Yazeh Ink Reviews

Robert Oster Smoke Screen   Ink Review # 244   Originally posted on FPN: May 07, 2026   --- 🧾  Description   Ink:  Smokescreen Brand:  Robert Oster Country:  Australia Availability: 50 ml bottles. Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Kaweco (EF/F/M/B/BB, stub 1.1, 1.9), Noodler’s Ahab with FPR ultra-flex, Hongdian Long blade nib (similar to a Naginata Togi)   This is an unusual colour and difficult to describe. It hovers somewhere between grey, maroon and purple, depending on what paper it is used on.    The wetter and narrower the nib, the darker and more blackish the ink appears; with wider nibs, the colour becomes lighter and more complex.   While not the best ink on copy paper, the colour was a very pleasing grey, making it a good candidate for thick, absorbent papers such as that used in Peter Pauper notebooks.    Dry times are decent on Rhodia; lubrication is pen-dependent and hovers around average to slightl...

Noodler's — House Divided   Ink Review # 28   Originally posted on FPN:  Mar 3, 2022   Ink:  House Divided Type:  Partially bulletproof Brand:  Noodler's Country:  USA Availability:  Discontinued. Pens Used:  Kanwrite Desire ultra-flex nib, Jinhao 450 fude nib Description A very unusual-looking ink, hovering between dull purple and brown-grey-black. The writing experience is quite pleasant. The ink is wet, well-lubricated, and fast-drying. I wouldn't recommend it for a very wet pen, though. Rinsing was easy. However, the pink-red component might stick around a bit like most pink and red inks, bulletproof or not. But overall, it is much easier to clean than Sailor Jentle Grenade, Herbin Rose Cyclamen and Sheaffer Skrip red. Writing Samples Midori Tomoe River 68 gsm Note:  Tomoe River used here is 68 gsm, not the thinner 52 gsm version commonly referenced in reviews. Jinhao 450 #6 fude nib Song of Songs, translated by Chana and Ariel ...