Ink Review #1330: TWSBI Black

TWSBI Black is part of their recent collection of standard colors. This ink is available in 70ml glass bottles. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Pen Chalet (aff. link) and Vanness Pens.

The color:

Black is a dark black with black sheen.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has plenty of sheen but no shading.

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: no shading, high black sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

TWSBI Black is closest to Pilot Black. Click here to see the TWSBI inks together, and click here to see the black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 823 Smoke with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow, it was actually so wet that I had to close off the end cap so it wouldn’t gush quite so much.

Overall, it’s a great basic black with some sheen and I love the wet flow. It’s absolutely worth a try, especially for the price!

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