This will be a quick post for today. Last week, I read about using a JoWo nib in my nib holder. I did not think too much about it until this morning.
I was in the midst of decluttering my studio and came across a tiny zip locked bag with two JoWo nib units. I remembered they had cracked housings. I pulled out the generic nib unit from my bag and removed the JoWo nib which was so easy to do as the housing was no longer doing its job.
I gently installed the JoWo nib into the nib holder. I was pleasantly surprised how well it fit.
Now, the true test was to see how well this nib wrote and also how much ink would this nib hold without the feed.
I’m liking this combination a lot. My writing feels similar to writing with a fountain pen. The nib holds a lot of ink as you can see from my writing sample. I made sure the ink covered the breather hole which turns out to be a decent amount of ink. Also, the nib is so easy to clean. I just dip the nib into some water and wipe with a towel.
I can definitely see using this for creating sketches and I can quickly change ink colors without too much fuss. I can also do the same for writing and journaling and using several different colors.
Nib Holder: River City Pen Company nib holder in Pink, Green, & White DiamondCast
Nib: JoWo #6 Fine nib
Ink: Jacques Herbin Vert Atlantide
Paper: Rhodia
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