Ink is all the same – Or not
I’m happy to help people with making ink. Sometimes they will send me the results of their ink making. People like to think that making ink is easy and that […]
Category Archives: Ink
Making ink, talking about ink and generally having ink on the brain
Making Brazilwood Ink – The Video
Greetings! I made a batch of red brazilwood ink. I have been making this ink for about 10 years now. I’ve been using editing software to make videos for about […]
Ink Making Experiment – Boiling Water
Well, that was informative. The experiment below was not done with chemistry labratory scientific rigor. Not what I do. And it was a first time exploratory experiment to gather observations […]
Ink Comparison – Impromptu
It has been a very long time since I posted new content to the blog. For those that don’t know I am engaged in post-graduate studies. These are a big […]
Writing With Period Ink
On Saturday February 4, 2017 I posted about making ink from a period recipe book. The redacted recipe. To Make Ink for Writing on Parchment (A Booke of Secrets: Shewing […]
Ink Recipe 1596
I’m working on making ink from a recipe from the following long titled book A Booke of Secrets: Shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of Inkes and […]
Draw a Circle in Ink
The tool to draw a circle is called a compass. In case you have not seen the tool. There are many variations of this drawing tool. The compass in some […]
The Gall of It All
Enter the Oak Gall. Provider of tannic acid for centuries past and up through today. The Oak Gall is the “gall” part of “iron gall ink.” So, what is an […]
Opening Shop
After prodding and encouragement from many of you I have opened an ETSY store for calligraphy, supplies and materials. GREEN MAN CALLIGRAPHY AND SUPPLY I am starting small with only […]
What Inks Will Corrode My Pens?
I get asked this question a lot when people find out that I research and make calligraphy inks. The short answer is, all inks will corrode your metal pens. I have never […]
