Noodler's Legal Lapis

[Harry R]

REVIEW: NOODLER’S LEGAL LAPIS (Bulletproof)

 

The photographs are of a sample written with a Waterman Carene (fine nib) on 80gsm recycled paper. I cap my pens when not writing so cannot comment on how the ink starts up after a leaving the pen uncapped for a few minutes. The review includes a nib creep rating. I am not worried about nib creep unless the ink creeps onto the section or leaks into the cap and I’ve not had this problem with any of the Noodler’s inks I’ve tried. The reason for including this rating is to inform those of you with differing views on nib creep.

 

General comments:

Great ink. Not eye popping, but a nice, subdued green. This ink and Iraqi Indigo have very similar properties and both are excellent inks to use on official documents. I have used this ink in my Carene, Expert II and Hemisphere.

 

Colour:

Medium saturation, doesn’t pop off the page but an ink that is really well suited for use on official documents. This ink and Iraqi Indigo have very similar properties and both have become my favourite inks for use in the office.

 

 

Ink flow:

Very reliable. All my pens have a fine nib, but (just like Iraqi Indigo) this ink lays down a thicker line in my Expert. I have not tried swapping converter cartridges so can’t draw any conclusions about why this might be. It’s a brand new Expert so the nib is in pristine condition.

 

Dry time:

Fast drying ink.

 

Nib creep:

Moderate in Carene and Hemisphere. Nib creep in the Expert was minor. Given that the ink flowed more generously in this pen I was somewhat surprised at getting less nib creep.

 

 

Start up:

Excellent. It starts up easily even after the pen has not been used for several days and lays down a solid line immediately.

 

Bleedthrough:

No bleedthrough with this ink.

 

[kaos]

I use Legal Lapis at the office, and I have also found that Legal Lapis ink puts down a thicker line than other inks in the same pen. I use only fine and extra fine nibs.

[Harry R]

Here are the results of the water- and alcohol resistance testing of this ink:

 

Water test: 30 seconds under running water followed by 30 minute soak.

 

Alcohol test: conducted after water test by wiping wet page with alcohol soaked swab.

 

Result: Legal Lapis is completely waterproof and no further ink was released by the alcohol swab.