Some Ink Tests

[USG]

Some fine nibs might be OK.

Here's the same Platinum BB ink from a Jinhao X159<f>

It doesn't show the blue color like the Kaigelu Long Blade nib did but I'm seeing a reddish color which might be a form of the sheen LTM was looking for.

 

[Penguincollector]

  I see some shading in there too. 

[USG]

To try to have a more valid comparison I used the same Kaigelu medium nib in a dip pen handle to compare Sailor Kakitsubata to some similar inks.

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I didn't think to include Sailor Souboku which would have been interesting but I have it in other comparisons

 

 

 

Speaking of Souboku, does it deteriorate over time like Platinum Blue Black?

[Lithium466]

I don't think Souboku will deteriorate like Platinum BB. Maybe some of pigment content will fall out of suspension, but a good shake will probably be enough? 
 

On 12/20/2024 at 12:15 AM, USG said:

Some fine nibs might be OK.

Here's the same Platinum BB ink from a Jinhao X159<f>

It doesn't show the blue color like the Kaigelu Long Blade nib did but I'm seeing a reddish color which might be a form of the sheen LTM was looking for.

 

 

On 12/20/2024 at 12:43 AM, Penguincollector said:

  I see some shading in there too. 

 

Ah yes, there's the sheen! And some shading, always an interesting combination.

I'm really not big on blue blacks, but for some reason Platinum BB seems to tick most of my cases fo that type of ink. I'm having a love/hate relationship with it at the moment. That said, I'd rather reach for Sailor Illinois 👀

 

 

Do I see Shin-Kai trying to outline when applied generously, or is it just wishful thinking?

[USG]

3 hours ago, Lithium466 said:

I don't think Souboku will deteriorate like Platinum BB. Maybe some of pigment content will fall out of suspension, but a good shake will probably be enough? 
 

 

 

Ah yes, there's the sheen! And some shading, always an interesting combination.

I'm really not big on blue blacks, but for some reason Platinum BB seems to tick most of my cases fo that type of ink. I'm having a love/hate relationship with it at the moment. That said, I'd rather reach for Sailor Illinois 👀

 

 

Do I see Shin-Kai trying to outline when applied generously, or is it just wishful thinking?

I agree with you.  Platinum BB appears to be the most dynamic of the group.  I’m busy playing with a sample myself, but I don’t think I’m going to buy a bottle.  I didn’t come close to using up the first bottle I bought years ago.  And bottles were smaller back then.  A better move for inks that deteriorate over time.

 

Good eye.  It looks like Shin-Kai outlines a little, but not consistently.

 

Platinum BB deterioration after 20+ years.

 

 

[USG]

My FPR EF Ultra Flex nib project in Jinhao 9016 pen bodies:

 

 

[USG]

Time for another Cosmo Snow notebook... 😀👍  Only 4 pages left in the blue one....

 

 

[USG]

 

 

 

 

 

[USG]

@Bo Bo Olson

What do you think?

 

[USG]

Today I'm experimenting with a new green shading ink.

Teranishi Taisho, Laday Emerald ink,

Writes green, glows pink and "Outlines".

Thank You @JonSzanto👍😀

 

Jinaho 9019 <M>

Jinhao X159 <F>

Jinhao X159<EF>

 

 

 

 

 

[RedPie]

Great looking greens @USG. Lady Emerald is on my list now. Very nice!

[Penguincollector]

  This ink is currently in a cart because it’s so beautiful, ruining my no ink buying plans for January.

[Lithium466]

On 12/31/2024 at 8:10 AM, USG said:

@Bo Bo Olson

What do you think?

 

Very pretty (Lady Emerald) and added to my ever growing list of future purchases, thank you  

Does it look closer to Waterman Harmonious green or to the Pelikan 🤔

[USG]

On 1/1/2025 at 3:00 PM, Penguincollector said:

  This ink is currently in a cart because it’s so beautiful, ruining my no ink buying plans for January.

 

I'll join your January ink moratorium but I have to get 2 more inks first.  😁

[USG]

On 1/2/2025 at 6:36 AM, Lithium466 said:

Very pretty (Lady Emerald) and added to my ever growing list of future purchases, thank you  

Does it look closer to Waterman Harmonious green or to the Pelikan 🤔

Hi LTM

I thought I answered this...  but I don't see the post????

 

I don't have Harmonious green so I can't answer that.  I was looking for a bright green ink to replace Pelikan Brillant Grun which has been discontinued and I found this on one of JonSzanto' posts.  I really like the way it shades so I ordered a couple more Teranishi inks to see if they shade this well too.

 

Another ink that shades like this is Noodler's Liberty's Elysium.

 

[USG]

I was hoping that Teraishi Taisho Antique Black would shade like Lady Emerald but that was not the case.

 

 

3 JInhao 9019s

 

 

As I continued to write with this nib, the shimmer that was stuck in the feed started to come out...  notice the increase in shimmer particles compared to the 1st Antique Black pic

 

 

 

[Penguincollector]

Bonus shimmer! I love when that happens. 

[USG]

Does anyone know the rate of deterioration of Platinum Blue-Black ink?  How long will a bottle last?

 

Various Musings:

Blue blacks from the other day

 

Musings from a Tomoe River-FP Sake 'Paper Paper' Notebook

 

Isn't this a nice color on  Tomoe River-FP paper

 

Fast writing with the flex pen

 

 

Same pen/ink on Cosmo Snow

 

 

Same pen/ink on Cosmo Snow

 

There's a difference in line width and color rendering.  Comparisons made with Medium Jinhao #8 nibs.

 

 

[USG]

A comparison of my top 3 papers:

 

 

 

[Penguincollector]

On 1/7/2025 at 2:54 AM, USG said:

Does anyone know the rate of deterioration of Platinum Blue-Black ink?  How long will a bottle last?

 
  I don’t know about Platinum BB in particular, as I have only had it in cartridges, but I have had other iron gall inks and what I do is decant some into a smaller dark glass bottle so the majority of the ink is kept air tight as much as possible. I have had cartridges of Cross (Pelikan) BB and Platinum go bad, but the Cross were decades old and Platinum had a period when the plastic on their cartridges was cracking easily and that led to precipitation.