Tutorials
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Making of a Pelikan Souverän
A promotional video (with German narration, and an excellent soundtrack!), but it still has some good info on how pens are made. This shows a hybrid of mass production techniques...
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Richard Binder on National Geographic
Richard Binder is well-known in the world of fountain pens, particularly for his work as a nibmeister.
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Ranga pen
The making of a traditional hand-made ebonite Indian pen. Notice how he cuts the threads with a toothed chisel… This makes me very jealous.
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Kiyoshi Kato
Another inspiring video of a Japanese fountain pen maker.
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Harumi Tanaka
The “Masters of the Fountain Pen” series has been a great inspiration. The videos show the simple, basic craftsmanship that goes into the making of a hand-made fountain pen.
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Turning a section with a wooden grip
This article is a great tutorial on how to modify a larger kit pen to have a wooden grip on the section. This also works for acrylics.
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Muting a singing nib
Sometimes, you come across a nib that will resonate or “sing” (sometimes “squeak” is a better word for it) as you write on some types of paper. This video shows...