Yazeh Ink Reviews

Bible Ink    Ink Review # 9   Originally posted on FPN:  Feb 22, 2021   Ink:  Bible Ink Type:  Iron gall Brand:  Gutenberg Museum Country:  Germany Availability:  25 ml bottles Pens Used:  A Pilot Metro F, a Jinhao 450 M, A Kaweco knock-off with a true Kaweco italic nib, Vintage Conway Stewart 330, oblique-flex, Vintage Unic wet noodle flex.    Description This is an iron gall ink sold by the Museum of Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany. They also have a line of Aniline inks, dip pen inks (including a dip pen (quill) iron gall ink), handmade paper, papyri, notebooks etc. Enough that will make stationery junkies salivate. However, this all comes with a hitch: the shipping. They use FedEx, so it’s very expensive. Through happenstance and a mysterious internet glitch, I got hold of this ink, my third iron gall ink after Scabiosa and Salix. Photo of the bottle - The Herbin bottle is to give an idea of scale - The other inks are dip-p...

Sailor — Shikiori Shimoyo   Ink Review # 8   Originally posted on FPN:  Jan 10, 2021   Ink:  Shikiori Shimoyo Brand:  Sailor Country:  Japan Availability:  20 ml bottle. Pens Used:  Vintage Conway Stewart 330 - Oblique nib Description I had the opportunity to try a sample of this thanks to @A Smug Dill . I'm not a Sailor convert yet. While I found the color intriguing and the ink pleasing to use, it looked nicer scanned than in real life. It was a bit of a pain to clean the pen. Probably it would have been much easier if I’d used a modern pen. Chroma Writing Samples Whimsical written samples and whacky drawings. Midori Comparison Ink Characteristics ·        Shading:  Yes, with a flex nib. ·        Ghosting:  A bit. Though with a wet oblique nib, you cannot expect less. ·        Bleed through:  None. ·        ...

Noodler's — El Lawrence   Ink Review # 7   Originally posted on FPN:  Dec 10, 2020   Ink:  El Lawrence Type:  Bulletproof Brand:  Noodler's Country:  USA Availability:  Only in bottle. Pens Used:  No-name Chinese fountain pen EF, Noodler’s Nib Creaper semi-flex. Description I really enjoyed this ink. It has slightly drier flow compared to other Noodler’s inks I have tried. It dries almost instantaneously. I had it for a long while in my fountain pen and never had any problems writing. It is closest to Burma Road Brown and darker than R & K Emma. Afterthought: Besides being everything proof, this ink is also fluorescent. Writing Samples Rhodia Back I hope you don’t mind a touch of whimsy in the form of an article 200 years from now: Martian archeologist on a survey mission to Earth have made one of the most exciting finds of the decade: a document believed to have belonged to the famed British explorer Lawrence of Arabia, thanks to a ...