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I bought this ink a couple of months ago, intrigued by its robust qualities and smooth flow. However, when it finally arrived at my doorstep, the colour was nothing like what I've seen in reviews - instead of a gorgeous rich dark blue it's a muted grey teal. There is some shading, but it never comes out in writing, and neither does the sheen, both of which would have salvaged the ink for me. But I absolutely hate it this way and only use the ink for a bigger writing project that will require me to spend a lot of time outdoors and in sub-ideal conditions; I kind of hope to use it up that way.

 

But I'm conflicted what to do after that. I really like the colour that I thought it would be, and since I've seen other users get that exact colour out of it, I'm led to think that there must have been either a slight formula change or a variant batch - the question is only which is the "standard" hue.

 

Sooo, if anyone is up for it, I'd like to do a wandering ink comparison letter! I think the most important things would be to include the date and place of purchase, though date of manufacture would obviously be most handy (but I don't know how we could find that out). Each new recipient will add a short paragraph from Pride and Prejudice, written with different nibs if you like, then sent on to the next person. The last one with a good scanner and colour calibration skills does the Lord's work. :D

 

 

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I had this ink on my list of ' inks to buy' but recently I've seen reviews which show an entirely different colour to the older reviews I'd seen. I wonder did they change it at some point?

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Yeah. Muted grey teal's about right for me as well. Also disappointed. I blame myself for not getting a sample first. 1.1 Jowo nib. Not what I'd call blue black. Maybe it needs a little Kiwa-Guro.

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Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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I had this ink on my list of ' inks to buy' but recently I've seen reviews which show an entirely different colour to the older reviews I'd seen. I wonder did they change it at some point?

I think so too but hope otherwise.

 

Although there is now Sou-Boku in the Nano line-up, which seems to be a concession on Sailor's part that Sei-Boku wasn't much of a blue-black to begin with (even without the weird teal anomaly). That ink looks much darker than what I thought Sei-Boku would be, but I'm willing to keep it in mind as a last resort. Because the Nano inks are actually pretty well-behaved inks; more than well-behaved, they are smoother than many of the regular dye inks I own, and I wouldn't want to eliminate them from my collection if there wasn't another option.

 

 

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Did you get any participants for your wandering letter idea? I'd be willing to participate in that but there has to be a minimum thershold of contributors to get the process to kickoff.

 

And I don't know how I could find the manufacture date of my sei-boku. Plus the fact that Ive since decanted all of that ink into a nalgene bottle for easier storage and space economy. Would that disqualify me?

 

Ive transferred the sticker label to the new container so if the date of manufacure can be found on the label, then we're in luck.

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I'd be happy to contribute a writing sample. I was also unpleasantly surprised by how my bottle turned out - "greyish" blue, at least from memory (haven't inked anything with it in a while). Looked too much like those old silver blue gel pens from grade school.

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I have held off trying Sei-Boku -- just for the reason Dominique complained about. Too many "blue-black" inks are really dark teal, or grayish teal. And some of them are aIso *very* paper dependent as well -- I had people at a pen club meeting a few years ago absolutely convinced that a pen filled with Waterman Mysterious Blue was actually inked up with something green (and I was going "Nope! I know what's in this pen, and it's *DEFINITELY* WMB...."

I'm curious about Sou-Boku, but at the moment a lot of places here in the States it's out of stock, and I definitely want to get a sample of it before buying a full bottle. Especially since it's a pigmented ink.

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Sometime last year I bought a bottle of Seiboku based on what I thought it looked like. I put it in a TWSBI Diamond 580 and hated it. So I got a bottle of Souboku, put that in the 580, and now I have something I like. It's not as dark as I'd prefer, but it's a decent color with pleasing shading from a broad nib, and it flows well. And I don't have to worry about my family history project washing away in a summer shower.

 

I have no used for the Seiboku so maybe I will try mixing a few drops of Kiwa Guro in with it. That may help.

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I used a cartridge of Sei-Boku a while back and liked it enough that I bought a bottle but it hasn't made it into a pen since (too many other inks to try). The color showed a bit differently depending on the type of paper, consistent with pictures of the ink found online, and I would call it a blue-black. I will note, the pictures online have a much wider range of colors than I experienced. I did see pretty strong shading and a little sheen on some papers.

If I recall correctly, the ink was also a little dry so performance could be totally different if used with a dry nib.

Looking at my ink rotation, I think Sei-Boku will be inked up in the near future and I can compare ink from a bottle to the cartridge I used earlier.

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This inks appearance is highly paper- and pen-dependent. It can look matte grayed tealy blue with no shading on my checks, it can look more vibrant and have high shading on coated paper, etc. While wet, the teal component is more noticeable. When the ink dries, it loses some vibrancy and some of the teal hue. To get it to look dark, you need a wet writer.

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I will participate.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I would love to participate.

 

 

Sometime last year I bought a bottle of Seiboku based on what I thought it looked like. I put it in a TWSBI Diamond 580 and hated it. So I got a bottle of Souboku, put that in the 580, and now I have something I like. It's not as dark as I'd prefer, but it's a decent color with pleasing shading from a broad nib, and it flows well. And I don't have to worry about my family history project washing away in a summer shower.

 

I have no used for the Seiboku so maybe I will try mixing a few drops of Kiwa Guro in with it. That may help.

May I ask how Sei-Boku affected your 580? Did it stain?
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I would love to participate.

 

 

May I ask how Sei-Boku affected your 580? Did it stain?

 

The Seiboku washed out easily and left no staining anywhere. I used nothing more than water.

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To nudge this again, I think it would be useful to use more than one kind of paper while also limiting ourselves to a few for shipping reasons.

Which paper would you like to see?

I would appreciate Oxford's Optik Paper.

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