Efnir: Sailor Souboku

[LizEF]

6 hours ago, AndyYNWA said:

Another great ink from Sailor! 😊

 

Indeed.  This and Seiboku are my preferred permanent inks.

[TheDutchGuy]

I’m on the fence about it. Was given a box of carts of this ink recently and put one into a Pro Gear Slim MF. I find it to be a very well-behaved ink but I can’t find beauty in it (yet?). Some of the original reviews here on FPN impressed me with the ink’s understated richness (if I might call it that) but what I’m seeing now is a rather monotonous grey with a hint of dark blue.

 

So far my favourite Sailor inks remain the first ones that I ever tried: Jentle Blue (my favourite overall ink, and quite overlooked as the spectacular ink that it is), Souten and the amazing Kiwaguro. But perhaps Souboku will grow on me.

[LizEF]

8 hours ago, TheDutchGuy said:

I’m seeing now is a rather monotonous grey with a hint of dark blue.

That's what I saw before I shook up the bottle.  Maybe the cartridges need a good shake before being inserted into the pen?

[TheDutchGuy]

Thanks for the tip. I tried it, and it made the ink just a bit more blue-ish, which is good. Here’s a comparison with Diamine Indigo on Rhodia paper, a 600 dpi scan:

 

These two inks are very close, but I’d say Indigo is just a bit more lively and interesting.

 

[yazeh]

Wow so similar. Diamine indigo is slightly more faded. I would say those who like more shading will go for Indigo....My eyes go towards Souboku...

[LizEF]

52 minutes ago, TheDutchGuy said:

Thanks for the tip. I tried it, and it made the ink just a bit more blue-ish, which is good. Here’s a comparison with Diamine Indigo on Rhodia paper, a 600 dpi scan:

 

These two inks are very close, but I’d say Indigo is just a bit more lively and interesting.

 

 

Yes, that looks about right to me.  Like Yazeh, I like the Souboku color more.  But the Indigo looks lovely out of your nib!   Such nice shading.

[Fountain Pen Social Studies Teacher]

Fantastic review, Liz!  

 

I bought a box of cartridges from the Goulets when I purchased my Sailor 1911 Slim “4AM” (hard medium fine).  I use that ink exclusively in that pen.  Great pairing and love the permanence of the ink.

 

Thanks again for a great review!

 

Ryan

[LizEF]

52 minutes ago, Man O War said:

Fantastic review, Liz!  

 

I bought a box of cartridges from the Goulets when I purchased my Sailor 1911 Slim “4AM” (hard medium fine).  I use that ink exclusively in that pen.  Great pairing and love the permanence of the ink.

 

Thanks again for a great review!

 

Ryan

Thank you!  And you're very welcome.

[LizEF]

Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 270µm.

 

[mah]

On 5/13/2020 at 12:41 AM, LizEF said:

To me, they're ink reviews. If I came to the site and searched a specific forum for ink reviews, I'd want these to be there. It would never occur to me to go to the "Of Nibs & Tines" or even "Japan - Asia" forums to search for ink reviews... If there were an explicit "All Things EF" forum, then, yeah, it might make more sense to put these there, but we don't have (unless I'm missing something) nib-size-specific forums.

 

Maybe they're not indexed because whoever does the indexing hasn't had time. But if they're not indexed because of some feature absent from the reviews, I still think they're better off here. If the mods think these belong elsewhere, they'll need to move the existing ones and let me know so I can put future ones there.

How can I date a text written with a regular and usually pen so that microscopic devices can date it back 6 years?  It should be possible, and according to the site, I need the help of everyone in space to complete my research on radiation and pen ink in texts

What type lamp uvc or uva or infrared?

What distance from paper?

What watt/ hours be lamp?

Please answer me

Please

[LizEF]

5 hours ago, mah said:

How can I date a text written with a regular and usually pen so that microscopic devices can date it back 6 years?  It should be possible, and according to the site, I need the help of everyone in space to complete my research on radiation and pen ink in texts

What type lamp uvc or uva or infrared?

What distance from paper?

What watt/ hours be lamp?

Please answer me

Please

 

I think it best to keep replies in one place, so I will answer your question in this thread, as it already has an answer there, we can keep it all in one place: