Review on 🖋 Complete Calligraphy Set for Beginners: Lettering Tribe's Oblique Wooden Pen Set with 10 Dip Pen Nibs, Black India Ink, and Online Guide Book by Heather Shaw

What is the price for the number of calligraphy items in the set! It would be great to introduce a set of fountain pens to my teenager! Aesthetically it was beautifully packaged! As soon as I opened the cellophane-wrapped packaging, I was excited to try each pen! As I began to pull out the foam bar holding the items in place, I noticed tiny particles around the tip, flange, and head of the pen. I thought it was wood shavings or bits from a slot in the flange. When I removed the pen, a splinter was sticking out of the slot, as well as shavings, which eventually fell into my workspace when changing the nibs. The ink bottles were individually packaged in matching ziplock bags. I just removed the black ink and tried it. Leaking was not an issue mentioned by several reviewers. Once the cover was removed, a rubbery plug was revealed, creating a perfect seal. You have to give them credit for this packaging. Unfortunately, I was starting to get frustrated. I cleaned all the feathers with toothpaste as directed, not potatoes. The third quill (I classified the claw as it wasn't marked, or the second in the set) couldn't stay securely in the quill holder as you can see in the video. Due to the 1 video limit on Revain reviews, I can't say the second tip (the eighth in the set, marked 2mm) dangled less when it dropped into the ink bottle. Luckily the neck of the bottle was narrow enough that I could easily pull the spring out. The fourth pen's tip was unevenly aligned and crackled as I gently pushed in and out as I lowered and raised each stroke. The 4mm and 5mm tips were also unevenly aligned. 50% of the springs were defective. Rather than attempting to swap I decided to return this set and on my journey found individual slanted pins and matching nibs to introduce my teenager to this beautiful art I had learned about when he was his age. The quality of the whole product is inconsistent. So I would not recommend this set.