Aurora Oblique Nibs?

October 31, 2018

Good evening,

I'm considering to purchase an Aurora Optima or 88 with the factory Oblique Nib. Either Oblique Medium or more likely Oblique Broad (they even offer a Oblique Triple Broad here, but that seems like an extremely thick line). As this would be my first oblique nib, I'd love to hear some opinions on the Aurora Factory OB nibs. But I cannot find any reviews of these online. Would anyone be able to share their views on their oblique nibs? It is very much appreciated!

For those interested, my only experience so far is with a Vintage Parker semi-flex broad nib and a Faber-Castell Loom in medium, but I often turn my nib/pen to the left while writing and I understood that the regular/left-footed oblique nibs would perfectly match that, which is why I'm currently looking into them.

Thanks for the help!

BinaryRun

Edited November 1, 2018 by BinaryRun

November 1, 2018

I don't have one, but I am aware that Aurora specialist nibs are all made to order. This means that one nib of the same specification will differ from another of the same specification. In terms of their stubs and Italics, some say they are scratchy, have feedback and are perfectly smooth. It seems like it's a bit of pot luck in terms of what you get. Looking at a review will give still give you some idea of what to expect. As far as I remember, Mr Brown on Youtube goes through the entire range of nibs in one of his videos.

Sorry, just went to check and only fine, medium, stub and italic are covered by the looks of it but the stub nib might be closest to what you seek.

November 1, 2018

I have two Aurora pens -- by accident both having their italic nibs... I'd qualify them as calligraphic italic -- sharp edged, very sensitive to hold. Not like stubs or "cursive italic" that I have from other firms.

November 1, 2018

I only own one of the Aurora Oblique nibs and it's a medium. I find it to be pretty broad for a medium, about as broad as the 14 kt regular stock Aurora stub nib. I use Oblique Nibs for the line variation they offer (I know that's no what they're "meant" for, but it works anyway...) and this one is particularly well suited for that purpose, because it has pretty sharp edges. So like the stock Italic nib, it has a small sweet spot and is unforgiving, but when you can hold it just right, it is dreamy. Like all Aurora nibs -except maybe the "Flex"- it's rather stiff, awesome for fast and precise writing.

I am in love with it.