Sailor Jentle Ink: Gray

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Things are slow on a Monday, so here's a gray ink by Sailor. This is a good ink for broad nib writers, so long as you don't suffer from writer's block.

 

[drifting]

Thanks for the review. The only gray I've used is Herbin Gris Nuages - the Sailor looks like it shades a touch darker: nice!. I really like the properties of the Sailor inks I've tried, so this one might be going onto my unending wish list.

 

Ryan.

[ethernautrix]

Thanks for the review!

 

That's a nice-looking gray. I'm using Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun in one of my pens, and it seems lighter than the Sailor. Hmm... Interesting.

[shadowsforbars]

Envious of the penmanship, but the ink is perhaps not for me.

[Goodwhiskers]

On one letter I've received, this ink almost passed for HB (#2) pencil. It was a very interesting effect, easy on the eyes.

 

I don't like to use gray ink or lighter-black inks (new Sheaffer Skrip Black is as light as I go in black),

 

but several FPN members have noted that for a pageful or more of writing they prefer the less-intense black inks (Waterman, Namiki/Pilot, Montblanc, Parker Quink, R&K, Visconti, old Sheaffer Skrip) and labeled-gray inks (Diamine, Noodler's, Sailor, J Herbin, Omas).

[chkuo]

I never thought that I'd appreciate a gray ink, but this sure looks interesting. Guess you just need a right nib for it to work. Thanks for sharing.

[demeter]

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Thanks for the review. It is a very lovely ink, and one of my favourites.

 

Andrew

 

 

[JAPeN]

I have wanted this Gray for some time but somehow I always found something else to want after. Your review gave me a bit of a prod and I now have a bottle on order and even have plans to mix some with Sailor Blue. Thanks for putting my priorities back in order. Edited April 29, 2009 by JAPeN

[DilettanteG]

Your penmanship is beautiful and the review's pretty nice too.

Edited April 30, 2009 by DilettanteG

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DilettanteG,

 

Thanks for the kind words. I had a good time using that Sailor Gray ink on smooth paper.