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A well-loved ink with many reviews here on FPN, such as this one. Couldn't resist to dedicate another topic to it, not a review but more of an appreciation thread.

 

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Photographed at an angle:

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This isn't just sheen, not just a haloing effect... this stuff is two colors at once depending on where you look. Add to that it's wonderful other properties.... wow.

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❤️ This was my very first ink. When I first started with fountain pens, well I had just one pen, and I believed that you needed just one ink — a black one. I kind of branched out on the colors (haha!). Whenever I fill a pen with black ink I also feel that whatever beings written is more serious.

 

Thanks for the reminder about this ink. I'll fill my original pen with it...1522512250_Kiwaguro2.thumb.jpeg.da1f10024f7510455dc9de0db7932146.jpeg596198550_Kiwaguro1.thumb.jpeg.0241832de1b837a2508946761ddc75d1.jpeg

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On 12/16/2020 at 4:06 AM, white_lotus said:

I'll fill my original pen with it...

 

How do you like your original pen/ink combo now, compared to when you first started out with the hobby?

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My favorite black ink for writing now.  I resisted it for a long time, but I too love the silver sheen and the flow quality.  For drawing, I still prefer cool-toned black inks like Iro Take Sumi: beautiful wash with coppery sheen.

“I admit it, I'm surprised that fountain pens are a hobby. ... it's a bit like stumbling into a fork convention - when you've used a fork all your life.” 

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