Thoughts on the Ktav?

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I write Eshet Chayils (paper and quill) to practice my Ktav most of the time.
Thoughts? (Everyone's input will be appreciated very much!)




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  1. MendyMay 27, 2019 at 7:26 AM

    The vov of the mem should lean towards the left a bit more perhaps?...

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    1. MendyMay 27, 2019 at 7:29 AM

      The vov and top yud of alefs look slightly misaligned

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    2. Michael ArashebnMay 30, 2019 at 10:59 PM

      Thank you very much! The only thing that I need work on is not to make my mem look more of an ashkenazic ktav due to the slant, since it is hard to make a slant with the regel that I use,

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