Fountain Pen / Dip Pen Hybrids

[jbb]

I use quite a few fountain pen bodies as dip pens holders. Sometimes you find a great fountain pen missing its nib or its cap or perhaps you can't get the pen apart to fix it. This is one way to use for those fountain pens. (Occasionally, if the fit is good enough, I use the feed of the fountain pen to hold more ink for my dip nib.) Here are some of my prettiest Fountain Pen/Dip Pen Hybrids.

 

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[mhphoto]

Great use! I've done that with quill nibs, but never metal dip nibs. Something very cool and taking a cap off and seeing that hand-shaped feather nib.

[jbb]

Great use! I've done that with quill nibs, but never metal dip nibs. Something very cool and taking a cap off and seeing that hand-shaped feather nib.

How does writing with a quill compare to writing with a steel nib?

[mhphoto]

Great use! I've done that with quill nibs, but never metal dip nibs. Something very cool and taking a cap off and seeing that hand-shaped feather nib.

How does writing with a quill compare to writing with a steel nib?

 

Well, the quills I've made were never tempered so I don't think I've gotten the proper quill experience; it was more "something to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon" than any pursuit of fine writing. And I've never written with steel dip nib, so I really have nothing to compare it to. I really want to get more into dip pens. The holders and nibs are pretty reasonably prices for how high of quality they can be.

[jbb]

Dip pens are a great "cheap date" -- definitely worth a try.

[OakIris]

Those are really nice looking re-purposed dip pens, Jill! Thank you for showing them to us.

 

Holly

[jbb]

Those are really nice looking re-purposed dip pens, Jill! Thank you for showing them to us.

 

Holly

Those nice turn-of-the-century pens are often missing the cap or nib so why not use them for something.