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I've tried Lamy Black, Montblanc Mystery Black, Waterman Intense Black, Monteverde Black, Noodler's Bulletproof Black, and Sailor Jentle Black. Out of those Sailor Black is my favorite black ink but I'm always interested to try more.

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Noodler's Black's my go to. Before that, 4001 Black.

 

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I don't use black personally, but I believe Aurora black is pretty popular around here.

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Ha I was just going to post something similar so if it's okay, I'll tag my tuppence worth onto this thread :)

 

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I use waterproof black ink for labeling and some ink and wash work, and I really like Platinum Carbon Black and Sailor Nano Black.

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None. Why would anyone use black ink, this I'm not able to understand :)

 

 

I don't understand why folks don't understand. Plenty of instances where black is required. In my line of work, black ink is essential. Something that is going to be copied multiple times? or archived? Black. Small nib? Black. I guess if I never did any work and are just using pens to fill in coloring books or something but real world applications require sometimes using black ink. I also just don't get the hate on black. Hundreds of years of the best calligraphy in every tradition is done in black.

 

Black is cool. I would want it to be the only ink I used but since I have work to do I always have several pens always inked with black. Some folks buy pens to play with ink, some folks buy ink to put in pens. I am more a pen person than an ink maniac. For work I want a nice pen but can only use dark blue, black or blue black. I have actual once filled out a series of forms in a medium blue ink and gotten the evil eye over it. My boss, said, "next time, just black please"

 

heh.

 

 

That out ... I have been through a few, Waterman (not bad at all), Herbin Perle Noir (good!), some Faber-Castel ink that was surprisingly good, Lamy (no thanks) and some Noodler's (they make like 11 different blacks, the one I used was just the plain straight up black). Lots of good blacks out there but now I just buy Aurora Black. On my second bottle of this and it is a joy. Love it. Deep black (but not the blackest) and great flow and lubrication and cleans out easily in every pen I have put it in.

 

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Blacks are not my favorites either, but I have a couple that behave very well. Noodler's Black Eel is permanent and flows very nicely. If I don't need permanence and want a more elegant and subtle ink, I go for Iroshizuku Take-sumi.

 

Getting into almost blacks, Diamine Eclipse and Bung Box Ink of Witch are good choices.

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It would depend on the pen. For dry pens it is Diamine Jet Black, for wet pens it is Aurora. I am still looking for the perfect black: Well behaved in all pens (like Waterman), deep, rich black maybe with a slight sheen or at least a feeling of depth - yes I know, it probably doesn't exist, but the quest is fun ;)

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+1 Aurora Black. Runner up...Noodler FPH exclusive Old Manhattan Black. Both wonderful inks.

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I don't always use black ink, but when I do, I prefer Kiwa Guro. ;)

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Kiwa Guro is a good one. It dries with almost a matte finish--there is even a hint of three-dimensionality about it.

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I stopped looking when I tried a sample of Black Eel. I bought a bottle and now my pocket pen always has Black Eel in it.

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First choice is always Aurora Black. For my wettest nibs, Pelikan 4001 Black.

I love the smell of fountain pen ink in the morning.

 

 

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I stopped looking when I tried a sample of Black Eel. I bought a bottle and now my pocket pen always has Black Eel in it.

 

:thumbup: It's my favorite for a well behaved bulletproof ink. If you look at its properties on the Noodler's web site, it's resistant to just about everything.

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Noodler's Heart of Darkness. It's my general-purpose black, and my ink of choice when I need to make sure that the marks I'm putting down on paper are not going anywhere, ever.

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How does Aurora Black compare with Jentle Black?

 

I haven't compared the two directly, but I have both, and I like Aurora Black a lot better. I think probably that Sailor Jentle Black isn't as dark, nor as wet, nor as lubricious as Aurora. However, I like Sailor Kiwa Guro quite a bit and prefer it to Aurora Black. OTOH, I much prefer Aurora Black to Sailor Kiwa Guro in pens that are a pain to clean out.

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I generally use a given manufacturer's ink in that manufacturer's pen. I like Pilot pens, so I use a lot of Pilot black. It is another well-behaved black ink that you might consider.

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