Baystate Blue

[amberleadavis]

Here is BSB mixed with Concord Grape and a dash of Cape Cod Cranberry.

 

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[Inkydinkydog]

Here is BSB mixed with Concord Grape and a dash of Cape Cod Cranberry.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_329.jpg

Love your doodle.

[torstar]

as always, thank you amberleadavis.

[amberleadavis]

Glad you like it. The feedback is why I keep posting.

[MBFan]

I love it.

[fiberdrunk]

Beautiful color! Works great in a Platinum Preppy. I only wish it was bulletproof!

[Strombomboli]

I love it.

 

So do I.

[Scrawler]

I like BSB, but treat it with respect. I do not mind high maintenance, because this is a hobby, not a rush job. I do not write with a fountain pen and liquid inks because I must, but because I want to. We live at such a time of decadence that even food and clothing can be hobbies and not necessities. So I write and doodle because it is enjoyment, a distraction from the technology I develop professionally. I fully understand that high maintenance inks are not for the student to use in exams, and that what they may need and want is different. BSB, BSCG, PR Bubble Gum, and other inks like these, are an artistic creation in their own right, and need to be seen as such.

[Inkydinkydog]

I like BSB, but treat it with respect. I do not mind high maintenance, because this is a hobby, not a rush job. I do not write with a fountain pen and liquid inks because I must, but because I want to.

 

Excellent point, and my own journaling and drawing is solely for my own pleasure. So if it takes some time to clean or refill a pen or change inks, so be it.

 

I got hasty yesterday and got some BSB on my fingers while filling a brush pen I'm going to dedicate to BSB. I sprayed some Clorox bleach on my fingers, rubbed it in for a minute before rinsing it off, and there was not even a trace of BSB on my skin. Then I saw a tiny dab on the porcelain sink edge and sprayed that, too. Gone! (But I know better than to get it on fabric, etc.)

[Scrawler]

 

Excellent point, and my own journaling and drawing is solely for my own pleasure. So if it takes some time to clean or refill a pen or change inks, so be it.

 

I got hasty yesterday and got some BSB on my fingers while filling a brush pen I'm going to dedicate to BSB. I sprayed some Clorox bleach on my fingers, rubbed it in for a minute before rinsing it off, and there was not even a trace of BSB on my skin. Then I saw a tiny dab on the porcelain sink edge and sprayed that, too. Gone! (But I know better than to get it on fabric, etc.)

Clorox is not good for the skin, nor is it necessary. Isopropyl or Ethyl alcohol remove it quite handily, so gel hand sanitizer does the job. The gel sanitizer does a much better job than liquid alcohol because the gel stays on the spot longer while you work it in.

[rbadger332]

I have a love/hate relationship with BSB, as do many other posters on this thread. I love the color, as it causes me to go blind if I write a page with it and then read it back. It is truly unmistakable. So far, it hasn't done any permanent damage to my pens (Parker Sonnet, Visconti HS, and a Pelikan m120.) So that is good.

 

However, it stains my stainless steel sink and causes me to look like a smurf for a few days, unless I use copious amounts of Clorox (sink) and rubbing alcohol (hands) to clean it up. Grrrr...

[mhosea]

unless I use copious amounts of Clorox (sink) and rubbing alcohol (hands) to clean it up. Grrrr...

 

 

Next time to clean the sink, forget the bleach and wipe it up with an alcohol-moistened paper towel. On a (textured) laminate countertop you may find that first an alcohol wipe followed by something with bleach in it is the easiest way, rather than just the one or the other. Alcohol should be first because it simply dissolves the dried BSB like you were hoping water would (but doesn't). Pity you can't safely use alcohol in pens (will melt many pen plastics).

[rbadger332]

 

 

Next time to clean the sink, forget the bleach and wipe it up with an alcohol-moistened paper towel. On a (textured) laminate countertop you may find that first an alcohol wipe followed by something with bleach in it is the easiest way, rather than just the one or the other. Alcohol should be first because it simply dissolves the dried BSB like you were hoping water would (but doesn't). Pity you can't safely use alcohol in pens (will melt many pen plastics).

I'll give that a go next time I get a bug to ink up BSB in one of my pens. It might have to go in my Passaporto, as I am getting tired of it exploding in my hands when I go to use the darned thing.

[Lou Erickson]

I'll give that a go next time I get a bug to ink up BSB in one of my pens. It might have to go in my Passaporto, as I am getting tired of it exploding in my hands when I go to use the darned thing.

Personally, I wouldn't put BSB in a pen that explodes in your hands when you try and use it.

 

I put BSB in a Pilot Metropolitan, as it's easy to clean and inexpensive if it gets gummy.

I put BSB in the Preppy that came with it - yay 4.5oz bottle!

I put BSB in a Jinhao 159, which I will continue to use with BSB, as it might actually make a dent in the big bottle, as that 159 writes like a fire hose. Big, wide line. And, inexpensive pen if it gets gunky.

 

I'm not comfortable putting it in anything with a sac. So, no Snorkel, no "51" and no lever-filler. Probably not even a piston I can't easily take apart. (I'm looking at you, Lamy 2000.)

 

But I like the ink.

[Strombomboli]

I just wiped some fresh BSB spots with some cotton wool soaked with alcohol from my wooden floor; it worked very well. But I will have to put some cold cream on my floor now. (This is not really pen related.)

Edited April 18, 2014 by Strombomboli

[Inkydinkydog]

Clorox is not good for the skin, nor is it necessary. Isopropyl or Ethyl alcohol remove it quite handily, so gel hand sanitizer does the job. The gel sanitizer does a much better job than liquid alcohol because the gel stays on the spot longer while you work it in.

 

Aha! Thanks for the tip. I'll use it.

[takkun]

By far my favorite color, and worth it being a little finicky. One of my favorites for letter writing, but that's just because I like to show it off.

 

Like a few have said, the colors on screen don't do it justice. It's like looking at pictures of a sunset--you lose the reflectance and saturation.

 

Feathers a bit on cheap paper and dries slowly on Rhodia, but I tend to use it in XF pens--it looks better with a broad nib, but behaves nicely and dries faster with the narrower ones. Incredibly smooth writing, which is the second reason it's a favorite.

 

I've used it in a number of my pens so far: Lamy 2000, Safari, and Hero 100, but generally reserve it for Noodler's own pens. No damage or staining in any of them, but my Noodlers are not just the cheapest and easiest to come by ($20 and under at my local bookstore) if anything goes awry, but they're both clear screwtops, so I can see if anything's leaked into the lid. I've got a 5 year old pair of black jeans that were a victim of the Hero leaking, and while the denim has faded, the stain hasn't.