Pen and Ink Test List

Pen and Ink Test List

We took many of your suggestions and purchased a big lot of pens and inks. Through preliminary testing on our samples, all the pens and inks performed well; however since the Tomoe River paper-Sanzen quality issues were batch specific last year, we are waiting to share more extensive testing until we receive samples from our paper batch purchased for our 2026 books. 

If you don't see your suggestion on these lists, we are still going through comments on various platforms and placing another order for additional inks and pens.

**Note:  Many asked for specific fountain pen, nib size and ink combinations, while I have an extensive collection of fountain pens, it is not going to be possible to test all pen, nib and ink combinations requested.  The inks will be tested with a variety of pens and nibs sizes  EF, F, M, B  

Pens

(gel, fineliners, mildliners, ballpoint, brush, markers etc)

Brand Model
Akashiya Sai
Carters
Kuretake Zig Dots
LePen Marvy
Marvy Le Plume II
Marvy Gel Reminisce
Mr. Pen Muted Pastel Hlt.
Muji Ballpoint
Paper Mate Flair
Pentel Sign Pen
Pentel Energel Infree
Pentel Energel RTX
Pentel Color Pen
Pentel Clena
Pilot Frixion
Pilot G2
Pilot Precise V5
Pilot Juice
Pilot Precise V5 Dual Tip
Sachchi•iro (Shachihata) Oil based Ink Silver
Sai Brush Pen
Sakura Gellyroll Moonlight
Sakura Pigma Micron
Sarasa Clip Vintage Rollerball
Sarasa Mark On
Sarasa Dry X20
Sharpie Fine Point Pen
Stabilo Swing Cool Pastel
Staedtler Pigment Liner
Staedtler Triplus
Superior
Tombow Fudenosuke
Tombow Dual Brush Pen
Tombow Twintone
Tombow Fudenosuke Calligraphy Pen
Uni Mitsubishi Pencil Posca Paint Markers
Uniball Signo
Uniball Vision
Write Dudes Infinity Fine Pen
Writech Dual Color
Writech Star Glow
Zebra MildLiner
Zebra Fude Sign


Fountain Pen Inks

Brand Color
Birmingham Pen Co Antique Sepia
Colorverse NGC 1850
Diamine Cinnabun
Diamine Earl Grey
Diamine Golden Ivy
Diamine Winter Miracle
Diplomat Royal Blue
De Atramentis Document Black
Ferris Wheel Press Granite Guardians
Ferris Wheel Press Bearington Black
J. Herbin Emeraude de Chivor
J. Herbin Kyanite du Nepal
Kiwi Ink Trecolori Green Sheen
KWZ Sheen Machine
Lamy Crystal Azurite
Monteverde Moonstone
Organics Studio Nitrogen
Organics Studio Henry David Thoreau Walden Pond
Pelikan Edelstein Golden Beryl
Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai
Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki
PIlot Iroshizuku Yama Budo
Private Reserve Ink Chocolate
Robert Oster Crocodile Green
Robert Oster Black 'n' Blue
Rohrer & Clinger Alt-Goldgrun
Sailor 123
Sailor Souboku Pigmented Deep Blue
Sailor Manyo HaHa
Sailor Viridian
Taccia Sabimidori
Wearingeul I am a Cat

2 comments

  • Liz on

    Maybe I missed it. But is the new paper the same weight or more? I usually like the big books but heavier papers make it less feasible. Thank you!

  • Stacey Keith on

    Sarasa .5 Mark on Gel

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