Today’s ink is Diamine Rosewood from the 160th Anniversary collection. My sample of ink came from Vanness Pens.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks a little more purplish than it does on the col-o-ring swab.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm, as well as cheap copy paper.

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some bleeding and feathering in the larger nib sizes.

Rosewood is closest to Faber-Castell Hazelnut Brown. Click here to see the brown inks together.

I used a Kaweco Al-Sport Akkerman Orange with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I loved this ink in the Kaweco Al-sport! It was a lovely combo. It’s a good color, flows well, and even has some shading.

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