18 Black Inks, Scanned

[torstar]

Haha, thank you! And you're noticing the alphabetical advantage accomplished by naming your company with the first letter

 

I thought that might be it, but you have to weasel out any advantage you can in life....

[jasonchickerson]

Thanks for this. I'll be looking into the Platinum Carbon Black.

[tendollarword]

Very thorough post. I'm starting to search for a black I like, so this is very useful. Thanks.

[nujnay]

Amazing comparison. Thank you!

[Frank C]

Good work. I use a lot of black ink at work. I also like to use the almost-but-not-quite blacks like Noodler's Zhivago.

[DaveBj]

Good job!!!

 

My experience with black inks is rather limited. I was a long-time user of Quink black, but I also have some Blackstone (AKA Susemai) black, which holds its blackness rather well, even when diluted. Then I got some Kiwa-Guro in some Sailor cartridges from Japan, and I though, wow, now THAT is BLACK! Glad to see my totally non-expert opinion confirmed I shall have to get a bottle to continue refilling the cartridges.

[e17]

Very nice and amazing work! Thank you.

 

Nodler's bullet proof shows some nice feathering. This might be "the next one", with my Kaweco Liliput I fall in love with (I'll call it "my last one" to my wife who will be certainly puzzled about this idea of buying another FP). Thi sblack, unless I found a copper, brown or similar color bullet proof.

 

 

Thanks for your time.

[SUNIL GARG]

Thanks for telling about Sailor Kiwa Guro & Platinum Nano Black. I would love to try these

whenever they become available here.

 

Personally I like Iroshi Take Sumi for it's silken flow. Before that I liked Private Reserve Velvet

Black a lot but in hot Indian climate it used to clog the pen.

 

A few months ago I got Mont Blanc Permanent Black from Germany. This is the blackest black

that I have. Absolutely waterproof too but is a little hard. Won't go in whatever pen. Finicky.

Running smooth in my H-M nibbed Sailor Pro Gear finally.

[klundtasaur]

Thanks for this. I'll be looking into the Platinum Carbon Black.

Very thorough post. I'm starting to search for a black I like, so this is very useful. Thanks.

Amazing comparison. Thank you!

Good work. I use a lot of black ink at work. I also like to use the almost-but-not-quite blacks like Noodler's Zhivago.

 

Thanks for the compliments, folks! I'm happy that these are useful to other people, too.

 

Good job!!!

 

My experience with black inks is rather limited. I was a long-time user of Quink black, but I also have some Blackstone (AKA Susemai) black, which holds its blackness rather well, even when diluted. Then I got some Kiwa-Guro in some Sailor cartridges from Japan, and I though, wow, now THAT is BLACK! Glad to see my totally non-expert opinion confirmed I shall have to get a bottle to continue refilling the cartridges.

 

Those pigmented blacks are just perfectly black. Nothing else comes close.

 

Very nice and amazing work! Thank you.

 

Nodler's bullet proof shows some nice feathering. This might be "the next one", with my Kaweco Liliput I fall in love with (I'll call it "my last one" to my wife who will be certainly puzzled about this idea of buying another FP). Thi sblack, unless I found a copper, brown or similar color bullet proof.

 

 

Thanks for your time.

 

Oh, man, I love my Brass Liliput--though it's dedicated to my favorite color, Private Reserve Blue Suede. If you would prefer something with less feathering, I might suggest one of the pigmented blacks (Sailor Kiwa-guro or Platinum Carbon).

 

Thanks for telling about Sailor Kiwa Guro & Platinum Nano Black. I would love to try these

whenever they become available here.

 

Personally I like Iroshi Take Sumi for it's silken flow. Before that I liked Private Reserve Velvet

Black a lot but in hot Indian climate it used to clog the pen.

 

A few months ago I got Mont Blanc Permanent Black from Germany. This is the blackest black

that I have. Absolutely waterproof too but is a little hard. Won't go in whatever pen. Finicky.

Running smooth in my H-M nibbed Sailor Pro Gear finally.

 

I haven't had the chance to sample many Montblanc inks; I'll have to throw a few in with my next order at AndersonPens.

Edited March 31, 2015 by klundtasaur