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Fountain Pens & Inks

Every bottle in the drawer — swatched, described, and paired with the pens that suit them best.

1 Inks
8 Pens
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9 Ratings
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159 — Jinaho
M nib · Inked with Lamy - Dark Lilac · 2026-09-15
Flow 3.5/5 Feedback 3/5 Feel in hand 2/5 Wetness 4/5 Comfort 2/5
★ 2.9 overall

It lays down ink well, the nib is smooth and large, which I like. A bit too wet at times. The biggest draw back and why I do not like it at all is the weight. Even un-posted this thing weighs way too much in my hand. It gets painful writing with posted even.

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Safari — Lamy
F nib · Inked with Diamine - Writer's Blood · 2026-09-13
Flow 4/5 Feedback 2.5/5 Feel in hand 4/5 Wetness 3.5/5 Comfort 4/5
★ 3.6 overall

After changing to the fine nib, I like how much ink is laid down - even though the scratchiness of the fine nib is more. I am learning to start liking it, as the rest of the pen and the price is just fantastic.

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Kakuno — Pilot
M nib · Inked with Diamine - Earl Grey · 2026-09-11
Flow 2.5/5 Feedback 2.5/5 Feel in hand 3/5 Wetness 2/5 Comfort 3/5
★ 2.6 overall

It is a comfortable pen to write with, but I am not totally convinced on the nib on a normal day, let alone when I am having issues with it.

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Al-Star — Lamy
M nib · Inked with Diamine - Eau de Nil · 2026-09-11
Flow 3/5 Feedback 3/5 Feel in hand 3/5 Wetness 3/5 Comfort 3/5
★ 3.0 overall

MD Paper used. Something about the aluminum just feels weak, the plastic Safari feels more robust to me.

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Safari — Lamy
M nib · Inked with Diamine - Writer's Blood · 2026-09-11
Flow 4/5 Feedback 3/5 Feel in hand 4/5 Wetness 4/5 Comfort 3/5
★ 3.6 overall

MD paper used. This is a dry writer, I used a shim to widen the prongs enough that it became pretty juicy. When it is juicy, the nib doesn't feel as scratchy. On certain paper - like MD paper - the nib feels smooth enough, but on TRP, it is scratchy.

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Eco — TWSBI
M nib · Inked with Diamine - Shimmering Seas · 2026-09-11
Flow 4/5 Feedback 4/5 Feel in hand 4/5 Wetness 4/5 Comfort 4/5
★ 4.0 overall

MD Paper used. It is such a pretty pen. I absolutely love it, and the onyx nib just feels a bit better. Right now I am missing an o-ring on the top, and can't post the cap.

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Perkeo — Kaweco
M nib · Inked with J. Herbin - Vert de Gris · 2026-09-11
Flow 4/5 Feedback 3/5 Feel in hand 4/5 Wetness 3/5 Comfort 3.5/5
★ 3.5 overall

MD Paper used. The pen is a bit light, but still comfortable, especially posted. Sadly does not come with a converter or clip though, so need to include that in the price.

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82 — Jinhao
M nib · Inked with J. Herbin - Emeraude de Chivor · 2026-09-11
Flow 4/5 Feedback 3/5 Feel in hand 3/5 Wetness 4/5 Comfort 3/5
★ 3.4 overall

MD Paper used. The pen writes rather smoothly, with a small amount of feedback. It fits comfortably in the hand, though the weight of the pen, even fully inked and posted, is on the lighter side than I like.

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Eco — TWSBI
M nib · Inked with Ferris Wheel Press - Moss Park Green · 2026-09-11
Flow 3.5/5 Feedback 4/5 Feel in hand 3/5 Wetness 3/5 Comfort 4/5
★ 3.5 overall

MD Paper used. The MD Paper had a bit of issue with the surface sizing layer that controls how the paper absorbs ink. Once I switched to TRP, the wonderful feel of the TWSBI Eco came back.

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