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Noodler's is one of the companies that don't need introductions. Nathan's Tardiff work is unimaginable. The guy must be a vampire who doesn't sleep and feeds on developing ideas: new inks, new pens.

Gruene Cactus Eel is a highly saturated, dark and fresh shade of green. It's well behaved and using it is pleasant.

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Ink splash

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Tomoe River, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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Great images here, thanks so much for this review and the wonderful photos. A strikingly nice looking ink.

 

I've been using Noodler's Hunter green ink, and it seems quite well behaved too. I have not used it on as many papers as you have nor made swatches, so I don't know how it compares with Gruene Cactus Eel. I used it for writing Christmas cards last year along with Noodler's Fox red ink, for the color association with Christmas. Fox is my "editing" ink and I keep it in a Fine Metropolitan. Also use it in my Midori weekly planner and for making notes on a wall calendar. I think Gruene Cactus Eel would work well too.

 

How does this ink work on low quality papers? Like printer paper? My first thought is that a lubricated ink will feather and bleed badly on the cheaper papers, though I have no experience to back this up. It does not seem to feather that badly on the paper towel, which is about as poor writing paper as you can get. I love that photo.

 

Again, thank you, a good review.

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Thanks for the nice review. An interesting green... good example of a hard-to-describe colour. Green, yes of course, but cactus and eel... I think there's more to it than that. And... if it's well-behaved as well, what more do I want?

 

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Thanks for the review. This has been on my maybe list for a while, but Iprefer darkrr greens.

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I actually really like this ink. So, Vis, if I have this ink, do I also need to buy JH Green Eggs & Sausages?

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I think I might just be tempted on this one. However, I've G I Green and Green Marine to keep me going for a while - and these were available in the UK making things a little easier. Otherwise it's buy one bottle at a time from the US to avoid any unnecessary UK Customs/Revenue attention!

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One of my favorite greens. What a pleasure it is to write with all the Eel inks.

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