Your Handwriting Styles -- Broad Nibs

[King Blotto III]

I just acquired my first double broad nib (Pelikan M800) and am currently experimenting with different writing styles. I would love to see how you all write with your B, BB, and other juicy nibs!

[dms525]

I have had all of my B, BB, 3B and IB nibs ground to cursive italic, and I write italic script with them, mostly. I do have a Pelikan 400 with an OBB nib, but I don't use it much.

 

David

[ac12]

To me, a B or BB nib is just a BIG nib. After M, I go to a 1.1 CI nib, so that there is some "look" to the ink line.

[Inky.Fingers]

[King Blotto III]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[alexander_k]

Once I bought a Pilot with a Cosu nib - the broadest they make. Despite the smoothness of the nib and the typically good flow, it was a disappointment: it felt like writing with a felt-tip pen on a whiteboard. I sent it to Oxonian who managed to give it character. Unfortunately, it's not inked at the moment. The moral of the story: broad isn't enough.

[tartuffo]

Once I bought a Pilot with a Cosu nib - the broadest they make. ...

 

I think Pilot's music nib is the broadest they make .

[sidthecat]

I bought a Waterman L'Etalon with a wonderfully broad nib - it's a great pen for lettering.