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the light from a window—a finger-tip being held
just over the nib to direct the eye (fig. 32).

тага.

Fig. 31.

VL b.

Fig. 32.

TZH.c.

Fig. 33.

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under. wider. back

typical nibs ncjuiring rtantaig:
Fig. 34.

A nib in which the slit does not quite close may be
bent down to bring the two parts together (fig. 33).
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Uneven or blunt nibs (fig. 34) mus^ be carefully
re-cut.

VII. The Spring (see Reed, VII.) (about Д inch
by 11 inch) is placed so
that the point is about
^ inch from the end of
the nib. The long loop
should be made rather flat
to hold plenty of ink
(A, fig. 35)—neither too
much curved (B : this
holds only a drop), nor
quite flat (C : this draws
the ink up and away
from the nib).

OF QUILLS GENERALLY

For ordinary use the nib may be cut with a fairly
steep angle, as shown

Fig. 3î-

“NIB for ordinary
use. (a).

' For жгу Си strofe«,
tht mb kas a sharper'
=ongk(b)

(magnified) at a, fig. 36.

But it is better for all
careful work and fine,
sharp writing that the
angle be made very
sharp: the knife blade
is laid back (much flatter
than is shown in fig.
29) and the quill is cut
quite thin; the knife
blade is then held verti¬
cal and the extreme tip
of the nib is cut off sharp
and-true (b, fig. 36).
For large writing,
the curved inside of the quill is paredyfoi (r, d, fig. 36)

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(b.) Section of ni* ftrnu

V ) vr ^ aJXjl rtivuur a

oamd of Pen. hollow s&olct?

F IG. 36.

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