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Noodler's Apache Sunset in flex

#1 umenohana

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Posted 28 February 2007 - 11:12 PM

Nipu raved about this ink, so I decided to fill my hardworking Miss Swan with the sample of Apache Sunset I got from Pear Tree Pen Co.

paper: Clairefontaine
pen: Mabie Todd 'Swan' no. 2 Binderized super needlepoint flex

The actual writing is only about three inches wide again. I blew it up for better visibility.

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#2 umenohana

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Posted 28 February 2007 - 11:15 PM

Here's an especially zoomed up image of the shading, as suggested by Jared.

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#3 umenohana

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Posted 28 February 2007 - 11:37 PM

The nib remains wet after being uncapped for minutes.

-Hana

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#4 lefty928

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Posted 28 February 2007 - 11:40 PM

I love this ink -- such great shading. Didn't think I'd use it often, but it's loaded all the time. What a treat to see sample writing with it from the hands of a flex master!

#5 umenohana

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Posted 28 February 2007 - 11:55 PM

QUOTE (lefty928 @ Feb 28 2007, 03:40 PM)

I love this ink -- such great shading. Didn't think I'd use it often, but it's loaded all the time. What a treat to see sample writing with it from the hands of a flex master!

Don't I wish I were! I have plenty of room to grow.

Here's how the ink looks on cardboard. (I did this 'cause Lie de The looked pretty cool on postcard) The shading disappears and the ink becomes a gentle color overall. :

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#6 umenohana

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Posted 01 March 2007 - 12:21 AM

This ink reminds me of soft-boiled eggs. (esp. Japanese ones, since the yolks are more orange)

-Hana

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#7 grasshopper

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Posted 01 March 2007 - 01:44 AM

Wow! Simply beautiful, Hana!

And what a timely review for me - I'm considering either Sunset, Cayenne or Habanero for the Mrs, since she finally found a pen of mine that she likes.

I'm so glad I didn't give up on her.

Right, I'm off to see if there any other reviews of those inks.

Great work, Hana.

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#8 sonia_simone

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Posted 01 March 2007 - 04:07 AM

I absolutely love Apache Sunset. (I love it more in Hana's handwriting than in mine, but that's ok.) The shading makes me happy every time I use it.

I never would have thought an orange ink could be subtle.

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#9 captnemo

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Posted 01 March 2007 - 06:26 AM

Oh yeah. Apache Sunset was already near the top of my list because I Iove inks with a lot of depth. I have a 1:10 mix of Noodlers Black and Noodlers Golden Brown and it's very good. But in pics I've seen, Apache Sunset has more depth than any ink I've ever seen, and your post proves it. WOW. I love it. My daughter's gonna go crazy when she sees this post.

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#10 Phthalo

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Posted 01 March 2007 - 07:50 AM

I love Noodler's Golden Brown, but Apache Sunset really is something else!

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#11 rbbrock

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Posted 02 March 2007 - 06:04 AM

Two things:

1: beautiful ink; I think that I must have some.
2: beautiful handwriting; I wish I could have some.

Really, Hana, absolutely gorgeous; I am very jealous. Unfortunately, my years upon years of class-note-taking, where my only concern was speed and not beauty (or even legibility, to anyone but myself) has taken its toll.