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G nib and maybe a crow quill are a good place to start. Any straight holder should do fine.
Maybe something like this
Some of the dip pen sets come with a pen rest, usually bean shaped….dip pen with pen rest (set)
I got this on Amazon for around $20
Bonus it comes full of ink!!!
mine had the same problem with the nib gettin stuck on the post. I eventually snapped the post :(
I recommend the Tachikawa T-40 - it works with those mapping/crow-quill nibs and the full-size nibs. Plus it's cheap & comes with a cap.
Ackerman also sells a fountain pen designed for these crow-quill nibs :)
This video is a great summary of what you need to know to get started & troubleshooting for common problems - hopefully y'all find it helpful!
Her whole channel is nice, and her book is a lot of fun - this piece was copied from her book (badly, but I'm getting better)
> There's a few versions, but Zebra is popular
The Zebra nibs I got are bronze colored & put down a very fine line without much flex. Is there a silver-colored Zebra nib with more flex I should know about, or was that just an example crow-quill nib?
> good dip pen brands to try out
Holders - you can spend as much as you want on fancy ones, but once I spent more than the bare minimum they were all pretty nice.
- Speedball's set is actually not bad for a start
- Tachikawa Comic Pen Nib Holder, Model 40 - holds both large and crow-quill nibs, and has a cap to protect your nibs (take them out to dry for storage)
- MOBLIQUE 2-IN-1 PENHOLDER does both oblique & straight holder, and has a little compartment to safely hold a few nibs - so it's great for travel & comes in many colors
- I really like my "carrot" holders, that're fatter than standard
Nibs - just try a variety pack so you get to try things, you won't know what you like 'till you try them.
- Pointed pen nibs
- Brouse 76 "rose" nib - soft and hugely flexable
- G nibs from Nikko/Lenardt/Zebra - so common you should try them
- Italic
- I like Tape nibs, as they're a little more sharp-edged.
- vintage Esterbrook nibs are great
- others
- scroll nibs provide a fun shadow effect
- folded nibs make a fun "rough" effect
- crow quill
- Hunt 102 is super popular
- Hunt 108 is super soft, which might not be what you want if you're doing detail work
- I'm new to these and don't have many nibs or any favorites yet
I definitely recommend paperinkarts.com and johnnealbooks.com as good places to shop. PaperInkArts has decent variety packs of nibs.
Not sure if this set would do you: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CQW428/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
But I bought that just recently and the one tip I tried is very similar to my Hunt ex-fine 512 from Speedball. It's 10x of the same nib, so should probably last you for-ev-err. I'm guessing that these 10 will last the rest of my life.