Left-Handed Fountain Pens... Does Anybody Have Any Views On These?

Hi Darkwing-my daughter is left-handed but I have never heard of left handed fountain pens so will have to have a look for her too she would like one as she cannot use an ordinary one-blessed be littleowl

Hi Darkwing, That is very good idea to have lefthanded pen, my brother is left-handed and he put his paper sidways when he write,I have seen a left handed potatoe peeler though, but if I ever come across any thing like that, I will let you know. Bright Blessings Tamara

Interesting. Does it also not smudge? That is my biggest problem with writing left-handed. Usually I write left handed on the left page of a spiral notebook, and right handed on the right page. That solves the smudge problem for me. Otherwise no ink seems to dry fast enough.

nope never seen or heard about this as Chey ids left handed too. and she does good with either hand most of the time and has had no trouble with a reg. pen I think this might be a ripp off and they are just like reg. pens hope someone here has used one and tell you the difference hugs

I am left handed and I love doing calligraphy, I have to use left handed nibs as right handed nibs don't write correctly. When using a right handed nib I have been known to tear paper. It is in the way that they are angled. I think it would be great for her!!

Hi dear its info for me as well, i know when people is left handed then the way they hold pen and write is differnt then right handed Pen, But when i was in school and using fountain pen, even then i never heard that ( at that time parker and sheffer were fav). All i know that all pens are same when new, and when u use them either right hand or by left hand its same as the shape of nib developed after some time. Sure lefthanded cant use Pen being used by right handed as then it can scratch the paper ans vice versa, but i believe normal New pen is no problem, as far as ink flow is concern, it depend on Pen and quality of ink u r using. So i dont think, either left had pen is worth to give as gify. Now we have more varoert of Ball pointed and pen with fiber tips so they are common. These are my views and may be wrong, LOl Take care

I have not used a fountain pen of any kind in years. I do remember them though. I love my ball-point pens. I use felt-tip pens for some art projects.

Oh, my son is left handed too, and I'm sure this would be very useful for him as well. I'll read the rest of your responses to find out more about them. Thanks Darkwin.

I haven't had any experience of them Darkwing sweety as there are no lefties in my family but i have seen a segment in a tv programme about them! It said on there that they were fantastic for anyine who wanted to use a fountain pen and was left handed as normal fountain pens got broken and/or smuged lettering or ink blotches because of the way lefties held and wrote with them! They were reviewed by about 5 left handed people the majority of which praised them a lot! I think those facts are all correct as it was quite a while ago I saw this programme but I do remember that most were happy with it! Hugs xxx

Pens are made exactly the same around so weather you write right or left it should do exactly the same thing. Might be cute for a novelity but in reality I see them as a scam. My Da was left handed and had no trouble with pens. xoxoxoxoxoxo

I don't know this product yet. But I think it's good and convenient for left-handed persons. I am right-handed so I don't need it. I love China

What a clever idea! I can relate to how hard the left handed experience can be as one of my close relatives is also left handed. Seems this world is made for righties! So unfair. I'm sure that such a unique pen makes a great gift! Thanks for the links and information. I will pass them along.

O I only saw this information right now. My younger daughter is also left handed, I think I need to consider this in the future. Is it available already in the market? What is the brand name? I did a lot of tricks and teaching strategy to let my daughter learn how to use the right hand instead of left but I'm with no luck. Even in eating she use the left hand.

I never heard of this sort of fountain pens, i think it should be practical for left-hand person, but i also wondering whether there is any diffierences for a pen user between right-hand and left-hand or not?

I can't say that I've ever used one, and I am not the kind of person who really uses fountain pens of any kind, but as a fellow left-handed member of the human race, I can honestly say that this sounds like a really really good idea, to me. Thanks for letting me kow tat these tings do exist.

wow, fountain pens aren't designed for left-handed people? no wonder I had such trouble with them. Please let us know how this goes so we can look for them. I consider the fountain pen a romantic and elegant writing tool.

I've never seen the left-handed ones but fountain pens I do love and its a real pity they are almost non-existant as far as use today is concerned. When I first went to school we all had fountain pens and bottles of ink. In fact, the school did not allow the disposable pens when they came out. It was only after a while that everyone started using those. I also used to see quill pens. Have you seen any of those. They're gorgeous.

Left-handed fountain pen, oh nice, these is producted many things for left handed user. That's really very good. I first heard of this. Your daught is using left hand, I heard that the person who use left hand is much smart. In our city there is little people are using left hand, so I don't know how this smart then right hand is really turn. I 've met a woman use left hand, and she cooking dishs is very delicious.

I should totally get myself one of these when I have enough money. I really don't find pens to be a problem for me though. Its usually binders, because where I have to write, there are thos bloody stupid rings.

What's with the Fountain Pens being for the left-handed and right-handed? I don't see the difference. What makes it specifically for left handed? sounds silly. Sounds like a marketing pitch. I'd rather approve of a left-handed armchair.