Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Nib Grinding


One of my writing-related activities is grinding nibs from round-pointed to something squarer.  The above is a friend’s Pelikan M800 fountain pen whose nib I reshaped from double-broad monoline to stub, so that it would give the pleasing thicks and thins that characterize Italic handwriting (which you see in the background).

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  1. The grinding and handwriting are both excellent! I'm still hoping to grind some of my own nibs successfully.

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  2. Thanks, Ruby! I think the handwriting falls into the 'could do better' category!

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  3. Hi,

    Where did you learn to grind nibs?

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    1. Hi, Patrick

      Someone taught me how to do it -- he was a fountain pen collector himself.

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  4. Hi Ludwig,

    I was wondering if you did any nib grinding for a fee?

    Wanting to grind my platinum 3776 18k M nib into an Italic one.

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    1. Hi, Azrael. No, I don't do nib grinding these days and am out of practice -- but do join the Singapore Fountain Pen Lovers Facebook page and post a query there ... quite a few will be able to do it for you.

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