Fountain Pens

800 readers

1 users here now

Welcome fountain pen enthusiasts from around the world! Share your fountain pen obsession with fellow enthusiasts. Pens, inks, paper - everything fountain pen related is welcome!

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Favourite Underrated Inks? (self.fountainpens)

submitted 1 year ago by moosemoosemoose to c/[email protected]

10 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I figure we need something to get the conversation going.

We hear a lot about popular inks like Iroshizuku Kon-Peki, Noodler's Black, and Waterman Serenity Blue all the time. Let's start talking some inks that sadly don't get as much attention as they actually deserve.

What's your favourite underrated ink?

I think workhorse type inks are some of my favourite underrated inks. Aurora Black doesn't get as much love as it actually deserves. It's a great workhorse ink. Nothing really fancy, but it just works. I like Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue way more than I thought I would. It's very dry and does a great job of controlling some of the firehose pens in my collection.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it depends on surfaces as well. Noodler's Xfeather dries up pretty quick but not on stuff like hard plastic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sitting on two bottles of their stuff that I've used once each - and then I was made aware of some relevant things I found personally unsettling. If you're not already aware, I'm sure you can search it in r / fountainpens

He already has my money, don't get me wrong, I just don't like using it because I come back to that same personal struggle every time, instead of focusing on the pen, ink, and paper in front of me.

Doesn't mean you shouldn't use it, I find there are plenty of other options out there that meet my needs/wants better anyway but that's intensely personal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So is parker quink more universal? I might give it a try