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January 22nd, 2020, 02:15 PM
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Ink Review - Black Stone Red Cashmere
This is a first review.
To me personally the colour, shading and sensation of the ink are important. I can forgive many things, if the ink has that je ne said quoi factor.
In preparing this review, I appreciated many times more, the work of so many reviewers, that I've enjoyed over the years, thank you.
From what I understand Red Cashmere, in its powdered form, was the genesis of Black Stone inks, in Australia. I was intrigued by this ink, as the powdered version offered distinct sheening.
My sample came from fountainfeder.
I was taken aback by the colour as it transformed from a full throated luscious red into dark, almost blackish red. But it grew on me as I played around with it, especially it can have quite dramatic shading.
To me it's a reddish version of Ancient Copper.
One issue, I found with this ink was startup. Nothing that a dip in a water wouldn't solve, but still. I hope it was a fluke. But when flowing it's a joy to write with.
The ink has low to no water resistance on Tomoe River paper, but can survive taking a short shower on cheap absorbent paper.
I used a vintage Conway Stewart with OB flex nib and Jinhao 450, with a medium nib for my testing and Rhodia notebook.
I wish I had other dark reds, shading inks to compare with, but I will leave that to the more seasoned members of this forum.
Review
Red Cahsmere 1.jpg
Comparison with Ancient Copper / Syrah - (different nibs)
Red cashmere - page2.jpg
Still wet - Photo
red cash- closeup.jpg
Water test on cheap amazon copy paper (20 lb) - Before
Watertest amazon copy.jpg
After
Watertest -amazon copy - Afterwater.jpg
Water test on Tomoe River Paper - Before
Watertest - TR.jpg
After
Watertest - TR - Afterwater.jpg
Last edited by Yazeh; January 22nd, 2020 at 02:48 PM.
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