Frankly Walnut looks reddish brown on Col-o-ring paper but on Tomoe River it looks almost purply. Fascinating.

When compared with other brown inks, many Robert Oster were similar but different. Robert Oster Chocolate is probably the closest but is a bit more red orange in undertones where Frankly Walnut is a little more reddish in undertone.

Everyone looks for different characteristics in a brown ink: some prefer cool browns, others a warmer brown. Some want a more orangey color, or lighter or darker shades. Some might want a brown closer to black. Frankly Walnut provides a new option in the ever-growing rainbow of browns.

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When Pen Boutique originally reached out to me, I got a little confused. I thought they were sending the new North American Exclusive Pro Gear 2022 Pen of the Year Soda Pop Blue ($392 for standard, $280 for Slim). At a quick glance, it’s easy to see how I might mix the two up but there are some key differentiators: Soda Pop Blue has full transparent glitter body and gold hardware. The Bora Bora Waters pen features a turquoise blue material with dark, translucent blue end caps and grip section. The hardware is rhodium plated creating a cool waters vibe.

I confess, I much prefer the color combo and sliver hardware of the Bora Bora Waters over the Soda Pop Blue models.

The full size Pro Gear pens feature a beautifully etched 21K nib. I got the H-MF nib which is the “hard medium fine”. As far as I know, Sailor is the only pen manufacturer to offer a medium fine nib as a standard option. Since Japanese nibs are finer than Western nibs, the MF nib is probably the equivalent of a Western F nib.

Most of the Sailor Pro Gear pens I’ve acquired up to this point have been the Slim variety but having the Bora Bora Waters in my hand made me realize there is not really that much difference in the size of the “full size” Pro Gear versus the Slim. The above image shows the Bora Bora flanked n both sides with my rainbow of Slim models.

Of my Pro Gear Slim models, all of them are from Sailor directly except for the citrus green model which is a special Nagasawa Kobe Pen Style so the nib engraving is different. Otherwise, all the Slims feature the same 14K nibs. So, since the size difference between the full-size and slim models is relatively minor, most of the price difference for a full-sized Pro Gear is for the upgraded 21k nib.

For even more perspective on how small the full size Pro Gear is, above is an image of the Bora Bora Waters next to a Lamy AL-Star, Pilot Metropolitan, TWSBI Eco, Platinum 3776 and an Opus 88 Coloro (which is the smallest of Opus 88’s full-sized pens).

Even posted, the Sailor Pro Gear Bora Bora Waters full-size is shorter than most of the other pens shown.

Writing with the Bora Bora Waters, I realized how much I missed writing with my Sailor pens. I particularly like the 21k nib and I know that makes me a nib snob. While the 14k nibs are amazing to write with, they have some noticeable feedback when writing. The 21k nib reduces the feedback somewhat without creating an unpleasantly slippery writing experience and maintains the fine crisp lines of the 14k nib. It’s a fine balance between a nib that writes smoothly but provides necessary feedback and a nib that makes you feel like you’re ice skating.

Since I do have quite a few other Sailor pens at my disposal, I decided this would be a good opportunity to do a little nib width comparison. Of the Sailor pens shown previously, I have almost a full range of nib sizes (just missing a standard M and B and a Zoom).

I find that the difference between my custom ground EF needlepoint and the F nibs are minimal. The MF is a little bit wider but even with my small handwriting, the line is not so wide as to blot out my letter counters (the insides of a’s and e’s, for instance).

The Music nib is considerably wider but when compared with other music nibs, the Sailor music nib is not overly wide.

The Robert Oster Bora Bora Waters Ink (Pen Boutique Exclusive)

Along with the Sailor Pro Gear Bora Bora Waters fountain pen, Pen Boutique also had Robert Oster create a matching ink. If you want someone to make you a water-inspired ink, you want Robert Oster involved. So it was a wise move.

Robert Oster developed an exclusive ink color to coordinate with the pen, aptly named Bora Bora Waters (50ml bottle for $17).  The color is a bright aqua blue with a little sheening around the edges of letters and a whole lot of shading.

When compared with some of Robert Oster’s other aqua blues, Bora Bora Waters has some of the sheening of Blue Water Ice but the lighter shading of Blue River. When compared to other brands, Diamine Turquoise is similar as is Pelikan Edelstein Topaz. Lamy Pacific Blue is a little lighter.

If you have as extensive an ink collection as I do, you may not need another aqua blue but if you’re looking for one of Oster’s epic aquas, this one is a good option.

As for the Bora Bora Waters fountain pen, if you’ve never tried a 21k gold Sailor, this would be a great place to start.

Final little detail is the new logo on the box. It definitely caught my eye so I pulled an old box to show the difference. Do you like the new logo?

Tools:

• Paper: Rhodia Uni-Blank No. 16 with 6mm guide sheet
• Pens: Sailor Pro Gear Bora Bora Waters Fountain Pen (Pen Boutique Exclusive) ($392 for the Standard Size)
• Ink:  Robert Oster Signature Ink Bottle Bora Bora Waters (Pen Boutique Exclusive) (50ml bottle for $17)
  

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I have tried to balance colors so these are shown as accurately as possible, but I finally gave up attempting to do so with the four colors together. The best way to communicate the actual colors is to show a comparison with other inks you may have or may have seen in person.

Each ink color is named after a sight you may see in Arizona. I had several stock image credits that need to be used up, so I hope you enjoy the photos!

Antelope Canyon

First, for Antelope Canyon. Pen Chalet has a poetic description of each color: “This Pen Chalet Exclusive fountain pen ink encapsulates a piece of the majestic and iconic Antelope Canyon in Northern Arizona (Pen Chalet’s home state in the USA). The magnificent slot canyon’s tall, winding walls create a monumental sandstone, wave-like structure that transforms into a supernatural experience when light beams shine directly down into the openings of the canyon.”

Antelope Canyon is a beautiful brownish orange that shades wonderfully. It is close to Robert Oster Burned Orange but uses more yellow and brown. It’s a unique color and I love using it in an italic nib.

Monsoon Sky

Pen Chalet has this to say about Monsoon Sky:

“Arizona’s Sonoran Desert produces some of the most beautiful sunsets in the world…especially during monsoon season. Arizona’s monsoon sky is a surreal combination of clouds and colors that bring an otherworldly filter to notoriously blue skies for just a few months each year.”

Monsoon sky is an interesting color that doesn’t fit well in green or blue – it’s a greenish teal that has a strange yellowish undertone. The ink is beautiful and I smiled at how closely it matched another Pen Chalet special edition – Monsoon Storm by ColorVerse!

Sedona Red

Again, the poetic description from Pen Chalet:

“Inspired by Sedona’s eclectic atmosphere and the red rock phenomenons that made the area famous, Sedona Red fountain pen ink is a small piece of the fiery passion of the Southwest. With daring red hues hinting at spicy undertones and a bit of firepower paired with subtle color variations similar to the understated shades of the desert landscape, Sedona Red fountain pen ink emulates the fearless spirit of the West that still calls to adventurers from Sedona’s red rock formations.”

Sedona Red is a darker version of Robert Oster Burgundy and is close to J. Herbin Rouge Grenat. The sheen is a very dark greenish-black that shows up in writing and looks great.

Saguaro Green

Pen Chalet says:

“Saguaro Green fountain pen ink is an ode to the iconic Saguaro Cactus. Native to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, the Saguaro Cactus is the largest cactus in the United States. Saguaro Green fountain pen ink is an olive-like color that mimics the Saguaro Cactus’s ability to break up the muted, desert landscape with energy and life.”

Saguaro cactus is a very odd plant. Beautiful, but otherworldly. Saguaro green is one of my new favorite ink colors. It’s a darker, slightly more yellow Tolstoy. Olive juice would be a good description. Like a green olive oil. Great color.

The theme around these four inks have made me long for vacations and camping. Arizona sounds like a great place for both!

To show the ink in writing, I’ve shown all four – first on Tomoe River paper:

Now on Cosmo Air Light 83:

Finally, both side by side:

I encourage you to grab one or four of these colors. Luckily, there’s a sample pack available from Pen Chalet if you want to try the bunch – 4mL of each ink for $11.99.

• Swatch Cards: Col-o-ring cards (100 for $10)
• Paper: Musubi Tomoe River Folio and Musubi Cosmo Air Light Folio (Approximately $35, 384 pages and $25, 208 pages)
• Ink: Robert Oster Pen Chalet Exclusive inks ($17 for 50mL)

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For the tools, I used a few of the unconventional tools I’ve become fond of since I went off the inky deep end for this post.

I also used two different sizes of glass ink pens from Shigure Inks and Fire Spider Glass, which really deserve their own post sometime soon.

I tested the inks on three different papers to cheer me up while I watched a very sad Purdue basketball game last night.

Cosmo Air Light

Tomoe River

Rhodia

Overall, it’s a nice holiday set. Each of the colors has just enough subtle complexity to make it interesting. Silent Nite and Choc Pudding are my favorites, and I’ll be inking them both up next week. If you need a last-minute idea to gift yourself for Inkmas, I think any of this set would make a great choice even after the 12 days of inky fun have come and gone.

Tools:

• Paper: Cosmo Air Light 92g ($9.75 for 50-sheets), Tomoe River A5 ($11 for 100-sheets), Rhodia Pad ($9 for 80 sheets)
• Pens: Kemmy’s Labo Corset Glass Pen ($35), Fire Spider Glass Rainbow Ballotini Cane Pen ($90)
• Ink: Robert Oster Santa’s Hangover, Choc Pudding, and Silent Nite, and Elf’s Cap ($17 for 50mL, $2.60 for 4mL sample)

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Earlier this year, I sent Ana a photo of my Col-o-ring cards all laid out in a circle. I believe it was Bob who cleverly pointed out they looked like a Col-o-wreath. I’m not sure how you can possibly get more inky and festive than that, so I thought it would be fun to make a mini Col-o-wreath with the Dippers in my collection that were nearest in range to the new Robert Oster colors and break the wreath down section-by-section.

The new holiday colors include Choc Pudding, Santa’s Hangover, Elf’s Cap, and Silent Nite.

Overall, the set shares some commonalities with the Robert Oster Australis set that Ana reviewed on Day 2. Especially for a holiday-themed set, the colors are subdued and a bit “dusty”- with very little sheen and a healthy amount of shading. What I like about the set is that they work as holiday colors, but also aren’t so “holiday” as to knock themselves out of contention for day-to-day use well into 2021.

Choc Pudding is a light brown with grey or pink undertones. I reach for brown inks a surprising amount these days, so I’m glad to see a brown included in the collection.

Santa’s Hangover is a light but bright red that leans heavily into pink. In fact, three of the six Dippers that I pulled for comparison were classified as “pink.” I’ve always liked the shade of the Pilot 100th anniversary Benzaiten but wished it was a little darker in writing. I’m interested to ink this up because it appears to be almost exactly that in first “dip.”

Elf’s Cap is a classic-ish green with some lime undertones. I usually prefer my greens either dark and leaning brown or bright and lime. This range was especially difficult to capture in photos, but the color is like a very classic green with a splash of Akkerman 28 added for good measure.

Finally, Silent Nite is purple-grey. Is grey the single most underrated fountain pen ink color? Greys were the multi-chromatic-shaders of inks before that became the latest ink trend, and the colors in this range show just how complex grey-leaning inks can be.

That’s the Col-o-wreath preview of the Robert Oster Holiday 2020 inks. Tomorrow, I’ll dig into the details of how these perform with different inky tools and different paper types.

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• Papers: Write Notepads Dot Grid Steno Pad ($14)
• Pen: Delike Glass Signature Pen ($37.80)
• Swatches: Col-o-Dex Rotary Cards ($15)
• Ink: Robert Oster’s Fire and Ice (50mL for #$17)

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Today, for Day #2, I am sharing with you the Robert Oster Australis ink collection. To my knowledge, there are four inks in this collection: Australis Tea, Australis Oak, Australis Rose and Australis Hydra. Except for the Australis part of the name and a slightly muted vibe to the colors, I’m not sure what, if any, theme existed for these ink colors.

Regardless of my lack of knowledge regarding the color theme, I quite like the idea of inks being released in collections or themes. This helps me, as an ink collector, know pretty quickly if an ink collection is “for me” or not. In the case of the Australis collection, if low saturation, shading inks are not your catnip, you will know pretty quickly to steer clear.

Tea, Rose and Oak all have a slightly subdued, low saturation quality to the colors. In design, we’d call these low chroma colors — a term used when a pigment is not super bright or saturated. There is a bit of a powdery quality to the colors. Hydra, is a bit brighter but it is still a mellowed out aqua.

I’ll start with Australis Hydra. Aqua blues are Robert Oster’s strong suit and Hydra continues the tradition. This ink is smooth flowing with shading and almost no sheen.

This close-up shows a little bit of the ink halo around the letters. There really isn’t a lot of sheen. Mostly just a clear aqua. Picking through Oster’s blues and aquas is always challenging because they are all lovely.

I first wanted to compare Hydra to other Oster blue/turquoise/aquas. My gut thought it would be similar to Soda Pop Blue or Torquay, in the Robert Oster ink pantheon. That guess was a little off.  Torquay is slightly more greenish and Soda Pop is much more cobalt blue. Fire and Ice is ever-so-slightly darker and of course there’s the sheen in Fire and Ice that Hydra lacks. Clearwater Ice and Morning Mist go more to the turquoise while Blue Water Ice, Blue Sea and Soda Pop all get progressively more cobalt and even a little to the ultramarine.

The image above is from Lowy Fine Art Services and perfectly depicts the differences in pigments between Cobalt, Ultramarine, Phthalo (pronounced “thalo”) and Manganese. When you look at the inks above, it’s easy to guess which pigments may have been used to make each of the blues shown.

When compared to other inks, Australis Hydra’s clear aqua blue is similar to Callifolio Omi Osun, Noodler’s Turquoise Eel and the vintage Parker Super Quink Turquoise. Fire & Ice is a bit darker and has sheen that creates a different look.

This close-up shows that Hydra is a bit lighter than Fire & Ice. This ink color category is rife with options but Robert Oster is a whiz with blues so if you were going to pick one, this is a good option.

Australis Rose is a warm pinky red but very low chroma and dusky feeling. It reminds me of fresh pink roses and the more I wrote with it, the more I wanted it to actually smell like roses. I don’t often want scented inks but this color makes me seriously consider it.

When compared to other reds and pinks in the Oster line, Australis Rose leans more towards Copper than it does to Dusky Pink which has a lot more blue in the hue.

When compared with other inks, Sea Europa from Colorverse is a similar hue but more orangey. Platinum Cassis Black is close but does lean more red overall. And as you can see, Cherry Blossom is much more pink with distinct purply leanings.

When the swatches are pushed together, its easier to see how different each of these colors seem.

Australis Oak is warm, almost whiskey-colored ink. Maybe dusty whiskey? Again, it’s pretty low chroma giving it a powdery quality. This ink would be great if you are looking for that vintage, tea-stained, old notebook vibe.

Australis Oak is another ink that had comparable inks that were close in value but each hue was different. Encre Classique Caramel is much more orange, Diamine Sepia is more golden, Diamine Gingerbread and Birmingham Pen Co Carnelian Silk (old formula) are both more brown and a bit darker.

Lining them all up makes it much more apparent the difference in hue. If you love warm natural-looking colors, Australis Oak may be just the ink for you.

Now, let’s discuss Australis Tea. If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you’ll know that yellow-greens are my wheelhouse. Just look at the header. Yup, is my “signature color” to steal a reference from Steel Magnolias. However, finding a shade that is “just right” for writing has proved challenging. While pale, sage-y shades look great for clothing and home interiors, it can be a bit challenging to see on paper. When the color gets brighter and more saturated, I find it a little like writing with a green traffic cone. It can be eye-searingly bright. So, I was most excited to try Australis Tea. Inks that aim to capture the vibe of matcha teas or green tea tend to be closer to what I want in a green ink. There’s an earthy, low chroma undertone to those colors.

All that said, Australis Tea has turned out to be too light for me. It’s also a little more yellowy that what I was hoping. I really do think my life goal will be to make my own perfect green ink. If it’s possible.

When compared to other greens in a similar range, Tono & Lims True Story is probably the closest though it’s even lighter and more yellow. Pen BBS #159 Bitter Herb and Birmingham  Gunpowder Tea (old formula) are more saturated colors. They might be a little bright in the photo, I find Gunpowder Tea and Bitter Herb to be pretty close to what I’ve been looking for.

The line-up photo shows the color difference though the photo is a little hot. Bottomline is that I wanted to love Australis Tea but it hasn’t edged out my other “almost right” greens.

Overall, the Australis line, like most Oster inks runs a bit dry. If you love these colors but prefer a super wet ink, I recommend investing in some White Lightning to lubricate the inks a bit. The biggest issue with dry inks is with finer nibs, it’s likely to hard start. If you’re in a humid climate, this may be less of a problem than if you live in a cooler, more arid environment. The Australis Hydra is the least dry of this lot.

Colorwise, I think these are really interesting inks. The shading is lovely and I’m okay that they don’t sheen. Not all inks have to have sheen which I find has a tendency to rub off on previous pages and shed over time (little smudges of color appear as pages in a notebook rub together making it look like the ink was still wet when the book was closed even if it wasn’t).

Tools:

• Paper: Curnow Backpack Notebook with Ink Journal Ink Collecting Guide Sheet (FREE)
• Pens: Nib Holder or unknown origin and Franklin-Christoph with Fine Italic nib, Tachikawa dip nib holder ($7.75 and up) with Zebra G titanium nib ($33.50 per 10-pack) and Toronto Pen Company PENtastic CxPO Tester Pens (set of 2 for $40CAD) , Acrylic dip nib pen (Approx. $15),
• Swatches: Col-o-Ring Ink Testing Book ($10) & Col-o-dex Rotary Cards ($15)
• Brush: Princeton Watercolor Round #8 brush
• Ink: Robert Oster Australis Tea, Australis Oak, Australis Rose and Australis Hydra  ($17 per 50ml bottle)

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I’ve gone around over the years about my feelings regarding the size and shape of the Robert Oster 50ml ink bottles and, while they are not the most romantic, elegant bottles, they really are pretty easy to use once you get the hang of them. The plastic is a standard #2 plastic making them recyclable in most major cities and towns worldwide. It also means they are pretty nonbreakable if your bottle gets dropped or tipped over. This also means that there is considerably less merchandise loss for vendors who often get this Australian ink shipped to the other side of the world and then repackage it to ship to you. The plastic is lighter than glass reducing the overall costs to ship as well. Once in our individual ink collections, the bottles take up considerably less space and are easy to store multiple bottles.

Now, that I’ve waxed poetic about the bottles, let’s get to the actual review.

I was so flattered that the brothers at Federalist Pens asked me to review their new custom ink color, Robert Oster Frankly Fifth which was created to celebrate their fifth anniversary. The brothers said it was a way of bringing everything full circle since it was way back in 2017 that I first reviewed their first ink collaboration with Robert Oster, Frankly Blue, to celebrate their first anniversary.

A lot has changed for everyone this year. I’m sure the intention was to release the new ink in time for the DC Supershow but well, we all know how that turned out this year. I say that because the new Frankly Fifth is definitely a brighter, more indigo blue that makes me think All-American, true blue, denim and red, white and blue. In writing though, the color has a more violet cast than I expected. In my medium nib, it reminds me a little of some of the washable blues from the vintage pen eras. Or maybe the color of the ink from school mimeograph machines.

When I was writing the heading, my nib still had a little water in it and the writing had that light, almost periwinkle color of the Sailor Studio/Manyo inks. Curious. There’s some lovely shading with this ink but no sheening. It dries pretty quickly on the Rhodia paper I was testing it on. It’s funny, the more inks I use, the more inks I love and not the other way around.

In comparisons, Frankly Fifth is pretty close in color and shade to Sailor Ultramarine and Nioi-Sumire as well as Diamine Bilberry. I included the Monteverde DC Supershow Blue from 2018 since I made reference to “show inks” but it’s a bit more ultramarine with no hint of violet.

I pushed the swatches closer for a better look and you may notice that Bilberry is slightly more purple and probably has less shading. If price/value is an issue, the Frankly Fifth compared to the Sailor colors is a much better deal $/ml.

I’ll go back to my previous statement that I’m often hard pressed to find an ink I don’t like. I may find an ink that’s a better value or better suited to a certain pen or certain mood but if what you want is to maybe think your paper might smell like cornflowers or a mimeograph, this might be the ink for you.

Tools:

• Paper: Rhodia Uni-Blank No. 16 with 6mm guide sheet
• Pens: Tachikawa dip nib holder ($7.75) with Zebra G titanium nib ($33.50 per 10-pack), Acrylic dip nib pen (Approx. $15), Folded Nib ($44.85USD)
• Swatches: Col-o-Ring Ink Testing Book ($10) & Col-o-dex Rotary Cards ($15)
• Brush: Blick Synthetic Round #0
• Ink:  Robert Oster Frankly Fifth (Federalist Pens Fifth Anniversary Edition) ($18 for 50ml bottle)

DISCLAIMER: The items included in this review were provided free of charge by Federalist Pens for the purpose of review. Please see the About page for more details.

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When I last went shopping looking for blue inks, of course I had to look at Robert Oster. Robert Oster has approximately 1 million blue inks (ok maybe I’m exaggerating a LITTLE) and somehow I love all of them. This time I opted to what they call True Blue (50mL for $17) to see what I thought.

As it turns out Robert Oster True Blue is very, very close to the last ink I looked at, Diamine Florida Blue. In person, I think Florida Blue contains the lightest parts of True Blue, and then True Blue also has a darker, more intense blue in heavier applications.

I love Robert Oster inks. They work beautifully in my pens, and they give me all that deep saturated color that I’m looking for. I haven’t had any problems with their inks, and this one is no exception.

And oh all those beautiful blues!

• Paper: Crossfield Journal ($24.00)
• Pen: Delike Glass Signature Pen ($37.80)
• Swatches: Col-o-Ring Ink Testing Book ($10) and Col-o-Dex Rotary Cards ($15)
• Inks: Robert Oster True Blue (50mL for $17)

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I think last year proved I love purple inks so of course I had to snag another one to try in my last JetPens order. I opted for Robert Oster Signature in Velvet Crush (50mL for $17.00).

Velvet Crush is a bit difficult to capture. The pictures make it look like a blue purple, but on the Col-o-dex card I see a hint of reddish plum in there in the saturated parts.

It shades a bit during writing with different nibs, and in large splotches it sheens with a crazy yellow green.

When I went stash diving for a purple that was close, I found Birmingham Pen Co.’s Vaudeville Regalia was pretty close in intensity and tone. Robert Oster Signature Viola was a bit plummier than Crushed Velvet, and I had thought Diamine’s Frosted Orchid might be a good match but it’s a way too red.  I did also compare Diamine’s Purple Dream, but Purple Dream was much darker than Crushed Velvet.

Overall, I was please with this color. I’m still amazed I can try so many shades of purple and not quite duplicate what I have in stash. If you’re looking for a super-saturated sheening purple (say that five times fast) then this one might be a good option!

• Papers: Crossfield Journal ($24.00)
• Pen: Delike Glass Signature Pen ($37.80)
• Swatches: Col-o-Ring Ink Testing Book ($10) and Col-o-Dex Rotary Cards ($15)
• Inks: Robert Oster Signature in Velvet Crush (50mL for $17.00)

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