Stiffist Nib - Jowo, Boch, Or Nemosine ?

[Leftytoo]

I'm a lefty and find that stiff nibs are the only ones that work for me. Love my Sailor Hard nibs and my Cross M gold nib. I want to replace the #6 stub in my Conklin Word Gauge with a M regular nib, preferably steel.

 

1) Any experience of which brand is stiffest (not springy or soft)?

 

1) does anyone know if the Conklin nib is made by one of the above German manufacturers? If so, a replacement Conklin might be the best solution.

 

2) Are all of the 3 German nibs above iridium tipped (I know the stubs are not)?

 

3) Hate to spend the $$$, but would a gold nib be better - in theory no, but in practice ?

 

4) Finally, to gain stiffness, should I buy a B nib and grind it down to M? I'm pretty good at grinding nibs.

 

Thanks, guys, for your thoughts.

Bob

[Mongoosey]

Jowo Steel.

 

You're basically describing a desire for a Jowo Steel nib, and it should fit in that pen. Bock is springier. I tried a nemosine back in the day, and it was stiff, too so, that may be a consideration.

 

All three nibs should fit, no problem.

 

All three are tipped if you're getting the round nib (that includes the Medium). Jowo 1.1's are not: They are calligraphy nibs, but still nice especially if you use lubricated ink like Sailor Jentle's.

 

Grinding a B down to a Medium wouldn't influence stiffness. It's unnecessary. All you need to do is purchase Mediums.

 

I love Jowo Medium nibs myself. I'd, if you can, order a few, because they can vary slightly, but Jowo's still are very well made, the best of those three you mentioned IMO.

[Holon]

From teh nibs you mention, I only have experience with Bock nibs, and they are a little bit springy, like Mongoosey wrote.

But by far the stiffest nibs I tried are #6 nibs from fountain pen revolution. They are supersmooth nails. I have a fine and a 1.0 stub and I like the stub a lot.

[ENewton]

The Jowo nib that came with my Monteverde pen is by far the stiffest nib I have ever used (of several dozen nibs). I could probably core an apple with it. But it is possible that Monteverde had Jowo make them some especially stiff nibs and that a generic Jowo nib would not be as stiff.

 

The Bock nib in my Kaweco is not as stiff/sturdy, but again, it is possible that Kaweco ordered especially thin nibs from Bock.

[SpecTP]

If you want stiff nibs, gold nib is not what you're looking for. Those will tend to be soft. I've found that my 7 pens with various Bock titanium nibs have a bit of give to them too. So definitely look at steel nibs.

[Karmachanic]

A modern 14k nail is as much of a nail as a modern steel nail.