Tono & Lims Standard Inks Part 3

Tono & Lims has been cranking out inks recently, they’ve added two new inks to their standard collection, #9 Mind Your Gap and #10 To Make a Long Story Short. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending samples over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Mind Your Gap, To Make a Long Story Short

Writing samples:

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

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer. Long Story Short has more shading than Mind Your Gap.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Mind Your Gap is dark grey, similar to Birmingham Smoked Iron. To Make a Long Story Short is a bit more red than Monteverde Gratitude.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. Both inks had an average flow.

Overall, these inks are a bit pricey, and have a bit more feathering and bleeding than I prefer. I don’t love either of these colors enough to warrant buying a full bottle.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.