Standard Bindery have now released their second set of inks for fountain pens. Their first set released by Standard Bindery, when they were named Bookbinders Online, was the eight Snake Inks (two blue, brown, green, orange, grey, black and red). The new formulation is something that Standard Bindering are pretty excited about and their most extensive project to date. The new set of six inks are Canyon Walk, Stargaze, Old Friend, Road Trip, Clear Water and Luna Tone.
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Ink Review: Van Dieman's Ink Bonfire Night
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Van Dieman’s Ink is an Australian two-person team ink manufacturer that somewhat new to the market who, like Robert Oster, started on eBay. They were the Jinhao Australia distributor back then and were branded as such but now they have broadened out to their own brand with a decently large selection of inks. There are five series of inks: The Original Colours of Australia (the inks they first made), The Hollywood Series, The Wilderness Series (the latest release), Pigment Inks, and The Midnight Series which Bonfire Night is from.
Anthony van Diemen, a Explorer, in an effort to explore the "Great South Land” - subsequently named "Nieuw Holland” and eventually Australia - sent Abel Tasman on an exploration mission. When Abel Tasman discovered the large island below the mainland of Australia he, thinking it was a large territory, named it Van Dieman’s Land after his patron. Eventually it would be renamed Tasmania.
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