Italic Nib Grinds

[lovementos]

Here are some short writing samples from pens ground into some form of italic nib. Unfortunately, one of my pens, ground by Greg Minuskin, is still in Italy for repair.

 

I have to say, the colours aren't as vibrant as they are in real life.

 

I hope you like it!

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y529/lovementos/001_zpsf0d7144d.jpg

[barleycorn]

That's quite the collection of pens. Since there has been some discussion of late about Cursive Italic nibs. Do you have a favourite pen or a top three maybe?

[oknrabata]

This is really nice as I have recently developed a growing affection for stubs and italics (waiting for my Lamy 1.1 nib to arrive today).

Love your colour choice too!

Judging from the pic, I like the Waterman a lot. I was tempted to buy the factory stub but I haven't heard so much good about the Carène itself. How is yours behaving?

[lovementos]

That's quite the collection of pens. Since there has been some discussion of late about Cursive Italic nibs. Do you have a favourite pen or a top three maybe?

 

From those, I'd have to say my top three include the Elegancia, Olympio/Orpheo, and either the Magellan or the Carène. I just got the Pelikan CI nib, and I'm liking it more and more. It might be in my top three at some point.

 

This is really nice as I have recently developed a growing affection for stubs and italics (waiting for my Lamy 1.1 nib to arrive today).

Love your colour choice too!

Judging from the pic, I like the Waterman a lot. I was tempted to buy the factory stub but I haven't heard so much good about the Carène itself. How is yours behaving

 

I got the Carène second hand, and it had slight skipping issues. I decided to get it ground, and I have been very happy with it!

Edited August 1, 2013 by lovementos

[lovementos]

Whoops. Double post

 

Edited August 1, 2013 by lovementos

[adyf]

Here are some short writing samples from pens ground into some form of italic nib. Unfortunately, one of my pens, ground by Greg Minuskin, is still in Italy for repair.

 

I have to say, the colours aren't as vibrant as they are in real life.

 

I hope you like it!

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y529/lovementos/001_zpsf0d7144d.jpg

 

I recognise all the nibmeisters in your post with the exception of Daniel Smith. Does he work for himself?

[lovementos]

 

I recognise all the nibmeisters in your post with the exception of Daniel Smith. Does he work for himself?

 

Daniel/Dan Smith (from FPG) offers his services on his site. Just search for Dannzemann

[cellmatrix]

Here are some short writing samples from pens ground into some form of italic nib. Unfortunately, one of my pens, ground by Greg Minuskin, is still in Italy for repair.

 

I have to say, the colours aren't as vibrant as they are in real life.

 

I hope you like it!

 

Really nice comparison, thanks for posting. I'm also a fan of cursive italics and its nice to know we have some good choices. And just an FYI , last time I talked with Greg Minuskin earlier this summer, he told me he no longer does cursive italic grinds, that now he does only stub or italic but nothing in between.

[lovementos]

My OMAS came back today! I Inked it up, and here's a sample:

http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y529/lovementos/0012_zpsd346d143.jpg