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Noodler's Polar Brown Ink Review


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Noodler's Polar Brown.

Pen used is a Sheaffer VFM, medium nib.
Paper used was Tomoe River, 24# Georgia Pacific Laser Jet and Copy paper, and standard composition notebook.

This is one of several inks Noodler's terms "Bullet Proof" inks.
IMO, a very nice, brown color. In this medium nib this ink exhibits a lovely amount of shading.
On Tomoe River paper, from this pen, this ink was still wet even after 30 seconds had passed. On 24 pound copy, it dried in less than 10 seconds, and on composition paper, it dried instantaneously.
The ink flows wonderfully well in this pen, and indeed, Noodler's' website says that it is "lubricated". With what I could not say, but it is lovely to write with. Velvety smooth.
Although a permanent ink, it is not an iron gall ink. Noodler's states that it is freeze resistant, resistant to bleach and chemicals used in forgery as well a being PH neutral.
There is no bleed through on the Tomoe River, nor did I expect any. However, on the 24# copy bleed was definitely present, and atrociously so on the composition paper, to the point of staining the facing page underneath.
I quite like this ink, both for how it flows from the pen, as well as the color. However, though not an iron gall based ink, I would be hesitant to leave it in a pen unused for any length of time, and it would never see use in anything I could not clean very thoroughly.
If brown is your thing, I think you'd like it. And if you have need of a bullet proof ink other than black, this would serve you well.
Once dry, I ran a writing sample of Polar Brown under the tap. Yes, you read that correctly.
It is indeed "Bullet Proof", in spades.
Noodler's Polar Brown is available for $12.50 per 3 oz. from Goulet, and probably others also.
Well worth it, IMO.
Thanks for reading.

 

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Mike, it looks like you figured it out. If not, send me a pm.

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