“You write because there’s fire in your bones. You’ve got to do this whether anybody ever reads it or not.” Eugene Peterson
These are two of my sisters fountain pens. The front pen is her new Pilot Legno 89s fountain pen in deep red, and features a rhodium-plated 14K nib. It is an open-grain (as opposed to sealed/varnished) “wood” finish – which is actually a resin-impregnated compressed laminated wood product. Both barrel and cap are lathe-turned from this solid yet light-weight material. One website stated the body was made from “Kabanoki” is Cherry tree called the “Queen of broad leaf tree” in Japan. Kabanoki Wood is used to make furniture, so the grain pattern is relatively bold and tough. Believe what you want.
The white pen is a Pilot Stella 90s in pearl/white. It has a pearly painted lacquered brass body and is heavier than the Legno. It also features the rhodium-plated 14K nib. This pen, appropriately named Stella, is one of her favorite pens. Both pens look and feel similar to the Pilot Prera pens.
2 Comments
Tom Dills
I love the look of the wood, it has a warm and comfortable tone to it. We bought some steak knives in Nova Scotia that have handles made out of something they call “resinwood” which is probably very similar. The look and feel is beautiful, and I can only imagine that the pen feels much the same. The knives were a bit pricey, as are the pens. My only regret now is that we only bought two, but we’ve promised ourselves to go back and complete the set!
Monte Stevens
I like the loss and feel of both pens. The white Stella is heavier due to the brass body so for my style of writing the lighter Legno would be the preferred pen. It also comes a black wood. What makes these pricey are the rhodium-plated14kt nibs. Now when you talk about pairs I think about having the black and red Legno as well as a white and the blue Stellas. However, they will not cut steak. 🙂