Great video! Always so informative. That medium nib seems just awesome. That range of line variation is a dream. Sailor did a fantastic job there. Loving the quality of the video as well
Brian I'd appreciate your advice here. My cursive handwriting is about 3 millimetres and upper cases 5 millimetres. Should I opt for the medium or broad nib, and would the broad one be rather unsuitable? Thanks in advance
@Daytona Greg I believe that was the tool pen. Which became unusable very quickly because my child (who was 9 at the time) decided to play with it & lost the feed. But I replaced it after they came out with the rainbow tool pen 😁
thanks for showing us this interesting nip! as an architect myself I am thrilled about the various way this nip write when you hold it differently. and yeah, I write and draw in strange angles too.
I maybe wrong, but I think this is originally designed to mimic the brush pen line for writing Japanese and Chinese Calligraphy. I think the Japanese pen makers also sell nibs that are bent upwards specifically for that purpose. Can you review one of those someday? It will be really cool!
You are absolutely right! I use mine to write Chinese exclusively, it’s rather boring as an English writer. Sailor special also comes in fude, Concorde, double stack and triple stack Togi.
@@chumpo6130 I have two Sailor Fude de Mannen pens-the biggest difference is the angle of the bend in the nib, and personally I find the one with a 40 degree angle much easier to use than the 55 degree one. Someday I’d really like to get a naginata togi, but if you want to mess around with an inexpensive, no-frills fude (kinda feels cheap) they’re not bad. (The ones I have are not the really nice gold nib ones, just brass afaik)
OMG! Just as this video comes out, I am opening my package that arrived from you with my new 1911S zoom nib! This NT nib is on another level (and out of my price range at the moment, lol). Great review! I am a sucker for a nib that has multiple line weights, especially one that does it in both directions, not just in one direction (down and cross strokes only like a stub). Sailor nibs rock!
Yeah, it’s versatility certainly makes it more of a “tool” than your typical pen. It writes pretty well for everyday writing though, if you naturally keep your writing angle pretty consistent -Brian Goulet
Check out the video below! He demonstrated the whole range of nibs to sketch. However these are more for writing Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters. They are rather uninspiring as an English writer. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v33KTXr8q_I.html
Hi Handsome. Always a pleasure to see you. Love the short and sweet videos. Delivered all my fountain pen gifts for this Christmas. Hope your holiday was wonderful.🎄This video was great.
1. Now this is an extremely appealing nib. I would love to draw with it. At $600, I am priced out. Thanks for showing it to us. 2. Howzabout reverse writing? I bet it lays down an EF line, scratchy but usable?
I tried flipping it over, I didn’t like it. I didn’t cover that in the video because I didn’t want to make it seem like something was wrong...most nibs aren’t specifically made to be written with flipped over, so I just left it alone. -Brian Goulet
Reminds me of the “predator” grind from nibgrinder. Been wanting to order one for a long time. I think it’s like $40-60 to have done to a pre-existing pen.
@@Gouletpens he also does a reversed version that I might be conflating the name of. They’re a little simpler than this (which is part of why they’re cheaper to do) in that they don’t change with angle, they change between normal and upside down. So it’s like architect on one side and fine on the other.
It’s almost like a reverse FUDE. FUDE curves up at the tip, while this curves back at the tip. I wonder if that’s an accurate way to think about this design?
I LOVE THIS but I am surprised to see it available in the west. It looks like a spectacular pen for Chinese and Japanese calligraphy but... Seems rather unsuited for western writing/calligraphy? Is the appeal simply the uniqueness?
It isn't at all unsuited for western calligraphy. I can't make this nib stand up and do tricks, but there are those who can do pretty much everything with this one nnib.
I dont think this would be that great for writing Chinese characters, it's not a brush. It looks very versatile for drawing, however. Like a much more refined fude nib (I am aware that fude means brush lol).
@@CaptainWumbo If it provides enough variation for drawing, wouldn't that mean it's enough variation for Chinese characters? I mean I'm not talking about artistic brushwork, just regular writing but with more aesthetic flourish than a ballpoint pen.
This, to me, feels like what Sailor should do more of. Often times I just feel like their a Montblanc clone without too many original ideas, but this is actually a really cool pen.
They do a lot of this, but most of it is in Japan. The fact they’re opening this nib up in the US is encouraging, hopefully we can encourage expansion into other unique nibs. The challenge with this of course is it’s a lot of work/time to make, so offering a lot of options globally is hard. -Brian Goulet
Yes, they’re pretty different, actually. Oblique broad is pretty much just a broad...at a certain angle it has a sliiiiiiight bit of line variation to it like a stub, but more subtle. The line variation of the Naginata Togi blows the OB out of the water, in my personal opinion. -Brian Goulet
Brian I'd appreciate your advice here. My cursive handwriting is about 3 millimteres thick and I write at about 60' angle. Should I opt for the medium or broad Nagitana Togi nib, would the broad be rather unsuitable? Thank you in advance.
I recently bought a Sailor 1911 with a bold Naginata Emperor nib. It is excellent, but I find I miss fully seeing the etching on the nib, which is mostly obscured by the hood on the top of the Emperor nib. Do I have any viable options here in terms of the nib’s aesthetic?
I’m curious why you got the emperor version? My understanding is that’s really only needed if you use it as a dip pen. Do you find you use it as a dip pen, or is their another reason to have it?
@@Inazarab I was drawn to it because of the very heavy line it facilitates. It was not pitched to me as a dip pen, but rather one excellent for long periods of writing or note-taking. And since all my other fountain pens have medium nibs, I wanted the richest bold line I could afford. I quickly found, however, that I missed the nib’s aesthetic.
If you get a chance to go to a pen show where Sailor is present, they usually have some you can sample! Y know, when that’s a thing again. -Brian Goulet
I was gonna ask if it’s similar to the Zoom nib. I’ve been wanting a Zoom nib because it seems interesting & manageable to write with. Is the Naginota Togi nib more difficult to manage than the Zoom nib?
I wouldn’t really call it difficult...complex, maybe? 🤪 it will give a little more line variation than a Zoom with everyday writing, because of that architect aspect to it. I think it would take some getting used to, but if you like the Zoom you would enjoy the NT as well. -Brian Goulet
They have! it’s similar but not quite as dramatic as this...and I believe the Goccia is only one nib size. I was able to test it for myself but I don’t know that Aurora ever officially rolled it out...perhaps they did in limited markets globally but they’ve never made them available to us. -Brian Goulet
@@Gouletpens I have one, but I believe it is only one nib size. It is available here in the US as I was able to get one about. Year ago from a US retailer. Jim
Really dissapointing what you said. Took the Montblanc 149 and it does the same thing just putting more pressure you have a large writing! So please where is the speciality? Probably you have not to regulate the nib?? Because it can happens also with other Montblanc that are not so good in quality ! but worth a little!
Montblanc doesn't offer anything like this. Yes, the design of the pen body is a 146 rip-off; no argument. But the nib is a whole other story. Sailor has some of the most interesting nibs on the market, and IMO much better than Montblanc, even their standard nibs. Montblanc is a total rip-off. I'm not saying their bad, they're perfectly fine pens, but probably only worth the cost of a 3776. Brand name doesn't matter. What matters is the quality of the actual pen and nib balanced against the cost. I'll never understand why anyone would purchase a Montblanc. I just can't fathom the justification for that value proposition.
