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Inky Disappointments Meet the Right Nib
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 01:24 AM
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!
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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!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub!
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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
QUOTE (Ghost Plane @ Aug 16 2009, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub!
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
QUOTE (bardharlock @ Aug 16 2009, 06:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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.
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
QUOTE (Margana @ Aug 16 2009, 09:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Ghost Plane @ Aug 16 2009, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub!
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
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 11:56 AM
QUOTE (Ghost Plane @ Aug 17 2009, 04:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Margana @ Aug 16 2009, 09:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Ghost Plane @ Aug 16 2009, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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!
If you like Bleu Nuit in a B nib, just wait 'til you try it in an IB or stub!
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
Just how "broad" does the nib have to be to qualify?
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 12:13 PM
Anything under 1.1 is just plain skinny to me. 
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 01:12 PM
QUOTE (Ghost Plane @ Aug 17 2009, 05:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anything under 1.1 is just plain skinny to me.
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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Posted 17 August 2009 - 08:40 PM
Nice color and writing. What size graph paper are you using?
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Posted 17 August 2009 - 10:47 PM
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Nice color and writing. What size graph paper are you using?
The paper is Bloc Rhodia No 16, 5 x 5 mm.
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