Hod Is Not Noodler's Black!

[Joshua J.]

I've seen it twice now, people say that someone said that Heart of Darkness is the same as Noodler's Black.

 

 

HoD on the left, Noodler's Black on the right, judge for yourself.

 

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/2p5bp.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/jqevl.png

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/zrMFQ.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/WMeDJ.png

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/Ko0Qn.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/3DPSZ.png

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/uYtxL.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/Owmx1.png

[The Good Captain]

The last time I commented on Rorschach test results like these, my psychoanalyst said that I should get a life.

[Lloyd]

Looks like a display of fractals.

[matveik]

Whoa! What a difference the extra "blackness" has on the properties.

[ever onward]

Cool. Thanks.

 

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[XiaoMG]

Very cool. Would you mind offering a little more information on the methodology? This could be a handy element to include in various ink shootouts.

 

I really should get some more of that Noodler's Black though.

[The Royal Pen]

There is SO much difference between the two, I never knew the shades of black could be so interesting.

[uojfe]

In my experience, HOD dries faster and is less likely to smear. But is slightly more prone to feathering. Defiantly two different inks.

[the oxford comma]

Very useful comparison. I've got HOD and it feathers somewhat. Next time I'll get Noodler's Black.

[Joshua J.]

Very cool. Would you mind offering a little more information on the methodology? This could be a handy element to include in various ink shootouts.

 

I really should get some more of that Noodler's Black though.

 

It's just a drop test, one drip out of a eyedropper or syringe. It's a good way to see how much an ink will spread in "worst case" scenarios.

It's amazing how much of a difference there can be from ink to ink and paper to paper.

[JimB]

This is why HoD mixes better than Black with other Noodler inks to get a psuedo- "Black Swan in.." effect, as in "Black Swan in North African Violets."

[Fabienne]

It's almost like it has particles in it which end up drying on the surface of the paper. Hence what Januaryman said. I think it's lovely ink and the name is great. It also explains which I could not make a mark with it as dark as with Noodler's, there seems to be particles left on the surface of the paper which reflect the light, something is causing the rough looking surface next to Black.Could be that they dry at different rates and that Black will look the same after it's dry but it appears that the liquid part leaches out into the paper leaving a more solid looking part behind. That experiment answers a lot of questions. Thanks.

[lapis]

I never thought they were the same. Now I know for sure.

 

Ever use the mouthwash "One Drop Only" too?

[ravantra]

When a mommy ink blob loves a daddy ink blob … oops wrong forum. :blink:

[bicfan]

I'm guessing this Noodler's Black take a long time to dry and probably smudges afterword if you wipe it?

[Yoda4561]

I'm guessing this Noodler's Black take a long time to dry and probably smudges afterword if you wipe it?

 

 

If used on high quality papers at full strength, yes. If used on the generic copy paper and newspaper crosswords that it was designed for, then there's no issues with dry times or smudging. If you want to use it on high quality non-absorbent paper, then diluting it up to 50/50 with water will pretty much eliminate the smudging and dry time issue, and it'll still look black.

[Joshua J.]

I'm guessing this Noodler's Black take a long time to dry and probably smudges afterword if you wipe it?

 

More than 24 hours after putting the ink on the page; on the Domtar and Generic paper it is dry, on the Staples Laser it is a sticky glob, and it's still wet on the Bagasse.

 

I did up some more of these, the results are pretty interesting.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/215355-ink-drop-test/

[SamCapote]

Great work. Absolutely conclusive.

 

I never heard anyone (knowledgeable) saying they were the same. There have been arguments about which is the blackest Noodler's black....HOD vs. Old Manhattan Black vs. Judicial Black vs. X-Feather Black vs. Borealis Black vs. Regular Black. The non-Noodler brands (Aurora, PR, Sheaffer, etc.) are just not in the same black league.

[fabrimedeiros]

Noodler's HOD is very prone to feather compared to Noodler's Black.

[inkspot]

The last time I commented on Rorschach test results like these, my psychoanalyst said that I should get a life.

 

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