Noodlers Pens and Inks

What a Beautiful looking pen made only for Pen Chalet......I just fell in love with the coloring and the point that it is 1 of 150........If only this were a Piston F.P. If only this were a piston filler it would be the ultimate

I like their pens and Nathan’s attitude!

Always good to have a spare in case you drop your pen!

Do you love the look and feel of a solid black ebonite pen? Do you want a pen with quirky features, high-tech a century ago but practically unheard of today? Noodler’s Boston Safety is exactly that sort of pen. True to the original safety concept, this model features design improvements Nathan Tardiff conceived doing repair work on vintage safeties. Something about the nib feels delightfully “different” to me (old-fashioned, a bit flexy, perhaps?). By design, this pen does not easily dry out if you leave it sitting untouched for weeks on end. Strangers have admired my Platinum Preppy, and say it must be a very exotic pen. Fair enough, but this Boston Safety is so exotic it almost makes the Preppy seem commonplace as a Bic Cristal ballpoint by comparison. I think Nathan has produced a beautiful, and practical, recreation of the old vintage designs. Practical that is, either if you need a pen which can survive India or other inks which destroy modern fountain pens, or if you simply like the fussy quirks of a design which CAN handle such inks. I think this pen is exceptionally easy to use and maintain TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION it derives (beautifully) from a century-old design. Contemporary fountain pens rarely splash blobs of ink if you open them too abruptly (as Noodler’s Boston Safety can do), nor will they ever dump their ink supply if you forget to point them skyward before removing the cap (as Noodler’s Boston Safety most assuredly will do). On the other hand, you can completely disassemble the Noodler’s Safety with bare hands (perhaps using a piece of rubber for added traction if your grip isn’t that strong), and use it with wickedly aggressive inks if you are so inclined. I would call this the perfect pen for a certain breed of artists, tinkerers, and vintage fountain pen buffs.

very picturesque. nib too fine for my needs but still a keeper

It's been a long time since I've purchased a Ahab and I really like this one and the finish.

This is my second Noodler's Boston Safety. My first is a Chestnut model. I like it so much that I decided to get another in black. I use Manjiro Nakahama Wheelman's Sepia in the Chestnut one and X-Feather in the black one. Both are wonderful pens. I only recommend these to people with brains and who have informed themselves of how these special pens work. I have taken both pens completely apart with no special tools. I totally trust these. If a future model come out in a different ebonite, I may collect them all. I like them that much!

I am delighted with the pen and with the service. Thank you. I will certainly look for other items to purchase. Jean

Just received the pen and started puttering with it. Love it, so far. It is small (for my small hands, I'll fess up) and light as air. The nib flows well with a fine line that is crisp and clean. Workmanship is well done and I plan to putter with this for some time. Good for notes in books, sketches on scraps of paper, and for personal notes to friends, and to some 'frenemies'. Merci pour le stylo grande petite fontaine!

Beautiful depth of color, works great

Very nice little pen with good line variation. Nib is a wee bit scratchy. For my small hands this pen works very nicely.

I love the color of Baystate Blue! I have it in a dedicated pen so I'm not concerned with its infamous staining properties. It gets a little ghosting and bleed-thru on cheap paper, but it's great on fountain pen friendly paper!

I know not everyone likes Noodler's ink, but I love it. I have many of them and I like most of the ones that I have. They are awesome and do what they are advertised to do.

I know not everyone likes Noodler's ink, but I love it. I have many of them and I like most of the ones that I have. They are awesome and do what they are advertised to do.

Beautiful and writes smoothly

Never used a flex pen before but I have a large collection of fountain pens. Love the size and flow. Need to use better paper ??

I was a bit skeptical about a grey ink, as I loathe pencils, but I actually really like this ink. I originally got it because it is a permanent ink that my fiance liked enough to sign our marriage licence. My favorite color is purple and I could not convince her to sign in purple... I like how this is a true grey, and not a weak black. It adds some variation in my journal coloring.

Love the music nib. Great flex

Works great in your Noodler's pens, of course, but also good for sealing other pens as well. I really need a box of these!

I had cut the original tip short for "marker-like" performance. This replacement makes 3 new tips. Watch Nathan's video. It turned out to be pretty easy.

Have a Waterman Safety, wanted a modern update, and this was it. Works fine. Service was excellent and this was one of the few sites carrying this pen

Perfect Modern Safety pen.
If you are FP ( weather new / vintage) collector, must have this in your arsenal.
Grab them when they are available. They just fly off the shelf in few minutes due to their limited quantity.

These are untipped, but because they're steel they don't seem to have any issues with wear so far. It's like an EF version of the regular Noodler's flex nibs -- the feedback is similar to other EF nibs, not scratchy like I was expecting from an untipped nib.

I had to heat set the feed, but it made this pen work great. I did not buy it for the normal flex, for which Noodlers is known. I bought it cause I like the color and the idea. I really like it. I've heard a waterman #2 nib will fit but that's personal choice. I am seriously glad I got it. Now please do a red.ripple kind of version.

Great color of red and enjoy writing with it. Would be great for teacher's correcting papers or make comments on reports that would get noticed.