Which Inks Are You Using Today?

[MsRedpen]

Montblanc Royal Blue in Pelikan 140

Diamine Dark Forest in GvFC Tamitio

[Karmachanic]

Gris de Payne

Ambre de Birmanie

[kulnet]

Monteverde Caribbean Blue, Akkerman SBRE Brown, and 3 Oysters Hun.

[DrDebG]

DeAtramentis Mint Turquoise, Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-yake, Ajisai, Tsuyu-kusa and GvFC Violet Blue so far this morning. Others will be added as the day progresses.

[white_lotus]

Noodler's Beaver still going strong in the Pelikan M400.

Monteverde Horizon Blue in an Edison Mina (F).

Sailor Kobe #38 Kitanosaka Night Blue in a Pelikan M101 (M).

 

The KZW Baltic Memories came and went fast as I used the fill straight away.

 

 

[WLSpec]

Sailor blue-black

Diamine Poinsettia

Diamine Elf

Diamine Oxford Blue

Noodler's Apache Sunset

Lamy Bronze

[Jebus]

I have discovered the very nice Sailor 123... Stunning color!

[white_lotus]

Still using the Monteverde Horizon Blue at work, and the Sailor Kobe #38 for checks as the Pelikan M101 has a fat nib.

 

But I wanted a purple ink just cause that color hasn't been in the rotation in a while with my blue fixation. I'd bought a bottle of Pent Pen House Fujifusa from Vanness a while back, early last year. Never tried it until now. Filled the Edison Brockton, wrote a sample line, and disliked it. Too light for my tastes. The Brockton is a bit drier pen than some others, so maybe I'll have to give it another chance some day. But I have plenty of inks that look good in all my pens, so... it got dumped.

 

Then went with an ink I know I like — Sailor Kingdom Note Thysanostoma thysanura from their Jellyfish series. And just as jellyfish are waterproof, so is this ink.

 

 

[amberleadavis]

White Lotus, I love the samples and like you, the Jelly Fish is a favorite.

[dennis_f]

Noodler's Beaver still going strong in the Pelikan M400.

Monteverde Horizon Blue in an Edison Mina (F).

Sailor Kobe #38 Kitanosaka Night Blue in a Pelikan M101 (M).

 

The KZW Baltic Memories came and went fast as I used the fill straight away.

 

 

 

Your photo of the Horizon Blue inspired me to pick up a sample yesterday. Haven't tried it out yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks,

D.

[white_lotus]

Hope you enjoy it!

[ENewton]

I have still not finished my first fill of Sailor Kobe Taisanji Yellow, which I couldn't use on a daily basis until it had concentrated for some weeks in a pen, but in the past few days I have inked two more pens and am now using:

 

• TAG Kyoto Kyo-Iro Soft Snow of Ohara. This is my number one ink for use in winter, and my Pilot Metropolitan Medium shows it to advantage.
• Pilot Iroshizuku Kujaku. I bought a Pelikan 140 nearly a year and half ago and was advised not to use purple ink in it. Since then, I have been trying ink after ink in search of one wet and lubricated enough to work well in the pen, which is an extra fine and runs dry. I do not have the space or the budget to keep buying inks, but it has also been frustrating to have a nice vintage pen that I could not enjoy because I didn't have the right ink for it. Finally, about a week ago, I tried Pilot Iroshizuku Kujaku--my daughter happened to return the bottle I gave her a few years ago--which produces a lovely line and mitigates feedback from the nib. I know that some people recommend against using Japanese inks in vintage pens, but ultimately I decided to take the risk. I will report if I notice any problems that might be attributable to my choice of ink.

[inkstainedruth]

Today is was original version Sailor Sky High, in the Pro-Gear Slim; and vintage Quink Microfilm Black, in the Green Shadow Wave Vac.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mehandiratta]

Krishna Goldfish Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Today, so far, it's been Nemosine Alpha Centauri (in the pink TWSBI 580-AL) and vintage Quink Permanent Royal Blue (in the Plum Demi Parker 51).

Used the 51 to sign the paperwork for the new line of credit paperwork. The guy told me I couldn't use the purple ink; not sure what he would have thought of the third pen (Noodler's ebonite Konrad) currently sporting Noodler's El Lawrence... Which appears to have separated somewhat -- I had to dump the fill I'd put in the pen yesterday morning and then refill after re-capping the bottle and shaking it up a lot; it was coming out a LOT greener than I had remembered it being....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[kulnet]

Organic Studios Walden Pond, 3 Oysters Hun, and Diamine Earl Grey

[Karmachanic]

Oku-Yama.

A wet ink in a wet pen, so it goes down super saturated, and shades fabulously. With a fine nib (FA) the sheen look black.

I received it as a gift over a year ago, and didn't use it until this week. I'll have to acquire several more bottles. Just in case.

[GardenWeasel]

Noodler’s Lermontov. Not a problem ink now that I have it in a pen with Flexinibs (sp?) ebonite feed.

[timotheap]

Monteverde Olivine in a Jinhao x450 (I've thinned the nib down to a fine medium, and it shows the olive side of the ink a lot better)

 

Waterman Blue Black in Noodler's Ahab because I wanted to test another nib/feed adjustment

 

Herbin Cafe des Iles in Conklin Duragraph with Noodler's flex nib (plastic feed can't keep up, but this ink, which is a gorgeous brown in other pens, appears more golden in this combo)

 

Diamine Syrah in Kaweco Sport with medium nib.

[DrDebG]

DeAtramentis Moss Green and DeAtramentis Emerald Green

 

Nice combination for when you need a taste of green. Both are well behaved and flow nicely. I have the Moss Green in a Caran d'Ache 849 with a fine nib - not too dark but still very readable. The Emerald Green is in my Lamy Pacific with 1.5 stub nib which really shows off the ink's shading potential.