Ink Review #1552: Kobe 31 Coast Stone Grey

We’ve been looking at grey inks for the last few days, so let’s continue with Kobe 31 Coast Stone Grey from Kobe’s standard lineup. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The Color:

Coast Stone Grey is a deep neutral grey.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks darker and has a little bit of black sheen.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was quite a bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Coast Sone Grey is closest to Tono & Lims Mind Your Gap. Click here to see the Kobe inks together, and click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Charcoal & Creme with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, this is a lovely neutral grey ink. It has a nice wet flow with some pretty shading.

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