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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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LR13-2. Letter Arts Review: Vol.13, No.2

Letter Arts Review Volume 13 No. 2

Ruling Pen Issue. This issue of Letter Arts Review includes Paul Shaw’s 27- page article on the use of ruling pens for
calligraphy and lettering. Covers history, types of ruling pens, ink & paint, paper, technique, angles/kenetics/pressure/ speed, & styles of ruling pen writing. Over 50 illustrations. LR13.2

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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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