9 - Nibs 101

Our hosts tackle your questions about fountain pen nibs - what they are, what we love about them, and why they (sometimes) give us so much trouble. The Nib Section is the official podcast of Fountain Pens Oceania. You can always email us at [email protected] Go like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/TheNibSection/ Twitter: @thenibsection Instagram: thenibsection The hosts were Diana Dai, Taveet Sinanian, Sharyn Zha and Patrick Antolovich. FORMAT 02:12—What We Are Writing With Tav: Visconti Homosapiens Dark Ages, Edelstein Smokey Quartz Sharyn: Caran d’Ache Hexagonal Carbon Fibre, Sailor Penlux Cobalt Blue Patrick: Lamy Joy 1.9mm, Bookbinders Red Belly Black Diana: Aurora Optima Black Pearl EF, Kobe Tao Black 08:27—The Basics Nib shapes, materials, and the grinds they come in, both the mundane and the exotic. Resources: Pictures and writing sample of a Spors glass-nibbed pen at Leigh Reyes’ blog. Sailor Specialty Nibs reference page at Nibs.com. Teoh also has great reviews and photos of Sailor specialty nibs at ParkaBlogs. Mike Matteson also has a YouTube video that provides a good overview of the different nib grinds. 36:55—Reviews/Mailbag 38:52—Let’s Talk About Flex, Baby! A reminder to flex with caution! David Nishimura’s posts on nibs at The Vintage Pens Blog 47:47—News TNS now has an Instagram BYOB Pen Club Podcast 49:16—Nib FAQs How would you make a nib wetter or dryer? (Quentin) Are there people who can retip nibs? (Maria) Have you used any of the Sailor specialty nibs? How easily can we get our hands on them? (Maria) Is the cost of warranty the only thing stopping modern penmakers from making vintage wet noodle nibs? (David Brennan) Which companies should you try before you buy due to QC issues? (Sunelle) Which non-branded nibs would you recommended? And which pens can you swap out the nibs on? (Sunelle) Goldnibs.com and Greg Minuskin can retip a nib. Despite the mention in the episode, it appears that John Mottishaw no longer offers retipping services over at Classic Fountain Pens. The Desiderata Pen Company make hand-turned pens that will take a calligraphy dip nib. 1:01:26—Recommendations Blade Runner (Director’s Cut) Chuck (NBC) Thingiverse Edith Rewa 1:15:24—Credits Producers: Diana Dai, Taveet Sinanian, Max Schumacher, Patrick Antolovich, Denise Tang. Recording and editing: Patrick Antolovich, Denise Tang. Music: Michael Pearce. Logo: Will H. Smith. Logo artwork: Melissa Graf.