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Ripple, it’s a good thing…

19 Tuesday Mar 2013

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Waterman 54V

03 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in 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.

Noodler’s Rome Is Burning

21 Thursday Feb 2013

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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.

Rome Is Burning (Medium)

Oddly enough it’s better behaved on copy paper:

Rome Is Burning Extras (Copy)

Here’s a drip test:

Rome Is Burning Extras (Color Change)

And a full soak test:

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RomeBurningSmallSampleAfter

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.

Diamine Beau Blue

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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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…

Diamine Beau Blue (Medium)

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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Three Great Copy Paper Blues

29 Tuesday Jan 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Noodler's, Rohrer & Klingner, Sailor, Writing Sample

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Here are my three favorite blues for when I’m writing on less-than-ideal paper.

Otherwise good behaving, heavily-shading and/or sheening inks more often than not are rendered by bad paper into flat, feathering, bleedthrough-prone monstrosities.

But not these three inks. Shading is heavy on all three and bleedthrough isn’t an issue at all.

Noodler’s Bad Blue Heron: A part if Noodler’s Warden Series, their most fraud resistant inks currently produced. Feathering sent a problem and shading is heavy. There’s even a tad of the ink’s subtle sheen.

Sailor Sei-Boku: This ink is one of the only pigmented inks on the market that’s truly safe for regular use in fountain pens. On copy paper its behavior couldn’t be better. Shading and sheen are prominent. The sheen is especially striking considering the absorbency of the paper.

Rohrer & Klingner Salix: This is an iron gall ink, a category of ink that is known for its good behavior on a wide variety of paper.

You won’t regret trying any of these fantastic inks.

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Iroshizuku Ku-jaku

26 Saturday Jan 2013

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Here’s a gorgeous ink from Iroshizuku. It’s not exactly a class act on copy paper, but on Rhodia and other quality papers it’s a stunning color.

Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku (Medium)

Waterman 652

25 Friday Jan 2013

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A nice Waterman 652 for you.

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In Praise of Sailor Sei-Boku

07 Monday Jan 2013

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blue, blue ink, dark blue, dark blue ink, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, ink with sheen, inks with a sheen, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, Shading, sheen, waterman 52, waterman 52½V

There are but a few fountain pen inks I’ve tried that exhibit such a well-behaved disposition on cheapo copy paper, and Sei-Boku is one of my favorites.

Not only does it go on the page without feathering and have zero issues with bleedthrough, but it also exhibits two characteristics when written with flexible nibs that are hard to come by on copy paper: heavy shading and heavy sheen.

*drool*

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Waterman 52½V Super-Flex, Left Oblique Sample

07 Monday Jan 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Diamine, Various Pen Stuff, Waterman, Writing Sample

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Private Reserve Tanzanite

01 Tuesday Jan 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Ink Comparison, Ink Review, Private Reserve

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Here’s a vibrant purple ink from Private Reserve. It’s a very “loud” color, but didn’t particularly strike me as special, though I know it has a pretty strong following.

Private Reserve Tanzanite (Medium)

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