Ink Review #2873: Ferris Wheel Press Curious Woods

Today’s ink is Ferris Wheel Press Curious Woods is from the Three Little Pigs collection. My sample of ink came from Vanness Pens.

The color:

Curious Woods is a dark brown with green and pink shimmer.

*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 you can see the green shimmer better than the pink.

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:

• 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Curious Woods is darker than Diamine Nutmeg. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Cream with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I love the green and pink shimmer and the ashy tone, but I wish the flow was wetter.

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