Originally Posted by
Empty_of_Clouds
Another facet of thinking about steel nibs is the consideration of what kind of steel they are made from. Why ask? Well, there are certainly steel dip nibs still being manufactured, which leads me to ask what the difference is between the types of steel used in, for example, a Jowo nib and a Zebra G dip nib. The dip nibs are flexible, some noodly, so why can't makers like Jowo have that characteristic in their steel nibs? Are there are any metallurgists or material scientists on the forum who could explain this?
Personally I don't believe the knowledge on how to make flexible gold nibs has been lost per se, rather than it being an uneconomic process today (as compared with 1920), but steel nibs... surely there's some potential there considering the dip nib market.
Anywho, there it is. Any info is appreciated.
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