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Noodler's Dromgoole's Blue Steel


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Many thanks to Amber for sending me a sample of one of her workhorse ink: Noodler's Dromgoole's Steel Blue.

 

It's not my favourite colour but this one behaves rather well (compared to some other Noodler's inks i've tried). The dry time is not too horribly long. It's not as sluggish as others but I won't say it's lubricating either. I like the water-resistance.

 

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Thanks for the review. Not a color for me, though.

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Looks like it feathers... :gaah:

 

What paper do you use for your reviews? Seems to be a quite good one...

 

 

There's a tiny bit of feathering. The paper in the writing sample is a store brand 80g copy paper bought from the supermarket Monoprix. The one in the comparisons is Maruman looseleaf.

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I picked up a bottle of this ink in Australia a couple of years ago, and wasn't initially impressed - it's not my favourite shade of ink - but the more I've used it the more I like it. No mess no fuss cleaning up in my pens, it's well-behaved on the page, and pretty waterfast. Glad to have it in my ink collection!

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I really love this ink. It looks different in different pens. It is well behaved mostly. It can stay in a pen for quite a while with no issues, and cleans easily. I have had it smear after drying though, which is sad. (it is rare, but it has happened) I have noticed the slightest bit of nib creep on my FC #2. This pen immediately writes with this ink, and never stutters or skips. I have some of this inked up right now in my Franklin Christoph #2.

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The color does look like blued steel. I am wondering if the drying time issue is enough to make it impractical for left-handed writers?

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I've enjoyed my complementary bottle I got from Dromgoole's at the Dallas Pen Show!

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I am glad you enjoyed it. It's not my favorite color but it is so dependable that I keep using it.

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

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The color does look like blued steel. I am wondering if the drying time issue is enough to make it impractical for left-handed writers?

 

I had to go back and look. No, it's not impractical. Diamine Deep Dark Blue, however, is way to smudgy.

 

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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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I was going to finally order this for the M150 I have coming but $11.35 shipping on a $12.50 bottle of ink!? It's purty but it ain't that purty.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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I was going to finally order this for the M150 I have coming but $11.35 shipping on a $12.50 bottle of ink!? It's purty but it ain't that purty.

 

Welcome to my inky life. I have a number of bottles of ink simply because I needed to add one or two to an order to amortise the cost of shipping.

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Exactly. And now that my previous supplier has stopped even stocking Quink bottled inks, my only source is online - I am certainly glad I stocked up in the past, all sorts of ink, but even Quink...

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I was going to finally order this for the M150 I have coming but $11.35 shipping on a $12.50 bottle of ink!? It's purty but it ain't that purty.

 

Are you going to the LA pen show? I could bring a bottle.

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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Are you going to the LA pen show? I could bring a bottle.

 

No plans to go (working); appreciate the offer, though, thanks.

 

I'll just use an ink I already have or ... I might take the opportunity to order something from my 'hmm' list.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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