Noodlers Heart of Darkness...

[hcsk8ter]

Ok...first ink review.

 

Got a sample from Murderface...Thank you!

 

So I figured I'd give it a shot.

 

Here goes:

 

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Edited April 9, 2009 by hcsk8ter

[Balog]

Very nice review, although that castle is almost phallic enough to be nsfw.

[Imzadi]

This is my go to black.

[Jared]

It's a wonderful black, but has a tendency to feather on all but the best paper.

 

 

[ebola297]

Also, my go-to Black... In my opinion nothing darker that I have found. I haven't seen a side-by-side comparison of Heart of Darkness v. Borealis. I run it in my Namki Pilot retractable it has some nib creep but it wipes right off (no staining). Flows really well in a finer nib. I get more feathering in a medium nib on low quality paper.

[oldnavy1988]

I love HOD! Its the only black I use. I usually have 2 pens inked with it at all times, my workhorse Safari & currently my Namiki VP........smooooth!

[asimplemaestro]

Has anybody seen the iron gall ink in the for sale ads? It claims to be super black and i was thinking a comparison would be nice.

[TwilightFury]

LOL! Great review! This is next on my list...............

[Anam Cara]

Has anybody seen the iron gall ink in the for sale ads? It claims to be super black and i was thinking a comparison would be nice.

I ordered some iron gall ink for use with my dip pen,

but careful not to use it in fountain pens!

 

I recently ordered/received HOD -

a perfect, deep, blackety-black and

the best for addressing envelopes.

 

Great review!

 

~Cara

[Phormio]

I have read complaints about Baystate blue staining pens. Has anyone had this experience with HOD? I've just ordered some and would like to know before I stick it into my pens.

 

Cheers,

 

P

[JFT]

I have read complaints about Baystate blue staining pens. Has anyone had this experience with HOD? I've just ordered some and would like to know before I stick it into my pens.

 

Cheers,

 

P

 

So far none of my pen or converters have been stained, BUT I never let a pen dry with HoD filled in

[Mongo]

I have read complaints about Baystate blue staining pens. Has anyone had this experience with HOD? I've just ordered some and would like to know before I stick it into my pens.

 

Cheers,

 

P

I've used Heart of Darkness in at least a dozen pens (it's my favorite black), and I've not had any trouble with it staining any part of a pen. I find it to be a very easy ink to use, and the density of the black is excellent. Rinsing it out of a pen takes a little longer than rinsing out a "thinner" black ink, but my experience is that it rinses out completely without any great effort.

 

As JFT notes, you shouldn't let a pen loaded with HoD dry out completely...but then you shouldn't let that happen with any ink.

 

-- Dave

[Phormio]

to revive this thread I rec'd my HoD and have gone through a pen full. I used to write in blue all the time but after using this I'm nearly a convert. What a nice ink, and black - no grey areas here!!!

 

You also get a bucket of ink in this bottle - my only complaint is I wish the bottle neck was wider for those who want to refill without using the eye dropper.

[coconutman]

I love HOD! Its the only black I use. I usually have 2 pens inked with it at all times, my workhorse Safari & currently my Namiki VP........smooooth!

How do you like it in your VP?

[Phormio]

Reviving thread again -

 

With a love of shading I went off HoD - then I got the Ahab. semi-flex plus the dark lords ink of choice = joy.

 

And despite some starvation problems in my Ahab with other inks, HoD flows like a dream.

[duende]

I just received my shipment of HoD with free pen from the Goulets. As a lefty, this ink works better for me than Bulletproof black, which I believe has a slower drying time. With the Heart of Darkness, I am eternally on

[j.a.phillips.91]

Anybody use HoD in a TWSBI Vac 700?

 

Had a small sample and had some issues with it clogging my Lamy Vista up, so wanted to check how it worked with the 700.

[HD Katz]

This is my go to black.

 

It's mine too, but I found out by tearing up a TWSBI 540 that you have to clean the pen often. I caused the piston to get stuck and so I had to take the pen apart and soak it over night to get the rubber part of the piston out of the barrel. So now I have it in an eye-dropper pen, which is ok because even here I use enough to have to refill the pen weekly.

OH...and also it is very forge-resistant, I've had several clients try to alter my documents without success.

[alnwpi]

This is my go to black.

 

It's mine too, but I found out by tearing up a TWSBI 540 that you have to clean the pen often. I caused the piston to get stuck and so I had to take the pen apart and soak it over night to get the rubber part of the piston out of the barrel. So now I have it in an eye-dropper pen, which is ok because even here I use enough to have to refill the pen weekly.

OH...and also it is very forge-resistant, I've had several clients try to alter my documents without success.

 

Would there happen to be any interesting stories behind this?

 

Also, when you guys say that Heart of Darkness feathers I'm not really sure what that means. I've only used Waterman blue, black and Diamine Sherwood Green. Could any of you compare? I would also be using this primarily in a fine nib if I got it which should help I suppose.

[JimB]

Yeah. And I had a bottle and stored it away for that reason. Filled up a pen with it the other day and was reminded how badly it does feather. Even on my checks. On my bagasse notebook paper it's even worse. Back to black. Maybe I'll try X-Feather.

It's a wonderful black, but has a tendency to feather on all but the best paper.