(This is a guest Post from Sam Alpert. Sam is a geologist, gamer, and general lover of all things with good, clean design that will last a lifetime.)
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend my first pen show ever this year at the Baltimore Washington International Pen Show, or BWIPS for short! One of my biggest objectives was to take advantage of the presence of nib grinders to get at least one of my pens ground. This wouldn’t be my first time having this done, previously I was able to get an architect grind from JJ Lax when he was doing an in-store event for Fountain Pen Day 2023. I loved the experience, and was keen to continue finding ways to customize my writing.
I was only going to be able to attend the show on Friday, so I looked online and was able to book in advance with JC at The Nib Tailor. But Sam, you say quickly, this article refers to All in the Nib, surely that was a typo. Unfortunately, Thursday night, disaster struck, when JC fell ill and canceled all his Friday appointments. This was pretty rough, since I’d only booked to be at the event the one day. I immediately reached out for advice, and Brad was quick to recommend Damien. With no availability to book appointments online I made sure I was there early Friday to go straight to his table when the doors opened and take the first slot that I could find. With my name on for 3:30 I was happy to spend the rest of my morning accomplishing other goals (Schon DSGN presents clear and present danger to your wallet, just saying.)