Maybe the shipping is not so high in Europe. The 100 € shipping is for North America.....Which seems excessive. I might drop them a word ;)
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I was thinking the same. Other German companies can offer free shipping on relatively small orders, so we know it's not a matter of cost. I think this is a non profit, so a little more would be acceptable, but 100 € feels like a snub. Did they really intend to be perceived as having such an attitude?
Indeed.
Two more by Thom, the top ig expert of our german fp forum (Penexchange.de):
https://www.kalligraphie-shop.com/Ei...ml-in-2-Farben.
Reddish(!) or Blue-Black. Haven't tried yet...
He also did a green one:
https://www.penexchange.de/forum_neu...end&start=2205
Best
Jens
Thanks Jens... From what I gathered thanks to google translate that these iron gall or Eisengallustinte aren't as waterproof as others......
Stipula also has also 4 ferrogallic inks.....
I dropped them an email, right now. Maybe if others send them emails too, they might become aware that there is an ink market outside of Germany....
Here is their email:
order@gutenberg-shop.de
Don't bother to email. The price is right. They said it might be even higher depending what I order :(
Salix always looked wimpy to me. I've used ESRRI for almost 10 years. When I want a dark, permanent ink, that's the one I use for IG. My bottle is almost gone so I might try some others before re-ordering, just to see what's out there.
Salix is wimpy? Well I'm glad to hear that from a reliable source, because that's what I've decided based on a lot looking at posted swabs. I was almost going to order a bottle based on some people's insistence that it's a strong color. Now I won't.
I like Scabiosa. It's not exactly strong, it's a bit dusty, but I think it's a classic old fashioned color. I've been trying the KWZ inks lately, and so far they're satisfying my need for a strong and saturated look.
KWZ IG green #4 - Perhaps a little too green on some papers, but gets darker, and is almost black on darker parts.
KWZ IG red - Very dark, and on my cotton papers in fact brown black after a minute or two. You can see the red if you only put down a dry line.
KWZ IG blue black - Very strong traditional blue black. This is an archival quality IG which is much stronger than any other KWZ IG. I change my tastes over time, but this one is definitely a keeper for me.
I am a bleeding idiot (and I was typing before the require intake of caffeine. I meant Scabiosa, dusty grey/lavender, vintage-looking ink. I'm very sorry for the mix-up. I don't have a hard take on Salix, but for a dark blue-black IG, I still have been sticking with ESRRI.
I've got a few IG inks from KWZ as well, including Gr. #4, but I just don't tend to use them that often. The fact is, I only use those 'type' of inks (waterproofness, mainly) for external correspondence (postcards and addressing) and for that my two constant, regular inks are Namiki Blue and Sailor Kiwa-guro (pigment black).
Sorry for derailing and offering bad info. I've corrected my initial post.
I love Salix - I have at least one pen always inked with it for when I need permanent/waterproof (I fill in a lot of customs forms!) and really enjoy watching the colour change. I like ESS, but I found it deteriorated faster than the Salix, and I don't use enough to be dealing with sludge in the bottom of the bottle, let alone in a pen.
It's what puts me off getting some of the KWZ ig inks - I think the colours are wonderful, but I'm not sure if they don't also have a limited shelf life, and I don't get through the fun colours quickly enough to risk it.
@mizgeorge, you might like this information about KWZ inks.