Best Ink For Moleskine?

[adamedwards]

Hello

this may have been covered before, but what is the best ink that won't bleed through Moleskine notebooks?

[b3ntpin]

I use Noodler's anti-feather in my Moleskine(s). Regular Noodler's black works fine in my large Moleskine which seems to have slightly thicker paper than my smaller notebooks but I have not tried it in the smaller versions.

[..lol..]

You can check out the blog of FPN member woodworker, where he test inks specifically with moleskine paper! inkyjournal.blogspot.com

[stefanv]

Pelikan Blue-Black works extremely well, and my recent experiments (soon to be published) suggest that Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite works almost as well. I also know that Pelikan Blue works well. Basically, any dry, not-too-saturated ink should work.

[79spitfire]

ballpoint....

 

pencils work good too!

[Bigeddie]

Sailor Kiwaguro Black (nano-carbon)

 

(link to reviews)

[The Good Captain]

I've had the best results with Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black and Brilliant Black, Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite for 'ordinary' inks. R&K Salix, Scabiosa, Lamy Blue-Black and ESSRI for iron-gall inks. Also, relatively fine nibs are good as well.

[KrazyIvan]

Lamy blue-black and Waterman Florida Blue with fine nibs seem to be working for me. Recently I found Private reserve Tropical Blue also works even with 1.1 mm nibs but that may be because of the way the ink gets spread on the page.

[adamedwards]

Thanks for the suggestions folks

[Minty]

There is no best ink for Moleskine except maybe the cheapest Bic ball-point pen. If you want to use a fountain pen throw out the Moleskine & get yourself something with decent paper like Rhodia or Habana.

[wastelanded]

Kaweco Sepia works just fine, that much I know. Or you could just throw it out, sure. Cos you've money to waste, right?

 

Sheesh.

[UDog]

Oddly enough...Noodler's Air Corp Blue-Black works well and is a nice complement for the paper.

[Ada]

If you use an XF nib, you can use any ink in a Moleskine (or at least I can). If not, I'll second the Good Captain's suggestion to try iron gall inks.

[Angry__Panda]

There is no best ink for Moleskine except maybe the cheapest Bic ball-point pen. If you want to use a fountain pen throw out the Moleskine & get yourself something with decent paper like Rhodia or Habana.

 

That is fine for some, but some of Moleskine's books are not anywhere else. Their restaurant journal, their recipe journal, etc. those are two journals that I like to use because they are relative to my work as well as something I enjoy doing. I suppose I could make my own but it is nice to have pre-made pages to use.

[mirosc]

Pelikan Blue Black

ESSRI

J. Herbin Perle Noire in a fine nib (never tried another nib)

[JPZ]

In my big Moleskine, Diamine Imperial purple works fine and comes out great. On the small A6 one, it's horrible. It's quite annoying.

[Vshin]

Just curious but what is the allure of Moleskine notebooks when there are other makers that make similar books except with high-quality paper... while costing the same or even less? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely perplexed.

[mirosc]

Just curious but what is the allure of Moleskine notebooks when there are other makers that make similar books except with high-quality paper... while costing the same or even less? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely perplexed.

 

Marketing/history, widespread availability, many different variants,...

For me: I have looked at about 12-15 different kinds of notebooks, but only one special one from Moleskine fulfills my personal expectations.

[CAG_1787]

Just curious but what is the allure of Moleskine notebooks when there are other makers that make similar books except with high-quality paper... while costing the same or even less? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm genuinely perplexed.

 

I think this horse has been well and truly beaten (not the least by yours truly). The simple answer, I think, is just that Moleskines are more common. I can walk into Barnes and Noble and have a new Moleskine in five minutes; something I cannot do with a Quo Vadis or Habana or Rhodia. Plus, Moleskines are the most understated notebooks I've found - no logo on the cover, no extra writing on the sheets, just plain-jane (which I prefer).

 

That being said, I have transferred over to Leuchtturms.

 

And, in response to the OP, I tend to use Noodler's ink (BPB, Blue, etc.) and the performance seems respectable. My Sheaffer ink didn't do so well, but that was a very old ink, which may have affected its qualities.

[adamedwards]

I'm going to give a Rhodia pad a go - and see what happens there. I have always gone for Moleskines because they are easily available