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Well done that man!
Nicely written too.
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Thank you Eachan for sharing such a touching and cathartic story. I'm glad you can enjoy the joys of dip pens and their panoply of nibs. The next step will be to do it without the dram ;)
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Thank you Eachan for sharing such a touching and cathartic story. I'm glad you can enjoy the joys of dip pens and their panoply of nibs. The next step will be to do it without the dram ;)
But why???
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Yazeh
Thank you Eachan for sharing such a touching and cathartic story. I'm glad you can enjoy the joys of dip pens and their panoply of nibs. The next step will be to do it without the dram ;)
But why???
Too face miss Stuart's ghost without the help of liquid sunshine.....and then to celebrate after with a dram or two ;)
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She has gone already, swept away with a confident stroke of a pointy nib! She was a dreadful embittered old crone really, more to be pitied than feared - unless of course you were a little kid in her realm. Single teacher schools were a fine institution unless you were unlucky enough to attend one that was the lair of a monster.
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Thank you for the touching story. I'm so pleased that your attempt at writing with a dip pen nib was a success. :)
Sadly, having recently tried it myself after having broken the tip off of my glass dip pen, I couldn't do it and ended up with blots across the page just as you described in your first paragraph. :(
I've bought 6 new glass dip pens from Amazon. :)
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There are many people here who could give advice from much greater experience than me, I'm sure! However, I can say that the Esterbrook Relief nibs were very easy to write with, Chrissy. The nibs with long, flexible tines and a sharp point are much more of a challenge. A very light touch is required and I think it would take lots of practice to do well with such a nib. Deb is more committed to using the dip pen than I am. I'm perfectly content with my Swan 1060.
Anyway, enjoy your new glass dip pens! Nobody says we have to use metal nib dip pens!
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I enjoyed your story Eachan thanks for sharing it. I write with flexy dip pens as my primary writing form and encourage anyone who wants to try.
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Now that I've made a start I will persevere.
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And show us your achievements..... :)
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I'm not ready yet to do much more than a hen scratch. Once I've had a bit of practice...
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An idiotic question: What is the difference of Esterbrook Relief nibs from the Esterbrook Relief pens?
Were the nibs exclusively for dip pens or could they be used in the respective fountain pens too?
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I'm pretty sure the nib is the same shape/style, one just has a feed.....well and, the nibs on fountain pens are stainless steel so they won't rust. Here's the fountain pen version: https://www.etsy.com/listing/8824291..._manager_table
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As well as the screw-in relief nib, Conway Stewart made Relief pens for Esterbrook. You'll find them here:
http://conwaystewart.wesonline.org.u....htm#cusrelief
The nibs on these pens are gold and made by Esterbook. Like the dip pen nibs the angle is only slight and they are very comfortable to write with.
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An effort, with a scratchy stub nib I won't use again.
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@eachan good story and the truth is what happens in our childhood will the life we will be living to the end of it.
Primary Schooling and the experience we learn/ undergo will be ended up to the living of the life-hood. Good that you reset it to back.
I got into ink and pens and I am going up the ladder. It is a great fun use dip pens and now I am into collecting all dip nibs too.
It is very interesting thing to learn all the history of writing and what instrument they used too. I find it more fun to write with a something else than a normal fountain pen,
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...I got into ink and pens and I am going up the ladder. It is a great fun use dip pens and now I am into collecting all dip nibs too. It is very interesting thing to learn all the history of writing and what instrument they used too. I find it more fun to write with a something else than a normal fountain pen,
I'd love to hear more about your interest in dip pen nibs. As a dip pen writer as well I have a wide variety.