Blotter Paper?

Since the Ampad paper doesn't make the ink feather, the ink kinda sits there and slowly dries. Poorer quality paper would feather out the ink and probably dry it faster. It might be that I write with a heavy hand and these pens are putting out a lot of ink under my writing style.

I'll take a look at Swisher ink too.

You are correct Tommy in that it is a collaboration between the two of them. I met Chuck at the Raliegh Pen Show last year and we talked about it some. I believe Chuck has ideas in his mind on how certain ink should perform and has Nathan (Noodler's) create an ink to his specifications. I believe that's why you'll see Chuck as one of the larger distributor's of Noodler's and their own Swisher custom made line.

Think I'll see about picking up some Antigua Blue at the Atlanta show.

- Mark

I ordered a bottle of Swisher ink from Swisherpens.
See how it goes. Of particular note is I also bought
a Moleskine and so I also need the Swisher fast drying
properties to avoid ink markings on opposing pages when
I close the Moleskine.

Considering Moleskine, I picked up a bottle of Noodler's Black ink at the Southeastern Pen Show and it seems to have solved my problems with print-through and long drying times. Several Bloggers have recommended Noodler's as the solution for the Moleskine's thin paper, and based on my initial impressions using a Pelikan 200 with Extra Fine nib, I've got to agree. By way of comparison, Parker Quink is less intense in color (blackness) but displays a marginally greater level of print-through with the Pelikan. I've also had good results with a no-name Lamy blue cartridge in the Moleskine as well.

I also picked up a bottle of 2004 DC Supershow Blue this weekend as well, but found that it feathers in the Moleskine when using the Pelikan.

FWIW, I use a piece of cut-to-size kitchen paper-towel in my Moleskine as blotter paper, but haven't needed it since changing to Noodler's

I don't have the black but should probably get a bottle. I wonder if the other Noodler's waterproof inks would work similar. I have a Moleskine notebook and should probably try some out.

BTW, welcome to the site Art.

- Mark

Mark,

Thanks for the welcome. Much to learn about this hobby as I'm a rank beginner.

- Art

Usually different people have free blotters with their information on them. I know Richard Binder has some as well as others.

- Mark

You're right Mark, Richard does have ink blotters. He sends one with every pen he sends back to the customer.

Do you know of any others?

Tommy Fountain

I think I've gotten some from both of them in the past. Don't know about with orders or not, think I just picked some up at the shows. Richard's are nice cause he has that cool art deco pictures on them.

- Mark

The Swisher ink had really bad feathering coming out of my admittingly wetter flowing Faber Castell Ambition medium point.

I switched back to Noodler's standard black and am now using a new pen, a Faber Castell Ambition fine point, to write in my new moleskines. It doesn't put out as much ink as the medium and the Noodler's, while not as immediately drying as the Swisher, doesn't feather out as much. The fine point, putting out less ink, does seem to dry quicker than the medium point and those spots that do persist do not spot on the opposing page as much if I close it before everything is dry.

that it is more likely to feather?

As far as the drying being an issue have you considered putting a piece of blotter paper in between pages that you have recently written? If you don't have any let me know and I'll send you some. You can then cut it to size to fit in the moleskine.

- Mark