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For those interested in a bottle of this, would you want a full-size Noodler's bottle, or would you prefer it in a different form?

 

I just picked up a fresh bottle of OMBB in person from FPH, and with expressed interest here for six bottles I'm contemplating a 20-bottle batch. I guess worst case is that I have enough to last me the rest of my life several times over. . .

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Masque are you buying one of the huge bottles?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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Masque, please sign me up for a Noodler's size bottle or whatever is the largest. xoxoxox

My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.

Beatrice Wood

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Hey remember if this is a sale then it needs to be in classifieds.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I'll take a bottle of the stuff.

Ink has something in common with both money and manure. It's only useful if it's spread around.

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For those interested in a bottle of this, would you want a full-size Noodler's bottle, or would you prefer it in a different form?

 

I just picked up a fresh bottle of OMBB in person from FPH, and with expressed interest here for six bottles I'm contemplating a 20-bottle batch. I guess worst case is that I have enough to last me the rest of my life several times over. . .

 

I worry that you may get quite overwhelmed with the "me too's". Hope that's not the case. I mixed this lovely Masque Creation up when you first shared the recipe (and after acquiring the ingredients). It remains one of my favorite EDC inks, alongside Binder Burgundy and DCWaites Faux PPS. Thank you once more for sharing this excellent mix with us, Masque.

 

BTW...have you made any progress with your blue-black mix?

 

Mary

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Thought I'd share my results with this mix... made this batch a number of months ago and was curious about how stable it was going to be. Very. Lovely mix, thank you Masque!

 

fpn_1500155091__masque_mix.jpg

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." -Pablo Picasso


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EMQG, that is an excellent idea. Why don't you send an e-mail, citing this thread! He may be amazed at this interest in this remarkable blend.

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Hi all.

 

Two things have gotten in the way. First, I was concerned about the usual logistics and complications of scale. Would it scale directly? What if it doesn't? What if one of the ingredients has changed and it all goes wrong? But the fact is that I suppose I can afford a 15-bottle mistake. Would not end the world.

 

The second complication was the death of my dear son, who had in fact commented earlier in this thread. I just haven't been on top of things since.

 

To address questions raised here:

 

1. I have not brought this to Nathan. I agree that is a good idea.

2. BillH, your photo restores my hope. I'm so glad it worked out that well for you. Gracious, that's pretty.

3. If I mix up a bucketful I will respectfully, appropriately, and properly post any sales thereof in the classifieds.

4. I haven't made progress on the blue-black. Well, that's wrong. I made great progress. And then lost the recipe and haven't revisited.

 

Looks like maybe doing a quick mix of ~20 bottles would make sense.

 

Stay tuned. And leave encouraging notes here.

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Oh, dear Lord, Masque! A conversation about ink is so irrelevant when you've had this terrible event. Your FPN family is with you.

My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.

Beatrice Wood

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EMQG, that is an excellent idea. Why don't you send an e-mail, citing this thread! He may be amazed at this interest in this remarkable blend.

 

I've sent an email to Masque asking for permission to talk to Nathan about it and expressing condolences. I'm sure I'll hear back eventually - but it may be a while, given these horrible circumstances.

 

Best wishes to you again, Masque.

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I've sent an email to Masque asking for permission to talk to Nathan about it and expressing condolences. I'm sure I'll hear back eventually - but it may be a while, given these horrible circumstances.

 

Best wishes to you again, Masque.

 

Hey. I'm sorry, but I can't find that email. I've checked everywhere I know how. Please send me a PM here, or attach @pobox.com to my username here and try emailing me directly.

 

I appreciate the positive thoughts, to those who have sent them.

 

I'm happy to see what Nathan says, but in the meantime...

 

I think maybe I'll do a small run of, say, twenty to thirty 30-40 mL bottles and see how it goes. Goulet has sufficient bottles available for that size run, and it would let me gauge interest without having to foist 3 ounces of this stuff at a time off on those who are interested. Though I suppose for those who REALLY want it, I could send that amount. I'll have the spare bottles.

 

I need to figure out shipping materials. I'll try to do this in the coming week.

I'll update after that.

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Masque, I'd LOVE to buy a 3 ounce bottle!

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Beatrice Wood

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