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    Default Sheaffer blue — a 'renegade' review

    Sheaffer introduced a new line of inks sometime in 2021 (I think) and switched production from Slovenia to China. I picked up a few bottles last month. Here's a quick overview of the only one I’ve inked up so far: renegade blue.

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    I dislike the name. To be fair, I tend to dislike product names that suggest qualities not embodied by the product itself.

    It’s a pleasant, conventional, vivid blue with a hint of purple to my eye. Maybe it’s renegade not to call it ‘royal’?

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    (Doodles for the Inktober prompt 'racer'.)

    I don’t have any of Sheaffer’s previous inks to compare, so can’t say if or how the new ones have changed.

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    Swatches on Col-o-ring and Atoma paper.

    Waterproofness: some will survive accidental spills if you’re quick to mop up.

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    The main reason I bought this ink is the bottle. Sheaffer has gone with a design that echoes an earlier tilt-well style.

    Sheafferbottle1.jpg

    Although the new bottle is smaller (30 ml instead of 50 ml), the well is deeper and about the same width.

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    Putting the 'neg' in renegade for a moment, the accent stripe on the cap doesn't match the colour of the ink, though some marketing images indicated it would. Of course it makes sense to standardize the cap. An even more minor quibble: the uncapping sound isn't as satisfying as (say) the old Sailor Jentle bottles.

    This is an ink I’ll use and a bottle I’ll reuse.

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