Ink Review #1779: Van Dieman's Golden Orb Web

Van Dieman’s Golden Orb Web is from Van Dieman’s Night collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Golden Orb Web is a bright golden yellow with gold 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 the ink has plenty of shimmer.

Writing samples:

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

*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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Golden Orb Web is close to Van DIeman’s Hastings Caves except that it has gold shimmer not silver. Click here to see the yellow inks together.

Longer writing:

I used an Esterbrook Estie Sunflower with a broad nib on an Odyssey notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice yellow shimmer ink, easily readable in a broad nib.

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