Thoughts On Jowo #5 Tapered Nib?

[sketchstack]

I’ve only just recently learned of their existence. For those also unfamiliar, they’re displayed here near the bottom of this webpage:

 

https://edisonpen.com/fountain-nibs-2/

 

Anyone have any experience with these “tapered” nibs?

[Jamerelbe]

Fpnibs.com sell them as "arrow nibs". Aesthetically they're quite distinctive, but they perform fairly similarly to a standard #5 nib (and I believe they use the same feed / assembly?). I've found them to be smooth writers, easy to swap in to other pens that take #5 nibs.

[sketchstack]

Thanks. I was willing to bet they were universally interchangeable with the standard Jowo #5, but it’s nice to have confirmation. Interesting that Jowo bothers to make an alternative nib style. I kind of wonder if they were originally produced for a corporate client though I don’t think I’ve ever seen utilized by any major brand.

 

Fpnibs.com sell them as "arrow nibs". Aesthetically they're quite distinctive, but they perform fairly similarly to a standard #5 nib (and I believe they use the same feed / assembly?). I've found them to be smooth writers, easy to swap in to other pens that take #5 nibs.

[Jamerelbe]

Thanks. I was willing to bet they were universally interchangeable with the standard Jowo #5, but it’s nice to have confirmation. Interesting that Jowo bothers to make an alternative nib style. I kind of wonder if they were originally produced for a corporate client though I don’t think I’ve ever seen utilized by any major brand.

 

 

I got my first arrow nib with a Kickstarter pen, the LOCLEN Electa - and I liked it so much I bought two more. They don't offer a stub option, so I ordered a M nib from fpnibs.com and asked them to grind it down.

 

Just to confirm, on that score, the Electa was offered *either* with an arrow nib, *or* with a standard #5 (you had to opt for the latter if you wanted a stub). The threading is identical on both nib units, so they're readily interchangeable.

[Jamerelbe]

Sorry, just to be clear: I bought two more nibs, not two more Electas. The pen is an impressive piece of engineering, but had lots of production issues - and is now for sale at an unattainable (and, I think, unreasonable) price...

[Jamerelbe]

A couple of pics, for confirmation:

 

 

Edited September 13, 2020 by Jamerelbe

[sketchstack]

Thanks for the pics. Certainly an interesting looking nib. As someone who likes to tinker for the sake of tinkering, I’m looking forward to trying out one of those nibs. I’ll probably throw it on my Opus 88 Koloro.

[Ted A]

A couple of years ago Edison Pens did an LE Mina with that nib. Yeh housing was Interchangeable with the standard #5. It doesn’t write any differently

[Newton Pens]

Jowo makes LOTS of styles. You can see a couple here-

http://www.jowo-schreibfeder.de/

 

but there was a website that showed all the options and finishes on a dull blue background. Wish I had saved it.

[steve50]

Jowo makes LOTS of styles. You can see a couple here-

http://www.jowo-schreibfeder.de/

 

but there was a website that showed all the options and finishes on a dull blue background. Wish I had saved it.

Huh this is the first time I've seen that website. So how come they don't make all the other types available to penmakers like yourself?

[Newton Pens]

I dunno.