Comparing Jowo, Schmidt and Bock medium nibs

[flabbybum]

This is the sort of review I've been looking for, and no one else has covered. Most helpful.

[RLocksley]

I like how you really didn't give your personal opinion of how each nib "feels" (which is very subjective), but, rather, gave objective ratings on the aspects of a nib that are most important to fountain pen users. This is the most helpful video I've ever seen on German nibs. Thank you!

[michaelreed]

As many have commented, this was a fantastic and useful video.
I am trying to decide between these three nobs and your video is exactly what I needed.
Thank you for your time and effort .

[BaritoneMike]

Very helpful, thorough and comprehensive. Thanks for this test!

[apurvashethyt]

Your channel has become one of my favorites. Surprisingly it never came in my recommended list.

[fjschnitzer]

Thank you for the excellent video. Very comprehensive and non bias test. Can be considered to be scientific too, same ink same paper and no modification on the nib. Excellent 👍 job.

[binuraj]

Can you please do the same with fine nibs and if possible a companion of medium and fine of each brand...

[connorbnelson]

Excellent comparison, thank you. I think one of my favorite nibs is a Kaweco Bock from before they switched, but overall I think Jowo are more consistent in quality. Not sure if I have any Schmidt nibs yet.
Between these, what is your personal favorite, and where would you rank Kanwrite?

[daverahman]

Very helpful. Great break out of three common nib manufactures and comparison of specs. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[Indusxstan]

Finally I found the review that answers it all. Thanks bhai.

[nickdrey]

I'm a JoWo fan, thru and thru. I've tried every #5 size on my Moonman M2 and the JoWo just out performs all of them

[muruganandamd]

Excellent Review, First time i am listening to this Channel and its awesome

[bikkies]

Thank you, very helpful and exactly what I was looking for. Out of interest, have you ever made a similar set of comparisons between these and the stock/mainstream steel nibs made in-house by Pilot and Lamy? I have my own ideas based on my 700+ (yikes!) pen collection, but it would be interesting to get your thoughts.

[MR.BUCK_MAN]

hello doc !! thanks for your videos, they are very informative. Have you purchased guider capsule fountain pen ? It comes with the Schmidt nib and its hand made ebonite fountain pen . thanks !!

[nanjappa]

This is a good exercise. The nib performance changes with ink too. So, you must try the same nibs with different inks.

[tonibat]

Good review, although limited by low sample size. Ideally this should be done with several nibs of each make to account for variability, quite large in low-priced nibs.

In general, the conclusion seems correct: Jowo nibs tend to be better than both counterparts. A couple notes here:

1) Scratchyness and feedback are physically different degrees of the same thing. Feedback is a small scratchiness, inevitable and tolerable when small. Interestingly, the scores of 'scratchyness' and feedback at the end turn out to be the same.
2) Wetness and flexibility tend to partially compensate for lack of smoothness and disguise it. For instance, the Bock nib was a little less smooth than Jowo, but considering it is much wetter, it means that its difference in (lack of) smoothness is larger than perceived.
3) An important feature in nibs is sensitivity to small angles of rotation. A poorly tuned nib may appear quite smooth at a very restricted angle - its 'sweet spot'. It becomes scratchy as soon as you deviate from it. This is often perceived as scratchiness or excessive feedback. Admittedly, it is hard to measure, but when that nib is correctly polished, it immediately appears smoother. And..
4) Lastly, any nib can be made excellent and better than any otber brand if tuned and ground correctly. Given tbe high variability, this would overcome any difference in 'out of tbe box' quality grading.

[Sadenaike]

Like the video and agree with you the number 5 nibs might yield a different result what do you think

[davidwright]

\Many thanks for a clear and informative video. It answered questions I had, and even those I hadn't thought of!

[breadyegg]

Great review (summary @ 6:52) Can you tell me how the Asa nibs compare to these?

[mickmckigney]

Excellent technical summary and comparison. Thank you. :-)