Noodler's Black Review
Specifications:
Color: Black
MSRP: $12.50
Actual Price: $12-$14
Price I paid: I bought this ink for $14 from my local store. You may think this is a bad price compared to online retailers, but I didn't have to pay shipping and supported a local store.
Amount of Ink: 3 oz (roughly 90 ml)
Cost per ml: 13.8¢/ml at $12.50
Bottle: Glass; I encountered no trouble filling from it while almost full, but I imagine it would be difficult to fill from the lees.
Bottle: Glass; I encountered no trouble filling from it while almost full, but I imagine it would be difficult to fill from the lees.
Where to Buy: Noodler's ink is widely available and can be found at many stationery stores in the U.S. Online retailers that sell it include Goulet Pens, Amazon, and Anderson Pens. If you aren't in North America, this ink can be extremely hard to find, and your only choice may be to pay the high shipping fees from the U.S.
* All prices are the prices at the time of this review's writing on July 2, 2014.
Properties:
Sheen: None
Shading: None
Water Resistance: Waterproof
Feathering: Minimal
Bleed through: None
Show through/ Ghosting: Minimal
Drying Time: Average
Wetness: Wet
Lubrication: Well lubricated
Staining: I haven't noticed any staining.
Saturation: High
Cleaning: The ink cleans out of a pen with slight difficulty due to its high saturation.
Saturation: High
Cleaning: The ink cleans out of a pen with slight difficulty due to its high saturation.
Okay on Copier Paper?: This is a fantastic choice for use on absorbent papers.
Writing Sample:
Pen 1: Pelikan M200 Fine
Pen 2: Sailor 1911 Mid-Size EF
Pen 2: Sailor 1911 Mid-Size EF
Paper 1: Levenger Circa Paper
Paper 2: Copier Paper
Paper 3: Black n' Red Notebook
Paper 4: Flashcard for the Extended Soak Test (1 hour)
Thoughts
Noodler's Black is my go-to black ink. The color is one of the darkest blacks I've come across, and it performs very well on absorbent paper.
It also has some amazing properties (resistant to all known tools of a forger and water) which I need in an ink for signing checks or contracts. Noodler's Black allows me to sleep better at night knowing that I can't accidentally wash away a semester's worth of notes with one spill. I also no longer have to carry a Pilot G-2 just to sign important documents.
Pros
- A very dark black with no shading
- Bulletproof- resistant to water and common techniques used by forgers
- Excellent performance on absorbent paper
- Inexpensive
- Widely available in the U.S.
Cons
- Highly saturated and may take a while to clean as a result
- It takes a while to dry, especially on less absorbent paper.
- Hard to find everywhere but the United States
Possible Uses
- Writing formal letters
- Writing addresses on letters (Noodler's Bulletproof inks are the only inks I use for that purpose.)
- Journaling on any paper
- Note-taking (Your notes would be almost impossible to wash away.)
- Test-taking- In a fine or extra-fine nib, this ink performs just as well as a gel pen would on absorbent, low-quality paper.
- Sketching
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