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Ambidextrous Calligraphy Pens!

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I took this picture a few days ago, when I was trying out / practicing with some new bamboo pens for Persian calligraphy. And then I got a lot of questions about the 3 pens that look like they have separate nibs. So here’s a quick explanation.

These 3 pens are still bamboo pens, both body and nib. And the nibs aren’t detachable, but they were made separately and attached to the holder. They are seemingly somewhat sturdier than the classical bamboo pens, but more importantly they can be used ambidextrously which for me is a pretty big deal. This is possible because both sides of these pens are exactly the same! Another interesting consequence is that you can easily switch styles / scripts / languages, as again you can switch which side of the pen you use.

The 3 sizes that I’ve got, as you can see, are fairly wide in comparison to classical bamboo pens. But as far as I’ve seen these “separate nib” pens also come with much wider nibs, which is great since this is basically not something you can have with classical pens. I intend to try the wider ones once I’m comfortable enough with these.

This is not to say that I’m replacing the classical bamboo pens, that’s not possible. There’s nothing else with the same feel and level of control as the original bamboo pens. But these new pens are also quite nice for trying a few things that are not really doable with classical pens.

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