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Noodler’s is one of the companies that don’t need any introductions. Nathan Tardiff is a legend and his work is well known by fountain pen and ink afficionados. Not everyone is crazy about Noodler’s inks but I enjoy most of the ones I’ve tried so far.


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Bernanke Blue is famous for it's almost instant drying time. This feature makes this ink valid choice for left-handed writers. Sadly this ink has a lot of drawbacks. It feathers like crazy on cheaper papers. It causes strong bleedthrough. After some time spent in a pen it may clog it. Yes it can dry in two seconds, but frankly, it's not enough to cover styrong misbehaviour on cheaper papers. This simply isn't a good ink. I would never buy a bottle of this stuff.



Thank you Fabri00 for sending me the sample.



Drops of ink on kitchen towel



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Color ID



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Color range



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Maruman, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib




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Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib




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Oxford Optic, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib




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Sadly, I have to agree with your review. NBB bleeds through on Tomoe River, Rhodia and most any other paper I have tried. Feathering is abundant. I have had a little better luck by diluting at 50-50 but not much. It's a shame as the color is very nice.

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I was tempted to buy this because the color appeals to me. Now, not. Thanks for your frank review, Vis.

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