Note 12 — Chapter II · ACQUIRING A FORMAL HAND: (1) TOOLS Acquiring a Formal Hand: Tools, &c. — The Desk — Paper & Ink — Pens: The Reed: The Quill — Of Quills generally — Pen-knife, Cutting-slab, &c.
Reading edition
The width of the cut nib corresponds exactly with the width of the thickest stroke which the pen will make in writing.