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The image below shows one of the reasons I've been giving broad nibs a long, hard look recently. Some of my early, inky disappointments were apparently just waiting for the right nib to come along. Duh!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3827765335_43afc23db5_b.jpg
(Image cross-posted at Inkophile.)
Inky Disappointments Meet the Right Nib
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 01:25 AM
Ahhhhh. Another convert to the "B side" - Mwuu ha ha ha ha ha!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 01:30 AM
You have wonderful handwriting. I like both samples. I prefer the extra fine, possibly because it is what I am most used to seeing from my pens as well. I have thought about trying broader nibs, but a Western fine is as big as I have gone thus far. Have you found that it takes a practiced hand to get the wider nibs to look pretty?
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 01:52 AM
Ghost Plane, on Aug 16 2009, 06:25 PM, said:
Ahhhhh. Another convert to the "B side" - Mwuu ha ha ha ha ha!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
You've been goading me along, you know. Now there's a Deluxe Waterman Carene stub about to head my way. Where will this end?!
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 02:09 AM
bardharlock, on Aug 16 2009, 06:30 PM, said:
You have wonderful handwriting. I like both samples. I prefer the extra fine, possibly because it is what I am most used to seeing from my pens as well. I have thought about trying broader nibs, but a Western fine is as big as I have gone thus far. Have you found that it takes a practiced hand to get the wider nibs to look pretty?
That sample was the first thing I wrote with a broad nib after the ink started flowing well. My writing can be humongous at least compared to the correspondence I've received from FPNers. :P As it turns out the wide nib fits pretty well with my natural hand. The only adjustment I made was to eliminate any swirls and flourishes. I think those extras look better when executed with either a narrow/fine line or with a varied width line. Maybe when I get more familiar with the B nib, I'll add the occasional doodad or whirl. For now we're just getting acquainted. ;)
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 11:23 AM
Margana, on Aug 16 2009, 09:52 PM, said:
Ghost Plane, on Aug 16 2009, 06:25 PM, said:
Ahhhhh. Another convert to the "B side" - Mwuu ha ha ha ha ha!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
You've been goading me along, you know. Now there's a Deluxe Waterman Carene stub about to head my way. Where will this end?!
Probably with a broad italic :roflmho:
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 11:56 AM
Ghost Plane, on Aug 17 2009, 04:23 AM, said:
Margana, on Aug 16 2009, 09:52 PM, said:
Ghost Plane, on Aug 16 2009, 06:25 PM, said:
Ahhhhh. Another convert to the "B side" - Mwuu ha ha ha ha ha!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub! :cloud9:
You've been goading me along, you know. Now there's a Deluxe Waterman Carene stub about to head my way. Where will this end?!
Probably with a broad italic :roflmho:
Just how "broad" does the nib have to be to qualify? :hmm1:
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:13 PM
Anything under 1.1 is just plain skinny to me. :blink:
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 01:12 PM
Ghost Plane, on Aug 17 2009, 05:13 AM, said:
Anything under 1.1 is just plain skinny to me. :blink:
Impressive especially a round nib that is 1.1 or larger. If we're only talking stubs and italics, 1.1 or larger is a nice though substantial size. Who makes a decent stub or italic nib of that dimension besides Lamy that won't break the bank? Several of my inks would be perfect for such a chunky monkey.
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 01:41 PM
Nice hand writing, I prefer the look of the stuff written with the lamy, but then that's just beacuse I like thin writing.
This also makes me want to get some Bleu Nuit!
This also makes me want to get some Bleu Nuit!
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