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Fox & Quills Ink

Fox & Quills Ink

Fox & Quills is a small company that brews small-batch inks of two kinds. Some are pure gall inks with some added pigment – their Beetle Juice, Iron Throne. Others are a mix of iron gall (15-20%) and pigmented inks (85-80%) – their Peacock, Balsamic Red. I sent samples of four inks to two scribes, Suzanne Cunningham and Rebecca Orr. Suzanne tested them with a pointed nib, and Rebecca used a broad-edged nib. Their comments and tests are below. –John Neal Suzanne Cunningham: All four of …
Feb 13th 2023 JNB