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Wordless Wednesday
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A bad deal at MassDrop.
Folks, I love ink. I also love deals. Right now, MassDrop is running a deal where you get to choose a J. Herbin 1670 ink, an Edelstein, and an Iroshizuku for the price of $67 (shipped to the US).
This is not a good deal. Don't fall for this. I'm only including the link because Massdrop does have good deals on some things. Just not this one. Don't buy this one. A bunch of people have, and I can't figure out why.
Mike, out.
This is not a good deal. Don't fall for this. I'm only including the link because Massdrop does have good deals on some things. Just not this one. Don't buy this one. A bunch of people have, and I can't figure out why.
Mike, out.
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Caran d'Ache Infra Red
Let's check out some red inks! It's about midterm-time for most academics, and that means plenty of grading.
First up, Caran d'Ache's Infra Red. It's a solid red ink with excellent flow and pretty okay behavior. It does tend to bleed a little bit on really cheap paper, but it could be far worse. Honestly, I don't know where students get their paper. It's the worst. This ink bleeds pretty badly there, but so do all sorts of other pens. It actually works pretty well on regular copy paper.
Best of all, it's a bright red ink. Those are pretty hard to find, for some reason. Many of them are a bit washed out, or they're too pink, or they're dark and look like blood. I'm a bigger fan of a true red, and this one fits the bill.
Close-ups!
I really like the rich, even hue of this ink.
Copy Paper Test
Chromatography
Compare!
Water Drop Test and Video Review
This is a really good red, if you're looking for a bright red that isn't a bloody red. The slight bleeding issue can probably be addressed with a fine or x-fine nib, if you're into that sort of thing. You can find bottles and samples over at Anderson Pens. A 50ml bottle goes for $36.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
The ink for this review was provided free of charge by Anderson Pens. The review was all mine, however.
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Toucan Crimson
This is the first Toucan ink that I've had the pleasure of using. I first heard of this Aussie brand when I missed a group-buy over on the FPN. They came in these really neat plastic pouches, and I wanted them pretty bad. Anderson Pens is the only dealer of these inks in the US, and they've still got the pouches. I see on Toucan's website that they're not going to be in those bags anymore, and that's too bad. Maybe they were inconvenient for filling pens (I can certainly imagine that they would be), but they were a bit of character that set them apart.
Any-whozzle, this crimson ink is a little too light to be crimson in my book. The ink behaves just fine, but I could stand for it to be a bit more saturated. One of the neat things about these inks is that you can mix them all together. Well, not all of them at the same time, but any of them you'd like. For that reason, a lightly saturated ink is going to be better at mixing with other colors.
It's a well-behaved ink that works well. It's a light red more than it is a crimson, but it's not a pink. Interesting color.
Close-Ups!
Chromatography!
The chromatography for this ink is really interesting. As a mixable ink, I'm not surprised that it's all sort of one hue. That hue is a peachy pink.
Video Review and Water Drop Test
This low-cost, imported, mixable red is just a little lighter than I think would be ideal, but it's going to have fans out there. If you're looking for a well-behaved light-red ink, then this is the ticket. You can find bags and samples over at Anderson Pens. A 60ml bag goes for $10.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
The ink for this review was provided free of charge by Anderson Pens. The review was all mine, however.
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Caran d'Ache Divine Pink
And here it is. The last of the Caran d'Ache inks. Divine Pink is much more of a red than it is a pink, I think. Magenta, maybe? Either way, it's a nicely saturated ink that flows really well. No hard starts or stutters with this ink.
This isn't going to be an ink for everyone. It's not going to fit in at the board room and it's not going to be the ink that you sign your mortgage with. It's not an ink for guys who are too "bro" to cop to using an ink called "Divine Pink". It is an ink for people who want their words to really stand out. It works for me in writing notes and for grading papers. It's well-behaved, and it looks good on the page. No behavioral issues except on the cheapest papers.
Close-Ups
Comparisons
I didn't have any real reds to compare to this "pink" one. Fireball gets more orange as it ages in your pen, and Toucan's Scarlet is a fairly orangy-red as well.
Chromatography
This one is almost monochrome, and I'm not used to seeing that from these inks. There are some hints of a flamingo pink in there, but the combination ends up very close to red. Not much left of the original ink spot on the right end of the strip.
Copy Paper Tests
Video Review and Water Drop Test
In the market for a well-behaved magenta ink that has some small amount of water resistance? Check out AndersonPens.net where it goes for $36 in a 50ml bottle.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
The ink for this review was provided free of charge by Anderson Pens. The review was all mine, however.
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Links to the whole Caran d'Ache set.
Since I just finished an entire set of inks, I thought I'd go ahead and post the whole set here with links to the reviews. Maybe this is something I'll do in the future, if it's helpful and a hit.
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Thanks again for the inks, AndersonPens!
Thanks again for the inks, AndersonPens!
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Montblanc Meisterstuck 90 years Permanent Grey
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I held off on getting a bottle of this 90th Anniversary ink for a couple of months. The early pictures that I saw showed a pretty light grey, and I'm not into that. I want a grey that is distinctly grey, but also dark enough to use day-to-day. It turns out, though, that this is both of those things. And, it's permanent. That's neat. It's also fairly well-behaved on crappy papers and (though I don't mention it) it dries pretty quickly.
I've found that I really like this ink, and I can recommend getting a bottle while you can.
Close-Ups!
Compare!
The Herbin ink below is darker than it should be. It was in that pen for a long time and it was the dregs of the cartridge. The Brahmin ink is a really dark black, and you can see a definite difference between that and the 90 year ink. I think it's a good look.
Copy Paper Test
There's some bleed with this ink, but most of this is kinda just show-through. Fairly good behavior, but it could be a little better.
Chromatography!
Water Test and Review Video
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
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J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche
I didn't have a whole lot to say about this ink. It's a fine turquoise, but it's also a really average turquoise. I only had one cartridge of this ink, and it was in that Kaweco for so long that I don't really remember where I got it. I kinda think it was something that Elaine from JetPens threw into a package for me, but I can't find that little baggie, so I don't know for sure. Let's go ahead and give them credit for sending it, anyway.
Bleu Pervenche tends to change a little bit in the light, and it came out looking much more blue in these pictures than it usually appears. As you'll see below, in the comparison, it is pretty much the same color as Sheaffer Turquoise and Caran d'Ache's Hypnotic Turquoise. All of those are a bit lighter than the Montblanc Balzac. Of the 4, I really liked the Montblanc best. It might have been some turquoise-burnout, but I had a hard time getting excited about this ink. It's a fine ink. A little bit of bleed on the copy paper, but nothing egregius.
I just realized that I have been misspelling the name of this ink the whole time. I don't have the cartridge any longer, though, so I can't re-do the review, and you're going to have to forgive me that mistake.
Close-Ups!
Comparison
Copy Paper Test
Chromatography
Ink Review Video and Water Drop Test
If you're into this blue ink, and there's no real reason you shouldn't be, then check it out at Jet Pens and Anderson Pens. Get a sample or some cartridges (those little cans are very cool) and test it out for yourself.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
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Sheaffer Turquoise
I mentioned that I'd been using a bunch of turquoise inks. Well, here's another one. I think the color is just a little bit off, but not a whole lot. It's a little more green in real life, but it's still slightly on the blue side of turquoise.
I've used this ink in a couple of different pens, now, and I really don't regret getting it. I probably wouldn't have, but the Sheaffer converters are pretty expensive (for converters) and these cartridges are really good for refilling. They don't have a neck that can split (like most of the standard international carts), so you can use them indefinitely. That's a good feature.
This ink is a very smooth one, and it runs a bit wet. There aren't any hard starts from this ink. Excellent stuff. My hand writing is way worse with this nib, but that's only because I didn't have any idea how to use it when I wrote the review. Architect grinds are a little tricky.
Close ups!
Ink Comparisons
Here it is next to some other Turquoise inks. It's very close to the Caran d'Ache.
Copy Paper Test
Chromatography
Review Video and Water Drop Test
If you're into this blue ink, and there's no real reason you shouldn't be, then check it out at Anderson Pens. Get a sample or some cartridges or a bottle and test it out for yourself.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
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Kaweco Royal Blue
Jet Pens is back on the blog! I've missed them as they worked through a reorganization, but they were kind enough to send this little bottle of Kaweco ink a couple of weeks ago, and it's a good one.
Kaweco doesn't put the name of their ink on the bottles, so when I wrote the review I just called it blue. A little research tells me that it's called "Royal Blue", but it doesn't really seem like a royal blue to me. It's closer to a periwinkle. The color has a pronounced purple tinge to it. It also shades pretty well, and there's not all that much bleed/feather/spread on copy paper. There is some, though, as this is a pretty thin ink. It runs wet, and this nib is a little wet, so it wasn't a great combo. It would probably be great in a drier nib. I like this bright ink, even though it's purple-ish.
Close ups!
I don't usually photograph the back of the review sheet because most inks don't come through the back of Rhodia's paper. This #14 pad is kinda weak, though. I don't know why, but ink and the water from the water tests seem to come through this paper more than it should. Anyone heard of Rhodia changing their papers, or did I just get a weird one?
Chromatography
This chromatography shows some potential for water-resistance, but lots of the blue and purple tones fled to the right-hand side of the strip.
Copy Paper Test
Compare!
Here are some other blues to compare it to. The Fox River Blues an Blue Bonnet are both darker blues, but this comparison really brings out the purple in the Kaweco ink.
The Bottle!
I don't usually get bottles of ink, but this one was a Jet Pens gift, They're nice little bottles, but they are little. The short, wide form factor is going to require you to fill with a syringe pretty soon. It'll fit your big nibs better than a J. Herbin bottle (it's got a bigger opening), but it's not very deep. It's a fun bottle, though, and the styling is cool. I do wish the ink's name were on the bottle, though.
Video Review and Water Drop Test
If you're into this purple-y blue ink, then check it out at Jet Pens. Bottles are $17.50 for 30ml, but you can get 6 cartridges for $2.30. I would go for a pack of cartridges or a sample of this ink if you're not sure about the color or the performance.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Jet Pens for sending this ink out for me to try!
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Anderson Pens' Fox River Blues
Hey folks, it's a new set of inks! I'm always psyched to have a brand new ink to show, and that's what we've got tonight. Anderson Pens has enlisted the Scribal Workshop to remake some inks for them. This boutique-ink company isn't making their lines of fountain pen inks any longer, except for the Anderson's inks. I was a little skeptical when the Andersons told me who was making their exclusive line.
I've been critical of some of these inks in the past. I found them to smell weird or be so dry that they were unusable. Fortunately, the inks have been reformulated to be less dry and draggy. I've used all seven inks in the set, and there's only one that I'm concerned about. This ain't it.
I really like this ink. More than anything else, this is a fantastic color. It's a great medium blue. I love the midnight tones in there. It doesn't bleed, feather, or spread on copy paper. It does show through, but it's not a big deal. I think the one problem with this ink is that it needs a bigger nib than I gave it. It's on the dry side, and it needed a little coaxing to get it flowing if I left the pen on the desk for a couple of days. For some pens, that's going to be a feature (and not a problem). So, put this in a pen with generous flow and let it rip.
Close Ups!
That color...awesome.
Copy Paper Test
Ink Comparisons!
Video Review and Water Drop Test
If you've a wet nib that needs a really cool blue, then check it out at Anderson Pens. Bottles are $12.50 for 60ml (2oz), and 3ml samples for $1.25. I'd advise a sample, at least.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Brian and Lisa for sending this ink out for me to try!
**While this ink was a press sample, the review is all mine.**
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Stipula Musk Green
So, I've got a lot of inks, and I like lots of them, but I don't have all that many favorites. This one is a favorite. It was also a surprise, which is very cool.
I actually got this one a long while ago. It was at least last spring. Anywho, I ordered a bunch of ink samples, and one of them wasn't available or I accidentally ordered two of the same one, or something like that. Lisa caught it, and offered to send me something else in exchange so I told her to just pick a fun one and throw it in there. I ended up with the (unattractively named) Musk Green. I hadn't tried very many of Stipula's inks (maybe only a couple?), but I went ahead and loaded it up anyway.
This ink isn't a very green ink. It's more like a green-brown with a touch of yellow, I think. It has a perfect flow in my TWSBI 540's fine nib, and there's no feathering or spreading on copy papers and it only barely shows through without bleeding. That's good stuff. It also shades really well on Rhodia (and a little bit on copy paper).
I used this one for a long time, and I only stopped using it because I needed to use that pen for some reviews. Anyone else tried this ink? Am I a little nuts?
CLOSE-UPS!
Chromatography!
That's some pretty cool chromatography, right? Almost no brown or green in this green-brown ink.
Copy Paper Test
Ink Comparison
Water Drop Test and Video Review
If you're looking for a funky ink that is also awesome, then check it out at Anderson Pens (that's where I got mine). Bottles run $25.00 for 70ml (2oz), and 3ml samples for $1.25. I'd advise a sample, at least. It's a weird color, it's a little expensive, and it ain't gonna be for everyone. It is great, though. Let me know what you think.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
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Thanksgiving and a visit to Origami Ink
Hi folks!
The Mrs. and I are in Knoxville for the Thanksgiving holiday. We had turkey and such yesterday, followed by 3 pies. Today is roast beef and birthday cake (for Audrey's dad). I don't know. It doesn't seem like we'll have enough deserts.
Asheville, NC is about half-way between our place in NC and Knoxville, so we like to stop there and let the dog stretch her legs. Of course, it doesn't hurt that we can visit Origami Ink while we're there. They've moved from the downtown location to a really nice little shop in the Biltmore Village, and the new location is really nice.
The shop owners (whose names I I've forgotten...maybe they'll stop by and remind me) are super nice folks. They even let us bring our little dog in to meet their shop-dog, Inky.
They've got a pretty nice collection of fountain pens available. Everything from Lamy and Pilot to Pelikan, Faber-Castell and Graf von Faber-Castell. You'll also find Franklin-Christoph pens and inks in this store, and that's pretty rare. They've also got an extensive selection of stationary and a decent selection of inks (Noodler's, J. Herbin, and some others).
If you're in Asheville, you've got to stop and check them out. Tell 'em I said hi.
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The Mrs. and I are in Knoxville for the Thanksgiving holiday. We had turkey and such yesterday, followed by 3 pies. Today is roast beef and birthday cake (for Audrey's dad). I don't know. It doesn't seem like we'll have enough deserts.
Asheville, NC is about half-way between our place in NC and Knoxville, so we like to stop there and let the dog stretch her legs. Of course, it doesn't hurt that we can visit Origami Ink while we're there. They've moved from the downtown location to a really nice little shop in the Biltmore Village, and the new location is really nice.
The shop owners (whose names I I've forgotten...maybe they'll stop by and remind me) are super nice folks. They even let us bring our little dog in to meet their shop-dog, Inky.
They've got a pretty nice collection of fountain pens available. Everything from Lamy and Pilot to Pelikan, Faber-Castell and Graf von Faber-Castell. You'll also find Franklin-Christoph pens and inks in this store, and that's pretty rare. They've also got an extensive selection of stationary and a decent selection of inks (Noodler's, J. Herbin, and some others).
If you're in Asheville, you've got to stop and check them out. Tell 'em I said hi.
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Anderson Pens' Robin's Egg Blue
This one is the Anderson's favorite ink (or it was when I asked). It's a nice color, I think. Robin's Egg is a sort of a dark turquoise that tends to shade a little bit. The swatch above was taken while the ink was still wet, and it was pooled a bit at the ends. Nice.
Performance-wise, Robin's Egg was not my favorite. It's a little temperamental about the pen that it's in. I started it out in my Franklin-Christoph's broad cursive italic nib, and it was good once it got going. It did give me hard-starts, though, and it tends to dry out in the nib. I knew that the Andersons liked it, though, so I decided to try it out in a wetter nib. The medium nib on my Delta Unica is on the wet side, and it didn't have any problems with this ink. No hard starts or dry nibs on that one.
The tip I can give you is to put this ink in a big wet nib. Looking at Brian Anderson's list of pens that he had it in, they were big broad nibs with a wet flow. That means it's not going to be an ink for every pen, but most everyone has a pen that runs wet. This ink is for that pen.
Close-ups!
Chromatography
Not a wild range of colors in this ink, but that's okay. It also didn't seem to move up the paper very much. Usually, that suggests that there's some degree of water-fastness. To see if that holds true, check out the video below.
Copy Paper Test
I just thought the picture below was neat. It's showing off a sheen that I didn't really see while writing with the ink. You'd (maybe) see it with a very wet nib.
Memnosyne swatch!
Compare the inks!
Water Drop Test and Review Video
If you've a wet nib that needs a really cool blue, then check it out at Anderson Pens. Bottles are $12.50 for 60ml (2oz), and 3ml samples for $1.25.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Brian and Lisa for sending this ink out for me to try!
**While this ink was a press sample, the review is all mine.**
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Anderson Pens' Green Bay
This is the member of the Anderson's collection that I like the best. It's a gorgeous dark green that shades well, and behaves wonderfully. It's Lisa Anderson's favorite ink in the collection, too, and I can totally see why.
When this was Scribal Workshops' Levithan, I hated it. It was dry and scratchy. It made me feel like I was always writing on sandpaper. Not good. As Green Bay, it's been reformulated to be awesome.
(If they added a little more of this "smooth" to the Fox River Blues ink, it would probably be my favorite ink ever.)
Some of the other inks are temperamental about which pens they're in and they only flow in big-bore nibs. This one is has excellent flow and it looks awesome. It reminds me of Epinard (looking back at an email from Brian Anderson, he thinks so, too), and that's a very good thing. The Anderson inks are cheaper than the Sailor ones were, and Epinard is discontinued. Get some Green Bay. I will be doing that soon.
Close-Ups!
Chromatography!
Just green, with a dash of yellow and a touch of blue base.
Copy Paper Test!
Compare!
Water Drop Test and Review Video
The Final Words:
If you've a wet nib that needs a really cool blue, then check it out at Anderson Pens. Bottles are $12.50 for 60ml (2oz), and 3ml samples for $1.25.
If you're a long-time reader of the blog, you know that I always advise a sample of an ink before a whole bottle. This time, though, go for the bottle. You won't regret it.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Brian and Lisa for sending this ink out for me to try!
**While this ink was a press sample, the review is all mine.**
If you're a long-time reader of the blog, you know that I always advise a sample of an ink before a whole bottle. This time, though, go for the bottle. You won't regret it.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Brian and Lisa for sending this ink out for me to try!
**While this ink was a press sample, the review is all mine.**
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Anderson Pens' Appleton Red
A red ink to end the school year! Hooray for the winter break!
I used up most of the sample that Brian and Lisa sent out to me. I was trying to figure out if I liked the ink, and I think I do. The color is a solid, bright red, and it behaves well on average papers. Those two qualities make it a good grading ink. And it's named after the charming Appleton, WI where the Anderson Pens shop is located.
The reason it took me so long to decide whether I liked it was that it's temperamental about nibs. I originally put it in a Kaweco Sport with a medium nib. That didn't go well. It was fine at first, but it tended to dry up in the nib and it just didn't want to flow most of the time. That nib is a very moderate one (and I love the color), so I thought maybe this ink just needed a wetter flow. Next up was my Diplomat Optimist. The fine nib on that pen is more like a medium, and it's got a generous flow to it. Appleton Red was better in this nib, but it was still a little hesitant. So, thinks I, let's get this ink into a really wet nib. The broad nib for my Kaweco Sport is the wettest nib that I have. It's almost unusable, it's so wet.
Appleton Red works really well in that nib. It makes that nib useable for the first time since I've had it. So, if you've got a wet nib, this ink will work really well for you. The wetter the better. I bet it would look great in a Triple-Broad or something. In an average or dry nib, this ink won't work very well at all.
Close-Ups!
You'll see below that I have writing samples with both pens here. I think the color is more true in the Kaweco.
The above is written with the Diplomat, and you can see that it's got a couple of little skips. Just a little too dry to be totally consistent. Of course, I write quickly, so that'll have a had in it too.
Above: Diplomat Fine.
Below: Kaweco Broad
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I have several reds on the desk, and they're all a little different.
Dat Sheen, Tho...
Chromatography!
Nothin' in this but some red. Maybe just a touch of orange at the top left?
Copy Paper Test
Video Review and Water Drop Test
The Final Words:
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Brian and Lisa for sending this ink out for me to try!
**While this ink was a press sample, the review is all mine.**
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Waterman Serenity Blue
A big thanks to my friends at JetPens.com for sending me this bottle of ink to try out. I do really love getting those little boxes in the mail.
Serenity Blue is a medium blue, but it does take on a mildly purple cast as it dries. Both of the pens that I tried this ink in are on the wet-ish side, but there was never any hesitation from the ink. It was actually a little bit wet, so I'd keep it out of your wet-noodle pens. It was fine in these, but I wouldn't really want to go any wetter with it.
There's some shading apparent on my copy paper test, though there wasn't a whole lot of it. Let's get a closer look at the review.
Close-Ups!
Sheen?
Yep, there's a little bit of that, but not much. You'd really have to get a lot of it on the paper to see it.
Ink Comparisons
Chromatography!
Blue. Just blue in there.
Copy Paper Test!
There are a couple of little dots, but no big deal.
The Bottle!
Water Drop Test and Review Video
The Final Words
If you're into this purple-y blue ink, then check it out at Jet Pens. At $8.64 for a 50ml bottle, this ink is a great value. It's also a very good blue. It trends towards purple, but it's still a great ink.
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Jet Pens for sending this ink out for me to try!
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Some pens that I just inked up....
So, these are some of the things that are coming to the blog in the near future.
The "J" in "Just Inked" is a little blobby. I guess there was a little bit of ink left on the nib when I started to write.
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Anderson Pens' Oskosh Denim
Oskosh Denim is a dark blue that shades into a good simulacrum of denim. The darkest notes are almost black, while the lightest ones are pretty light blue. It's a nice color. It also doesn't seem to bleed, feather, or spread on copy paper. Those are all good things.
I say in the review below that it's my least favorite, and that's because the ink just doesn't want to flow very well. It didn't want to work in my Wahl-Eversharp Skyliner, but that nib is a bit finicky. Once you got it going, it was okay, but "getting it going" required priming it with the converter's piston. It wouldn't start on its own.
Some of these inks are a little on the dry side, so they want a wetter nib. I tried this ink out in my Custom 74, one of the wettest nibs I have, and it was okay. It wasn't great, but it was okay. I think this ink needs something even wetter to get going freely, but I don't have the pen for it. Maybe a dip pen would be the ticket?
Close-Ups!
Mnemosyne Cards!
Chromatography!
Copy Paper
Ink Comparisons!
You can see it's a bit different from anything I have inked up.
Video Review and Water Drop Test
The Final Words:
If you like what you see here, then please head on over to Patreon to see how you can help support Inkdependence.
Thanks very much to Brian and Lisa for sending this ink out for me to try!
**While this ink was a press sample, the review is all mine.**
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Anderson Pens' Wood Violet
This purple used to be known as Scribal Workshops Nessie. I didn't try that one out, but this version is a very dark purple that shades on the right papers. I said I didn't see it below, but I just didn't look carefully enough, I suppose. It doesn't shade much.
Like some of the other inks in this set, it's a bit on the dry side. It's no where near as dry as Oskosh Denim, but it's not as free-flowing as Green Bay, either. It's somewhere in between. This isn't exactly a performance problem, as it will work perfectly well in lots of pens that tend to run on the wet side. For instance, it wasn't happy in my Monteverde Artista, but it worked really well in my Delta Unica.
The color is well-named, as it looks a lot like the flower of a violet, or even the underside of an African violet's leaves. If you're into purples, and you've got a wet nib laying around, then this is an ink you'll be happy with.
Close Ups!
Sheen?
Sort of. There's just the barest hint of sheen in this ink where it goes down heavily. Don't think you'll see it very often, though.
Ink Comparisons!
Chromatography!
There's just the barest hint of pink at the top edge. The rest appears to be purple on purple.
Copy Paper Test!
Water Drop Test & Review Video
The Final Words:
I'm not in love with this ink, but it takes a singular purple to make it into my rotation so that's not really a mark against Wood Violet.
Check it out at Anderson Pens. Bottles are $12.50 for 60ml (2oz), and 3ml samples for $1.25. They appear to be out of the bottles at press time, so grab a sample for yourself.
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Thanks very much to Brian and Lisa for sending this ink out for me to try!
**While this ink was a press sample, the review is all mine.**
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