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Nibs. What's your pleasure? Please vote for your preferred size?
Nibs. What's your pleasure? Please vote for your preferred size?
Nibs:What's Your Pleasure?
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honestly it depends on what im doing, tough to write letters with a big ole italic nib, but then its hard to get all fancy with a fine nib too, but i seem to be one or they other these day i dont much have need for a medium or broad, but a big broad italic I love, and the stub on my MV looks great for signatures and larger written letters
so put me down for fine, stub italic, broad italic and huge italic
so put me down for fine, stub italic, broad italic and huge italic
I began with fountain pens in the 60's enjoying Medium nibs primarily, but I've found myself gravitating to Fine in the present day. Partly, I think because F nibs today are broader than they used to be and paper is poorer.
I voted medium italic.
I voted EF. Likely because I have only used poor quality paper. I suspect I would like a broader nib, fine, on better quality paper.
For everyday writing EF.
For special occasions 1.1/1.5
For special occasions 1.1/1.5
I put fine because I generally like to be able to write with a fairly fine line. The pens I pick up most often are labeled fine or extra fine, but these can mean different things depending on where and when the pen was made, and by whom. I like my Esterbrook 2442 nib, the "Falcon Stub", which is technically a fine left oblique stub, but as far as I'm concerned is just a very smooth writing fine nib.
As you gain experience, though, you like to have other choices around, and there are times when a broader nib, an italic, or something more exotic, may be the right tool for the job.
As you gain experience, though, you like to have other choices around, and there are times when a broader nib, an italic, or something more exotic, may be the right tool for the job.
I put medium, but I think a qualification has to be made about eastern vs western pens (or maybe just different pens in general). My Pilot Metropolitan in medium is finer than my Parker 51 and B&B Essential are in fine.
It is hard to vote on this, because it depends on the situation.
im going to agree with you on that
I voted other. Medium Crisp Italic !!
I need a variety of nibs to scratch my itch.
Me, too!
You have learned well Grasshopper !!!
I prefer the italic nibs
Other: oblique
In general, I favour medium nibs.
I voted broad stub, because its currently my favorite all around writer, but I also us fine and medium nibs for paperwork.
Darn . . . I'm very happy with the stub nib in my Franklin Christoph. Now you went and mentioned the Medium Crisp Italic again. I recall your story about desired scratchiness. How can I be wanting to try this so soon? A very slippery slope, time to strap on the skies.
yes!
