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Six Awesome Grinds on Some Gorgeous Pens

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:32:02 +0000

I recently had the pleasure of grinding a stub on a Bexley Submariner for a customer and he liked it so much he decided to send me 7 more of his pens to have worked on. Six of them needed to be ground into stubs, CI’s and italics, and the other just needed some adjustment to fix its’ inconsistent and dry flow. The pens pictured above starting with the green Sheaffer Balance II and moving clockwise are: Autumn Sheaffer Balance II, Bexley 56 Tibaldi, maroon Pelikan M250, black Pelikan M200, blue Pelikan M805, and a black Bexley Simplicity. The following photo shows the nibs before they were ground. Finally, there’s a photo of a writing sample. I have to say they all turned out great and it was a pleasure working on them. If you need a grind on one of your favorite pens let me know. I’d be more than happy to do it. My turn around time is 2-4 days.

SOLD: Pelikan M200 Smoke Gray Demonstrator Stub Nib

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:24:33 +0000

The Pelikan M200 is considered by many to be one of the best combinations of size and weight available in a fountain pen. There’s no denying the popularity of this model. The translucent Smoke Gray is offset nicely by the gold hardware, which is in mint condition. This pen has been very well cared for and you’ll be hard pressed to fine anything but very minor surface scratches, if that, anywhere on this pen. The nib has been hand ground into a buttery smooth stub that, combined with the soft tines, transformed its ordinary medium nib into an experience that you’ll never want to forget. The piston filler is one of the best you’ll experience, as should be expected from a fine German fountain pen and it holds enough ink to satisfy even the longest of long winded writers. You won’t be disappointed with this one, I guarantee it! $95 SOLD

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My first grind…

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:49:07 +0000

This is the first nib I’ve ground for someone other than myself. A good friend of mine, who runs the blog Mon Bon Voyage, asked me to grind his Pelikan M200 into a cursive italic. It started out as a medium and ended up somewhere between and a fine/medium stub, which the owner actually preferred. I was a little surprised at how well it turned out, especially since it was only the 5th nib I had done.

Here are some before and after shots of the nib:

Finally, here is a writing sample for you enjoyment. The first line was written using the medium nib that came with the pen. The second line is the completed stub. Both were written using Levenger Smokey. The third line is the completed nib in Noodler’s La Couleur Royale.