Yazeh Ink Reviews

Gutenberg — Urkundentinte G10 schwarz    Ink Review # 11   Originally posted on FPN:  May 8, 2021   Ink:  Urkundentinte G10 schwarz  Type:  Iron gall Brand:  Gutenberg Country:  Germany Availability:  30 ml bottles. Currently available from Soldan.de and listed by Gutenberg GmbH. Pens Used:  Unic wet noodle vintage flex, Conway Stewart 330, oblique flex, Pilot Metro F, Sheaffer Calligraphy M stub, Generic Chinese (EF, stub). Description This ink is made by Gutenberg GmbH (Läufer & Gutenberg). They make four other aniline inks. Urkunden means certificate, and tinte, ink, so the name translates to Gutenberg Certificate ink.  It is a waterproof brown-black iron gall ink.  It reminds me of home-made iron gall inks. It is watery, lacks lubrication and will not work in all pens. My EF scribbles were illegible. However, I can always blame it on the pen.  😄 It’s not an easy ink to buy for people outside Europe. But ...

Noodler's —  General of  the Armies   Ink Review # 10   Originally posted on FPN:  Mar 25, 2021   Ink:  General of the Armies Type:  Bulletproof Brand:  Noodler's Country:  USA Availability:  3 oz, 90 ml bottles.  Pens Used:  EF Chinese pen, Pilot Metropolitan F, Noodler’s nib-creaper, Kaweco BB Description This ink is part of a series of bi-color dyes, like Rome and the discontinued House Divided. won’t go into the historical details, but it emulates the color change in U.S. Army uniforms from green to blue after the Civil War, approved by General Sheridan. Bottle The ink color in the bottle is green with the blue permanent dye settling at the bottom.  It writes blue which transforms into a soft, muted green on good paper. With time and especially sunshine, the green turns back into blue. On copy paper it writes green and quickly becomes a soft sea-glass blue; on cotton paper, the transformation is almost immedi...

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...