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Can you share more about using a dip pen for cursive? Or what pen you’re using? I always assumed that would be rough given the upward strokes. I do love a dip p

• mistrial9 3y ago
  slow is a feature not a bug ?
• sonicrocketman 3y ago
  For my daily-driver, I use a Schneider Fountain. The exact two I have aren't made anymore, but I linked the most similar one I could find. The dip pen is actually just one of those almost-novelty quill-looking ones. I cut off the ornamentation and just use it as a regular dip pen. Works great. It came with a set of nibs including one that is basically just a traditional fountain pen. That nib is the one I use the most. Importantly, dip nibs often splotch ink because they're coated with oils by the manufacturer. I found out much later that you need to prep the nibs before you use them (either by wiping the oils off or lightly burning it off, which is what I did). That fixed the splotchy-ness for good. Lately I've been considering some nice wooden dip pens. Fountain Pen: https://www.amazon.com/Schneider-Fountain-Light-Barrel-168203/dp/B06XYR2DFY/ https://www.amazon.com/Schneider-Fountain-Light-Barrel-16820... Nib Prep Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE12e60BA6E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE12e60BA6E [Edit: Addendum] Cursive felt slower to me at first, but now writing those print samples in the post felt slower than the cursive sample. It's really important to just practice the strokes. I spent an hour a day for almost two weeks just writing "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" over an over to get the strokes right.