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Some of them are. Some have two flat areas (a very popular one, lamy safari, does). In the end though, it doesn't matter very much and in some cases i've found that the pen forcing the writer to hold it at a certain angle gets in the way of style. At least i've never found it difficult to hold any fountain pen with the correct orientation.
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[–] HP48GX ago
meh past a certain point, you learn to easily handle most typical shapes
[–] DLK601 ago
There's a reason why fountain pens are flat.
[–] HP48GX ago
Some of them are. Some have two flat areas (a very popular one, lamy safari, does). In the end though, it doesn't matter very much and in some cases i've found that the pen forcing the writer to hold it at a certain angle gets in the way of style. At least i've never found it difficult to hold any fountain pen with the correct orientation.