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Dip nibs compared to tipped nibs
Nibs

Dip nibs compared to tipped nibs

Di Charles Ackerman

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,...

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Preparing Dip Nibs for Use With Our Fountain Pens
Fountain Pens Nibs

Preparing Dip Nibs for Use With Our Fountain Pens

Di Charles Ackerman

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,...

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Expanding the Flow of Ink Through Quill Nibs
Ink Nibs

Increasing the flow of ink through crowquill and Hawk quill nibs

Di Charles Ackerman

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

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Why Manga G Nibs Take Time to Learn
Manga G Nibs

Why Manga G nibs take some time to learn

Di Charles Ackerman

How to handle Manga g nibs

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Polishing Sketch Nibs
Nibs

Polishing Sketch Nibs

Di Charles Ackerman

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...

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Why You Need to Use Overfeeds with Flexible Dip Nibs
Nibs Overfeeds

Why You Need to Use Overfeeds with Flexible Dip Nibs

Di Charles Ackerman

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...

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Lines Drawn With Various Dip Nibs
Nibs

Lines drawn with dip nibs

Di Charles Ackerman

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...

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