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16 Tuesday Apr 2013
Posted A Random Writing, Noodler's, Writing Sample
in16 Tuesday Apr 2013
Posted A Random Writing, Noodler's, Writing Sample
in12 Friday Apr 2013
Posted A Random Writing, Noodler's, Writing Sample
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07 Sunday Apr 2013
Posted Ink Review, Rohrer & Klingner
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30 Saturday Mar 2013
Posted Ink Review, Parker
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16 Saturday Mar 2013
Posted Diamine, Ink Comparison, Iroshizuku, J. Herbin, Noodler's, Rohrer & Klingner, Sailor, Waterman
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03 Sunday Mar 2013
Posted A Random Writing, Various Pen Stuff, Video, Waterman, Writing Sample
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Here’s a vest model Waterman 54V with a superflex #4 nib.
01 Friday Mar 2013
Posted A Random Writing, Iroshizuku, Various Pen Stuff, Video, Waterman, Writing Sample
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blue ink, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, fountain pen restoration, Ink, Iroshizuku, Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, Ku-jaku, peacock ink, Pens, pilot Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, Random writing, rhodia, turquoise ink, waterman, waterman 52, waterman 52½V, wet noodle, wet noodle fountain pen, wet noodle pen, wet noodle waterman
My firehose wet noodle obsession.
The ink is Iroshizuku Ku-jaku, and the paper is Rhodia.
21 Thursday Feb 2013
Posted Ink Review, Noodler's
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This is an older review, and my opinion of this ink now is mostly negative, though I will admit that I haven’t traded the bottle and do still use it, but only with fine nibs. It’s an interesting concept and message, but the end result and usability of the ink is very limited.
Oddly enough it’s better behaved on copy paper:
Here’s a drip test:
And a full soak test:
I can’t tell you exactly how long it soaked, but it was probably 10-30 minutes. Washing away the yellow component of the ink really doesn’t take long to do.
08 Friday Feb 2013
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05 Tuesday Feb 2013
Posted Diamine, Ink Comparison, Ink Review
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blue ink, China Blue, Diamine, Diamine Sepia, dip pen, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, Ink Review, J. Herbin, Nib, Nibs, Rouge Hematite, Sepia, Shading
Here’s my review of Diamine Beau Blue, an ink which I’d not given a fair chance and had already made up my mind to hate. But fortunately those feelings changed when I saw that icy blue goodness being laid down on Rhodia. And also, as you might notice, I’ve made up a completely superfluous term to go along with my reviews to describe a VERY desirable (for me) trait of inks that I call…
Grotto…
And onto the new term: Grotto.
I first noticed this trait in Herbin inks. In fact, if you look at some of my previous reviews I make several references to the “‘Herbin’ look”. It’s the beautiful darker-on-the-edges look that many J. Herbin inks can achieve when they dry on quality paper, and is especially prominent in nibs that are wet, bold, or flexy. I’d never had a name for it, but when reviewing this ink I found this particular quality so striking that I felt I had to name it.
To me it is a very “wet” look, like coffee that’s dried on non-absorbent paper. But I couldn’t call it “wetness” because people would think it just never dries (and what I call a “wet” look may very well trigger something completely different when someone else see’s it). So I ran with the word “wet” without actually using it, and after some thinking I decided I shall call this ink characteristic—at least within the context of future reviews—”grotto”. Grottos are mysterious, often beautiful places that might be harboring secrets. Their walls are often wet, and the water that might come from a natural spring and form a pool in them is clear and cool, straight from nature.
So now that I’ve gotten all the poetic junk out of the way, that’s “grotto”. This ink has great grotto. Not that I expect anyone else to pick up the word (though I’ll be perfectly happy if they do); it’s just a word to describe something I’ve been trying to describe for a long time.
And here are some other inks that have great grotto.
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