Manu Propria Pens - Murano Glass Nib

[manupropria]

Finished this afternoon the first dip pen with Murano Glass Nib.
Jet-black "Shôen" Urushi Lacquer and jet-black Glass Nib.
From January 1st on, all pens/lacquers are available with glass nibs. Written with home-made Ink made from Green Tea. For proper writing with dipping Nibs the ink needs a lot of gummi-arabicum

Happy Holidays

Martin

 

[bsshog40]

Very nice!

 

[magpens]

Thanks for showing, Martin !! . As you would know by now, I follow your work quite closely even though I don't do anything like it myself.

I have, or had, a question ... it's about whether anybody actually uses the glass nibs that you show above on this glamorous pen.
I am inclined now to believe that yes, indeed, some people use them !! ... otherwise you would not bother with them.

But, beyond that, I am wondering what their reason for using them is. . Do glass nibs offer, to some writers, some characteristics that are particularly desirable in terms of writing quality and/or style ? . I'd appreciate any comments, from anybody, please.

 

[mark james]

Superb artistry Martin, and a nice addition of the glass nibs.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Woodchipper]

How fragile are the nibs? Saw a show on TV about the glass industry in Murano, Italy.

 

[Charlie_W]

Fantastic dip pen Martin!
I believe I saw something about the glass nibs a few years ago. Good to see you utilizing them!

 

[FGarbrecht]

Saw an interesting you-tube video recently from a young lady glassblower who made beautiful glass dipping pens. These are cool pens Martin.

 

[manupropria]

Thank you for your feedback.
I had to polish the glass nib quite a bit, it was very scratchy.
The nib writes very nicely and the structure/channels of the nib keep a lot of ink, much more than common dip nibs.
And on my opinion it is a very aestetic thing. Important to use the right ink. If the ink is to thin/liquid it will just run out of the nib.

 

[Bob in SF]

Beautiful!