Hello again, Mike! Happy to see you like the colours and the paper. I absolutely adore the Oxford paper, the other notepad I sent is 90gsm, which is even better than this one in my personal opinion. But the features of this particular notepad make it a great alternative to a hardcover notebook, I find. There are a lot more versions of stationary from Oxford and a lot more colours from R&K, so I know what to send you in the future! By the way, the iron gall inks (as you have correctly deduced) should most likely change colour over the next few days, because the iron gall oxidizes to black iron oxide. They are also extremely permanent inks, great for archival purposes for example. Thank you for the video and the kind words, and have a great day! Cheers, Chris
Hi, Chris, I am loving these Rohrer and Klingner inks! The Oxford paper is stunning, too. I like both the pads you sent (and thanks again) and will be reviewing them shortly. I really need to test the R&K inks on different papers as well - perhaps in the Tomoe River cahier I was using before. Those IG inks are lovely - I'm going to use them in my Viscontis next - with their titanium insides, they should be safe enough. I love those colours, though. THere's something about them that just feels "classy". Many thanks again! Mike
No thanks necessary - you're doing a great job with recording and editing videos in addition to your job as a writer, and every video uploaded is a joy to watch. And yes, I get what you mean with the inks feeling "classy", both so understated and professional in colour, but with a traditional twist in the chemistry. I mean, Goethe, Haydn, Poe and many more composers and writers alike wrote their works with iron gall inks, so you'll be continuing a great tradition! (I'll just blatantly ignore the fact that they didn't have much choice at the time *ahem* :D ).
Rohrer und Klingner inks are made in Leipzig, Saxonia, Germany. The company is quite old. In general, the inks are all well behaving inks with good flow. "Salix" is an iron-gall ink, but with some modern components that are to be said would not stain the pen. I like the greyish blue colour that stays after the ink dried on the paper, like you, I am remembered of Prussian Blue. Salix is a tree, btw. And, I admit, I just go crazy for the Alt Goldgruen.
Many thanks for the comment, Fatime. And especially for the company history. I just love all their inks I've tried so far. Very good in the pens, and look lovely on paper!
I love R+K. I've bought verdigris, smaragdgrun, cassia, aubergine, solferino. Tempted by Sepia but Herbin Cacao de Bresil just edges it out for me. Looking at the Marinda now as I want a bold red. And in the UK these inks are almost as fantastic value per ml as Diamine.
Another very interesting review, adding more to a growing list of pigmented temptations. After seeing your enthusiasm for the Akkerman's Dutch Master's ink, I absolutely had to try it but there was no place in Canada to purchase it. I did find a retailer in the US that had the line and I ended up getting the Ceruleum blauw van Vermeer and it is gorgeous. It's just a little darker than your Isreal's zeeblauw. These Rohrer und Klinger inks look very interesting. I may have to check around even though I already have enough ink to last a couple of decades by my estimation. Thank you Michael for keeping it interesting and entertaining.
best price i've seen is from Seitz in germany. their main page, not the global one. i'll update when i get them to let you know if i had to pay any duties or whatnot.
Many thanks for your kind words, John. Yes, I had to order direct from Akkerman myself. I have a feeling that Goulet Pen Co in the US stocks some of their inks - I'm sure I've seen them mentioned in American blogposts. I'm intrigued about the Blauw van Vermeer, that looks gorgeous on the web. I also really like the look of the Delft Blauw - maybe one day I'll be able to justify the cost!
"Pretty ruddy perfect" - what the congregation also said of my last sermon. Sadly they too were referring to the Oxford Optic paper it was written on....
Thanks for making this. I'm disappointed the ink I want at this time is out if stock at goulet pens. It's the scabiosa I think? It's a nice shading purple. Maybe I have the name right. Anyways, thanks for taking the time to make this video comparing the colors.
Sorry to hear that. I have used Scabiosa, too, and like the result on paper. I'd have thought another supplier should be able to get it for you, though? Best of luck!
Thanks for sharing, i have scabiosa and sepia too. They are amazing 👌 R&K is very good. Altboreaux and Solferino are very pretty too, i use them a lot ✒️
Hmm. Two more colours I haven't tried. What is good to see, though, is that R&K inks are very good value. When I look at the appalling cost of Iroshizuku and others, I cannot imagine why people would pay 8 times the amount R&K ask! Thanks for the comment, Lovkyna!
Hahaha! It was laziness on my part putting down the Corporal's name! I'll have to go and update that. Thanks for letting me know - and for the very kind comment!
I don’t know the pronunciation of Blu Mare either, it’s not German, so that’s not my business :) What I can say is that your pronunciation on „altgold-grün“ (oldgold-green) and „Eisengallustinte“ (iron gall ink) was excellent. :) I have like 8? of these inks and they all are flawless from an objective standpoint :) And they are cheap to even very very cheap depending on where you buy them :) The Oxford paper (mine is 90 gsm) is my every day paper :)
Chipkov I usually buy them for similar prices :) 4,00€ for the normal and 4,50€ for the iron gall ones. But I think they raised the prices by 20ct last year, I think. Considering you get 50 ml of very good ink for basically 4€ in a decent bottle... That is a very good price :) I need to dig out Smaragdgrün (Emerald Green) and put it in my Lamy Pur with a 14k OB nib. :) Verdura is the ink I use when I want to write something in green to give it a contrast from the other writing on the papers I use for Summaries for University. :) Nice, true, bright green that doesn’t roast your eyes :)
LovkynaPeral Mir geht es gut, danke der Nachfrage :) Ich hoffe dir auch :) Gleichfalls schönes Wochenende :) I recently got a Kaweco-Fabrikat 475 with an O (oblique medium) steel „BER-CONTRA“ nib. :) As well as a Kaweco V11 with an 14kt OB nib :) I like them :)
Until I started out looking at different papers, the very best, and I do mean the very best, was the cheapest Office Depot 90gsm notepads. No feathering, no bleeding, just really lovely paper, and very smooth. It's amazing that some firms can make really good, standard papers, while others seem to make blotting paper! Thanks for the comments - keep 'em coming!
Great job! Please consider putting the names of the inks, papers, etc., you talk about in the description bar. That way I can return to the video when I want to look up the information I need and don’t have to skip about the video to find it. (I would especially like to see the correct spelling of these non- English product names!). Thank you!
Ok will do - And a very good idea. My daughter always used to do that for me, but it's something that I forgot. I'll try to remember, and will try to go back and edit older videos too, as and when I get time. Thanks for the comments!
That little amount of water is no big deal for that large ink chamber, as long as he moves ink in and out of the feed a few times before the actual final fill. The lighting and color correction are much more significant in impact on the results of what we see. There is no need in these circumstances for the pen to be "dry" between fillings.
Hi, John, and thanks. The short answer is, I don't really. There is some dilution due to water in the reservoir, but the amount is tiny and won't have as much effect on the video as, say, the inaccuracy of the video camera's sensor. I do tend to rinse, flush with clean water, and then dry the nib and feed, expelling once more while the nib's held in the microfibre cloth, so that capillary action will dry things out a little more, but to be honest, since I fill the reservoir almost full each time, the tiny amount of water remaining in the chamber will have little effect. Hope that helps! Mike
I really don't think that the remaining amount in the pen's barrel would have any noticeable impact on the result. I clean and dry as well as possible given my time constraints. Hope that helps!
Thanks - that is my view too. Besides, I think it's more "real world" than a perfectly dry pen. I usually empty mine, wash it, rinse and flush, and then refill!
They're Iron Gall inks, so I believe they oxidise in the air, making them very water resistant, but they are brilliant. I'm very taken by all of these R&K inks!
Certainly is. Back in the good old days, when I was younger, I was a very keen pistol shooter. That's a .45 FMJ from the days when I shot Colt, ParaOrdnand and Glocks in that calibre. Happy times. I really miss my sport.
Hello again, Mike! Happy to see you like the colours and the paper. I absolutely adore the Oxford paper, the other notepad I sent is 90gsm, which is even better than this one in my personal opinion. But the features of this particular notepad make it a great alternative to a hardcover notebook, I find. There are a lot more versions of stationary from Oxford and a lot more colours from R&K, so I know what to send you in the future! By the way, the iron gall inks (as you have correctly deduced) should most likely change colour over the next few days, because the iron gall oxidizes to black iron oxide. They are also extremely permanent inks, great for archival purposes for example.
Thank you for the video and the kind words, and have a great day! Cheers, Chris
Hi, Chris,
I am loving these Rohrer and Klingner inks! The Oxford paper is stunning, too. I like both the pads you sent (and thanks again) and will be reviewing them shortly. I really need to test the R&K inks on different papers as well - perhaps in the Tomoe River cahier I was using before.
Those IG inks are lovely - I'm going to use them in my Viscontis next - with their titanium insides, they should be safe enough. I love those colours, though. THere's something about them that just feels "classy".
Many thanks again!
Mike
No thanks necessary - you're doing a great job with recording and editing videos in addition to your job as a writer, and every video uploaded is a joy to watch. And yes, I get what you mean with the inks feeling "classy", both so understated and professional in colour, but with a traditional twist in the chemistry. I mean, Goethe, Haydn, Poe and many more composers and writers alike wrote their works with iron gall inks, so you'll be continuing a great tradition! (I'll just blatantly ignore the fact that they didn't have much choice at the time *ahem* :D ).
Rohrer und Klingner inks are made in Leipzig, Saxonia, Germany. The company is quite old. In general, the inks are all well behaving inks with good flow. "Salix" is an iron-gall ink, but with some modern components that are to be said would not stain the pen. I like the greyish blue colour that stays after the ink dried on the paper, like you, I am remembered of Prussian Blue. Salix is a tree, btw. And, I admit, I just go crazy for the Alt Goldgruen.
Many thanks for the comment, Fatime. And especially for the company history. I just love all their inks I've tried so far. Very good in the pens, and look lovely on paper!
I don’t know who Chris Curtis is, but I see that he is a very good person. Thank you so much for review, Michael!
My pleasure, Oleg. Chris has been enormously generous - I'm really grateful to him for his supplies for testing.
Thank you for the demonstration of the new inks and paper.
Cheers, Paul - sorry to take so long to reply. Been very busy this week!
I love R+K. I've bought verdigris, smaragdgrun, cassia, aubergine, solferino. Tempted by Sepia but Herbin Cacao de Bresil just edges it out for me. Looking at the Marinda now as I want a bold red. And in the UK these inks are almost as fantastic value per ml as Diamine.
Totally agree - R+K are brilliant, with a great range at excellent value for money.
Hello Chris. What a fabulous review! Thank you a lot! Cheers, Ivan
Cheers, Mensabay!
Another very interesting review, adding more to a growing list of pigmented temptations. After seeing your enthusiasm for the Akkerman's Dutch Master's ink, I absolutely had to try it but there was no place in Canada to purchase it. I did find a retailer in the US that had the line and I ended up getting the Ceruleum blauw van Vermeer and it is gorgeous. It's just a little darker than your Isreal's zeeblauw. These Rohrer und Klinger inks look very interesting. I may have to check around even though I already have enough ink to last a couple of decades by my estimation. Thank you Michael for keeping it interesting and entertaining.
best price i've seen is from Seitz in germany. their main page, not the global one. i'll update when i get them to let you know if i had to pay any duties or whatnot.
Many thanks for your kind words, John.
Yes, I had to order direct from Akkerman myself. I have a feeling that Goulet Pen Co in the US stocks some of their inks - I'm sure I've seen them mentioned in American blogposts. I'm intrigued about the Blauw van Vermeer, that looks gorgeous on the web. I also really like the look of the Delft Blauw - maybe one day I'll be able to justify the cost!
I'll have to have a look at that.
@@gregr1154 I found these inks at Pen Chalet. 50 ml bottle is $11.95 usd.
@@johngrubb007 which - Akkerman or R&K? i bought R&K from Seitz for Euro 4.40 each, but haven't looked for Akkerman at all.
"Pretty ruddy perfect" - what the congregation also said of my last sermon. Sadly they too were referring to the Oxford Optic paper it was written on....
Aw, I'll bet it was the sermon too! Many thanks, James. Always good to know that people are enjoying the videos!
Thanks for making this. I'm disappointed the ink I want at this time is out if stock at goulet pens. It's the scabiosa I think? It's a nice shading purple. Maybe I have the name right. Anyways, thanks for taking the time to make this video comparing the colors.
Sorry to hear that. I have used Scabiosa, too, and like the result on paper. I'd have thought another supplier should be able to get it for you, though? Best of luck!
I have Alt-Goldgrun, Verdigris, Salix and Scabiosa. Great inks at a great price.
I am completely hooked on them. Gorgeous colours, and very good value.
loving all these ink sampling videos my friend :)
Very glad to hear it. Another bunch of Rohrer & Klingner coming up soon!
Thanks for sharing, i have scabiosa and sepia too. They are amazing 👌 R&K is very good. Altboreaux and Solferino are very pretty too, i use them a lot ✒️
Hmm. Two more colours I haven't tried. What is good to see, though, is that R&K inks are very good value. When I look at the appalling cost of Iroshizuku and others, I cannot imagine why people would pay 8 times the amount R&K ask!
Thanks for the comment, Lovkyna!
Great review, on the strength of which I have now acquired some Verdigris. It is "Klingner" by the way, not Klinger. He was someone else.
Hahaha! It was laziness on my part putting down the Corporal's name! I'll have to go and update that. Thanks for letting me know - and for the very kind comment!
I don’t know the pronunciation of Blu Mare either, it’s not German, so that’s not my business :) What I can say is that your pronunciation on „altgold-grün“ (oldgold-green) and „Eisengallustinte“ (iron gall ink) was excellent. :)
I have like 8? of these inks and they all are flawless from an objective standpoint :) And they are cheap to even very very cheap depending on where you buy them :)
The Oxford paper (mine is 90 gsm) is my every day paper :)
Chipkov I usually buy them for similar prices :) 4,00€ for the normal and 4,50€ for the iron gall ones. But I think they raised the prices by 20ct last year, I think. Considering you get 50 ml of very good ink for basically 4€ in a decent bottle... That is a very good price :) I need to dig out Smaragdgrün (Emerald Green) and put it in my Lamy Pur with a 14k OB nib. :) Verdura is the ink I use when I want to write something in green to give it a contrast from the other writing on the papers I use for Summaries for University. :) Nice, true, bright green that doesn’t roast your eyes :)
Hallöchen 😁🙋♀️
LovkynaPeral Schönen guten Morgen ;)
@@herrkeks8509 🤗Danke dir auch, hoffe dir geht es gut und hast Spass am schreiben. Schönes Wochenende 🙋♀️
LovkynaPeral Mir geht es gut, danke der Nachfrage :) Ich hoffe dir auch :) Gleichfalls schönes Wochenende :)
I recently got a Kaweco-Fabrikat 475 with an O (oblique medium) steel „BER-CONTRA“ nib. :) As well as a Kaweco V11 with an 14kt OB nib :) I like them :)
Our university shop sells Oxford and it's all I use now. With a Worcester Pen Company Select model, it writes superb.
Ours is called Campus paper at 90 gsm. I find it better than Rhodia as there is less feedback
I'll have to look up the Worcester Pen Co model - that's a new make to me!
Until I started out looking at different papers, the very best, and I do mean the very best, was the cheapest Office Depot 90gsm notepads. No feathering, no bleeding, just really lovely paper, and very smooth. It's amazing that some firms can make really good, standard papers, while others seem to make blotting paper!
Thanks for the comments - keep 'em coming!
Great job! Please consider putting the names of the inks, papers, etc., you talk about in the description bar. That way I can return to the video when I want to look up the information I need and don’t have to skip about the video to find it. (I would especially like to see the correct spelling of these non- English product names!). Thank you!
Ok will do - And a very good idea. My daughter always used to do that for me, but it's something that I forgot. I'll try to remember, and will try to go back and edit older videos too, as and when I get time. Thanks for the comments!
very cool
Thanks, Gristle - Two of them are amongst my favourite inks - Blu Mare and Alt Goldgrün are just gorgeous!
When you flush the inks, how long do you wait to ensure dry? So that the inks are not slightly diluted?
John Lepore Yes I have the same question since you are using an iron gall ink immediately after just a water rinsing
That little amount of water is no big deal for that large ink chamber, as long as he moves ink in and out of the feed a few times before the actual final fill. The lighting and color correction are much more significant in impact on the results of what we see. There is no need in these circumstances for the pen to be "dry" between fillings.
Hi, John, and thanks.
The short answer is, I don't really. There is some dilution due to water in the reservoir, but the amount is tiny and won't have as much effect on the video as, say, the inaccuracy of the video camera's sensor. I do tend to rinse, flush with clean water, and then dry the nib and feed, expelling once more while the nib's held in the microfibre cloth, so that capillary action will dry things out a little more, but to be honest, since I fill the reservoir almost full each time, the tiny amount of water remaining in the chamber will have little effect.
Hope that helps!
Mike
I really don't think that the remaining amount in the pen's barrel would have any noticeable impact on the result. I clean and dry as well as possible given my time constraints. Hope that helps!
Thanks - that is my view too. Besides, I think it's more "real world" than a perfectly dry pen. I usually empty mine, wash it, rinse and flush, and then refill!
Salix and Scabiosa are supposed to be waterproof. Scaliosa looks like my next purchase...
They're Iron Gall inks, so I believe they oxidise in the air, making them very water resistant, but they are brilliant. I'm very taken by all of these R&K inks!
so... 1:27 to 1:34 or so, is that a bullet? copper "slug" of some kind?
Certainly is. Back in the good old days, when I was younger, I was a very keen pistol shooter. That's a .45 FMJ from the days when I shot Colt, ParaOrdnand and Glocks in that calibre. Happy times. I really miss my sport.
@@writerlywitterings i would have guessed it to be a 9mm, likely more popular on the Euro side of the pond. fun sport no matter the caliber, though!
I was always old school with the handguns! I did like the .357 Ruger GP 100 too. That was a lovely gun! Mostly I preferred autos, though.