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Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki & Asa-Gao


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When I first began sampling various blue inks, I found that not all of the inks I liked performed well in my TWSBI Mini - F. Iroshizuku inks performed flawlessly for me in that pen but I didn't find quite the shade I was looking for. I ended up coming up with a mix of Kon-peki and Asa-gao that did what I wanted. My reciple is 5 parts Kon-Peki to 4 parts Asa-gao.

 

On Tomoe River white paper:

 

http://s19.postimg.org/glyxmsib7/image.jpg

 

It also shades better than others I have on lesser papers such as HP 32# Laserjet:

 

http://s19.postimg.org/4y4vs8t6b/HP32.jpg

 

Has anyone else tinkered with these two inks or similar?

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Wow! That looks amazing. :puddle:

 

Oh boy. I may need to pick up Asa-gao to go with my Kon-Peki....

 

Not sure if I'm happy :D or sad :crybaby: (about my wallet)

 

 

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Thank you for this idea! I have an unused bottle of Kon-Peki (I don't like the color) that now seems to be useful. ;)

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OOOO, I wonder if this would be a good replacement for PPS. Feel like joining in our PPS comparison?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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@dvalliereI have been looking for this mix of Kon peki and asa gao! Could you share the sample pictures again? I am unable open the links you shared :)) thanks! 

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8 hours ago, dvalliere said:

I haven't been on this site in a LONG time.  But here you go: 14CsMn4.jpeg

 

Thank you! :) 
Welcome back also!

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On 3/6/2023 at 9:55 AM, dvalliere said:

I haven't been on this site in a LONG time.  But here you go: 14CsMn4.jpeg

 

 

That really is a great mix.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Somehow missed this thread before now.

The mix looks like an interesting color.  But given my experience with Asa-Gao?  I'm wondering how wet an ink this mix is.

I've only had two inks that literally dripped, and one of them was Asa-Gao.  I'd write about a page and it it would then have a large drop of ink roll down the nib and go SPLAT on the page.  So not a happy experience....   And weird in that I LOVE Kon-peki -- both for the color and the behavior....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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30 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Somehow missed this thread before now.

The mix looks like an interesting color.  But given my experience with Asa-Gao?  I'm wondering how wet an ink this mix is.

I've only had two inks that literally dripped, and one of them was Asa-Gao.  I'd write about a page and it it would then have a large drop of ink roll down the nib and go SPLAT on the page.  So not a happy experience....   And weird in that I LOVE Kon-peki -- both for the color and the behavior....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

I would have missed this thread too if it wasn't for you.  Thanks.  I had a similar experience with Asa-Gao but it didn't click until I read about your experience.  And I agree with you that Kon-Peki behaves well but I'm not crazy about the color.  I only have it in one pen, a Wing Sung 601,  which is actually an amazing pen. Never skips, and can stay capped up for months and write perfectly as soon as it touches paper...

 

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