Recreate Feedback Of Masuyama Nib

[Pendimonium]

Assuming I have a standard Jowo nib, what would I have to do to recreate the feedback I get from a standard Masuyama nib?

[Andrea_R]

send it to him

[Pendimonium]

I know I'll never get it to be as perfect as his in the details, but I'm just shooting for the same kind of feedback. I was thinking maybe a 8,000 grit paper, or does he use some special tools?

[ac12]

Yes Mike uses a custom grinder. I have no idea of the grit size on the wheel.

 

But the big thing is knowledge and technique.

You can know the equipment, but if you don't know HOW to do it, you will not be able to duplicate it.

 

Example. I spent over 2 hours "trying" to get a Pelikan nib straightened out and writing OK. Then I gave up.

Mike fixed it in less than 15 min, including disassembling the nib assembly and putting it back together. So skill and knowing what to do are major factors.

Edited March 19, 2017 by ac12

[Pendimonium]

Thanks ac12. I see how fixing a damaged nib would require a nibmeister, but I just want to create the same kind of feedback, and isn't that just dependent on how fine-grained the tipping is, i.e. depended on the micro mesh grit grade?

[ac12]

No, it is also the nib profile that he grinds.

 

As for smoothness, you might look at a nail buffing stick. I got the one with the FINEST grit, from the local beauty supply store. I normally use the gray side which has the finest grit. If I need to reprofile the nib, I might use the coarser grit, to cut faster. But slow is safer, so I use the fine grit.

You will still get feedback, as even the finest grit is not REALLY fine.

 

But the ink and ink flow will also have an effect. More ink = more lubricant, so less friction of the nib against the paper.