I Love My Lamy Safari

A few days ago I got my second Lamy Safari fountain pen. I bought the first one in July, and I´ve been using it every day since then (no, I´m not kidding), so I thought I´d say a few words here about this favourite drawing tool of mine.

The first of my two Lamys is a Fine nib, and I use it together with Parker's Quink ink & Noodler´s black ink. I had to look for quite a while before finding an ink that is waterproof but still doesn´t ruin fountain pens. Noodler´s is the only one I´ve found so far, and it is great to work with. Jet black, nice flow and ok price. (A bottle isn´t exactly cheap, but it lasts a long time.)

The Lamy Safari is incredibly nice to draw with. It makes a smooth even line and for a fountain pen, it´s got a fairly flexible nib. Harder pressure gives a thicker line. Although I don´t recommend not caring for your pens, I have never cleaned it so far. I just keep filling it up with ink when it starts to run out, and keep using it. It has never skipped a line and the ink has never dried in it, it just seems to go on and on.

As I like to draw with a thin line, the Fine was my first choice. In my pen case I usually have another ink pen too with a little broader nib to fill in black surfaces and emphasizing certain lines in my drawings. When the last one of those non-fountain pens dried up I decided to replace it with another Lamy, only this time with an OB nib. If it turns out Find doesn´t do the trick I´ll just get the OB nib to replace the Fine nib with. That´s a very practical detail with the Safaris – you can change the nib if you feel like it. Just pull it straight out and replace it with another. Hardly anything you´d choose to do very often, since black ink is kind of… well, black and all over (and waterproof in this case), but the possibility of changing nibs is good. And economical – you don´t have to get a whole new pen if you´re not satisfied.

I also bought some notepads of Rhodia N º 19.
Rhodia Pads are a favorite with architects, designers and scientists. This classic orange pad, made in France, has a major cult following! The pads are staple-bound, made of 21 lb. vellum pH neutral paper, are micro perforated on top for easy and clean tearing. The stiff back cover provides the support required, and the staples do not appear on back. Each pad contains 80 sheets. My Safaris are working perfectly on Rhodia.

Yes, I´m very pleased with the Safari (you didn´t get that until now, right?). It´s been worth every cent. I can really recommend to try one out if you are an ink pen kind of person