Akkerman IJzer Galnoten #10 (Iron Gall)

[bokaba]

Akkerman Ijzer Galnoten #10 (Iron Gall)

 

I was finally able to get my hands on sample of Akkerman #10 yesterday.

 

Flow: moderate/wet especially for an iron gall ink

 

Feathering/bleed: some, but mainly on cheap paper

 

Saturation: moderate

 

Color: starts as a deep blue and oxidizes to a dark black; similar if not darker than Diamine Registrar's

 

Water resistance: 4/5

 

[lapis]

Nice review of a good IG ink. Try it out with a B or BB or even broader nib. Can take up to 48 h to really darken. Biggest advantage I've experienced is that it is (likely) the least driest of all (good) blue-black IGs. Registrars was the driest, followed by ESSRI.

[Dimy]

Thanks for review.

Looks nice, would be fun to see it alongside KWZ IG blue-black.

[bokaba]

I will try to do a comparison with KWZ Blue Black. My sense is that the KWZ leans a bit more purple than Akkerman. I think it is closer to the Blue #1 or Diamine Registrar's. 

[Schaumburg_Swan]

   Hi,

 

thanks for your great review.

It's a fantastic ink and so is the bottle!

Mine looks and feels the same as Diamine's Registrar's.

I would say it is drier than ESSRI, second to a "Bible Ink" I have - but can't proof that by a measurement.

 

Best wishes

Jens

[bokaba]

I was under the impression that it was wetter than Diamine. I have not tried it in a dry pen yet though.

[Schaumburg_Swan]

4 minutes ago, bokaba said:

I was under the impression that it was wetter than Diamine. I have not tried it in a dry pen yet though.

 

Hi Bokaba,

 

I don't doubt Your impression. Mine is as subjective. It's not the first time this ink or DRI is described wet on this forum.

At school lab we had glas test capillars that could prove our observations, but none at hands now...

 

Best wishes

Jens

[josephholsten]

Any chance you know of a supplier of this ink to the United States? Every place I've looked is out of stock.

[bokaba]

1 hour ago, josephholsten said:

Any chance you know of a supplier of this ink to the United States? Every place I've looked is out of stock.

 

From what I understand, due to the pandemic, Akkerman has not been able to get their bottles manufactured for quite some time.

[Karmachanic]

Available at source:

https://akkermandenhaag.nl/collections/akkerman-inkt/products/akkerman-vulpeninkt

[bokaba]

27 minutes ago, Karmachanic said:

Available at source:

https://akkermandenhaag.nl/collections/akkerman-inkt/products/akkerman-vulpeninkt

 

It says in the update that they are not available at this time.

[Karmachanic]

oops!

[josephholsten]

As of 2021-03-28, the Akkerman shop says they have bottles again! I don't really want to pay more for shipping than the ink, so I'm still waiting for it to make it to US distributors.

 

Since I couldn't be bothered to wait, I ended up grabbing a sample from Anderson. Definitely feels more smooth than Salix, and photos won't convey how much lighter it is when the ink is laid down. I haven't put down a full ink review page myself, but my jottings look more blue-grey than Salix's blue-black.

 

But I heartily support a comparison review with KWZ IGs!

[bokaba]

5 hours ago, josephholsten said:

As of 2021-03-28, the Akkerman shop says they have bottles again! I don't really want to pay more for shipping than the ink, so I'm still waiting for it to make it to US distributors.

 

Since I couldn't be bothered to wait, I ended up grabbing a sample from Anderson. Definitely feels more smooth than Salix, and photos won't convey how much lighter it is when the ink is laid down. I haven't put down a full ink review page myself, but my jottings look more blue-grey than Salix's blue-black.

 

But I heartily support a comparison review with KWZ IGs!

 

I hear you. I just checked though, with shipping from Europe (assuming outside Europe as they charge VAT for EU countries) it is about $35. US dealers charge $30 plus shipping, so it is probably about the same.