Ink Review #1819: Kakimori Zabun

Today let’s take a look at Kakimori Zabun from Kakimori’s pigmented collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Zabun is an unsaturated teal.

*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 turns black where it pooled.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 70 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in all nib sizes as well as a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Zabun is less saturated than Diamine Eau de Nil. Click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Cyan with a broad nib on an Odyssey notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I don’t love this ink. The flow feels a little bit thicker than it should be, I just didn’t enjoy it.

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