Editing The Pen Addict 120/transcript (section)

== Nib Sizing ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' I will agree with you in general. I will agree with you. So what a general rule of thumb is if you have a fine German nib, that's going to translate to an extra fine Japanese nib.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Did I say that right?

'''Myke Hurley:''' No, I think you got the wrong way around. I think I...

'''Brad Dowdy:''' The Japanese... Let's do it this way. The Japanese extra fine nib will translate into a German fine nib. How about that? So the Japanese is going to be about one size smaller relatively to its German counterpart. Wow.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Do you know, someone just posted this in the chat room, ethosophical, the Goulet Pens nib nook.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes. Wow. It's going in the show notes. They will have that in the show notes. And you can see they go all the way down to platinum. The platinum 3776 makes an ultra extra fine Japanese nib, which is a 0.1 millimeter Japanese nib. It's like the finest stock nib you can buy. That is on their nib nook. So everyone should check that out. What was that one? What was that one? You can do comparisons. The... The... Platinum 3776. Century. It's called the UEF. Ultra extra fine. It's a 0.1 millimeter. Oh, wow. That's about the finest stock nib you can get from any vendor.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Like a high-tech C or something.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, exactly. I've used one before and they're pretty neat. I don't own one yet, but I will own one of those one day when they come out with more silver furniture options. Platinum is not a big fan of the silver furniture. Most all of their pens are gold. So one of these days.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm sorry I interrupted you.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' No, that's perfect because that's a great resource because you can pick different nib sizes and compare them against each other on the same screen. So it's good. Now, outside of your standard nibs, you can get into specialty nibs, which I've kind of become a fan of. Things like a stub nib, which is a more squared-off nib with rounded edges. It gives you a smooth writing experience, but with a more squared-off line in your north-south lines and a very thin line in your east-west lines, if you will.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And then an italic nib is a counterpart of the stub, but it gives a much, much sharper edge to the pen. It's not as smooth. It's a crisper line, if you will, but not everyone likes it because it's not as smooth as the stub nib. But flex nibs are awfully popular.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' There's wide ranges of flex you can get. Some have just like a soft flex with just a little bit of flex in the nibs. Some flex a little bit more. It's just something you'll have to read and learn about each particular pen. Then there's some really random nibs that really specialty nibs, like a music nib, which has a, it's basically got a double-tine system, if you will. It's got two tines. Instead of the single slit going down your pen, it's got three tines, two slits. And then a zoom nib, which I can't even remember what that one is now. It's one of the sailor specialty nibs, and my mind's gone blank.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm on it, buddy. You're on it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' You're all over it.