Nibs

[Andrew_L]

18K Inset Pilot nib on ArtCraft Silvern model

 

 

Detailed: Pilot Silvern ArtCraft Crane | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography (lenskiy.org)

 

previously

 

 

[Andrew_L]

18K White Gold Inset nib on Pilot Custom

 

 

Detailed: Pilot Custom K-series | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography (lenskiy.org)

[Andrew_L]

Visual comparison of modern nib sizes (based on Bock nibs)

 

 

Fountain Pens Nib Manufacture (FPN repost) updated | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography (lenskiy.org)

[Andrew_L]

Vintage Chinese solid gold 50% nib Jin Xing 28 (Xinhua) from 1954

 

 

Detailed: (own) Andrew Lensky Classic DeLuxe | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[Andrew_L]

Opus 88 black PVD JoWo #6 Stub 1.5 nib

 

 

Detailed: (modern) Opus 88 Demonstrator | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[PithyProlix]

On 9/27/2024 at 11:18 PM, Andrew_L said:

Pilot Myu-701 F nib (1974)

 

 

Details: Pilot MYU-701 (M-350SS) | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography (lenskiy.org)

 

 

Happy to see this! 

[Andrew_L]

5 hours ago, PithyProlix said:

Happy to see this! 

 

🙏🤝

[Andrew_L]

Pelikan MK10 14C nib

 

 

Detailed: Pelikan MK10 | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[Andrew_L]

Unbranded vtg. Germany 14Ct semi-flexible nib from Dolf Knopff pen

 

 

Detailed: Unbranded Germany fountain pen Dolf Knopff from 50s | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[Andrew_L]

Bock 250 nib unit: ordinary B vs brushed BB

 

 

Ground to cursive Italic

 

 

Detailed: (own) Andrew Lensky Classic (duo) | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[Andrew_L]

Schmidt #6 SS nib unit to Crisp Italic

 

 

Detailed: (own) Andrew Lensky “Tribute Vyshyvanka” | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[Andrew_L]

JoWo #6 NU vs Bock 250 NU vs Schmidt #6 NU

 

 

Details: Fountain Pens Nib Manufacturer (FPN repost + updates) | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[GlenV]

Here’s a couple favorites of mine, it’s really cool to find an unbranded nib this nice

and this Aikin Lambert ( Waterman)

is small but so fun to use 

[Andrew_L]

@GlenV Awesome nibs and pens!

[Centurion]

Are modern plastic feeds better than ebonite from a technical perspective? Ebonite looks better IMO with its matte finish, but I’m guessing modern plastic feeds are more precise and manufactured to tighter tolerances?

[Andrew_L]

@Centurion Absolutely not, more contrary. An ebonite feed is technically more advanced and can be more thin tuned than plastic one, but ebonite cannot be cast molded, it can only be machined turned, so the vast majority of modern manufacturers use plastic. Only a few brands can come close to ebonite with their intricately engineered plastic feeds, such as Pelikan or Montblanc.

[Centurion]

@Andrew_L thanks for clarifying! Would you happen to have a spreadsheet of brands that use an ebonite feed?

 

Your spreadsheet of brands that use in-house nibs is very helpful! Through your list I was intrigued with Ancora pens that use in-house nibs but I am in the US and it seems not easy to find a boutique that carries Ancora pens. On the Ancora website I found out they own the OMAS name … that’s a big off topic discussion in of itself, but I had an OMAS with an ebonite feed and like also that the feed was very thin. It’s just underneath the nib, not “bulging” out at all. I don’t know what that means functionally, but it looks better IMO.

[Andrew_L]

@Centurion Welcome anytime!

From the current actual manufacturers, as far as I can remember, only Aurora creates its own ebonite feeds. Also, Bock produces ebonite feeds for its own #8 sized nibs, accordingly, manufacturers of pens (such as Leonardo) that create pens for this nib unit have ebonite feeds also.  Old top Montegrappa, like Extra, Miya, Privelege also have ebonite feed for their nibs. Independence FNF also produces ebonite feeds for some existing branding systems. Ancora and Omas have long been closed and do not have their own manufactures now, so, these brands have been bought by private persons, and they use subcontractors like Leonardo to create a limited number of pens by their brands.

[Andrew_L]

Summit Cadet S100 from 50s

 

 

Detailed: Summit Cadet S100 | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography

[Andrew_L]

Soft Italic BB from JoWo #6 B

 

 

Detailed: (own) Andrew Lensky “Tribute Vyshyvanka” | Andrew Lensky | fountain pens | drawings | design | photography