Sailor Fude De Mannen - Stroke Style Calligraphy Fountain Pen - Bamboo Green - Nib Angle 55 Degrees (11-0127-767) - Navy Blue - Nib Angle 40 Degrees (11-0127-740) 　VALUE SET!!

These are great pens. The nibs are very flexible, and really help you ink lines with character -- variations in thickness that resemble what you'd get from a sable brush and bottled ink. (I also bought a brass fude pen from Hong Dian, which is stiff and awful in comparison.) These are very light, and I like Sailor's nib and feed design. Fun to use.

If you're looking for a reliable fountain pen for calligraphy and drawing, why not get two for the price of one? I've heard of the Sailor Fude De Mannan as a "budget" option, but after writing just one sentence with each pen in this set, I was convinced they are worth 10x more. I'm glad the set was offered because it solved my dilemma of which nib angle to choose. The 40 degree nib seems more suited for everyday journaling, but I've found the 55 degree nib more expressive, with more pronounced thick and thin lines. That's the appeal of these pens - how you hold and write/draw with them affects their appearance.The pens come with two ink cartridges and you can easily reorder more on Amazion, or buy the separate ink reservoir and a bottle of ink. Whichever you choose, you'll be rewarded with a great pair of fountain pens.

Love the green pen so much that I have yet to try the black one. It writes smoothly on smooth paper. Had a little issue getting crisp lines in my sketchbook that has a more construction paper feel to it. But that’s on me not the manufacturer. I love that I can get different line weights in one pen without having to tote a bunch of different pens. Now I have to check to see if there’s a refillable convertor and I’ll be set.

Now If you're shopping for this kind of odd pen, or just unwrapping it for the first time, you are probably not going to be impressed in any way. They honestly feel kind of cheap and plasticky. Also I don't know why anyone would buy this pen for handwriting or note taking, though I guess you could use one for that. However the fude nib is really quite incredible for art and inking and sketching. I have literally dozens and dozens of fountain pens and other pens and this is absolutely at or near the top of the list for ink sketching.I had the green version first with the 55° nib. It's wonderful but I always felt to get a thin line you had to hold a pen at too high of an upright angle. Lost that one, had to replace it, and noticed this set of two, the dark blue model has the lower 40° angle. Well I can already tell that it's the better nib. I think the higher nib angle is more for something like Asian language calligraphy styles where you would hold a brush almost vertically.Now I'm not sure I would get this pen if you're doing very precise ink work needing consistent line widths. However for more rough sketchy style nothing can equal this. Also there is no iPad or computer drawing setting or brush setting that can equal this kind of a real nib on real paper either.So the way I use this is to vary the angle I'm holding the pen at which will vary the width of the stroke and then when I want to do some fine hatching I just flip the pen over so just the very tip of the point of the nib is making contact and then you get a very fine hairline.The fude nib can lay down a very thin layer of ink on a broad stroke, instead of a fat juicy line, of ink so this dries much faster than say a flex near like a zebra g.The weird long handle also makes complete sense if you are using it more like a paintbrush. You can keep a spare ink cartridge in the handle which most pens cannot do. The Sailor black ink is really pretty good but you can also refill these disposable cartridges with any ink you want using a little cheap syringe which is what I've been doing for years. Some people gripe that there's no converter included but converters hold only about half as much ink as a cartridge so I tend to avoid them anyway.So know these pens aren't for everyone and on the face of it they're very strange, but for the right artist they are unequaled.

Great Value. Great nibs and flow. It was a great buy.

I love these so much, especially the 40 degree (dark blue) one. Depending on the angle you hold it, these fude (bent nib) pens can make super thin lines, thick lines, and everything in between. This sounds difficult but it's pretty intuitive.They're relatively long compared to other fountain pens: ~6" uncapped, and a bit over 7" posted.The two-pack is an amazing deal, and they came in their separate original packaging.

I use these more for drawing than writing. The green one has a much wider, more expressive line, while the blue one is better for finer details (although I still would not call it a fine liner, by any means). Although they come with a couple cartriges of ink, I recommend getting the Sailor Fountain Pen Converter, which is a compatible refillable cartridge that you can fill with any color ink you want.

These are excellent fountain pens. I use them for drawing and they work like a charm. With simple turns one can get an extremely thin line that become wide with yet another turn. I love dip pens but these work great for any kind of drawing. I recommend using Carbon ink (which is permanent and a nice black). A smooth paper is probably best (less wrist fatigue) but these pens work well on a cold press finish.High recommended.