Why Gold Fountain Pen Nibs Really Are Better!

And sometimes necessary! Is this the final word on the Gold Nib Controversy?

[sunnycharacter]

If you think of it this way, (whether you buy them on credit or pay for them up front) people don’t think twice about laying down $1k plus for a new phone or electronic device that’s going to be obsolete in a year and maybe physically last 2-5 years if they’re lucky. But a luxury fountain pen (or nib) can literally last decades. Way longer than their electronics.

[JefferyHall-cttr]

Hello Hemingway! Another great live stream! You know, I have a few gold nib pens. Some are new, most are vintage. I have steel nib pens that I think absolutely rival some gold nibs, and at least one gold nib that blows everything away, so. . .Everyone's mileage will vary! Hope you get your phone issues resolved! My Nephew has a Jeep. . .The anagram means Just empty every pocket! Hope you get it fixed, though! (and I hope it doesn't cost a fortune!)

[prettythings]

Im a jeweler and happy to help you select a good gram scale and caliper. I have a shorter electronic caliper that im very pleased with.

Ill add that a gold tester requires a scratch test, meaning you will have to scratch the nib across a tester stone~ and possibly devalue the nib. Unless you have a very expensive xray tester(five digits)

[BlackjackaandHookers]

If you're fascinated by women's purses, you should look up the Parker 51 Bagatelle set from the '50s. It was a fountain pen/ballpoint pen set that came with a small clutch purse that doubled as the pen case.

[dailycharmaddict]

Great show! I am smitten with all my gold nib pens! I was thinking about it last night how the earlier pens in my collection, which happen to have steel nibs, are not quite so precious to me now. They can be relegated to “purse or kitchen pens” while the gold nibs are my pride and joys and the ones I WANT to reach for when I sit down to write. Have I become a gold nib snob? Maybe!

Oh, I feel for you on that highway ramp! Glad you were all safe and Jeepy is all fixed up.

[johnnyjet.]

Had a ‘73 CJ-5, a ‘75 CJ-6 for 8years, my 1st job had ‘46 CJ-2As and in the Army drove an M715 Jeep Ambulance!

[anguswhite]

so glad you mentioned your vintage Esterbrook model J’s: I have a vintage model SJ w a 9128 EF flexible new old stock nib which cost a fortune but it’s wonderful:)

[skyerandbuzz]

Still loving my montblanc demonstrator with a vintage gold nib. It's such a playful and soft nib 😌

[tclau]

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[BestMLMDXN]

Hello sir, Namaste 🙏🙏

Currently, i am using Ranga Handmade Pens like Ranga Model Samurai made of premium Indian ebonite with Ranga 14K No. 6 Broad and Medium nibs with an Ebonite up my pen with Octopus Certified Document Dark Blue ink as an eye dropper and its really a fun with goosebumps to write with such a fully customised Handmade gold nib fountain pen...

Ranga pens do provide Schmidt converter and supports cartridge also, but for long writing sessions i prefer eye - dropper..

Ranga 14K No. 6 Fine nib with an Ebonite feed is in order...

Ranga Pens are from town Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India...

I am a big fan of Ranga pens and all my Ranga pens are now equipped with Ranga 14K nibs with Ebonite feeds ..

Please try once ..

I am sure you will love it....

Your videos has always inspired me sir..

Please keep guiding us..

Till then, stay safe, happy and healthy..

With love and care,

Sincerely yours,

Vivek Kumar

( Dehri On Sone, Bihar, India )

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[jamieloom]

Alas poor Yorick, you should name the new skull Horatio.

[gihanzohdy]

Pelikan hubs are real fun to hang out in, last year I was delighted, they even offer delikatessen with wine and some useful gifts.

[RainmanP]

This skull is so lovely it needs to have a female name. Since Yorick is a bit of a sad character who evokes fond memories I think this one should be a fun character. Maybe someone from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

[pages]

I’ve recently been collecting Mabie Todd Swan Eternal fountain pens with #4 gold nibs. Lovely writers.

[taiko]

"Casper" would be a fitting name for a ghost cat 😉

[danielbozgavisualartistwri]

The name of the little skull, could macbeth, mac for friends

[curious_]

Putting an 823 vid out right around the price jump is mean! That and I just decided not to get one at all, so you’ve thrown me back into the conundrum.

[Vermiliontea]

Personally, I like the luxury property of gold. So I'd want a gold nib just for that reason. But on the other hand, you should know me well enough by now, to know that my primary aspect of interest in fountain pens, is as practical writing tools, not any romantic fancies with line variation or flex.

Well, I'm going to double down on what I've said every time we've had this discussion:
Any mechanical object's properties are a result from both *_shape_* and material.
As a material for a fountain pen nib, for *_whatever_*, repeat *_whatever_* properties you want from a nib, Stainless Steel is superior to Gold. - And, .. - it's not even close!
But that's not at all the reality we see on the market, is it? At least not exactly.

Dismissing trivial reasons, like history, like more QC on more expensive nibs, and that steel nibs usually inherit their non-optimal shape from the gold nibs, - you touch at the center of the issue.

The first reality check we get, come when we go from "material for a nib" to "material for making a nib".
Gold is much easier, particularly for a small pen maker - and all Western pen makers are small - to develop a nib for, tool up production for, and manufacture. The higher price point also makes more economical sense from the perspective of a small series.
A pity then that "everybody" just orders their nibs from Jowo. But I guess that comes from the necessity of also having to market a cheaper alternative with steel nib. (With the confidence of one who have had many Jowo nibs pass through my hands: Out of the box Jowo steel nibs are generally better than out of the box Jowo gold nibs. Gold nibs need some check and tuning).

I don't like Xi. I think he's ruining China. But I don't like communist dictatorships anyway. The Chinese probably will figure out how to design a good, high end steel nib eventually. Meanwhile, why don't you try out a Faber Castell?

[dhoward]

Have you read "War and the Fountain Pen" by Richard Binder? It's fascinating.

[adammettafusion]

Dear Hemingway Jones - my comment keeps being eaten by Youtube thinking that it is spam. It is not - I was just trying to share with you a sighting of a fountain pen in the trailer for a new Yokai Watch game - it is at the 1 minute mark.