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Aurora Optima italics are quite crisp. But they are remarkably smooth. I find them a bit broader that I like for everyday (italic) use, so I have had mine custom-ground to narrower widths. Otherwise, Aurora nibs are amazing right out of the box, in my experience. I have no experience with Aurora stubs.

 

Franklin Christoph uses JoWo nibs. Their stub/italic steel nibs are very smooth but with excellent line differentiation. I don't have any JoWo 18Kt stub/italic nibs, but I have some B and BB 18Kt JoWo nibs I have had custom ground to cursive italic, and they are wonderful (for italic handwriting).

 

Just note that, if you want to use any of these for Palmer-type cursive handwriting, you will find them very broad.

 

I would say, any of the nibs about which you asked would serve you well for edged pen calligraphy. If you want a stub nib to make your cursive handwriting "more interesting," these may be too broad as they come from the factory. You might consider one of the Franklin Christoph/Masuyama stubs, which are narrower, even the "broad" one.

 

Hope that helps.

 

David

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Or might want to try Nemosine nibs. They come in narrower widths than 1.1 mm and will fit most No. 6 nib-type pens.

 

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Randal

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May I jump in and answer _InkyFingers' questions for my own wants? I promise not to be too unruly, not overstay my welcome, and I'll leave quietly. :)

 

1. Not everyday use, more like a lot of days and exploring but not "just" exploring (in other words penmanship practice + just plain fun).

Situation: I have a Bexley Owner's Club with a (measured) 1.1mm stub which I feel is too broad and not crisp enough (both side and down strokes are too wide). Yet I'm likely too green for a crisp. I'll be buying a nib unit and not sure of the grind crispness. Cursive Italic? Everyday Italic? Or the width: .6 .7 .8 .9? Not sure what your nib (above) is, probably a crisp, but your line variation is what I aspire to.

I don't think I want to have my original nib ground, lest doing so devalue the pen.

 

2. Latin.

 

 

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esc

I may not have been much help, but I DID bump your thread up to the top.

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Thank you, Inky! I really like your trial there.

I'm done here.

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esc

I may not have been much help, but I DID bump your thread up to the top.

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