Swisher Inks Blue Black

[dianeb]

I have a lot of blue black gel ink pens, but none for my fountain pens. So when I was ordering from Swisher Pens recently, I added a bottle of the Swisher Inks Blue Black. I'd heard about how fast they dry, and had talked with Chuck Swisher a bit at the 2009 NYC Pen Show about the ink--unfortunately, he hadn't brought any with him. I love this color, my first blue black bottled ink. Might take a look at Noodler's Ellis Island when I'm near the Fountain Pen Hospital, but this is going into my ink rotation for now.

 

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And here is the Swisher Blue Black with other inks from my growing collection.

 

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[BobR]

Thank you, it's an interesting color, and a good review as well. It appears that there is very little --maybe none at all--feathering with this ink? That's been my beef with other fast-drying inks.

[Signum1]

dianeb,

 

Thanks for the ink review. This ink looks grayish on my monitor. $8 and change for 3 ounces of ink is good deal in my books (thumbs-up).

[dianeb]

Thank you, it's an interesting color, and a good review as well. It appears that there is very little --maybe none at all--feathering with this ink? That's been my beef with other fast-drying inks.

 

I didn't see any feathering when writing, it really is a well behaved ink.

[Mrsal]

dianeb,

 

Thanks for the ink review. This ink looks grayish on my monitor. $8 and change for 3 ounces of ink is good deal in my books (thumbs-up).

 

yea, looks kinda grey on my macbook too...

[Gran]

Thank you very much for the review and the comparisons. They are most helpful.

[flashvictor]

Diane,

 

Thanks for the review of a really nice under the radar ink. I really like the darkness of this ink - more of a navy blue than a denim blue. I've also found very little fading on good paper but on cheap office paper it fades quite a bit. This ink has worked its way into a near permanent place in my ink rotation. Thanks again for the review.

 

Chris