A good calligraphy pen

[AGold42]

I want to make a calligraphy pen for my brother and I was wondering if anybody knows if there is a good kit for it, or do you just switch out the nib?

 

[anthonyd]

William Woodwrite here in Canada has a really good set. He ships to the USA. See the link below.

Pen & Pencil Kits - Ballpoint Pen Kits | William Wood-Write

Purchase Canadian made William Wood-Write pencil & pen making kits for ballpoint pens, click pens & fountain pens. Shop our selection.

www.penblanks.ca

 

[duncsuss]

"Calligraphy" is a word with several meanings. Engrosser's Script (sometimes called "Copperplate") requires a very flexible, sharp pointed nib and is typically done using a dip-pen.

Other types of calligraphy - italic script, for example - can be done with a fountain pen equipped with a "squared-off chisel" or stub nib (one that doesn't have a ball off tipping material on the underside). The William Woodwrite set is good for that - but you could also use a regular fountain pen kit as the basis. Replacement nibs can either be purchased already shaped, or you can get a nib ground to your purpose by any one of the quality nib grinders out there. Ones I can think of immediately are Linda Kennedy (at Indy-Pen-Dance), Mark Bacas, Dan Smith, and Michael Masayuma (who ground a nib to medium-italic for me a few years ago.)

 

[Curly]

You can also replace the nibs of many kinds kits. Beaufort Ink have some.

Beaufort Ink - Bock calligraphy (italic) fountain pen nibs

Bock calligraphy (italic) fountain pen nibs

www.beaufortink.co.uk

 

[AGold42]

Awesome suggestions. Thank you.