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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_1085.jpg

 

LOL

 

Obviously you need to be giving these folks ink sheen limitation of liability forms.

 

 

Red Cashmere at 8%

 

I love all of the Cashmere colors. I want the whole line.

 

http://i.imgur.com/UQhGVW5.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MuaUCSP.jpg

 

 

 

Sheen, shading and Dragons with cashmere sweaters? I'm glad I wasn't the only one hallucinating :)

 

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LOL

 

Red Dragons wearing Red Cashmere sweaters and waiving magic cashmere wands above boiling cauldrons of Blue Cashmere while the Black Cat watches on.

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Steve posted this...

 

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Are they both RC?

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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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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Yes, it's the exact same writing sample. Just taken at a different angle to show off sheen or not.

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_956.jpg

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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http://www.maryhatay.com/Mark/Fountain-Pens/Mixed-Pens/i-PkDq5TP/0/XL/Penmanship%203-XL.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Clearly not me. :)

 

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I finally found a dilution of RC that I :wub: (I knew it would happen eventually since I love reds). I haven't calculated the percentage yet but I mixed 2 ml of my 13.3% mix (one sachet in 30 ml of water) with 3 ml of distilled water. It turned out a gorgeous oxygenated blood red and it dries the same color. No sheen but it shades nicely, flows well (in a B, haven't tried it in a narrower nib yet) and the dry time is reasonable. I inked up a Sheaffer Holly pen (Triumph Imperial) and Christmas cards, here I come! I'll get some scans up and do the math (unless someone volunteers to drive the calculator first). Woo hoo!!

 

Now I'm inspired to start adding some glycerin to Blue C.

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This is becoming a favorite of mine - just like the green. I have it in a Konrad with a B nib right now. Mixed up the sachet to fill a 50 ml Levenger bottle. (8%) Lovely sheen, especially with the B nib. Haven't noticed as much with narrower nibs. (medium is narrowest I have tried)- ok it was a Metropolitan Medium.....

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MANY THANKS to Amberlea Davis, for sending me a packet of the precious powder. ;)

 

Sadly, I would never have made a good scientist or mathematician, because I have no idea what percentage of ink or water I have. All I can say is I had an empty Noodler's bottle (3 oz., right?) and started with a half bottle of water (1.5 oz.) and a packet of Red Cashmere (4 g). The ink was certainly too thick at that point, so I added water to about the ¾ level in the bottle, and I think it's pretty darn beautiful!

 

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So 1.5 US fl oz is roughly 44 ml. 4g/44ml = 9% concentration with a half a bottle.

 

I just re-read your destructions :P - I'm guessing you had 2.25 oz *3/4 a bottle. So 66 ml of liquid. 4g/66 ml or roughly 6 % and that looks about right.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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It is BEAUTIFUL with that PEN!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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So 1.5 US fl oz is roughly 44 ml. 4g/44ml = 9% concentration with a half a bottle.

 

I just re-read your destructions :P - I'm guessing you had 2.25 oz *3/4 a bottle. So 66 ml of liquid. 4g/66 ml or roughly 6 % and that looks about right.

 

Mathematician as well as jurist --dangerous combination!! :D

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I was very excited to receive a sachet of Red Cashmere a little over a week ago and have not been able to put it down :bunny01: (Thank you Amberlea!!) I'm staying with my family for the holidays and my sister was FLIPPING out over the ink. (As a good brother I agreed to give her part of the mix of course :P) It's hands down my favorite red. I mixed it with 25ml of water, but was nervous about diluting it further because I loved the color and as Amberlea noted you can't remove the water once it's been added, so I thought it was safer to stick to 25ml. Here are a couple photos on Rhodia in a Pilot Custom 74 B Nib ground down to a smooth stub.

 

PS The ink is wet, has wonderful glide and a beautiful sheen. It is slow to dry at this concentration but I don't mind; I like watching inks dry haha

 

Edit: I should add that even at this concentration I did not have any clogging or start up issues or staining of the converter.

 

(under apt lighting)

 

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/emrys1221/photo2_zpsaf2a2a14.jpg

 

(under a spot to show off sheen)

 

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/emrys1221/photo1-2_zpsa83b13da.jpg

 

(under sunlight with a couple other reds from my ink journal)

 

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/emrys1221/photo1_zps024c85b0.jpg

 

And I just couldn't resist - a glamor shot of the bottle that I took before I left my apt! (I think the combo of the bottle and the ink looks very vampire :) )

 

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/emrys1221/photo3-1_zpsffde02a1.jpg

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Damn... those bottles are really nice... Too bad I don't care much about the original ink inside. :P

 

Now.. with Red Cashmere... that bottle is really getting what it deserves... :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

 

The sheen is amazing... isn't it?? :puddle: :puddle:

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