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05 Saturday Sep 2015
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in05 Saturday Sep 2015
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in14 Monday Apr 2014
Posted Ink Comparison, Ink Review, Rohrer & Klingner, Uncategorized
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brause, dip nibs, dip pen, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Green Ink, Ink, Ink Review, Iroshizuku, J. Herbin, jet pens, jetpens, jetpens.com, noodler's creaper, Noodler's Flex, noodlers ink, r&k, rohrer & klingner, rohrer and klingner, rohrer klingner, Shading, sheen, verdura, waterman, waterman 52, waterman 52½V
I’m incredibly excited to be debuting my first SPONSORED ink review! The ink for this review was graciously provided by JetPens.com. This particular ink is a very bright, happy light(ish) green with good shading and consistent performance. You can find it for sale on JetPens.com, right here.
Here are some comparisons with other green inks:
And some not so green (disregard the typo about blue ink):
And on some common papers:
And lastly, the torture tests. Though it fought admirably against acetone and alcohol, it didn’t fair well at all against water and ammonia (and, of course, bleach obliterated it, but that’s hardly uncommon for most inks). The faint writing on the bottom of the page reads “Ten Minute Soak”. Obviously this ink wasn’t meant for Seattle.
So, if I had to nitpick, what would I change about it?
Well, I’m a big sheen fan, so obviously I’d love it to have more of that, but the fact that it doesn’t isn’t a negative in and of itself. I have found that, with the exception of their iron gall inks, Rohrer & Klingner inks seem to be more prone to feathering than most other “up market” inks, even on Rhodia. Feathering is one thing, but bleedout just annoys the heck out of me (see the “Brause” sample). Again, this seems pretty common with R&K inks.
I like to again thank JetPens for making this review possible! I’ve been a loyal customer of theirs for years, and in fact my very first bottle of fountain ink was purchased from them—J. Herbin Vert Réséda (along with several Brause nibs that thoroughly annoyed me until I figured out how to play them like Charlie Daniels plays his fiddle). I don’t take recommending online shops lightly, and there are few that I will do business with on a regular basis, and JetPens has been one of those, years before I was contacted about a sponsored review. 🙂
18 Tuesday Mar 2014
Posted A Random Writing
inLloyd Dobler: “I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen.”
Me: “DUDE, what brand!?“
13 Thursday Mar 2014
Posted Uncategorized
inI’ve got two very extensive and exciting reviews coming up, kindly sponsored by one of my favorite online pen retailers, JetPens.
01 Saturday Mar 2014
Posted Ink Review, Rohrer & Klingner
inTags
alt gold grun, alt-goldgrun, dip pen, faded green ink, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, goldgrün, Green Ink, green ink review, Ink, Ink Review, klingner, light green, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, noodlers ink, Pens, r&k, rohrer, rohrer & klingner, rohrer and klingner, Shading, sheen, waterman, waterman 52, waterman 52½V
Most of my favorite inks belong in the “useful” category, meaning that I can use them at work and people won’t say “Wow, why are you writing with mercurochrome?” (Thank you, Noodler’s Dragon’s Napalm) But, despite looking like you’re writing with a dilution of chlorophyll, Alt-Goldgrün is definitely one of my favorite inks.
On good paper it’s almost whimsical, like you’re writing with liquid forest.
22 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted Various Pen Stuff
inLooking forward to trying mine!
22 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted Various Pen Stuff, Waterman
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12, 14, 15, 452. 52 1/2, 51, 51v, 52, 52 1/2 V, 52v, 54, 54v, 55, 56, blu green, blue green ripple, blugreen, cardinal, ebonite, eyedropper pen, filigree, Fountain Pen, gold, gold filled, hard rubber, hard rubber ripple, Nibs, olive ripple, overlay, paisley, red ripple, ripple, ripple blugreen, safety pen, silver, sterling silver, vintage waterman, waterman, waterman 12, waterman 14, waterman 15, waterman 51v, waterman 52, waterman 54, Waterman 55, Waterman 56, waterman cardinal, waterman collection, waterman eyedropper, waterman fountain pen, waterman gold, waterman nibs, waterman overlay, waterman pen, waterman psf, waterman ripple, waterman safety, waterman silver, waterman woodgrain, watermans
Here’s my collection of hard rubber and overlay Watermans.
From left to right:
Red Ripple/”Woodgrain”: 56, 55, 55, 52, 52, 52½, 52V, 52½V, 52½V, 52½V, 52½V, 51V
Olive Ripple: 94
BluGreen Ripple: 52V, 52V
Cardinal: 52V, 52½V, 52½V
Overlays: 0552½V, 0552½V, 452½V, 452½V, 452½V, 442½V
Black HR: 0755 (kind of merged into the next), 55, 52, 52, 52, 52, 12, 14, 12, 12, 54V, 52V, 12V PSF, 52½V, 52½V, 0942½V
19 Wednesday Feb 2014
Posted Ink Review, Iroshizuku
inTags
blue green ink, blue ink, China Blue, dark blue ink, dip pen, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, fountain pen restoration, green, Green Ink, Ink, Ink Review, iro, Iroshizuku, iroshizuku inks, iroshizuku syo-ro, Ku-jaku, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, noodlers ink, Pens, Shading, sheen, sheeny inks, syo-ro, teal, teal ink, turquoise ink, waterman, waterman 52, waterman 52½V
17 Monday Feb 2014
Posted Ink Review, Noodler's
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baystate, Baystate Blue, baystate cranberry, baystate grape, baystate inks, baystate review, bright pink, bright pink inks, concord grape, 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, Noodler's, noodler's baystate, noodler's concord grape, noodler's cranberry, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, noodlers ink, Pens, pink ink, red ink, Rouge Hematite, Shading, waterman 52, waterman 52½V
16 Sunday Feb 2014
Posted Ink Review, Waterman
inTags
brown, brown ink, brown ink comparison, 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, havana brown, Ink Review, ink reviews, jet pens, jetpens, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, noodlers ink, red ink, Sepia, Shading, sheen, waterman, waterman 52, waterman 52½V, waterman absolute brown, waterman brown, waterman havana brown, waterman ink
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