Nibs For Leftys?

[Rodney126]

Are there nibs for those that are left handed? If so, what are they?

Thanks,

Rodney

Edited February 13, 2016 by Rodney126

[Bo Bo Olson]

Go to Richard Binder's site....but he says no.

 

Some folks depending on how they write...and being a right hander was never able to wrap my mind around the 4 or so ways...there is a 'right foot' oblique that many say are helpful to some left handed styles.

Left foot oblique is for right handers....in we pull and you push.

 

The good news is you can use the modern nail or semi-nail right foot oblique or have a nib ground to it at @15 or 30 degrees. That way the nib don't bend the wrong way for you, in it don't bend, like a semi-flex would do.

 

You have to tell the left handers which style you use, then more help will come.

[masterguns]

"Nips For Leftys?"

 

Best typo I've seen in a while. My mind was racing for something witty to add, but I got nothing.

[Water Ouzel]

Are there nibs for those that are left handed? If so, what are they?

 

If you're a lefty under-writer (like a bunch of us here), just about any nib works just fine.

 

If you're an over-writer (hook handed, etc) then it's often more an issue of the paper and ink you use; mostly in getting a combination that dries quickly, so that you don't smear the text.

[Rodney126]

"Nips For Leftys?"

 

Best typo I've seen in a while. My mind was racing for something witty to add, but I got nothing.

 

For a few moments I thought it was my creative spelling of lefty, until I took a look at my subconscious spelling of nib...

 

I do apologize to all. I do thank masterguns for pointing out the proverbial "lettuce in my teeth".

 

AND I do thank all who answered, these responses are much appreciated.

[Algester]

personal experience none however if your getting into italic calligraphy it boils down to a specific nib grind a right foot oblique works if your an over writer and don't want to form strange looking "wrong looking" letters

but for general writing no none at all, flex writing needs under an under writing grip for it to flex normally

ink and paper combo is a must though if you have a tendency to smear what you wrote which I do

inks I could recommend these arent necessarily cheap but they work

J.Herbin, Sailor Storia, Sailor Kiwa-guro, Sailor Sei-boku, Lamy, Pilot Iroshizuku

papers

Maruman, Kokuyo, Muji looseleaf, Life, Apica

Edited February 13, 2016 by Algester

[dk76]

As a lefty overwriter, I haven't encountered any issues with smearing yet. I turn the paper about 45° counter clockwise. That works for me. And I'm just using steel nibs. I do want to try a gold nib, just to see.

[pajaro]

The concept of right handers that there is a left handed nib, presumably for those of us like me who write with the left hand, is a misconception. Supposedly a right footed oblique is a panacea for lefties, but I find them as unpleasant as left footed obliques, the theory of which is that one rotates the pen to put the nib on its sweet spot. Some people like obliques, some don't.

 

Most left handed writers will use any nib they like. I use any. Sometimes I over write, some times I underwrite. It makes no difference. Use what you like.

[northlodge]

Yes there were left handed nibs made, but I do not know how effective they were.

 

I have a box of 4 Burnham nibs that are each marked Left Handed NIbs (screw in so they fit Esterbrooks and Osmiroids etc). The tines have an 's' shape to them. I once listed one on ebay, getting a stream of messages telling me the pen listed as mint had a bent nib!!

 

At the London Pen Show around 2010 there was a company selling a new "pen and nib" for Lefties. No idea about how good they were, but they had the item there, so they had been manufactured.

[pajaro]

People might make items marketed as being for left handers, but this left hander has had enough gimmicks. I suspect that other people think left handed people are handicapped. Maybe we are just the ones in our right mind.

 

In Pensacola, Florida, a local branch of a chain store advertized a mechanical dog that "(bleep), arks and begs." You don't need a mechanical dog for that.

Edited February 17, 2016 by dcroe05
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[phaus]

The concept of right handers that there is a left handed nib, presumably for those of us like me who write with the left hand, is a misconception. Supposedly a right footed oblique is a panacea for lefties, but I find them as unpleasant as left footed obliques, the theory of which is that one rotates the pen to put the nib on its sweet spot. Some people like obliques, some don't.

 

Most left handed writers will use any nib they like. I use any. Sometimes I over write, some times I underwrite. It makes no difference. Use what you like.

I bet it would make a difference if you tried writing with a flexible nib as an over-writer. I never figured out how to do it without stressing the nib, so I re-trained myself to write underhanded.

[sidthecat]

I've never used an oblique nib, so I can't comment on the experience, but I change my writing position frequently. This probably means that an oblique nib would be as much a hindrance as a help.

 

That said, I have several vintage broad-nibbed pens that are great fun to write with.

[Algester]

well some lefties who arent well trained to be ambidextrous will really find some things hard I personally wasnt able to train my right hand in a fine motor way so cutting with scissors using my right hand can get some ham fisted results :3 and some scissors are just a pain to hold with the left hand because they are designed for the right... sometimes they dont cut well when wielded with a left hand even <_< I have yet to buy a handed neutral scissors

 

it's like saying if buying a chisel ground knife (typically found in Japanese knives) make sure to bring extra money to get a left hand grind if your used to cutting stuff with your left hand the prices vary but hear say 50% of the knife's price is needed for the ground to be made

Edited February 16, 2016 by Algester

[stringsandpedals]

As a lefty (left dominantee) I've grown quite fond of old german glass nibs for daily use.

 

http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4xumchn0X1qai2cpo1_500.jpg

 

Soft nibs, especially gold nibs will suffer a lot if used with the wrong hand, as the nib then is being pushed, as opposed to being pulled. It sucks, so i've been trying to perfect my right hand (very very very slowly) over the years.

Edited February 17, 2016 by stringsandpedals

[FOUR X FOUR]

Do any of our lefties write with their hand completely off the paper?

[phaus]

As a lefty (left dominantee) I've grown quite fond of old german glass nibs for daily use.

 

http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4xumchn0X1qai2cpo1_500.jpg

 

Soft nibs, especially gold nibs will suffer a lot if used with the wrong hand, as the nib then is being pushed, as opposed to being pulled. It sucks, so i've been trying to perfect my right hand (very very very slowly) over the years.

Soft and flexible nibs can be used by left-handed people. You just have to learn to under-write. From my experience it was much quicker than trying to write with my right hand.