on saleSailor Kabazaiku Fountain Pen

I love the pen, except for one thing. After a year of regular use (once I tuned it up, it writes great), the threads on the section have stripped. It is now a very good-looking desk-only pen. With fiddling around, I can get it on just enough to keep the cap on while it's sitting on the desk. I don't know if this is something that is common on Sailor pens, but if it is, this will be the only Sailor that I will get.

First of all, this medium nib is more like a Lamy Fine in size, so consider that if you are thinking of buying.For the pen, itself, the wood is really the highlight, and it's a high point even compared to some other wood pens. Just from Goulet, I have a Conklin All-American Olivewood and a Monteverde Monza Ebony wood. The Monza wood is so smooth and polished that it almost feels like it's plastic or resin instead which, though highly refined, makes one wonder what is the point of using wood. The Conklin is less polished but also very smooth and retains a nice, natural look. The Sailor Kabazaiku is on an entirely different level. The wood selected shows a lot of knotty areas that break up the cherry color, giving it a natural look that appears less refined and more wild. The wood is polished, but there are areas that have a slightly rougher feeling, breaking up the polish and giving the wood a more natural and exciting feel when writing with it. It might seem like it's an accident or incomplete, but once you write with it, the feeling will tell you that this was a deliberate choice. I cleaned it one time using the new Sailor cleaning kit, and it wrote perfectly. The nib offers a tiny amount of scratchy feedback. I had concerns I wouldn't like this, but it's just enough to make you feel like you are working, which I found to be satisfying.

Beautiful-looking pen, good feel, lovely nib, flimsy convertor.

This pen is amazing! It looks classy and fits nicely in the hand while writing. The pen writes very smooth, which shouldn't be surprising, since it is a Sailor. The thing is, no one talks about this particular model. To top it off, the beautiful wood finish makes it an elegant piece to write with. Love it!!

The pen is gorgeous. The pen's weight is substantial and you can feel some character in the wood. The nib is smooth and the feed can keep up, even when writing quickly.