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Hey Adam, I love your channel. I think your format for testing inks is excellent -- thorough and informative. Scabiosa seems to be an odd beast. My writing samples are dry to the touch in less than ten seconds, which is very different from what you got. I also notice highly variable ink flow when I write with it. One page of notes will be far more saturated than another because the amount of ink put down isn't consistent. It also repeatedly forms bubbles in my converter no matter how many times I flush it with distilled water. I think KWZ Iron Gall gummiberry, per your review, might be the move for me when it comes to purple iron galls.
Dry times can vary a bunch based on where you live. I'm in Florida where it is often very humid and that can affect the dry time I get. The KWZ Iron Gall Gummiberry is an excellent choice if you were going to replace this one.
@@AnInkGuy that point about climate seems very important and has never been pointed out to me. I live in a dry climate, and I really ought to consider buying a dehumidifier if/when that ever changes. Thanks for the reply.
Could be. My result is just based on the viscosity test. That said an ink that tests as dry but is a "thick" ink can feel wet to write with... and an ink that tests as wet but us actually a thinner liquid can feel dry. Especially depending on the pen and nib size.
Adam, I’ll be blunt. When I want the low down on an ink, I go to your website. I’ll never live long enough to test and write with all the inks that are out there. So, thank you. One other issue (??) . What’s up with the TV screens in the background that sometime flash the word “idiot”? I can’t think you’re calling those watch your videos idiots, and I hope you aren’t labeling yourself an idiot. I can take being called an idiot personally, but I hope you are not calling yourself an idiot. You are not, as least not from my point of view, watching your videos. Great job! 👍
The idiot is there not for me or the viewers. It is because I gets A LOT of emails telling me about how “off” or “wrong” ink reviews are. They inform me of the difficulty in proper color correction of video, how my monitor needs to be regularly color calibrated and how the viewers monitor isn’t color corrected the same as mine. So they let me know how the image on the screen is actually wrong, and point out the larger reviewers that don’t do ink reviews and what those large creators said they don’t do ink reviews. So the “idiot” is really there just to troll those people back, just me having some fun.
@@AnInkGuy Ok Adam, I understand now. I have my owm opinions about your ink reviews, but (they arent mean spirited, or not critical to cause offense). You are doing something that I haven't seen ... anywhere. You have.. the same intros, and the uniformity keeps the vids similar for anyone who might see one for the first time. I like that, and if it gets a little tedious, I'm free to skip to the next section.. Hey, no halo, no shene (sp), no ghosting, no bleed through :-) on my sceen ;-). Again, your site has more info on inks I've yet to try, so... keep on keepin on. Not to change the subject, BUT, have you ever viewed *This Old Tony*? A machinest of many sorts. Good watch. I also found a gent just a couple days ago, *Visegrip garage*. An interesting watch if you've worked on old vehicles (I have...). All the best, thanks Adam.
@@strshooter7399 I know there is a lot about my videos that is repetitive, I think that any video might be someone's first. Keeping that in mind there is stuff I cannot cut out or it would be confusing, so yes that is why I give time stamps in the description so you can go to the part you want. All the segements that seem "the same" of "reused" are actually filmed over and over again. Anytime criticism is given to me on my reviews I try to take them as not being mean spirited. So it is always helpful when people tell me their ideas of how to improve. I don't mind hearing criticism.
You say this is a very wet ink, but I think you are confusing viscosity for wetness here. It’s one of the driest inks I’ve ever used in my extensive experience. I’ve had to add a drop of white lightning per 10mL to it, just so it will come out of my Vanishing Point with a fine nib. Iroshizuku inks are wet. Iron gall are very much not.
The results I have are for the testing I did. The report on their viscosity is just of the results, and I use the words wet and dry to make it more easily digestible. But you are correct in that wetness and viscosity aren't the same thing.
I enjoy the consistency between your various tests. I have one question that I've not really been able to figure out. You always show a "scrubby" then discuss whether you can recover if you smear while writing. Do you have a video or FAQ link anywhere that discusses this recovery aspect in more detail? I'd like to more fully understand what you're generously taking the time to set out. Sorry for the no doubt basic / noob question and thank you for posting these useful videos.
When I am tasing whether it can be recovered or not I am simply saying it you smear while you are writing that you can or cannot see what was written there. The recovery is about the information you wrote down.
@@AnInkGuy Ah, thank you. I thought you were talking about any ability to overwrite, scratch out or otherwise correct a mistake or splodge. Makes sense now. Thanks again.
Gee... that ink is holding incredibly well on the cheapest paper and is able to SHADE there... I ordered one bottle of these ages ago, but the retailer didn't bring it and I ended up going for a Platinum Lavender-Black IG classic ink, and its also VERY well behaved. I also own a bottle of Pelikan 4001 Blue-black, wich is literally ilegal to sell in the US. Pelikan is not advertising it as IG, but legends say it is, and it behaves like IG, also it is dirt cheap in Europe, probably my favorite ink right now as a workhorse ink.
Some inks, like this one, can hold it together on steeper papers. Pelikan 4001 Blue black is awesome and I do have a bottle... so there will eventually be a review of it. Just not sure when yet.
I have a bottle of this stuff. :) I think it is a decent ink. It always reminds me of Mercedes-Benz automobile paint "Bornit" (Code 481). :) Albeit an S124 (internal code: W for sedan, S for station wagon) 300 Turbo Diesel T-Modell (T-Modell = Station Wagon) 4Matic (all wheel drive) in Bornit is awesome... it is also very overpriced for an mid 80s - late 90s car. ...and it is also about as slow as a lawnmower... The AWD costs about 2 seconds (0 - 100 km/h, 100 km/h is a hint more than 60 mph) Jokes aside, that 6 cyl. Diesel is still "fast" with 12,8s, there is also a 4 cyl. Diesel that takes 23 seconds... now you are really competing with a motorized shopping cart that makes 30 aisles an hour. :D But they also came with a petrol V8 that only needed 5,4s. I got off topic, neat ink; I like it quite a bit. :) I haven't used it in a while though, I might want to put it in a pen again. Rohrer & Klingner inks are usually pretty good from my experience and in Germany, when you know the right stores, those are very inexpensive. :)
I laughed at the diatribe on an older Benz.. I don't ride older Harley's because they are faster, lol. I ride older bikes because they are more fun. It makes me happy to see people not afraid of using IG inks, I enjoy them without fear. Besides off the line my 84 Harley FXR can beat most on the street but it does top out at about 100mph but honestly who need to go that fast anymore. I don't mind your tangent.... tangent... is this a Maths conversation?
@@AnInkGuy That is true, driving old cars is not about being faster, but about the experience. However one might assume it would be faster for the amount of horsepower it has. It is quite amazing what modern technology can do, yet they don’t have the classic design, which would be odd to be honest. I like the straight the lines of it, it looks amazing. Indeed, I am not that afraid about using IG inks. However I tend to keep them in easy to clean and less fancy pens. :) I can use so many inks, so why should I make it more complicated than I have to, when I can still have the amount of fun. Maths conversation? Sure, why not; up to integrals, standard distributions and derivatives I would probably be able to not make a complete fool out of myself. :D Beyond that, I am out and a conversation with a tree might give better results; Newton would probably agree on that, if the legend is true. :)
@@AnInkGuy Absolutely, they are great to look at. :D Indeed, a coffee; I could need one as well. I haven’t had the time for one today. I probably should catch up on that. :D
Here are the Direct links to the complement ink that I think looks best with this:
Aurora Blue
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Hey Adam, I love your channel. I think your format for testing inks is excellent -- thorough and informative.
Scabiosa seems to be an odd beast. My writing samples are dry to the touch in less than ten seconds, which is very different from what you got. I also notice highly variable ink flow when I write with it. One page of notes will be far more saturated than another because the amount of ink put down isn't consistent. It also repeatedly forms bubbles in my converter no matter how many times I flush it with distilled water.
I think KWZ Iron Gall gummiberry, per your review, might be the move for me when it comes to purple iron galls.
Dry times can vary a bunch based on where you live. I'm in Florida where it is often very humid and that can affect the dry time I get.
The KWZ Iron Gall Gummiberry is an excellent choice if you were going to replace this one.
@@AnInkGuy that point about climate seems very important and has never been pointed out to me. I live in a dry climate, and I really ought to consider buying a dehumidifier if/when that ever changes. Thanks for the reply.
Great reviews and very interesting :) Dunno how, but in my experience scabiosa/salix/registrars inks always tend to be -extremely- dry...
Could be. My result is just based on the viscosity test. That said an ink that tests as dry but is a "thick" ink can feel wet to write with... and an ink that tests as wet but us actually a thinner liquid can feel dry. Especially depending on the pen and nib size.
Adam, I’ll be blunt. When I want the low down on an ink, I go to your website. I’ll never live long enough to test and write with all the inks that are out there. So, thank you. One other issue (??) . What’s up with the TV screens in the background that sometime flash the word “idiot”? I can’t think you’re calling those watch your videos idiots, and I hope you aren’t labeling yourself an idiot. I can take being called an idiot personally, but I hope you are not calling yourself an idiot. You are not, as least not from my point of view, watching your videos. Great job! 👍
The idiot is there not for me or the viewers. It is because I gets A LOT of emails telling me about how “off” or “wrong” ink reviews are. They inform me of the difficulty in proper color correction of video, how my monitor needs to be regularly color calibrated and how the viewers monitor isn’t color corrected the same as mine. So they let me know how the image on the screen is actually wrong, and point out the larger reviewers that don’t do ink reviews and what those large creators said they don’t do ink reviews. So the “idiot” is really there just to troll those people back, just me having some fun.
@@AnInkGuy Ok Adam, I understand now. I have my owm opinions about your ink reviews, but (they arent mean spirited, or not critical to cause offense). You are doing something that I haven't seen ... anywhere. You have.. the same intros, and the uniformity keeps the vids similar for anyone who might see one for the first time. I like that, and if it gets a little tedious, I'm free to skip to the next section.. Hey, no halo, no shene (sp), no ghosting, no bleed through :-) on my sceen ;-). Again, your site has more info on inks I've yet to try, so... keep on keepin on. Not to change the subject, BUT, have you ever viewed *This Old Tony*? A machinest of many sorts. Good watch. I also found a gent just a couple days ago, *Visegrip garage*. An interesting watch if you've worked on old vehicles (I have...). All the best, thanks Adam.
@@strshooter7399 I know there is a lot about my videos that is repetitive, I think that any video might be someone's first. Keeping that in mind there is stuff I cannot cut out or it would be confusing, so yes that is why I give time stamps in the description so you can go to the part you want.
All the segements that seem "the same" of "reused" are actually filmed over and over again.
Anytime criticism is given to me on my reviews I try to take them as not being mean spirited. So it is always helpful when people tell me their ideas of how to improve. I don't mind hearing criticism.
You say this is a very wet ink, but I think you are confusing viscosity for wetness here. It’s one of the driest inks I’ve ever used in my extensive experience. I’ve had to add a drop of white lightning per 10mL to it, just so it will come out of my Vanishing Point with a fine nib.
Iroshizuku inks are wet. Iron gall are very much not.
The results I have are for the testing I did. The report on their viscosity is just of the results, and I use the words wet and dry to make it more easily digestible. But you are correct in that wetness and viscosity aren't the same thing.
I enjoy the consistency between your various tests. I have one question that I've not really been able to figure out. You always show a "scrubby" then discuss whether you can recover if you smear while writing. Do you have a video or FAQ link anywhere that discusses this recovery aspect in more detail? I'd like to more fully understand what you're generously taking the time to set out. Sorry for the no doubt basic / noob question and thank you for posting these useful videos.
When I am tasing whether it can be recovered or not I am simply saying it you smear while you are writing that you can or cannot see what was written there. The recovery is about the information you wrote down.
@@AnInkGuy Ah, thank you. I thought you were talking about any ability to overwrite, scratch out or otherwise correct a mistake or splodge. Makes sense now. Thanks again.
@@bikkies No problem, feel free to ask any questions. I don't judge people for the questions they ask, just the assumptions they make, lol.
Gee... that ink is holding incredibly well on the cheapest paper and is able to SHADE there... I ordered one bottle of these ages ago, but the retailer didn't bring it and I ended up going for a Platinum Lavender-Black IG classic ink, and its also VERY well behaved. I also own a bottle of Pelikan 4001 Blue-black, wich is literally ilegal to sell in the US. Pelikan is not advertising it as IG, but legends say it is, and it behaves like IG, also it is dirt cheap in Europe, probably my favorite ink right now as a workhorse ink.
Some inks, like this one, can hold it together on steeper papers.
Pelikan 4001 Blue black is awesome and I do have a bottle... so there will eventually be a review of it. Just not sure when yet.
love the shading on the pelikan blue-black, however I found it to be too dry for me, even in a wet pen.
I have a bottle of this stuff. :) I think it is a decent ink. It always reminds me of Mercedes-Benz automobile paint "Bornit" (Code 481). :) Albeit an S124 (internal code: W for sedan, S for station wagon) 300 Turbo Diesel T-Modell (T-Modell = Station Wagon) 4Matic (all wheel drive) in Bornit is awesome... it is also very overpriced for an mid 80s - late 90s car. ...and it is also about as slow as a lawnmower... The AWD costs about 2 seconds (0 - 100 km/h, 100 km/h is a hint more than 60 mph)
Jokes aside, that 6 cyl. Diesel is still "fast" with 12,8s, there is also a 4 cyl. Diesel that takes 23 seconds... now you are really competing with a motorized shopping cart that makes 30 aisles an hour. :D
But they also came with a petrol V8 that only needed 5,4s.
I got off topic, neat ink; I like it quite a bit. :) I haven't used it in a while though, I might want to put it in a pen again. Rohrer & Klingner inks are usually pretty good from my experience and in Germany, when you know the right stores, those are very inexpensive. :)
I laughed at the diatribe on an older Benz.. I don't ride older Harley's because they are faster, lol. I ride older bikes because they are more fun.
It makes me happy to see people not afraid of using IG inks, I enjoy them without fear.
Besides off the line my 84 Harley FXR can beat most on the street but it does top out at about 100mph but honestly who need to go that fast anymore.
I don't mind your tangent.... tangent... is this a Maths conversation?
@@AnInkGuy That is true, driving old cars is not about being faster, but about the experience. However one might assume it would be faster for the amount of horsepower it has. It is quite amazing what modern technology can do, yet they don’t have the classic design, which would be odd to be honest. I like the straight the lines of it, it looks amazing.
Indeed, I am not that afraid about using IG inks. However I tend to keep them in easy to clean and less fancy pens. :) I can use so many inks, so why should I make it more complicated than I have to, when I can still have the amount of fun.
Maths conversation? Sure, why not; up to integrals, standard distributions and derivatives I would probably be able to not make a complete fool out of myself. :D Beyond that, I am out and a conversation with a tree might give better results; Newton would probably agree on that, if the legend is true. :)
@@herrkeks8509 Old cars are just cooler to look at also, lol.
It is far to early for me to do Maths, even though I am a maths geek... need coffee.
@@AnInkGuy Absolutely, they are great to look at. :D
Indeed, a coffee; I could need one as well. I haven’t had the time for one today. I probably should catch up on that. :D
This is one ink brand i dont have a single bottle of.. i think i need to get one soon.
Always start with samples, especially for a brand new to you.
@@AnInkGuy 👍