Sailor Sei Boku Ink Review

Posted Wed Dec 21, 2011 in Writing

I recently received a sample of Sailor Sei Boku (blue-black) ink. I’m on the search for the perfect blue-black ink. Blue-black is one of my favorite colors because it’s not just black, but looks good when used at the office. The trick is finding an ink that looks good (to me) and behaves well.

I’m in the process of trying several new inks. I have a (too-large) bottle of Noodler’s Blue-Black. I love the color, but the ink will not dry on good-quality paper. On cheap copy paper it’s fine; but in my Rhodia journal it will not dry.

This ink is good. It dries much faster than the Noodler’s Blue-Black and is better behaved than Bad Belted Kingfisher. I have a sample of Bad Blue Heron that will be tested sometime over the next couple of weeks. I’ll post a review here (and on Fountain Pen Network).