Lennon Tool Bar Shi Shi Zi — Ink Review #202
Lennon Tool Bar Shi Shi Zi Ink Review # 202 Originally posted on FPN: Sep 10, 2025 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Shi Shi Zi Brand: Lennon Tool Bar Country: Taiwan Available: 30 ml bottles worldwide. Pens Used: Pilot F3A EF/Semi-flex, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), Jinhao 450 fude nib. Shi Shi Zi is a pale, high-shading, green-grey ink, named after the protective lions in front of Chinese temples. It’s part of the 2024 Summer Guardian Beasts limited edition, which includes Bixi, Komainu, and Feng Shi Ye. Flow and lubrication are lacking, water resistance is dubious, and you’ll have bleed-through and show-through on thin copy paper. If you want it to be legible, you’ll need a wet pen. According to ChatGPT: “ Founded in 2014 in Tamsui, Taiwan, Lennon Tool Bar ( 藍濃道具屋 ) takes its name from ‘lán nóng’—meaning rich indigo—and ‘dào jù wū’—meaning workshop or tool sho...