Nibs at high magnification

[BRobbins629]

Thought I would take some high magnification photos of 3 different medium point nibs. One of Lou's gold 18K one of Anthony's gold 14K and one steel from CSUSA. DISCLAIMER: There may be some anomalies in the photographs so please don't try to draw too many conclusions from these. I just thought it was interesting that the 2 gold nibs had a more round shape and that the steel nib was flatter on top.

Anyone know what a professionally ground version would look like under magnification? Do you want to smooth the top flat or shape it with some curves on the edges?

 

[Kalai]

That is neet, how did you take the pictures through the micro scope? Aloha.

Chris
Kalai

 

[PenWorks]

Okay, I had to post this pic. I put some pics on the thread nib grinding. But I finally found a use for those little magnifying circles on the magnifying glass.Here is a pic of some nibs I re ground "under magnification"

 

[BRobbins629]

Thanks Anthony - that's what I was asking. When you grind, it looks like you are just working on the bottom angle and not the general shape. My pictures are from the top down.

 

[PenWorks]

Bruce, it may not show it in the photo, but on this particular grind "cursive italic" I grind the top, sides, front and bottom of the nib.