Stub O'Day Part Two

[Misfit]

Wow, those nibs! @helloMB

[Frank C]

1 hour ago, Misfit said:

Wow, those nibs! @helloMB

+1

[Misfit]

 

The pen color is Coco Pearl. 

[Misfit]

[dms525]

 

 

 

This is the new "La Fenice" gold nib that Leonardo is making in-house. It is an extremely wet writer, but, with a very dry ink and when "broken in," it writes a reasonably crisp line. The ink I currently have in this pen is Montegrappa Chocolate Brown.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

[amberleadavis]

Wow David that's a beauty!

[dms525]

Another attractive pen with a special nib:

 

Salvatore Matrone has been offering some limited custom ground steel nibs on the Leonardopens web site. These include architect, fude and CSI grinds. The latter is a smooth cursive italic. This nib nib is sweet. It is indeed very smooth, yet quite crisp enough for passible calligraphy.

 

 

 

 

Several FPN members, including myself, have wished that pen makers would offer stubs and italic gold nibs that are narrower than the 1.3 mm (Visconti) or 1.4 mm (Leonardo) ones that we most often see. I have discussed this with Salvatore, and he seems inclined to work on offering some narrower stubs and CSI nibs. As some one who favors 0.8 to 0.9 mm cursive italic nibs for my everyday italic handwriting, this would be most welcome.

 

Happy writing!

 

David

[Misfit]

If you research the right area on Franklin-Christoph’s website, it shows the width of the nibs ground by Yukio Nagahara. All are smaller than a 1.1mm as far as memory serves.  Trouble is they don’t sell those nibs individually, though you can buy the SIG units. 
 

I’ve settled into liking no wider than 1.1mm, but I do like my Visconti 1.3mm nibs too. I’ve always wondered why there aren’t more 1.3mm nibs. 

[Misfit]

One of my Christmas gifts has a lovely 1.1mm stub nib. I really love this pen.  The ink is also a Christmas present. 
 

 

[Detman101]

On 12/15/2022 at 7:14 PM, dms525 said:

Several FPN members, including myself, have wished that pen makers would offer stubs and italic gold nibs that are narrower than the 1.3 mm (Visconti) or 1.4 mm (Leonardo) ones that we most often see. I have discussed this with Salvatore, and he seems inclined to work on offering some narrower stubs and CSI nibs. As some one who favors 0.8 to 0.9 mm cursive italic nibs for my everyday italic handwriting, this would be most welcome.

 

This....would make my day AND compel me to buy other pens. I primarily do not buy any other pens after my Opus-88 Demo because I have to either mod them or send them off to be modded...and I just can't be arsed anymore. I'll stick with my "One Pen" until someone opens up the road for me...and those like me.

[helloMB]

A few decent little nuggets of gold 

[amberleadavis]

6 hours ago, helloMB said:

A few decent little nuggets of gold 

 

I think 4 O'clock is my favorite.

[helloMB]

5 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

I think 4 O'clock is my favorite.

 

O3B with PF marks aint a bad nib to have. 

[Ted A]

Not an unusual nib: Jowo 1.1, but it is an especially nice writer.

 

The pen is from On A Whim Woodworks. It is a beautiful pen: The Scream acrylic and very well made.

 

 

 

 

[helloMB]

I liked this chisel, had to get it. 

[amberleadavis]

7 hours ago, Ted A said:

Not an unusual nib: Jowo 1.1, but it is an especially nice writer.

 

The pen is from On A Whim Woodworks. It is a beautiful pen: The Scream acrylic and very well made.

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful.

[amberleadavis]

 

2 hours ago, helloMB said:

I liked this chisel, had to get it. 

 

 

That is a great looking nib.

[manolo]

Man 200 OGL maybe?

One of my grail nibs, it proves quite difficult to find.

[amberleadavis]

 

Pelikan 800 Ocean Green with BB nib.

 

 

[OCArt]

@amberleadavisWow, I've never seen a 800 size pen in a green demonstrator. Very, very nice!

 

Edited to note that I found info on the  model at "The Pelikan's Perch" evidently it was a special edition limited to 3,000 pieces.  One is on eBay right now for $1,800!  When my ship comes in...