Custom Blended Ink, My Perfect Blue

[J85909266]

This thread is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing the story and photos. Your ink is very nice!

 

This is going on my bucket list of things I must do some day.

[Sailor Kenshin]

This was awesome! Great reading and pictures. Thanks.

[J85909266]

I can't get over how cool traveling to Japan to have a little, old Japanese man with the title Blending Master mix you up a custom ink in a cocktail shaker is. For an ink lover, it's like level 100 awesomeness.

[Tinjapan]

I can't get over how cool traveling to Japan to have a little, old Japanese man with the title Blending Master mix you up a custom ink in a cocktail shaker is. For an ink lover, it's like level 100 awesomeness.

Well, I didn't travel to Japan to have ink made. I have been living in Japan for the past 15 years. I did have to travel down town with wife and infant in tow, but didn't travel from overseas.

[Tinjapan]

What a wonderful story and what a beautiful ink! It is a shame that Western cultures do not appreciate fountain pens and inks as the Japanese do.

This appreciation is far from universal here. My students and wife think I am nuts for spending so much on any writing instrument, especially in the age of tablets and iPhones.

[musicman123]

As a curious question, what store is this??? Bung box?

[Algester]

As a curious question, what store is this??? Bung box?

they go around Japan doing this for a nominal fee per head per ink

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/283522-ink-clinics-is-this-exclusively-a-japanese-thing/

for more info

[Tinjapan]

It was a special event held at Itoya in Ginza, Tokyo. The have several throughout Japan each year.

[Algester]

It was a special event held at Itoya in Ginza, Tokyo. The have several throughout Japan each year.

I'm assuming it's the second floor as there's clearly a lack of floor space on K. Itoya

[Tinjapan]

I'm assuming it's the second floor as there's clearly a lack of floor space on K. Itoya

Actually, it was on the first floor.

[bstnnyc]

Thank you for sharing pictures of such a personal ink! It looks like a beautiful color And I can't believe he made it 2 shots! I am definitely going to need to take a trip to Japan someday

[whichwatch]

This was such a very cool story to read! What a wonderful experience! I can only imagine how much fun such an experience would be.

 

I'd love to see this done at a pen show here in the US. Can you imagine the length of the lines?

[jmccarty3]

This was such a very cool story to read! What a wonderful experience! I can only imagine how much fun such an experience would be.

 

I'd love to see this done at a pen show here in the US. Can you imagine the length of the lines?

 

The only way to do it would be to take reservations in advance.

[Algester]

Actually, it was on the first floor.

call me surprised

[vxv]

What a nice blue ink.

Do you have any more custom ink mixtures you like?

[Tinjapan]

What a nice blue ink.

Do you have any more custom ink mixtures you like?

Nope, just the one. I am pretty satisfied with the other colors I have. I have many blue I love but couldn't find "the one".