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Not that Diamine Rustic Brown hasn't already been amply reviewed on FPN, but since I already have it loaded into a pen from last week, fitted with one of those crazy-versatile crooked nibs that can put down a wide range of line widths — from 0.3mm to 1.5mm in this case — here we go:
 
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Wetness: Seems wetter than Sailor Manyo Ume to me; but, since I didn't use the same pen for both, I can't fairly compare them in that regard.

 

Feathering: Not seen.

 

Show-through: Not seen.

 

Bleed-through: Not seen.

 

Shading: Plenty.

 

Sheen: Not seen.

 

Water resistance: Minor. If I put down a lot of ink, the grey marks left behind after soaking may still be legible enough to make out the information content... just. I won't count on it if I'm writing with a Fine or Extra Fine nib.

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So the ink is not one I would choose, (too bright, too orange, I like my browns good and murky), but that bent nib is something to admire.

 

It seems to me there's more going on with bent nibs than just the line width - the ability of the feed to modulate how much ink it lays down at each width is just as important, otherwise the very fine loses it's crisp legibility and the very wide it's juicy wetness. I'm not fond of metal pens, but a good nib like that would put it on my wish list anyway.

 

Thankyou for the not-lazy review.

Will work for pens... :unsure:

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It seems to me there's more going on with bent nibs than just the line width - the ability of the feed to modulate how much ink it lays down at each width is just as important, otherwise the very fine loses it's crisp legibility and the very wide it's juicy wetness. I'm not fond of metal pens, but a good nib like that would put it on my wish list anyway.

The HongDian 'Birch Forest' has an aluminium(?) core in its barrel, but the length of it is covered in a highly textured synthetic, rubber-like material.

 

In any case, the bent EF nib along with the feed is housed in a screw-in unit, so there are probably other HongDian models into which it can be fitted. I haven't looked too closely at the brand's rapidly growing range of models, though, so I don't know if it now has any pens with non-metal bodies. I got my (multiple) Birch Forest and Black Forest pens (after the first one) very cheaply at less than A$10 each; and I also have a model 6135 (which I prefer).

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Too reddish for me - turns out I like browns more to the yellow side.

 

Meanwhile, Dill, it seems you've been awfully lazy of late. ;)

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Too reddish for me - turns out I like browns more to the yellow side.

For me too.

 

Meanwhile, Dill, it seems you've been awfully lazy of late. ;)

I'm just about done with that. Getting ready to unplug and throw out my old scanner (which is part of a multi-function device in which the printing function has stopped working some 18(?) months ago, and recently I've torn the automatic document feeder part/cover off in a fit of rage. (It stopped being able to stay up at an angle while I'm positioning sheets of source material on the glass bed. I gave it the ultimatum of, "Stay up at an angle and resist gravity, or just flex off once and for all!")

 

… and it's done! Good riddance to the MFD.

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I'm just about done with that. Getting ready to unplug and throw out my old scanner (which is part of a multi-function device in which the printing function has stopped working some 18(?) months ago, and recently I've torn the automatic document feeder part/cover off in a fit of rage. (It stopped being able to stay up at an angle while I'm positioning sheets of source material on the glass bed. I gave it the ultimatum of, "Stay up at an angle and resist gravity, or just flex off once and for all!")

 

… and it's done! Good riddance to the MFD.

:lol: Devices. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em! :angry:

 

(When a massive EMP wipes out all electronics on the planet, instead of trying to figure out how to grow food the old fashioned way, we'll all be trying to figure out how to get YouTube running again so we can find a video on how to survive after an EMP. :lticaptd:)

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:lol: Devices. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em! :angry:

 

(When a massive EMP wipes out all electronics on the planet, instead of trying to figure out how to grow food the old fashioned way, we'll all be trying to figure out how to get YouTube running again so we can find a video on how to survive after an EMP. :lticaptd:)

:lticaptd:

Not me. I'll be the one going, "I have a fountain pen. Your argument is invalid...."

Hmmm. EMP you say? The new episode of Cobra is on tonight.... And I wonder if I can find Dark Angel on one of the channels that runs older series....

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:lticaptd:

Not me. I'll be the one going, "I have a fountain pen. Your argument is invalid...."

Hmmm. EMP you say? The new episode of Cobra is on tonight.... And I wonder if I can find Dark Angel on one of the channels that runs older series....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I have a fountain pen. Your video entertainment is invalid... :P

 

(Never even heard of either of those shows. :) )

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:lol: Devices. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em! :angry:

 

(When a massive EMP wipes out all electronics on the planet, instead of trying to figure out how to grow food the old fashioned way, we'll all be trying to figure out how to get YouTube running again so we can find a video on how to survive after an EMP. :lticaptd:)

Or we would wonder why did I order all these samples, now there's no with whom I can share my reviews......until the fifth wizard and his side kick the masked zucchini come to the rescue and restore everything..... until the next time..... :P

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Or we would wonder why did I order all these samples, now there's no with whom I can share my reviews......until the fifth wizard and his side kick the masked zucchini come to the rescue and restore everything..... until the next time..... :P

:lticaptd:

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