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Dear Friends,

 

I have been eager to try this ink for some time and I have to say the wait has been absolutely worth it. Please note, despite spending the last 3+ hours trying to capture the actual colour and shading which leans somewhat to the green spectrum (think Noodler's Burma Road Brown), the images are showing NW as being very much on the red side - this is not so in real life (in my experience with this bottle at least). I love the warm orange/ green hues present where shading is observed.

 

Cleaning: relatively easy but note this ink is saturated and thicker (think Diamine's Sargasso Sea or Penman Sapphire) - thus I would recommend flushing between fills.

 

Water resistance/proofness: this ink isn't going anywhere any time soon!

 

I look forward to your thoughts. Enjoy!

 

Warmest wishes,

Bhavna

 

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Shading on the Conqueror Ivory 90gsm

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A gratuitous close up (no there isn't any sheen)

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And finally, the comparisons (and the orange is very much present in the thick of the inky goodness!)

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Edit: to correct spellings.

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If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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I got this ink 2 weeks ago as a part of ink exchange with a U.S. member.

I like brown inks, and this one hasn't disappoonted me. I have only written 2 pages with it but I'd still say that it's a good brown and some shading is visible even with a Fine nib that I use. I would love to use it in a stub or a broad nib, but I prefer to see my writing and not a page full of ants. :)

 

I think the first and the second image would look better if rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees.

 

Edit: Almost forgot, thank you for reviewing this ink. :)

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..I think the first and the second image would look better if rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees.

 

Hi Dhruv,

 

The images are correct on my screen, do they appear wrongly oriented on your screen? Thank you for pointing out.

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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In that case, it must be me. I am viewing the website on the phone, so maybe that has got something to do with it.

 

Ok, it may be that! But I appreciate you pointing it out, and thank you for your kind words re the review. What pen are you using with this ink?

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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It was that. :)

Accessed the website on the laptop and the images were displaying correctly. Sorry for the hoax call.

I'm using this ink in Pilot 78G with Fine nib. I think I'll switch to Custom 823 as soon as I finish my current fill of oku-yama. :)

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It was that. :)

Accessed the website on the laptop and the images were displaying correctly. Sorry for the hoax call.

I'm using this ink in Pilot 78G with Fine nib. I think I'll switch to Custom 823 as soon as I finish my current fill of oku-yama. :)

 

:D Phew, that is a relief, thank you for letting me know. Do share your experience with Walnut in the Custom 823 when you refill!

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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I tried a sample of Walnut several years ago, and thought it was very dry, and a bit too dark a brown for my tastes. But then I tried it last year in a very juicy Pelikan M400, and it was a completely different experience (previously I think I had it in a pen that was a very dry writer -- you need to put it a wet pen to really get the full experience of how nice Walnut can really be). The permanence is just an added bonus.

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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I tried a sample of Walnut several years ago, and thought it was very dry, and a bit too dark a brown for my tastes. But then I tried it last year in a very juicy Pelikan M400, and it was a completely different experience (previously I think I had it in a pen that was a very dry writer -- you need to put it a wet pen to really get the full experience of how nice Walnut can really be). The permanence is just an added bonus.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Hi Ruth, thank you for that. I totally agree, it is magical in a wet writer and less absorbent paper.

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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Thank you for the comparison

One comparison worth 14 reviews :)

At least visually

 

You are very welcome, I am so glad it helped. I find comparisons really useful so have decided from now on to include them wherever possible.

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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Thank you for your review. The shading looks lovely!

 

You are very welcome. The shading does take your breath away!

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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**NEWSFLASH**

 

For anyone wishing to purchase this ink, Purepens have kindly offered a 10% discount on Noodler's Walnut (please mentions this review). Please quote code 'BHAVNA' when ordering via telephone 01443842608 or website www.purepens.co.uk

 

Happy inking,

Bhavna

If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in character. If there is beauty in character, There will be harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, There will be order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world. Bhagawan Shri Satya Sai Baba

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I tried this ink for the 1st time and absolutely love it.

It is a nice dark brown, dark enough to use in place of blue or black ink, even to sign cheques (checks in the USA 😊).

It is fairly wet (in my Parker 51 MKIII which is a little on the wet side) and dries as fast as Noodler's Black. Which is fast enough for normal office use. 

 

 

 

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That's interesting.  Because my bottle of Walnut is super dry (but tamed the juicy F nib on my Pelikan M400 Brown Tortoise quite nicely).

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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That's what I had heard -  'dry' and 'long time to dry'. The  Walnut ink I got was neither. 

I can't stop using it 😊.

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There are (at least) two versions of Walnut. The label changed as well as the colour of the contents. Maybe the properties too?

 

The OP shows the newer version. The older label on the bottle I have has the fish picture and is the more brown version in my swatches.

 

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Will work for pens... :unsure:

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Now I'm trying to remember which label is on my bottle.  But I definitely have an older formulation (I got it fairly early on in this journey) and mine is definitely the more "brown" version, and not the more "red/orange one".

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