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    Hello,

    I've been away from buying any new inks for a few years now but still have all my previously purchased bottles.

    At the moment, I have Caran d'Ache Chromatics Cosmic Black, Kaweco Pearl Black & Sailor Kiwa-Guro Permanent Black. From them, I like the Sailor best for it's rich black colour, but it only lasts for a while with me and then seems to create a bit of a flow problem as the nib clogs up with the permanent ink and requires regular flushing.

    So I'm after a new everyday use black ink. I'd like a well behaved strong black colour and see from browsing around that there's many new brands on the market since I last shopped for ink. What would you recommend?

    Cheers,

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    Sorry, I've put this in the wrong place - I think it should be under General Inky Goodness. My mistake!

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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    I don't have a personal suggestion because I don't use black ink much, other than in brush pens and sumi ink with calligraphy brushes, but this might be helpful: https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Bes...Pen-Inks/pt/20
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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    Aurora black

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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    Noodlers Bulletproof Black

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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    Quote Originally Posted by Roefisher View Post
    Sorry, I've put this in the wrong place - I think it should be under General Inky Goodness. My mistake!

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    Yes you're right, that is where it should be. If only we had a moderator who we could ask to move it. Sadly not.
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    Aurora or Pelikan.
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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    I like Platinum Carbon Black, if you're into permanent inks. Noodler's has also some very nice permeant blacks if permanence is what you're looking for.
    Alternatively if waterproofness is important you can go the Iron gall route. Depending the paper you use, the nib width wetness, the ink oxidizes into black over time.
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    https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread...ing-iron-gall), Essri etc.

    Otherwise Herbin Pearl Noir, seems to be a favourite for everyone.
    I have used Sailor Black in cartridge form, which is very easy to clean and has some water resistance if memory serves me right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roefisher View Post
    ... So I'm after a new everyday use black ink. ...
    Define for yourself the other properties of the ink besides "black". Perle noire is a good dye ink, maybe not quite as black as the Aurora but not nearly as durable as Kiwa-Guro or Platinum Carbon. However, it is sufficiently durable for most everyday applications.

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    Noodlers Bulletproof


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    Quote Originally Posted by Roefisher View Post
    Thanks for the help, everyone. I'm going to try the Aurora for everyday writing and the Noodlers Bulletproof for a permanent ink. They're not in stock at my usual shops so I've had to find them in new places, but both are available.

    Mark
    Most welcome. You can also buy a bunch of samples, and see which one serves your needs, if you live in North America.
    In Europe you can get samples from Fountainfeder.

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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    If you are in the UK, Pure Pens has Noodlers Ink Samples available.

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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    Mitasanshodo Sumi Ryuno Black (pigment)
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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    If you consider one of the older inks, basic Parker Quink black is very trouble free; flows dependently and if left too long in the pen it tends to clean up with out any fuss. Much the same for Pelikan 4001 black, both of these have likely been though changes over the decades, but the current ones behave much as they always have. They are not the darkest blacks either, but as mentioned well behaved in the long run too.
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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    Regular Sailor black is my favorite, and if you want something really low maintenance (not that regular Sailor black is high maintenance), there's always the very understated and underrated Lamy black.

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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    I prefer low maintenance black inks:
    Aurora
    Herbin Perle Noire
    Montblanc
    Parker Quink
    Pelikan 4001
    Sheaffer Skrip

    I have a brand new bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Onyx which I haven't tried.

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    De Atramentis Document Black. A rich, deep beautiful well-behaved black that is also not only bulletproof, but bombproof.
    For regular ol' black ink that runs when it gets wet, I've developed a fondness for Parker Quink.
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    Quote Originally Posted by calamus View Post
    De Atramentis Document Black. A rich, deep beautiful well-behaved black that is also not only bulletproof, but bombproof.
    This isn't the same as the archival black is it?

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    No matter what I try, for everyday Black ink I keep coming back to Aurora.
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    Default Re: Favourite Black Ink?

    +1 on Noodler's Black (bulletproof)

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