Noodler's Raven Black

Review of Noodler's Raven Black fountain pen ink using a Pilot Penmanship EF nib.

Chapters:
00:00 Swatch color comparison
00:06 Zoom (microscope) photo
00:12 Line Width
00:18 Written review
00:33 Dry Time
00:46 Writing Sample
01:52 Subjective Analysis
02:04 Chromatography
02:55 Zoom of absorbent paper
03:02 Water test
03:47 Quote & Writing Prompt
04:26 Close-up of completed review
04:38 Scan of completed review
04:44 End screen, links to channel and previous review

Post-recording notes: Indentations in the swatch cards courtesy of Klaw... Cleaning wasn't too bad: I used only water, but also needed a swab in a few places where the ink left a grey film behind. The ink looks dark grey to black on paper and the images seem to match. :)

My sample of this ink was very small, a gift sample from a generous FPNer. It has a slight green undertone. I first saw this in the microscope slide, and just in case it was a fluke related to the glass (like Pelikan Edelstein Rose Quartz (2023 Ink of the Year) - https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/fo..., I did a chromatogram, and the green is real. :D (The microscope slide was otherwise boring so I didn't capture a photo.)

It is a Canadian exclusive, but appears to be discontinued. https://wonderpens.ca/ have a blog post about it, but no product listing. Attributes, per Noodler's:bulletproof, eternal, forgery resistant.

Zoomed in photo (I think this is closest to what the text looks like.)
http://www.paradoxcommunity.com/vps/E...

Screenshot (Text looks a little too dark.)
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Scan of Completed Review (Text looks a little too dark.)
http://www.paradoxcommunity.com/vps/E...

Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (Both look close to what my eyes see.)
http://www.paradoxcommunity.com/vps/E...

Line width (The "h" in Rhodia. Magnification is 100x. The grid is 100x100µm. The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each. The line width for this ink is roughly 262µm. With 244 inks measured, the average line width is 296µm.) (Might be the first Noodler's ink to write a skinny line! :D)
http://www.paradoxcommunity.com/vps/E...

Water Test Results
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Chromatogram (Hope you can see the green - I can.)
http://www.paradoxcommunity.com/vps/E...

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