Well, for our 2nd anniversary my wife bought me this pen for my microscopic handwriting.

Not bad. But I did find out that the very most finest of fines has to be at least Japanese (maybe Chinese too) for that same reason.

Mike

Congratulations on your anniversary! It's a nice pen, and I'm sure you'll enjoy using it.

Can I be part of the anniversary and receive the same pen too? ;-)
Yeah, how I'd love to have a nib and pen like that!

You have a wonderful wife. Congratulations on your anniversary.

I purchased a Sailor 1911 with a Saibi Togi nib last month. It is definitely EEF.

Congratulations! May your loving marriage last beyond the lifetime of the pen.

I wish my partner would think more like yours... Mine loves her bags and shoes, but can't seem to be able to get her head around my desire for fountain pens.

I dont mean to sound ignorant but where might one purchase this exact pen? The sites I know that sell sailor make no note of a saibi nib as an option.

MrR

Whoa, that is incredibly fine. Much finer than my 45's XF.

First of all, thank you all for your kind words.
I have to say that after writing with the pen for a day it is finer then the picture shows.
Best regards
Shimon

I suspect that Sailor dealers won't have them in stock, but they may be able to special order them. I got mine at the DC Supershow. Sailor was there, and they brought a good supply of 1911s with specialty nibs. I bought my Saibi Togi from one of the authorized distributers, who simply walked over to the Sailor table and got the pen for me. (Note that it cost me approx. $150 dollars more than my 1911 with a F nib).

Pen Gallery shows them on their site. I go there to ogle this pen pretty frequently. So far, I've been able to resist the impulse to buy- but I think that won't last much longer.

Regards, greg

Nice gift! Is such a fine nib smooth?

Congratulations on both your 2nd Anniversary and your shiny new pen!

Congratulations! That's a beautiful pen.

Here is a close-up view:

http://www.nibs.com/SailorSaibiTogiNib.html

No, it's toothy but it's not dry and it writes vary nicely

Can you turn the nib upside down and write an even finer line with the sabi nib?

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Ken

I saw on eBay once, but it's not there anymore

For our 22nd anniversary my wife bought me a new oven for my macroscopic cooking

Mike

Actually, no. The shape of the nib is an "inverted pyramid," which would make the (flat) top of the nib broader than the writing surface.

Regards, greg

Thanks, Greg. Just what I needed to know. I'm not sure if it is intended or not but Richard's nibs (or at least mine) DO work even finer upside down, laying out a continuous line.

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Ken

Many nibs, including many vintage nibs have this trait (xf-f using nib upside down.) In some cases (some of the Parker Vacumatic advertizing, IIRC) they even called out getting two-nibs-in-one.

This image (from Nibs.com) shows a little of why the Saibi would not be finer on top


Regards, greg

Nice. Do you normally write small, or do you have a special requirement for it? Just asking, and congratulations on your fine instrument.

"Nice. Do you normally write small, or do you have a special requirement for it? Just asking, and congratulations on your fine instrument."

Brian, I'm not sure if you were referring to me, but I write in a range of sizes. I do tend to write small when reading medical books (some have quite small print fonts on very thin paper, so laying down a lot of ink with bleedthrough is not an option) where I might underline or write detailed notes (definitions, etc) in the margins. Or write notes in cookbooks (variations when doubling the recipe, modifications from the original recipe, or stating that a recipe didn't work out and why, etc.) My other passions include cooking/baking and using, collecting and sharpening kitchen knives (primarily Japanese knives). Shaping nibs is something that naturally interests me, since the techniques of nib formation and knife edge formation seem very closely related technologies. My interest in sharp knives comes also quite naturally from an interest in cooking and an appreciation of sharp surgical instrumentation, particularly using and occasionally repairing microsurgical and neurosurgical instruments.

I'm also writing summaries and invariably have more to say than I have room allotted to say it so I tend to write small notes. In all of these cases, being able to put a lot of information in a small amount of space works well for me and makes the process of studying more enjoyable. I find that when I review my notes or books this extra level of detail makes my second passage through easier to comprehend in less time, sometimes years later. My handwriting is naturally poor and a thick nib and poor writing in a small space makes for an even more illegible script. A good pen also forces me to pay more attention to my writing and is a wonderful excuse to get away from a keyboard.

I have a Platinim PTB-10000B UEF on the way and my wife brought back a fine nibbed Sailor and VP pen for me along with some fine no name Chinese MB 'copies' from her trips, but of the bunch I most enjoy my Binder nibs right now. The Sailor is a smooth writer and eventually I'll probably 'Binderize' my vp and some time later look into a Nakaya when I have a more firm idea of what I most like in a pen. I'm not sure if a Saibi is in my future and for the Nakaya, I'm curious but will probably not get a flex nib.

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Ken

congrats on your anniversary and may the pen bring you lot of pleasure.

Wow, congratulations!