Mountain of Ink

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Post by neilfrndes » Tue, Jul 29, 2025, 7:10 AM UTC

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by charleshan » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 4:40 AM UTC

I came across the website a few months ago and bought my first fountain pen and two of the top recommend inks from the site.

Black: Sailor Jentle Black

Blue Black: Sailor Sei-boku

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by calmbonsai » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 4:54 AM UTC

In the states, Goulet Pens is a wonderful niche retailer of inks and fountain pens. https://www.gouletpens.com/

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by qwertox » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 5:11 AM UTC

One could frame each image and display them all in an art gallery.

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by ergonaught » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 5:18 AM UTC

I have a shelf full of bottles of ink I wouldn't have bought if the site had existed (and/or I had known about it sooner, since that spans years). They've prevented many similar wasted purchases, and guided several delighted purchases.

Very useful!

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by systemswizard » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 5:32 AM UTC

The ads are so obtrusive and overtly excessive in page coverage. Also one of your ad providers are redirecting to “Microsoft support”

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by Brajeshwar » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 5:33 AM UTC

charleshan wrote: post #2

I came across the website a few months ago and bought my first fountain pen and two of the top recommend inks from the site. Black: Sailor Jentle Black Blue Black: Sailor Sei-boku

You will like “Carbon Black CHOU Kuro.” It is, I think, currently the father of all Black Inks. If you wish to read up, here is an article I found searching — it compares Chou Kuro’s Platinum against the Carbon Black.

https://www.penchalet.com/blog/platinum-chou-kuro-vs-carbon-...

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by Brajeshwar » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 5:38 AM UTC

For Fountain Pens, I stumbled on a YouTube Channel, Hemingway Jones that has some great videos about them. https://www.youtube.com/@HemingwayJones

Of course, all things Stationery, I occasionally continue to watch JetPens. Unfortunately, for my liking, they seem to be more and more Kawaii.

https://www.youtube.com/@JetPens

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by quirino » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 5:58 AM UTC

I had some fountain pens over the years, but I was never able to truly enjoy them or recommend them to anyone. I didn't find them practical as daily writing tools and or too fun as a hobby.

I really dislike the feeling that you need to be a bit careful with a tool. I want the peace of mind of being able to drop pens nib-first into the ground. They're also not great for writing on many types of paper and require some care and maintenance.

My experience getting into double-edge razors/nice shaving soaps was much better. They're not just small luxuries, but actually better-performant and more practical than the popular alternatives in almost every way.

(On the pen front, today I'm very satisfied with my "Kaweco LILIPUT Ball Pen Stainless Steel" - it's super compact, has a nice weight to it and just feels well-constructed and solid. I hope to use it for many years to come. (If you want to get one, beware the Aluminium version, which looks identical but is noticeably lighter))

Re: Mountain of Ink

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Post by quantummagic » Fri, Aug 01, 2025, 6:02 AM UTC

Brajeshwar wrote: post #7

charleshan wrote: post #2

I came across the website a few months ago and bought my first fountain pen and two of the top recommend inks from the site. Black: Sailor Jentle Black Blue Black: Sailor Sei-boku

You will like “Carbon Black CHOU Kuro.” It is, I think, currently the father of all Black Inks. If you wish to read up, here is an article I found searching — it compares Chou Kuro’s Platinum against the Carbon Black. https://www.penchalet.com/blog/platinum-chou-kuro-vs-carbon-...

Don't know how much weight to attribute to a sole review, but it was a 1 star:

https://www.amazon.ca/PLATINUM-Ink-Bottle-Carbon-Black/dp/B0...