The invention concerns a writing implement (1) comprising ink (5) ina fibrous or non-fibrous reservoir, a retarding agent soluble or dispersiblein the inkand a nib (7) for transferring ink (5) from the reservoir to the writingmedium and amethod for making such a nib (7). The invention is characterised in that aretardingagent is included in the writing nib (7) and is adapted to be carried by theink (5)when it is transferred into said nib (7). The inventive method consists inimpregnatingan already machined writing nib with a solution containing a specific amountof aretarding agent, drying the impregnated writing nib, without stirring, byheating at atemperature less than 60 °C.
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