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I am new to fountain pens and new to this forum.

 

I bought my first fountain pen (Lamy Safari EF Graphite and love it) because;

  1. I prefer the 'old' ways of doing things more than the new.
  2. The zombie apocalypse is coming and I want to be prepared with ludditic styles of writing.
  3. I will die someday and I want there to be a record of my existence (yes I am THAT self interested). (need ink with permanence/fade resistance)
  4. It annoys my wife when I am snobbish about things like wine, coffee, food, man-purses, back-packs, etc.. and now pens.

In anycase, researching ink is about to drive me crazy. I love my current ink 'Noodlers Burma Road Brown' but I found that it really has no permanence, which is a big deal to me.

 

Does anyone have any recommendations for similar colors (I really like the browns/golden browns/sepia types) that will last a long, long time. I really am kinda hung up on archival.

 

Ink doesn't have to be Noodlers. I like the look of that Herbin Cafe de iles but I can't seem to find if it archives/fade resistance.

 

 

I hoping to learn from people who are even more snobby than myself. ;)

 

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Welcome to the slippery slope! You will get all kinds of wonderful advice and suggestions! Just be prepared to venture into new purchases of pens, inks, paper....

 

I like Diamine, Private Reserve, Iroshizuku, inks....go to the Ink sub-forum and you will find all sorts of reviews. Many do include 'fade tests'.....

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Welcome! You may like to try the FPN ink Galileo Manuscript Brown it is bulletproof ink.

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Hi and :W2FPN:

 

Enjoy the forum

 

D.ick

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KEEP SAFE, WEAR A MASK, KEEP A DISTANCE.

Freedom exists by virtue of self limitation.

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Thanks VintageRazor, and RMN

 

And thanks for the Galileo suggestion! Looks really cool!

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Modern "bulletproof" and "eternal" inks certainly endure for a long time. Chemistry experts and promises

not-withstanding, there is really one way to be sure -- WAIT !

We know that Iron gall inks endure. We have handwritten documents from the 1700's.

 

Personally, when I am dead, read my stuff or not. I don't care. Please finish my cigars and sweet,

Germany wines.

 

Driving the wife crazy, however, is a worthwhile endeavor. Aw ! Is she reading over my shoulder, again ?

Curses ! I'm on the couch tonight.

:lol:

Auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn.
Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Greetings and a warm welcome to FPN. It's great to have you here with us.

"Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause." - Gandhi -

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Thanks everyone for the well-wishes and welcomes, and thanks Sasha for the Iron Gall suggestion.

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See Wikipedia about Iron Gall inks.

 

Be sure to clean (=flush) your pens very regularly when using Iron Gall inks as the deposits tend to clog the feed of the pen.

 

Also be aware that stains on cellulose material cannot be removed.

 

 

D.ick

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KEEP SAFE, WEAR A MASK, KEEP A DISTANCE.

Freedom exists by virtue of self limitation.

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Welcome to the Fountain Pen Network!!!

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

 

—Oscar Wilde

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