What Pen Has The Best Stub Nib You've Ever Used?

[Garageboy]

Vintage Conway Stewart 58 - not sure if this was sold as a stub, but it's definitely stubish medium

Lovely smoothness, feels like a felt tip marker with feedback

Edited September 9, 2014 by Garageboy

[Ste_S]

A quick word on the Kaweco 1.1 nib. More or less identical to the Lamy 1.1, and fitted to the Kaweco Student it's fast becoming my favourite pen of the moment

[cancoi]

Trying to decide between a Binderized VP nib, either stuc or cursive italic: any thoughts? Would be more of my EDC. Thanks!

[Nokin]

My best 'stub' is the 3B on my Pelikan B on my LE Blue Planet. It's my favourite nib, bar none. No good if you have small / tiny writing but beautifully expressive otherwise. I'm a leftie underwriter and whatever nib I use seems to be narrower than when a right- handed person uses it.

[de_pen_dent]

Trying to decide between a Binderized VP nib, either stuc or cursive italic: any thoughts? Would be more of my EDC. Thanks!

 

If you are used to stubs, go with the CI. It gives more line variation and isnt that much harder to use for regular writing. If it is your first time, get a stub.

[Lamyrada]

I was sent a Nemosine by mistake and i haven't taken it off my Jinhao. When the TWSBI does not skip, it is one of the best. I have a 1.1mm on both TWSB and Jinhao.

Edited September 10, 2014 by Lamyrada

[PatientType]

Oh goodness, so much depends on the writer and the pen. A pen that is fabulous to me is detested by my husband.

 

"Stub" is just a term for a flatter point on the nib. The range of variation is near infinite and one person's amazing stub nib is another person's disappointment. Some of my stub nibs are full of flavor to the point of performing like a cursive italic. Other of my stubs are indistinguishable from a standard nib. People that like more or less flair will prefer one or the other. Different stub nib widths also have a big effect on the appearance of one's writing. Some like a lot of ink on the paper and some don't.

 

You'd need to describe what kind of stub you might enjoy and then inquire, "Which stubs do people have that do that?" And, of course, if you're going to have a pen custom ground, any capable nib grinding specialist can pretty much make the stub of you're dreams.

[Fabienne]

Italix for me. Very smoooth. I am getting one from Pendleton soon, too. I have a TWSBI but it can't quite keep up with the ink demand. I should go dig out the feed a bit and see if I can make it flow faster.

[cancoi]

I bit and ordered the Binderized CI 0.6mm VP nib. Ships on Saturday; I'm so excited! Don't know which VP body to use: stealth black or green (both are older faceted models from the mid-90's).

[Moshe ben David]

Richard Binder (Richardspens.com) will customize any (I believe) of the nibs on pens he sells. This makes for a good one-stop shopping experience. I once bought an Edison Hudson from him and had him modify the nib so that it was .6 mm stub (it was also 15-degree left oblique!). The nib writes with a fine line and still shows plenty of line variation. I really like this nib, and would recommend taking a look at his site before buying anywhere else.

 

He also has pre-ground Pelikan stubs if you have a Pelikan. On these he will check the nib out before shipping to ensure it writes properly. I've not bought one of these but I have bought Pilot nibs from him and they always write beautifully.

[SomethingWicked]

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[SomethingWicked]

 

He also has pre-ground Pelikan stubs if you have a Pelikan. On these he will check the nib out before shipping to ensure it writes properly. I've not bought one of these but I have bought Pilot nibs from him and they always write beautifully.

 

Good suggestion. I do love Pelikans. Isn't there a half-year wait for services from someone like Mr. Binder, though?

[georgeb]

If you buy the nib from Mr. Binder and have him customize it there is not a long wait.

[pajaro]

Parker 51 stub by Minuskin.

[fabrimedeiros]

Pelikan M800 1.5mm Italic Broad (IB). It's something between cursive italic and stub. Awesome nib.

[SomethingWicked]

Pelikan M800 1.5mm Italic Broad (IB). It's something between cursive italic and stub. Awesome nib.

Fabrimedeiros, does the M800 nib have any "tipping" at all, or is it just gold?

[Moshe ben David]

 

Good suggestion. I do love Pelikans. Isn't there a half-year wait for services from someone like Mr. Binder, though?

 

The pre-ground Pelikan stubs that Richard sells are factory stubs; Richard had an inventory of these. With him winding down his retail activities it will all depend on what his inventory on hand is.

[arran]

My best stubs and italics are those that were ground by nibworkers.

Had good experience with John Sorowka , Ross Adams and Francis Goossens , Fountainbel.

In my collection , factory stubs or italics , never satisfied completely.Especially flow properties linevariation were not good.

[cellmatrix]

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It's a beautiful pen. They tend to get hairline cracks on the lip of the cap so if you do post it, I would be very careful - enjoy!

 

edit to add: hey your handwriting ain't so bad!!

Edited September 15, 2014 by cellmatrix

[dneal]

Best (meaning my favorite)? That's easy. Pendleton Brown's Butter Line Stub. I have an M600 cut from a Medium, and an Omas Ogiva (M) and MB 145 (M) on the way back from PB. The latter will get a before/after review.

 

Smoothest? The factory IF that came with my Conway Stewart Belliver. Part of that is due to me working it over to correct the skipping, but it's slippery smooth.

 

You can't really go wrong with Binder, Mottishaw or Masuyama either.

 

My review of PB's BLS, with a Binder .6mm stub and my own home ground for comparison.

Edited September 14, 2014 by dneal