Fountain Pens 101 - The First Step to Fine Writing Mastery

Originally presented at the Empire State Pen Show in New York City in October 2025, this Fountain Pens 101 (or Fountain Pen Basics) seminar contains the same slide deck that Tom made for the Pen Show. (0:00) Course Introduction (1:38) About the Instructor (3:17) Tom's Pen Journey (4:55) What's the Point of Using Fountain Pens? (7:43) How do Fountain Pens Work? (12:15) Filling a Fountain Pen for the First Time (15:01) Fountain Pen Filling Mechanisms (16:09) How to Choose the Right Pen (28:37) Hazards of the Pen Hobby (41:35) Grail Pens (46:47) Graduating Fountain Pens 101 🔗 Links to products mentioned in this video ✒️ Nahvalur Triad Fountain Pen - https://goldspot.com/collections/nahvalur-triad ✒️ Visconti Maze Limited Edition Fountain Pen - https://goldspot.com/products/visconti-limited-edition-fountain-pen-in-maze-18k-gold ✒️ Lamy 2000 Fountain Pen - https://goldspot.com/collections/lamy-2000 ✒️ Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pens - https://goldspot.com/collections/pilot-custom-823 ✒️ Esterbrook Estie Fountain Pen in Raven Black - https://goldspot.com/products/esterbrook-estie-regular-fountain-pen-raven-with-black-trim ✒️ Benu Euphoria Fountain Pen Pink Champagne - https://goldspot.com/products/benu-euphoria-fountain-pen-in-pink-champagne 🔧 Ink Miser Ink Shot Ink Well - https://goldspot.com/products/luxury-brands-ink-miser-ink-shot-clear ✒️ Pelikan Souveran M1000 Fountain Pen - https://goldspot.com/collections/pelikan-souveran-1000 ✒️ Visconti Homo Sapiens - https://goldspot.com/collections/visconti-homo-sapiens ✒️ Sailor King of Pen - https://goldspot.com/collections/sailor-king-of-pens ✒️ Leonardo Momento Zero Grande 2.0 - https://goldspot.com/collections/leonardo-officina-momento-zero-grande-2-0 ✒️ Namiki Emperor - https://goldspot.com/collections/namiki-emperor Empire Pen Show Photo credits: Erdem Cetintas, Rhodope Visual Arts LLC @erdem_cetintas Like & subscribe to get more pen reviews, writing samples, unboxings, and other fun fountain pen videos on the Goldspot Pens channel. Follow Goldspot on your favorite social media platform: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldspotpens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goldspotpens/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/goldspotpens Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/goldspotpens/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goldspotpens Threads: https://www.threads.net/@goldspotpens Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/goldspotpens.bsky.social 💌 Sign up for our exclusive e-mails and texts to get a discount on your first order: https://bit.ly/goldspotpens