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NGLJ

NGLJ

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Recently a friend asked if I could source and make calligraphy pens that he wanted to use as gifts. The attached kit is from William Wood-Write. The woods are box elder burl flame, cocobolo, and olivewood. I made a 4th in purpleheart but don't have a picture. The kit comes with 3 nibs, some ink refills, ink pump, and is reasonably priced.
 

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Those came out nice Graham. I've made a. Opulent of those kits.
The nib sets for these are the same, as I think, the Jowo nib. I'll double check when I get to the shop.
 
Are these really calligraphy nibs? It looks like a fountain pen kit being sold with stub FP nibs.
 
Bope said:
Are these really calligraphy nibs? It looks like a fountain pen kit being sold with stub FP nibs.
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I know liitle about calligraphy. So, I can't say for sure. As far as I know they are. It is constructed like a fountain pen with ink cartridges, and it has an ink pump so you can use your own ink.
 
Bope said:
Are these really calligraphy nibs? It looks like a fountain pen kit being sold with stub FP nibs.
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They are Italic nibs in different weights.

If your definition of "calligraphy" requires a flexible sharp-pointed nib (e.g. for Engrossers' Script or Zanerian) these do not qualify - nor if you define "calligraphy" as Chinese/Japanese brush script.

But there are a large number of calligraphers for whom italic or Old English or German black-letter falls under the general heading of calligraphy, and these nibs work for those styles.
 
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