I started using oblique nibs inadvertently, through my interest in Esterbrooks. The 2442 ("Falcon" stub) and 2314F ("Relief" stub, fine) were instant favorites when I installed them in a couple of my Esties. The 2314-M ("Relief" stub medium) was uncomfortably scratchy at first, despite seeming to be well aligned under a loupe. A little work with two grades of micromesh have turned it into another super smooth writer. I haven't quite gotten the hang of the "broad stub" 2284 and 9284, and have put them aside for a while.
What all of these have in common, however, is that they are left oblique nibs, although Esterbrook did not use that terminology. I'm right handed. To write with them I need to roll the nib a bit to my left while writing, at which point the 2442 and the 2314s become very smooth writing. The 2442 also gives me some nice, though slight, line variation. I'd expect the broad stubs to show more variation, but as mentioned, I haven't quite gotten the hang of them, the 9284 in particular tends to skip for me, while the 2284 leaves a consistently broader line than I really want.
Just interested in what other people use for oblique nibs, and how they use them.
What all of these have in common, however, is that they are left oblique nibs, although Esterbrook did not use that terminology. I'm right handed. To write with them I need to roll the nib a bit to my left while writing, at which point the 2442 and the 2314s become very smooth writing. The 2442 also gives me some nice, though slight, line variation. I'd expect the broad stubs to show more variation, but as mentioned, I haven't quite gotten the hang of them, the 9284 in particular tends to skip for me, while the 2284 leaves a consistently broader line than I really want.
Just interested in what other people use for oblique nibs, and how they use them.
