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Diamine Grey has been one of my daily inks for over a year. I have no rational reason for liking it. I just do! The color is not light but it is clearly grey and quite readable.

 

I was surprised while writing this review to discover how long Diamine Grey takes to dry. Most of my Diamine inks dry within 3 seconds yet this one takes over 12. Especially surprised because this ink is used predominately in the old Kaweco Sport which I use to jot notes in a small note-pad. There are no ink smears in my note-pad! I'll be watching how I jot notes in that pad in the days to come!

 

There is no shading to speak of with this ink, except momentarily when the ink is wet. Any shading disappears upon drying while the ink is turning from black to grey. The ink is black while wet.

 

The only feathering I've noticed depends upon the nib. In the attached scan it looks like there's a lot of feathering yet the writing in original paper on my desk looks quite crisp.

 

At any rate, I thought someone should stick up for Diamine Grey, and there might be a few who wonder what it looks like.

 

So there ya go...

 

http://i952.photobucket.com/albums/ae9/jdejh/dgrey.jpg

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...and a pen that's comfortable in the hand.—moi

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Good review, thanks!

 

It looks to be a substantial colour, yet it most definitely isn't watery black. Very nice.

 

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Excellent results in combination Kaweco OB + Diamine grey! Looking for something similar myself...

 

May I ask, is it smooth, this Kaweco OB nib?

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Diamine Grey was one of the first Diamine inks I bought and it's still a firm favourite. Surprised at your drying time though, I've always found it to be quite a dry ink, one of those that just seems to dry the instant it hits the paper.

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Today jotting some notes in my tiny notepad (miguel ruis) the ink dried much faster. Also tested the drying time this morning on some Clairefontaine paper. Same results as the 20lb bond paper in the above review. Obviously YMMV depending on nib and paper factors.

 

Generally speaking, too, bleedthrough varies depending on paper and nib used. In my miguel ruis flexible notepad there is not bleedthrough but there is some "show through" with the OB nib. None with finer nibs.

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I love this ink, it looks just like you've written in pencil, yet you know it not! That fascinates me. But I agree with Carrie on drying, my dry time is between 5-10 secs.

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I love this ink, it looks just like you've written in pencil, yet you know it not!

 

Perfect description! Yes!

...writing only requires focus, and something to write on. —John August

...and a pen that's comfortable in the hand.—moi

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Diamine Grey has been one of my daily inks for over a year. I have no rational reason for liking it. I just do! The color is not light but it is clearly grey and quite readable.

 

I was surprised while writing this review to discover how long Diamine Grey takes to dry. Most of my Diamine inks dry within 3 seconds yet this one takes over 12. Especially surprised because this ink is used predominately in the old Kaweco Sport which I use to jot notes in a small note-pad. There are no ink smears in my note-pad! I'll be watching how I jot notes in that pad in the days to come!

 

There is no shading to speak of with this ink, except momentarily when the ink is wet. Any shading disappears upon drying while the ink is turning from black to grey. The ink is black while wet.

 

The only feathering I've noticed depends upon the nib. In the attached scan it looks like there's a lot of feathering yet the writing in original paper on my desk looks quite crisp.

 

At any rate, I thought someone should stick up for Diamine Grey, and there might be a few who wonder what it looks like.

 

So there ya go...

 

 

I'm surprised you say there isn't shading, since it looks like, from your scan, that there is definitely some. It's a good color, though the wetness may make me hesitate in buying it. I write quickly and on the back of my journal pages, which this would predominately be used for.

Currently inked: Twsbi Fine with Diamine Hope Pink, Lamy Vista with Heart of Darkness/Levenger Raven Black mix, Parker Sonnet with Levenger Cocoa.

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Thanks for sharing, I'm a big fan of Diamine and this colour is interesting.

And how can this be, because he is the Kwisatz Haderach.

 

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The shading is an illusion of the scan. :)

...writing only requires focus, and something to write on. —John August

...and a pen that's comfortable in the hand.—moi

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very nice color, subtle and elegant. thanks for sharing :thumbup:

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