Lamy calligraphy set for lefties?

[stric75]

• Hello, a south paw here. I’m curious if Lamy calligraphy set is  designed to be used by both right and left handed people. Or… is it right-hand only? Any lefties who’ve used them, please let me know. I’d like to try it, provided, it works for left-handed folks too. Thanks. 

[bogiesan]

Hope you get a definitive answer. Meantime, the complete Joy set I have, the nibs are ground flat with respect to the body of the pen. The body is the conventional Safari/AlStar grip. Seems they'd work in either hand. But give Goulet a call or any of the major Lamy sellers. 

 

https://www.lamy.com/en/lamy-joy/

 

https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/lefty-approved

 

https://www.gouletpens.com/collections/lamy-joy-fountain-pens

[Inkysloth]

I’ve known left handed calligraphers use standard italic nibs, which the Lamy nibs are a version of, without problem. It can take experimentation with the angle of the paper to get the push / pull strokes to work comfortably but it’s entirely possible. Italic dip nibs are a lot sharper and less forgiving than the Lamy italic nibs.

[stric75]

Thank you for your input. I think it’s worth trying them out. 

[Inkysloth]

17 hours ago, stric75 said:

Thank you for your input. I think it’s worth trying them out. 

I hope you enjoy them

 

there’s some information here for left handed calligraphers which might be helpful: https://www.calligraphy-skills.com/left-handed-calligraphy.html

[calvin_0]

hi, lefty here...

 

lamy calligraphy set came with a standard stub nib, with size 1.1, 1.5 and 1.9, not an italic nib with angle cut.. so it's possible to use with left handed writing... but depend on your writing style, you might not get the usual wide horizontal and thin vertical... for me personally, when i write with my left hand, i get thin horizontal and thick vertical, a reverse of how it should look.

 

so you might need to adjust your writing style to get the usual calligraphy looks.