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Catsmelt Rare

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I think drying time for Sherwood Green (and for Midnight Blues, which has a similar reputation) depends quite a bit on paper. I use Miquelrius and Ampad Evidence pads and rarely have a problem with either ink.

 

Nice to see another writing sample. Thanks chkuo.

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Good review. This is a go to color for me, but I do have to watch the paper I use because of the dry time.

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I'm starting to get into green ink and this is one I'll consider. It looks like a very vibrant green. I don't really care for subdued colors. Drying time is something I've come to live with using PR inks. I don't usually have trouble with my Moleskines or Rhodia pads, but there's no way I can use PR in my Black 'n Red notebooks. Thanks for the nice review.

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It is a nice green. I gave up on it for daily use because of the dry time (interestingly, I have much more success with Midnight Blues). I do agree with Catsmelt on paer choice making a difference.

 

One last thing - for daily writing and notes, I find full pages of green to be a bit hard on the eyes. Green and red are great accent colors, but make reading prose difficult.

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Sherwood Green was one of the two inks I bought when I re-entered the fountain pen world not long ago, and I always have a pen filled with it. I haven't had any problems with drying time or smearing like some people have, but I write mostly in Moleskines or Rhodia tablets and usually with a fine nib. I love the rich dark green color and I it works well in some of my pens that are a bit too "dry" with other inks.

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