, you can create various widths of line. This is really great for both sketchy strokes that have quite a bit of natural width variation, but it's also just fine for consistent width lines. PLUS if you really want fine hatching lines, rotate it over so the bent tip angles more straight down on the page. VERY fine lines and as I say the long handle makes it great for hatching. When use broadly, this creates wide strokes that spreads a THIN even layer of ink, so it dries quickly. Unlike with a flex nib, or many brush pens, where the ink will be super wet when creating broad strokes, and take ages to dry, and possibly pool up and swell the paper. The oddly long barrel is actually good for free sketchy lines and hatching, as you can back way off with it in your hand like a paint brush. The cap posts and extends it even more, and because it's all so light that does not ruin the balance. It's actually meant I guess for holding more vertically similar to Asian brush calligraphy, though that's not how I use it. I find it's not very good for handwriting, I just use it for art. Since buying this I also tried a Duke metal fude and a couple others, but this one is a step above those others. The 55 degree nib is really the best fude, always flows, no hard starts. The ink that comes in the Sailor cartridges is actually quite good, at least the black ones, and doesn't dry out quickly, so give it a good try on some practice sketches before you dismiss them. Also you can actually fit a spare cartridge in the long handle so you'll never run dry, only fountain pen I've ever seen that can do that. I prefer Noodlers Bulletproof Black ink generally. But I would certainly recommend just buying more Sailor cartridges if that's your preference. I used to be kind of turned off by the idea of ink cartridge pens, but I've come around. Turns out it's simple to clean out and refill cartridges with any ink you like with a small cheapo syringe. No converter needed. (Converters also hold only about half as much ink, so I'd actually prefer refilled cartridges.) The pen is very light, and that's both good and not so. I like a pen with some weight, though for sketching it does work very well. I'm a bit surprised Sailor doesn't come out with a heavier more premium version of this - take my money. Though of course if you leave this inexpensive pen somewhere it won't break your heart, just buy a couple more.

I love this pen. I just spent $260 on a name brand pen that i don't like writing with as much as i do this pen. The wide variance of line value is great and the consistency is better than to be expected. For journaling and for sketching i think this will be offensive, cuz my $50-$350 pens will be jelly:)

I liked it very much at first, even though it takes a bit of time to get the hang of it. But I had a nib problem within a week or two, and I returned it. It looks like metal at first glance, but it is plastic, which is disappointing when you first hold it. The ink flow is very consistent, and the grip is very nice.

I love the free flow of the ink. I have purchased other fude pens and struggle with the ink consistently flowing through the nib of the pen. So far, that have not been a problem with this pen. I love it for sketching.

Had this for a while now and have never had any issue. I recommend only using carbon black ink for Urban sketching. It’s permanent, dark & doesn’t clog this fountain pen. I Had issues with every permanent ink clogging my pen but not this one. It’s extremely good quality especially considering the price. This pen allows me to switch between very fine lines to very thick bold lines. I don’t use any other pen for sketching. Wasted money on ten others more expensive than this one, never use them.

Very well made pens. Comfortable hand feel and balance. The ink flows easily even after sitting for long periods without use. Can be taken on planes but remember to have them completely full or completely empty.

As described this own is a little tricky to use but it is fun. It forces me to loosen up with sketches.

Dünyanın en kullanışlı fude dolmakalemi, yazı için değil, kent eskizi için kullanmak üzere aldım. 55 derece kıvrık ucunun yardımıyla skeçlerime olağanüstü bir karakter katıyor. Teslim tarihinden iki hafta önce gelince ekstra sevindim. Amazon Germany'den getirtildi. Bundan sonra satıcı Amazon Germany olunca hiç tereddüt etmeyeceğim. Hele de kargo şirketi Kolay Gelsin olunca... Skeç yapanlara mutlaka Sailor Fude almalarını öneririm.

わたしは筆ペンとしてではなく、ボールペンや水性ペンの代わりとしてこのペンを購入しました。 水性ペンでは太字・細字の２本（１本の両側）が必要でしたがが、この曲がったペン先は１つで書きわけきます。 太い線は見出し文字や枠線、フロー図の線に活用。 ２本目、３本目にはカラーインクを入れ、注釈（細線）とアンダーライン（太線）で活用。 線の書き味もなかなか綺麗で、書いてて楽しいです。 マーカー的に使うなら、ペン軸角度は40度より55度が良い。 ボールペンや水性ペン、蛍光ペンの方が安いけど、すぐにインク切れになってしまうので、インクが補充できるという意味でも万年筆は重宝。 不満点は、この緑軸は長すぎることです。普通のボールペンくらいの長さが良いと思う。

My only issue with this fountain pen is how expensive the converter is, it doesn’t come with one. Otherwise great choice and so versatile!

This is a great pen for drawing with, you can make irregular lines while drawing with ease due to the angled tip. The supplied ink in the cartridge is not stable when wet though, but it is still and great pen! I will buy a converter so I can use it for line and wash as I intended.

Me encanta. El cuerpo es de plástico y su precio muy razonable, lo que la convierte en una pluma de batalla que no da pena llevar por ahí. Es perfecta para dibujar, ya que su plumín fude de 55 grados hace posible la variación del grosor del trazo, según la inclinación con la que se utilice. Viene con dos cartuchos de buena capacidad y tinta negra (no permanente). Estos cartuchos podrían rellenarse con una jeringuilla, o podría utilizarse un convertidor compatible de la marca Sailor para cargarla con más facilidad. Con una tinta permanente puede ser una muy buena herramienta de dibujo para combinar con acuarelas. Muy contenta con la compra.