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Ruling Pens/Writing Tools
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N22. Ruling Pen
Julian Waters, Gottfried Pott, Glen Epstein & many others are using ruling pens to produce expressive letters. This ruling pen is designed specifically for lettering.You vary the line width by tilting the pen.Wood handle with brass collar & writing unit. From Synthetic Design.
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N30. Folded Ruling Pen
Folded Ruling Pen
Introduced at Letterforum in 1995, this innovative lettering tool has been popular ever since. Use them to produce tight "brush lettering" with a pen or for wild, fun, expressive
lettering. These are the originals made by Matthew Coffin and highly praised by Carl Rohrs and Peter Thornton as superior to others that are available.
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N33. Haff Ruling Pen (629 U)
Thomas Hoyer Ruling Pen
Thomas uses this fine crafted, traditional ruling pen for expressive lettering. 5"; nickel plated tool steel alloy. Both Thomas and this ruling pen come from Germany.
He has introduced the tool at several conferences and workshops in the USA and Europe.
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N21. Suede Pen
Suede Pen
Made of metal and ultra suede. They will hold and deliver ink to vertical surfaces without danger of spills. Can create dry brush effect. They are fun to write with. Specify 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4".
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N27. Automatic Pen
Sizes: 1 (1/16"), 2 (1/8"), 3 (3/16"), 3A (1/4"), 4 (5/16"), 5 (1/2"), 6 (3/4"), 6A (1").
These poster pens are made of a non-rust nickel silver with a plastic handle. They produce very thin thins. Use them with the tooth blade uppermost. Clean with warm water after use. A new pen should be filled and worked gently on paper
until the color (ink) flows. Any possible sign of scratching will soon wear off with use.
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N28. Automatic 5 Line Pen
Automatic Pen 5-line.
Designed to produce lines for sheet music, calligraphers use it to produce light, five stroked letters.
See N27 for Regular and Scroll Automatic Pens
These poster pens are made of a non-rust nickel silver with a plastic handle. They produce very fine thins. Use them with the tooth blade uppermost. Clean with warm water after use. A new pen should be filled and worked gently on paper
until the color (ink) flows. Any possible sign of scratching will soon wear off with use.
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N27-SCROLL. Automatic Scroll Pen
Sizes 7 (1/8"), 8 (3/16"), 9 (1/4"), 10 (1/2").
These are identical to regular Automatic Pens, except they have a split blade for writing double lines.
These poster pens are made of a non-rust nickel silver with a plastic handle. They produce very fine thins. Use them with the tooth blade uppermost. Clean with warm water after use. A new pen should be filled and worked gently on paper
until the color (ink) flows. Any possible sign of scratching will soon wear off with use.
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S265. Quill Knife
Quill Knife
Both blade and handle specially shaped for cutting quills as per Donald Jackson's instruction on pages 20-23 of The Calligraphers Handbook. The blade is beveled one side, straight the other. Blade is hardened and tempered high carbon steel. Specify Left or Right. (Right-handed scribes who cut away from themselves as Peter Thornton does should specify Left)
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N24. Uncut Cured Goose Quill
Uncut CURED Goose Quill
Quills are very light, very flexible, and deliver a wide variety of media easily -- thick gesso, creamy gouache or thin ink.
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N26. Goose Quills Uncut & Uncured
These UNCURED goose quills need to be cured (hardened) before they are cut for writing.
These are American goose quills that are hand selected for their suitability for calligraphy. They are 12-13" quills with larger diameter staffs with thicker walls. (They are not selected for their decorative condition.)
Quills are very light, very flexible, and deliver a wide variety of media easily -- thick gesso, creamy gouache or thin ink.
See S265. Quill Knife for a knife specially shaped for cutting quills.
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