If your fountain pen feels difficult to write with,
or won’t write at all,
let us handle the repair for you.
We accept repairs for damaged pens, whether you’ve dropped your fountain pen or it was accidentally mishandled by a child.
In many cases, even a bent nib can be restored to working condition.
We also offer adjustments to writing feel and nib width to suit your preferences.
For vintage fountain pens, repairs may sometimes be difficult due to unavailable parts. However, please don’t give up—feel free to contact us first.
What is nib adjustment?
If your fountain pen doesn’t release ink smoothly at the start, or tends to skip while writing, a proper nib adjustment can restore a smooth and effortless writing experience.
For Left-Handed Writers Too!
Have you given up on using fountain pens just because you’re left-handed?
At The Nib Shaper, we adjust nibs so that they write smoothly whether you push, pull, or even write in reverse. Left-handed writers can use our pens without any issues—and many left-handed customers have already enjoyed our service.
Nib Width Adjustment
Do you find your nib too broad to write comfortably?
Western-made fountain pens are often designed for writing the alphabet, so they may not feel as smooth as Japanese pens when writing in other scripts. By narrowing the nib width, your pen can feel much easier to use.
* Please note: We only offer adjustments from broader nibs to finer nibs. Making a fine nib broader requires adding new metal, which we do not provide.
We also offer specialty nib grinds
We grind standard specialty profiles such as Stub, Italic, and Arabic (Farsi).
We also offer the following signature grinds.
Signature Nib Grinds
Kodachi Point
Line width varies with writing angle. Its distinctive geometry suits kanji and calligraphy, delivering a notably smooth writing feel.
Beak Point
The nib curves downward like a bird’s beak—fine in normal orientation and ultra-broad when reverse-written.
Fude Point
Offers dramatic line-width variation and produces strokes like a calligraphy brush.
Needle Point
An ultra-extra-fine grind taken to the limit—fine enough to write four characters inside a single 2 mm grid square.
If you have a specific writing feel you’d like for your fountain pen, please feel free to contact us.
It might even spark the creation of a brand-new nib!
Please note: Certain styles—such as Cross and Cobra grinds—are currently unavailable due to material and tooling constraints.
How to request a fountain pen nib adjustment
Ship Your Pen for Adjustment
This option lets you ship your fountain pen to our workshop for adjustment. To get started, please submit a request on our dedicated page. You can include multiple pens in a single shipment.
Attend a Pen Clinic
At our Pen Clinics, we adjust your nibs while discussing your preferences in person. Clinics are held mainly in Japan, but several times a year we also appear at overseas pen shows, including in San Francisco and Malaysia. For details, please see the Pen Clinic schedule.
How to Submit a Ship-in Request
Submit via the “The nib Shaper – International Shipping Request” Page
If you’d like to request a fountain pen adjustment from The nib Shaper, please use the “The nib Shaper – International Shipping Request” page. Be sure to read the on-page instructions and notices carefully before submitting your request.
“The nib Shaper – International Shipping Request” page is a dedicated request channel exclusively for customers residing outside Japan.
Customers living outside Japan: please submit your request via the “The nib Shaper – International Shipping Request” page.
If the shipping destination is outside Japan, the “Overseas Shipping Request” page applies to all cases—regardless of your country of residence or nationality.
Customers residing in Japan: please place your request from the JAPANESE site.