There are several differences between dip nibs and tipped nibs on fountain pens.They are both designed to move ink to the tip of the nib,...

Get in the habit of preparing dip nibs each time you use them. When you are using a new dip nib for the first time,...

How to expand the flow of ink through crowquills and Hawk quill nibs. 

How to handle Manga g nibs

It's a fact that surprises many people, but paper can wear down metal over continuous use. That’s why traditional fountain pen nibs are tipped with...

When you draw with a large flexible dip nib in a fountain pen, we strongly recommend that you use an overfeed. Dip nibs lack a...

Someone recently asked if we could post examples of lines drawn with various dip nibs so they could determine what nibs would work best for...