Nib Making

[handwriter]

Hi, here is a video of how nibs were made. I guess the past tense is in order, so I posted it in this forum. Hope you like it:

http://www.central-estilografica.com/video-plumas.php?lang=esp

[BMOTL]

Thank you, it's a very interesting and beautiful to see how they are manually made.

[Soulmaker1]

Hi, here is a video of how nibs were made. I guess the past tense is in order, so I posted it in this forum. Hope you like it:

http://www.central-e...as.php?lang=esp

 

Nice video, thank you! HAving toured the MB nib manufacturing process in Hanburg a few weeks ago, i recognized many of the steps in the porcess. I am surpised by the uncleanliness of theenvironment in the video. The MB process is slmost a lab environment, to the extenet that the floos in the nib making area are especially made to trap any gold dust / pieces that fall to the floor to be reovered peridoically in a number of years.

 

Adrian

[dcpritch]

Thanks for the video link.

[hari317]

Thats a great video, thanks for sharing. I think Spain might hold a lot of pen making secrets still, I am intrigued.

[Mr Ink]

Thank you, handwriter. That is a very interesting video.

[Rich L]

Very cool! Thanks.

 

Rich

[georges zaslavsky]

thanks for sharing

[stevlight]

Very cool.

 

Where is Shawn/watchart? I think this is his next step in pen making! LOL

[welch]

Fascinating video. (I kept thinking, watch your fingers!!). The delicate and careful work amazes me.

[dgturner]

I now understand why modern nibs do not have the same character as vintage nibs...

[Oranges and Apples]

Hi, here is a video of how nibs were made. I guess the past tense is in order, so I posted it in this forum. Hope you like it:

http://www.central-e...as.php?lang=esp

 

Nice video, thank you! HAving toured the MB nib manufacturing process in Hanburg a few weeks ago, i recognized many of the steps in the porcess. I am surpised by the uncleanliness of theenvironment in the video. The MB process is slmost a lab environment, to the extenet that the floos in the nib making area are especially made to trap any gold dust / pieces that fall to the floor to be reovered peridoically in a number of years.

 

Adrian

 

Does MontBlanc manually produce their nibs? I am wondering which companies still make their nibs in such a manual process. I have seen Aurora's and Pilot's nib making processes and they are nothing like this (nothing as manual).

[Chi Town]

That was very interesting! Thank You for sharing that with us.

[sajiskumar]

Thank you very much for sharing.

[shrieku]

I loved the precision with which those beautiful gnarled hands worked. Thanks for sharing

[treborefir]

Really interesting, Thanks!

[jar]

No tipping?

[hari317]

No tipping?

Tipped. Shown between 03:47 to 04:15 in the video.

[legume]

Thank you for the video, very intriguing. But aren't most nibs mostly machine-made these days?

[jacksterp]

A true craftsman is always a joy to watch.

 

Thank you for this video - I would never have believed so much was involved in the making of a nib.