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Manufacturer: Pilot


Series, colour: Iroshizuku Take-Sumi


Pen: Waterman Hemisphere "F"


Paper: Image Volume 80 g / cm2



Specifications:


Flow rate: good


Lubrication: good


Bleed through: noticeable (copy paper)


Shading: noticeable (very weak)


Feathering: unnoticeable


Saturation: very good




A drop of ink smeared with a nib



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The ink smudged with a cotton pad



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Lines



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Water Resistance



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Sample text



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Ink drying time



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Other tests carried out:



Sample text in an Oxford notebook



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Sample letters in a Rhodia notebook



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Ink drops on a handkerchief



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Chromatography



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Thanks for the review. I have a sample of Take-sumi, and while it isn't the blackest ink on the planet, I've noticed that the writing I did with it in my ink journal now looks darker than I remember it being when I did the entry.

The best way I can describe the look of the ink when it goes down on paper is "velvety". I know that sounds weird, but it's almost as if you could put your finger down on the page after the ink is dry and have it feel just like velvet/velveteen was attached to the page. Never had that sort of reaction. It's not shading, per se, and it's not sheen, per se. It's something different -- almost like with those people whose brains are wired to associate numbers with colors or sounds. But I don't have that condition, at least not normally -- but I did with Take-sumi....

Still trying to make up my mind whether it's worth springing for a full bottle, when I don't use black ink much normally....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Take-sumi is certainly one of my favorite blacks, more a very dark charcoal gray than a deep black. Can't really find anything I don't like about it. Noodler's Black Eel is another winner.

Rationalizing pen and ink purchases since 1967.

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I'm looking for an interesting black ink, but can't decide between this ink and Kyonooto #1 Nurebairo.

Anyone has both and can comment?

Pens: Conid Kingsize ebonite (x2)
Inks:   KWZ Dark Brown / KWZ IG Orange / Diamine Chocolate / Diamine Burnt Sienna / Diamine Ochre / Monteverde Scotch Brown

      

 

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MY favorite black, an I totally understand and agree with the way inkstained ruth described it.

 

I've found as I've grown older that the highest contrast, deepest blacks are too stark for my aging eyes, and I really appreciate the soft-yet-crisp color/texture quality of Take-sumi.

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I so want to try some now. :unsure:

 

I blame akszugor and inkstainedruth in equal measures for this. I have enough blacks ! :(

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On Tomoe River paper, Take-Sumi has a lovely black sheen to it. It's quite stunning to see.

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