Category: Inks

Fountain Pen Ink Reviews – This is where all of my fountain pen ink reviews are posted. My reviews include materials used, notes about the ink, passes, shading performance, a cursive writing sample, and comparison to similar or complimentary inks. My default ink reviewing pad is the Rhodia No. 16 dotPad.

Pilot Iroshizuku: Fuyu-gaki Ink Review

.Reading time 3 minutes.

**Welcome to the new layout of edjelley.com – please let me know what you think!* Pilot Iroshizuku: Fuyu-gaki Pen: Rotring 600 Lava Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku fuyu-gaki Paper: Kytokuto F.O.B. COOP B5 Dot Grid Notes: Another day, another Iroshizuku is loaded up for review (I wish there was really one per day…). The time it’s Fuyu-Gaki, which translates […]

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Pilot Iroshizuku Ina-Ho – Handwritten Ink Review

.Reading time 3 minutes.

Pilot Iroshizuku: Ina-ho Pen: Pilot Vanishing Point // Gun Metal & Matte Black // Medium nib Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku fuyu-gaki Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 Notes: This is the first ink from Iroshizuku I’ve used that doesn’t perform well on all papers. There’s some blotchy feathering and bleeding on my standard ink review paper (Kyokuto FOB COOP) […]

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P.W. Akkerman Shocking Blue – Ink Review

.Reading time 4 minutes.

P.W. Akkerman Shocking Blue Fountain Pen Ink Handwritten Review Pen: Lamy Safari, Fine Nib Ink: P.W. Akkerman Shocking Blue Paper: Kyokuto F.O.B. COOP Dot Grid – B5 size Notes: Here’s another ink from P.W. Akkerman that I happen to like quite a bit. Shocking Blue isn’t really all that shocking (when compared to Noodler’s Baystate Blue), but […]

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Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa Iron Gall – Ink Review

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa Fountain Pen Ink Review Pen: Lamy 2000, Binderized Medium Nib Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa Paper: Kyokuto F.O.B. COOP – Dot Grid – B5 Notes: I can’t believe how much this ink looks like P.W. Akkerman’s Vorhoot Violet, BUT that’s only for now. Scabiosa is an iron gall ink that will slowly darken as it […]

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De Atramentis Plum – Ink Review

.Reading time 3 minutes.

De Atramentis Plum Fountain Pen Ink Handwritten Review Pen: Sailor Magellan Demonstrator – Medium nib Ink: De Atramentis Plum Scented Ink Paper: Kyokuto F.O.B. COOP Dot Grid in B5 Notes: Wow…Finally a De Atramentis ink that I actually really like! I wish the rest of their line performed as well as this one does. No feathering or bleeding, […]

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