Hunt 101 Nib With Which Pen?

[Landazar]

Hey everyone,

 

I have absolutely no clue about compatibility as I'm a complete beginner to the calligraphy world.

I've seen the Hunt 101 nib in action on youtube and loved it, however, I'm not sure which Pen to purchase?

 

This for pure calligraphy practice.

 

That's the nib, but I'm not sure which pen to actually buy?

https://www.scribblers.co.uk/product/hunt-101-nib/

 

I already have the Speedball Oblique penholder which I'm using with a Nikko G.

But I'd also like a straight penholder that would fit the Hunt 101.

 

Any recommendations? Specifically from this same website I've had great experience with them the last order.

 

Thanks,

Liran

[Randal6393]

If you are using the Speedball Oblique identical to mine, the one covered with either Garnet or Sapphire coating, why not get the matching straight holder? Or the one in the contrasting colour.

 

As for fitting the Hunt 101 into a straight holder, any standard straight dip pen holder should work. The Hunt 101 is a nice nib, about the same size as the Leonardt Principal EF. Writes well, an excellent pen.

 

Let us know which you prefer, the oblique or the straight. Both styles produce nice copperplate writing. Am glad to hear you are learning to use both straight and oblique holders, feel stretching oneself is a great way to learn better calligraphy.

 

Enjoy, and best of luck,

[Bo Bo Olson]

My 101 Hunt...flexes sitting in the 'cup' when there is an earthquake in California.

 

There are nibs that flex less, that might also be more useful because of lower flex rate. Even my Soennecken nib which I'd rate as medium, flexes more and wider than my Soennecken Wet Noodle fountain pen.

 

 

I have Higgins and Winsor& Newton inks for my dip pens. The more knowledgeable can recommend inks and papers.

[Landazar]

Thank you both so much for your time.

 

Following your recommendation Randal, I'm going to purchase the Oblique Straight penholder with the Hunt 101 nib.
I'm still enjoying and practising Spencerian it's so beautiful, once I get the hang of Spencerian I'll move to Copperplate.

 

People at work wonder what I'm doing, I tell them I'm doodling... just gracefully

 

Liran

[SynCallio]

Practicing calligraphy at work? You're not the only one.

 

Any nib holder that says it holds standard nibs will hold a Hunt nib. You can't really go wrong with those.

 

As for inks: I'm not a fan of Higgins. People like it 'cause it's cheap, which I suppose is good enough for practice. I mean, it works, but it doesn't have much pizazz.

 

But the great thing about dip pens is that you can use anything that'll stick to the nib: watercolor paint is a popular one. Fountain pen ink works too, though you might experiment with adding gum arabic to thicken it. I've been using Sheaffer Skrip with a dip pen for years.

 

Windsor & Newton inks are great dip pen inks. My other favorite is Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic inks, which are waterproof when dry, come in a wide variety of colors, and are great for mixing custom shades. You might also try Dr PH Martin's India inks.

 

Good luck, and have fun!

[Randal6393]

Practicing calligraphy at work? You're not the only one.

 

Any nib holder that says it holds standard nibs will hold a Hunt nib. You can't really go wrong with those.

 

As for inks: I'm not a fan of Higgins. People like it 'cause it's cheap, which I suppose is good enough for practice. I mean, it works, but it doesn't have much pizazz.

 

But the great thing about dip pens is that you can use anything that'll stick to the nib: watercolor paint is a popular one. Fountain pen ink works too, though you might experiment with adding gum arabic to thicken it. I've been using Sheaffer Skrip with a dip pen for years.

 

Windsor & Newton inks are great dip pen inks. My other favorite is Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic inks, which are waterproof when dry, come in a wide variety of colors, and are great for mixing custom shades. You might also try Dr PH Martin's India inks.

 

Good luck, and have fun!

You missed two of my favourite inks. Sumi inks are carbon inks that duplicate the medieval inks closely. Great for broad-edged scripts. And iron gall inks, excellent for pointed-pen hands. This is one of the historical inks that must be tried to be believed. Many of the IG dip pen inks are good, the best I have is from Switzerland, Scriptorium am Rheinsprung Eisengallus Tinte. Bought through Kalligrafie.ch. Surprise to me but the shipping costs are not too outrageous, about what USA postal costs are. IG and Sumi inks can be used for the other hands, ie, IG for broad-edge, Sumi for pointed-pen. I like to stick with IG for pointed, Sumi for broad-ege. Just works out better for me.

 

Enjoy,