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Oh, yes. There used to be a guy in New Hampshire that fixed, ground and smoothed nibs. I think he retired. Richard Bender. His wife wrote the most awesome notes on vintage post cards.

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It is a dying trade. I know there are some guys who grind nibs at the pen shows.

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Dude, we don't teach cursive. Today's kids can't read the fucking Constitution or Magna Carta!

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Yeah, I know. The younger generation knows how to use iphones though lol

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Yeah, that is the connection now.

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Have you ever gone to one? SO MANY PENS!

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my mother uses her iPhone better, and more usefully than her construction engineering granddaughter. 🤣🤣🤣. And she knows old school shorthand!

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used to go to the SF show. It was awesome!

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Never seen so many beautiful pens laid out! And the stories some of the guys have on the history of their pens. wow

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