Pen Turners That Use Vintage Flex Nibs

[theabysswithin]

Hi! Are there pen turners that recycle vintage nibs? Flex or semi-flex I really like these colourful acrylic that pen turners use, but I have more than enough Jowo nib- pens to justify getting another pen with a Jowo nib. Thanks!

[jj9ball]

I would be interested in giving it a shot. I have taps and dies to do all pelikan nibs and for any other vintage nibs all I can tell you is that if I have the nib in my possession it shouldn't be too hard to build a pen around it. I would prefer to have both nib and feed, but I am pretty sure I could build a pen around just a nib... by modifying someone else's feed. If you are interested just send me a private message and we can talk more about what you want. If you want to see some of my work just scroll through this forum. I post new pens 3 or 4 times per month.

[Seville]

Chris Hughes aka Appleman does a lot of this work. I have several and the workmanship is excellent.

 

All the best

 

Philip

[rpsyed]

Herbus Casameerus aka Aileron Pens does. His pens are gorgeous. I believe he has closed his penmaking to new orders until the October though. I think Shawn Newton might be able to fit specific vintage nibs to JoWo feeds. Cutting a feed by hand from ebonite is possible, but it will definitely add some labor costs to the price of the pen.

Edited July 9, 2015 by rpsyed

[theabysswithin]

Thanks for the recs. If there are any more, please let me know. I don't have any vintage nibs or feeds, so I prefer to work with a pen turner that does, rather than to source the nibs myself.

[Vintagepens]

Among vintage nibs with flex, Skyline nibs are among the cheapest and most plentiful.