Birmingham Pens Inks Part 4

We have four more Birmingham Pens inks to look at: Sterling Silver (Wishy-washy collection), Eroded Bronze (Crisp), Kingfisher (Wishy-washy) and Jade Inferno (Rich). Thanks to Birmingham Pens for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Sterling Silver, Eroded Bronze, Kingfisher, and Jade Inferno.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water-resistance: Low

Feathering: None except Jade Inferno, which has low feathering.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-mostly on Leuchtturm.

Other properties: medium shading, Jade Inferno has low pink sheen and no shimmer.

On Walmart 20 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Sterling Silver is closest to Robert Oster Australian Opal Grey.

Eroded Bronze is similar to Lamy Benitoite.

Kingfisher is closest to Ink Institute Jade Vine.

Jade Inferno is close to Robert Oster Tranquility.

Longer Writing:

I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Odyssey notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, these are some great inks. I love Jade Inferno’s color. Sterling Silver is more red when wet and dries to a neutral grey. Sterling Silver and Kingfisher can both be too light for everyday use in the smaller nib sizes, but I love them in broad and flex nibs.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Birmingham Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.

Birmingham Pens Crisp Inks Part 3

Today we are checking out five more inks from the Birmingham Pens Crisp series: Kentucky Bluegrass, Summersweet, Pennsylvania Slate, Glassmith and Monongahela. Thanks to Birmingham Pens for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Kentucky Bluegrass, Summersweet, Pennsylvania Slate, Glassmith and Monongahela

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-30 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: Low-None Kentucky Bluegrass and Summersweet both feather just a bit on Leuchtturm paper.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there is a little bit of bleeding on Leuchtturm paper.

Other properties: medium shading, tiny pink sheen and no shimmer. Kentucky Bluegrass does not sheen, but the other 4 have some pink sheen in large swabs.

On Walmart 20 lb copy paper there was some of feathering in every nib size as well as a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Kentucky Bluegrass is close to Colorverse Tranquility Base.

Pennsylvania Slate is similar to Ferris Wheel Press Bluegrass Velvet.

Summersweet is close to Sailor Ink Studio 864.

Glassmith is similar to Robert Oster Torquay.

Monongahela is close to Aurora Turquoise.

Longer Writing:

I love these inks together so much! They are a fabulous green to blue gradient.

I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Odyssey notebook. All of the inks had an average flow.

Overall, I love all five of these inks. They are “Crisp” inks-designed to work on cheap papers-I don’t think they did that in my testing, but on good paper they behave well, are gorgeous colors and go so well together!

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Birmingham Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.

Birmingham Pens Crisp Inks Part 2

We recently looked at five inks from the Birmingham Pens Crisp series, so today let’s take a look at five more from the series. Thanks to Birmingham Pens for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Hydrangea, Chrysanthemum, Teaberry Ice Cream, Sweetheart and Carrot Cake.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-30 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: high-medium shading, no sheen and no shimmer. Hydrangea and Chrysanthemum both have high shading while the other three have medium shading.

On Walmart 20 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Hydrangea is a little darker than Troublemaker Foxglove.

Chrysanthemum is a little darker than Sailor Shikiori Yozakura.

Teaberry Ice Cream is a bit brighter than Octopus Fluids Living Coral. Sweetheart is less saturated than Tono & Lims Osaka.

Carrot Cake is lighter than the rest of the orange inks I have.

Longer Writing:

I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Odyssey notebook. Hydrangea had an average flow, and the other four inks had a dry flow.

Overall, I love both Hydrangea and Chrysanthemum. They are gorgeous colors and have some amazing shading. I’m not a huge fan of the other three inks. They are a bit neon while still being hard to read in the smaller nib sizes.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Birmingham Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.

Birmingham Pens Crisp Inks Part 1

Birmingham Pens recently took all of their ink production in-house and they kindly sent me some inks to try out! Let’s take a look at five inks from the Crisp series. Thanks to Birmingham Pens for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Mud Puddle, Stormwater Runoff, Hemlock Cone, Sandstone and Antique Sepia.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-50 seconds

Water Resistance: medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Walmart 20 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Hemlock Cone is closest to Monteverde Moonstone and Mud Puddle is lighter than KWZ Iron Gall Gold.

Sandstone is lighter than Robert Oster Muddy Sand. Stormwater Runoff is closest to Platinum Sepia Black.

Antique Sepia sits somewhere between green and brown, the closest green is L’Artisan Pastillier Olive.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, all five inks had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed all five of these inks. Antique Sepia is definitely more green than its name implies, but I still enjoyed using it. In writing I enjoyed using Stormwater Runoff the most.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Birmingham Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.

Birmingham Pens Rich Inks

Birmingham Pens recently took all of their ink production in-house and they kindly sent me some inks to try out! Let’s take a look at three inks from the Rich series. Thanks to Birmingham Pens for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Voltaic Arc, Tesla Coil and Angelfish.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 60-100 seconds

Water Resistance: low-medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low-medium shading, monster sheen and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Tesla Coil is similar to Diamine Maureen. Angelfish is close to Diamine Jalur Gemilang.

Voltaic Arc is close to Van Dieman’s Twilight Zone.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, all three inks had a dry and sticky flow.

Overall, all three had a sticky dry flow which isn’t my favorite, but very common with monster sheeners. Tesla Coil had some skips and Angelfish was drier than the other two. All three can be smeared after drying for hours. I like all three of these better than Organics Studio Nitrogen. I’m not a big fan of monster sheeners simply because they take a long time to dry and can be smeared, even days after drying, but if you love big sheeners this is a good option to try.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Birmingham Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.

Birmingham Pens Everlasting Inks

Birmingham Pens has recently taken all of their ink production in-house and they kindly sent me some inks to try out! First we are going to look at four inks from the Everlasting series. Thanks to Birmingham Pens for sending these inks over for review! Quick warning about these inks though: because they are pigmented they require more frequent cleaning. These inks are not meant to sit in pens for months at a time so for those of you who stink at good pen hygiene, these are probably not the inks for you.

Swabs:

Left to right: Compost, Black Spruce, Triple Sec and Ice Age.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 10-20 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium-Compost and Black Spruce and high-Triple Sec and Ice Age.

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Compost is less saturated than these other black inks.

Black Spruce is closest to Lennon Tool Bar Firmament.`

Triple Sec is less saturated than these other oranges.

Ice Age is similar to Tono & Lims Yamanashi.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, the first three had a wet flow and Ice Age had an average flow.

Overall, out of the four inks I think Black Spruce is my favorite and Triple Sec is my least favorite. I was hoping all four would be water resistant, but Compost and Black Spruce weren’t quite as resistant as I hoped. All four inks dried quickly, but like most inks that dry quickly there is quite a bit of feathering. None of these four are a must-have for me.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Birmingham Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.