Ink Review #1410: Noodler's American Eel Black

Noodler’s American Eel Black is a lubricated bulletproof ink. Thanks to the reader that sent this ink in for review! You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Pen Chalet (aff. link) and Vanness Pens.

The color:

Eel Black is a medium black with a brown undertone.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a bit of shading. This page has been drying for 8 days and the ink is still wet.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Eel Black is darker than Noodler’s Black. Click here to see the Noodler’s inks together, and click here to see the black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Anthracite with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow at the beginning but the longer I wrote the more dry it became. It doesn’t feel very lubricated to me.

Overall, I appreciate that this ink is water-resistant but I don’t love the flow. It’s supposed to be lubricated but it doesn’t feel that way in longer writing.

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