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16 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Noodler's, Writing Sample

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Noodler’s Walnut!

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Written with a Noodler’s Ahab.

Noodler’s Bad Black Moccasin

29 Saturday Dec 2012

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This is a the only black ink in Noodler’s Warden Series of bulletproof/fraud-resistant inks designed to pe impervious (or nearly so) to the most recent development in check fraud: FRICKIN’ LASERS.

It’s a fantastic utilitarian ink. It works well in flex pens (though sometimes there are flow issues if the [flex] pen is on the dry side), but it’s no art ink. Pointed dip nibs are a no-no. It’s meant to be used to ensure security, not be pretty. It’s got a slight green tinge when spread with a q-tip, and it’s a very “black” black ink, easily the darkest and most opaque in my black ink arsenal. The drawback for its permanence? Long dry times on ink-resistant paper (such as Rhodia).

Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin (Medium)

Noodler’s Whaleman’s Sepia

27 Thursday Dec 2012

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Here’s a fantastic ink with a fantastic backstory. Notice the bleached writing sample and how the tamper-resistant bright orange component serves as sort of a fraud alarm.

Noodler's Whaleman's Sepia (Medium)

Here’s Nathan Tardif’s video explaining the history behind this particular ink

Noodler’s Turquoise

22 Saturday Dec 2012

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Here’s a great ink from Noodler’s. Very saturated, it’s one of the few I dilute to use.

Noodler's Turquoise (Medium)

Sailor Sei-Boku Blue Black

19 Wednesday Dec 2012

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This has become one of my favorite dark blue inks. Sei-Boku, along with its dark black sibling, Kiwa-Guro, is a fountain pen-safe pigmented ink. The vast majority of fountain pen inks derive their beautiful hues from dyes rather than pigments, as pigments tend to clog the small channels of fountain pen feeds. And while I’m unsure of if this ink gets its color from only pigment or a mix of pigment and dyes (I’m guess the latter), I can attest that this ink ran through the test pens perfectly fine and without any trouble. And while the manufacturer recommends flushing your pen between fills of this ink, that’s a pretty good ink hygiene habit to get into anyways.

Sailor Sei-Boku Blue Black (Medium)

On the page this ink also has a very prominent red/pink sheen, which I’ve found is a common color of sheen for blue inks.

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And the one big plus for me with this ink? Here’s what it looks like on cheapo copy paper:

Sei-Boku Copy Paper

Look at that shading! The best part? It retains its fantastic sheen on copy paper as well! There is only one other ink I can think of that don’t feather and shade heavily and retain sheen: J. Herbin Rouge Hematite 1670. But as for blue inks that share this great behavior? In my experience, only Noodler’s Bad Blue Heron and Rohrer and Klingner’s Salix (an iron gall ink).

A comparison of some of my favorite shade-heavy inks.

17 Thursday May 2012

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Ink Comparison, J. Herbin, Noodler's

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Noodler’s Apache Sunset

14 Monday May 2012

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Ink Review, Noodler's

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Ahab, Ancient Copper, Antietam, Apache Sunset, Australian Roses, Baystate Blue, Black Swan, China Blue, Diamine, Diamine Sepia, English Roses, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, Ink Review, Kung Te-Cheng, NAV, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's, Noodler's Flex, North African Violet, Pasternak, Pens, Presidential Blue, Purple Ink, Purple Martin, Red-Black, Rouge Hematite, Sepia, Shading, Wild Strawberry

This is one of, if not my favorite, shading ink. Gorgeous and highly recommended!

Diamine Sepia

14 Monday May 2012

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Diamine, Ink Review

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I love this gorgeous ink that is a true shade of sepia, rather than a light brown as many other “sepia” inks are.

Noodler’s Pasternak

11 Friday May 2012

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Ahab, Australian Roses, Baystate Blue, Black Swan, China Blue, Diamine, Diamine Sepia, English Roses, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, Ink Review, Kung Te-Cheng, NAV, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's, Noodler's Flex, North African Violet, Pasternak, Pens, Presidential Blue, Purple Ink, Purple Martin, Sepia, Shading

A wonderfully muted purple belonging in the Noodler’s Russian series of inks.

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