Comments on: Noodler’s Blue Black Fountain Pen Ink Review

By: Henry Louis

Henry Louis — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:17:21 +0000

Hey, I like Noodler’s Blue/Black ink. But does it seem a bit grey at times, or is it nice ‘n’ saturated? Have you tried to see if it was water resistant at all?

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:25:10 +0000

jack – I’ve gotten mixed reviews on “Woody” some people think he is creepy, others like him…thanks for the feedback!

Tom – I totally hear you on the Post-it notes, drying time for most ink on them should be measured in minutes, not seconds. Also, thanks for your help in guiding me towards this ink, I really like it a lot! Using it again today at work.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:42:24 +0000

Nice review, OSG! I still have my Pelikan inked with Noodler’s blue/black. Someone mentioned drying time being a bit of a hassle and I do agree to an extent. Also depends on the paper you use as well. Post-it notes have to be the least favorable of all writing surfaces when it comes to ink.
Thanks for the website drop!

By: jack

jack — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:36:46 +0000

Like the wooden hand.

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:02:07 +0000

Bill – Im sorry, but I have an idea. How about you send me all your old stuff and then you just go buy the new stuff you want?

By: Bill Smith

Bill Smith — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:36:14 +0000

Great review and you are acting as my worst enabler, I have to use up some of my ink stockpile before I buy some more. I like the look of this blue black ink.

Cheers

Bill

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:14:10 +0000

Kim – I’m glad to see that the multiple writing samples of the Noodler’s Blue Black was helpful. I do also have the Noodler’s Tiananmen that I’ve used on Levenger paper with similar results in terms of not bleeding through much at all…but that is still a little on the dark side.

I will definately look at the Pilot Namiki Knight more, Id love to find one with a Fine nib, but it is a really nice looking pen…thanks for the tip on that.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:05:25 +0000

Since I am more into bright colors than blue-blacks, I don’t see myself using this, but it does enlighten to see it on the three different surfaces!

If you do want to move up to the next level of Pilot products, I highly recommend the gateway drug of the Pilot Namiki Knight. This pen is stunningly efficient and pleasant to write with. It’s one of the things that brought me back to the FP fold.

You can find them at Swisher Pens for the nice low price of $36.

By: OfficeSupplyGeek

OfficeSupplyGeek — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:20:19 +0000

Jonel – I enjoy Biffybean’s blog and reviews as well, and I do agree my use (and it sounds like yours too) for fountain pens and inks is of a different nature, so you have to take that into account when reading about the different reported properties of the inks, pens, and papers involved.

By: Jonel Burge

Jonel Burge — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:10:38 +0000

Well, for me, as much as I enjoy Biffybean’s reviews, How she uses a journal is not how I’m going to use a journal. Yeah, we both use fountain pens, but I tend to use mine more for notes, reminders, and short stories than mandalas, and I don’t mind using a fine or extra-fine nib to write with. So as useful as the reviews are, I’m not too concerned about how journals take watercolor washes, or extra-broad nibs.
However, I did recently get a hand+book journal to use eventually, but for now, I think I’m going to journal only in cheap composition books.