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Can a nib be made of materials other than metal? Say, ivory or bone?

Hmm...

 

http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/pix/quill1.jpg

(from http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/pix/quill1.jpg)

 

It looks that the web site got too many hits and set a limit:

 

Follow this link http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/tools/quill.htm

For information about making pens from ... feathers as people always did in the past.

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Hi t!,

 

There are also pens with plastic nibs in existence. Can't remember who makes them anymore, though. Antonios, can you remember?

 

Furthermore, in art shops over here, you can find pens made of wood entirely, including the nibs... They are used for calligraphy, for very large characters.

 

Warm regards, Wim

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Can a nib be made of materials other than metal? Say, ivory or bone?

I see no reason why as there are metal nibs that are rather rigid. I have a reproduction pen knife based on George Washingtons's that is designed to cut a quill into a pen.

 

 

I guess the only issue with bone or ivory is that they do not flex and I believe it helps in writing if the tines can flex. But they do make glass nibs and I found this site as well

 

 

materials for nibs

 

 

 

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I have a bamboo dip pen, which is used for ink drawing.

 

Also, writing in much of Asia has been done with a brush for centuries, so of course there are fountain-pens with brush tips - both synthetic bristle and natural sable.

 

I'll try to post a few pics.

 

JA

So if you have a lot of ink,

You should get a Yink, I think.

 

- Dr Suess

 

Always looking for pens by Baird-North, Charles Ingersoll, and nibs marked "CHI"

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