Architect Nib?

[DrCodfish]

I am a lefty overwriter and I appreciate nibs with more characte than stock EF-B. I have had nibs ground by a number of nibmeisters and like most of the work done. I've settled on a reverse oblique (R foot -7 degrees) with a line width of about 0.7 mm as my sweet spot writer.

 

Recentluy a new aquaintance suggested that an architect nib might be of interest to me. She sent me a writing sample (from another website) and I must say I was intrigued.

 

Have any of you had any experience with such a nib? looking at Mr. Motishaw's website I get the impression this grind may be a bit of a challenge with nibs in general. Your thoughts and experiences would be much appreciated.

 

 

[Chrissy]

I had a Montblanc Boheme with a B nib that I didn't like to write with. I ground it myself so that each tine tapers from the side to being narrower in the centre of the writing portion. So it now writes narrow verticals and wider horizontals, which is how an architect nib should write, as opposed to a stub that writes wide verticals and narrow horizontals.

 

It took a long time, but I was being particularly careful.

[DrCodfish]

..."So it now writes narrow verticals and wider horizontals, which is how an architect nib should write" Right, the look that attracted me. Would you say this grind is harder to achieve with M and B nibs, or does it need be broader nibs such as BB?

[whichwatch]

..."So it now writes narrow verticals and wider horizontals, which is how an architect nib should write" Right, the look that attracted me. Would you say this grind is harder to achieve with M and B nibs, or does it need be broader nibs such as BB?​

 

 

I have two Architect nibs that are on Nakaya BB's done by John Mottishaw. But I also have one on a Pelikan B that was done by Dan Smith. The Pelikan does write a little finer.

[Venemo]

Could you guys maybe post a writing sample that was produced using such a nib? I'd be interested to see it!

[DrCodfish]

check the image here which shows a sample of various grinds including the architect nib (this is what caught my attention).

 

https://instagram.com/p/8KtFzjmTl_/?taken-by=penaddict

 

 

https://instagram.com/penaddict/

[BayesianPrior]

I'm able to achieve (broadly) the same thing by rotating my Lamy Studio with 1.1 italic nib 90 degrees anticlockwise. It doesn't feel comfortable for long writing sessions, but it achieves the same result.

[Chrissy]

I can show you before and after for comparison.

 

My review of Diamine Pansy ink was done using my Mb Boheme when it had it's original nib, and my review of Diamine Monaco Red ink was done using my Mb Boheme after I had adjusted it's nib.

[deepak23]

I was intrigued by a writing sample 00photo (inkluminati is the new screen name I think) had posted written with an architect nib. Did a bit of research on it. The requirement of an architect grind is that the tip needs to be large so that the grind can be effected. My search for a nib to try out lasted till the Jinhao 159 reached. It had a nice tip and a few hours of grind and I got a nice architect nib (with a wee bit of tooth to be honest). Was in my rotation till last week.

 

An italic or a stub is difficult for day to day and work related writing, whereas the architect gives character to writing without appearing too fancy.

[goodpens]

Does anyone have a close-up picture of an architect nib that they can post? I like the look of the writing, but don't have a sense of what the nib itself looks like--how the shape of it compares to an italic nib, for example. Thank you.

[Jamerelbe]

Not the best pics in the world, but to give you some idea, this was custom ground for me by Pablo of fpnibs.com:

 

http://i.imgur.com/WR4hxDa.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/OnMbAqK.jpg

[goodpens]

Thanks, Jamerelbe. Those are helpful.

[Jamerelbe]

Thanks, Jamerelbe. Those are helpful.

 

My pleasure. Just be advised: because the angle between nib and page matters much more with an architect nib, you need to get this custom ground to suit your writing style. Pablo (the nib maestro at fpnibs.com) has a brief video about this, which may help to explain what I mean:

 

[mulrich]

Sailor naginata-togi nibs also act a bit like an architect grind but don't have the same hard edge on the bottom surface.