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30 Green Inks Reviewed: Part 2 - Writing Samples And Performance


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This is amazing!! thank you so much for taking the time to do this.

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Professional tour level :thumbup: :notworthy1:

 

Yes that needs to be pinned and any other of the same level.

Of course that cuts the our regular BS to back ground chatter. :happyberet:

 

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I am impressed beyond words - you took the baton from me after the sepia review and then lapped the field! Great work, clearly and cogently laid out, with beautiful penmanship throughout and excellent remarks along the way.

 

I noticed with Noodler's El Lawrence there is a significant difference in its appearance when using different pens. The very dark color I see in some of your writing samples is what I am used to seeing with that ink, but then most of my pens are set up with a wetter ink flow. The lighter color, seen especially with the Platinum pen, is interesting - is that a drier writing pen?

 

Great job - a fantastic resource for all us fountain pen geeks!

How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.

— Samuel Johnson

 

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I am impressed beyond words - you took the baton from me after the sepia review and then lapped the field! Great work, clearly and cogently laid out, with beautiful penmanship throughout and excellent remarks along the way.

 

I noticed with Noodler's El Lawrence there is a significant difference in its appearance when using different pens. The very dark color I see in some of your writing samples is what I am used to seeing with that ink, but then most of my pens are set up with a wetter ink flow. The lighter color, seen especially with the Platinum pen, is interesting - is that a drier writing pen?

 

Great job - a fantastic resource for all us fountain pen geeks!

 

Thanks, David. I would never have done this if you hadn't started the ball rolling. The sepia review was truly groundbreaking.

 

The Platinum does run slightly on the dry side - I like it that way since I use it on all kinds of paper. What I thought interesting about El Lawrence was how it changed color on various papers when used in the Sheaffer flex. I didn't see that effect with your Sailor or the Lamy, even though the Sheaffer is a wetter writer than both of them.

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I just want to report back that under the influence of this thread I now have both Stipula Verde Muschiato and Diamine Graphite. Both are wonderfully complex colors, and very nicely behaved.

 

Thanks again for this great resource.

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Thank you for taking the time to make such a terrific comparison of all these inks! This is so valuable!

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"I don't wait for inspiration; inspiration waits for me." --Akiane Kramarik

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I was looking at this pinned review that member beezaur did in 2007.

 

Your green (parts 1 & 2) and dcpritch's sepia comparisons are in a whole other league, and clearly worthy of being pinned. I don't know who is the active mod in this section of the forum now, but I am going to suggest to a couple of the mods that they pin these threads in this section. If others feel the same, I encourage you to also ask the mods to pin them.

 

For easy reference, the four incredible threads are:

 

 

invaluable resource!

another ditto on PIN..

.. quiet global excitement - who.. ? is pondering the next colors : D

 

 

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Deepest thanks to you and colleague dcpritch for your passion and your willingness to share share your profoundly objective test results. Many of us who are anxious to learn benefit from your labors. Your efforts enrich us all.

 

With sincere gratitude,

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...jumps over the lazy dog.

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Another bouquet sent into the ether for this yeoman level analysis for all of us ink-heads. Sainthood should follow soon! Thank you ever so much. GREAT methodology, I may have to revise my methods for testing after seeing yours. And as others noted, for the three inks in the group that I use, the colors are spot on. Take a deep bow, you deserve it.

first fountain pen: student Sheaffer, 1956

next fountain pen: Montblanc 146 circa 1990

favourite ink: Noodler's Zhivago

favourite pen: Waterman No. 12

most beautiful pen: Conway Stewart 84 red with gold veins, oh goodness gracious

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Exhausting review! Thanks. Everything I ever wanted to know about greens!

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amazing! thank you! (that is an understatement)

 

...although now i can see that life is no longer worth living w/o chiku-rin :crybaby:

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I was looking at this pinned review that member beezaur did in 2007.

 

Your green (parts 1 & 2) and dcpritch's sepia comparisons are in a whole other league, and clearly worthy of being pinned. I don't know who is the active mod in this section of the forum now, but I am going to suggest to a couple of the mods that they pin these threads in this section. If others feel the same, I encourage you to also ask the mods to pin them.

 

For easy reference, the four incredible threads are:

 

 

invaluable resource!

another ditto on PIN..

.. quiet global excitement - who.. ? is pondering the next colors : D

 

 

 

I've "pinned" all of these scans on my own computer in their own files....invaluable! Thanks to you both for your academic accomplishments! thumbup.gif

God is seldom early, never late, and always on time.

~~Larry Brown

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:notworthy1: :notworthy1: :notworthy1:

 

amazing! thank you! (that is an understatement)

 

...although now i can see that life is no longer worth living w/o chiku-rin :crybaby:

 

I'm glad you liked it.

 

Chiku rin was one of the inks in the comparison that surprised me. I didn't expect to like the color but I really did, especially the way it varies from green to yellow-green depending on the nib and ink flow.

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This is STUNNING

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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You distracted me from my morning coffee. That's something that never happens... never. :notworthy1:

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This is epic! I can see Diamine Graphite is closer to what I'm looking for than Vert Empire. Thank you!

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."

 

B. Russell

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vbg.gif Is there and FPN award for kindness above and beyond the call of duty?clap1.gif

If not, perhaps we could create one. It could be awarded with a certain number of "acknowledgements or votes and the opinion of moderator.

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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Impressive. I now know where to go when deciding what new green ink to buy.

An eye for insignificant details is a good sign you will do just fine in medical school...

As a sharp wit and powerful sarcasm is a sign that you already have.

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