Jim Pingle

Father, geek, serial hobbyist.

Recently renewed my interest in fountain pens and found stub/italic nibs I liked right away but now am in search of the EF-iest EF-ing nib I can find reasonably priced. So far the Extra Fine nib on the Pilot Kakuno is the best and the Jinhao 9019 w/#8 EF nib is very close. I have a couple more on the way to try, but the Kakuno will be hard to beat.

The 9019 is on the larger side (not my preference), Kakuno is smaller but not overly so. They are both ~$12-15USD each.

Image of four handwritten lines of text. To the left of the text are four thin lines which branch out and go over one line of written text each. After the text on each line is a series of loops and X's Lines are as follows: Line 1: Pilot Kakuno EF Nib, Kon-Peki ink -- This pen line is very thin and dark blue in color. Line 2: Jinhao 9019 Dadao #8 EF Nib, Fuyu-gaki Ink -- This pen line is slightly thicker than the first line and orange in color. Line 3: Zebra F-301 Rollerball -- This pen line is thicker yet, is blue in color, and has visible skips in the writing Line 4: Pentel Graphgear 1000 PG1015 0.5mm lead -- This line is in pencil, gray in color, and is nearly as thin as the ink lines.
A zoomed-in version of the previous photo focused on the left hand side with the example lines. Image of four handwritten lines of text. To the left of the text are four thin lines which branch out and go over one line of written text each. Lines are only partially visible, but the visible parts read as follows: Line 1: Pilot Kakuno EF -- This pen line is very thin and dark blue in color. Line 2: Jinhao 9019 Dadao -- This pen line is slightly thicker than the first line and orange in color. Line 3: Zebra F-301 Ro -- This pen line is thicker yet, is blue in color, and has visible skips in the writing Line 4: Pentel Graphgear -- This line is in pencil, gray in color, and is nearly as thin as the ink lines.
Photo of four writing implements arranged with their tips pointed toward the same point slightly out of frame. The focus is on the tip of each implement. They are, from Left to Right: * Pentel Graphgear 1000 PG1015 * Zebra F-301Rollerball * Jinhao 9019 Dadao #8 EF Nib * Pilot Kakuno EF Nib

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