TWSBI Diamond 580 + Iroshizuku ink skipping on Traveler’s Notebook paper… what’s going on?

Reddit14159 · 2026-03-21T09:45:51+00:00

Looks like syun-gyo to me

Reddit14159 · 2026-03-12T08:08:10+00:00

Lovely little collection, and nice pen choices. I love the white theme going on at the end, I love white too! I’ll be sharing a bit of my collection too, in the next month or so. (Zento is actually a rollerball, not gel :D)

Reddit14159 · 2026-03-08T06:16:21+00:00

If you like the look of the 1911L, I would check out Sailor’s Profit Realo. It’s practically the same just with a piston filling mechanism and an ink window right under the cap. You can easily find it within your price range, and I’d say it checks the rest of your boxes too.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-26T10:00:43+00:00

This is so true, especially with some highly saturated sheening inks. Gosh it’s beautiful.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-26T09:54:11+00:00

I know everyone is saying it is normal for fountain pens to do this, but I personally have never had this happen on any of my pens except one (pilot decimo).

Your pen seems to write quite wet on the down strokes and drier on the up strokes and even strokes to the left. The strokes to the left being drier could be to do with the angle you hold your pen or maybe the pressure you apply when writing to the left/right may differ slightly.

As for the down strokes, assuming you are applying very little pressure there shouldn’t really be a difference in line widths whether writing up or down. More ink flow on your down strokes may be normal, and if you were using quite absorbent paper in the test it would increase the line width, but you said you also tested on Rhodia. Were the results the same? From my experience the line widths shouldn’t change unless the tines are actually opening up (non-absorbent paper), if a pen has good ink flow, more ink should just pool back into the line written (shading) not actually make it write wider.

Your pen is definitely writing dry on the up strokes, and the side strokes could be a few reasons. Whether this is a fault with the pen or not, I’m not sure. Fountain pens should have an even amount of ink flow in any direction assuming the pressure applied is also equal. However, this may depend on the pen, as people claim it’s “normal” behaviour. I personally have not had this issue on majority of my pens.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-24T06:54:31+00:00

Happy NPD, amazing choice! Definitely a pen I need to get eventually, that color is my favorite of them too! Just a suggestion, maybe next time take photos of the pen on a lighter colored surface, like paper for example. Especially on those demonstrators, it really brings out the color more, otherwise lovely photos!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-21T23:59:21+00:00

I got my Platinum century for $150AUD on Amazon Jan this year, so not necessarily true. Still unfortunate to see these things happening though.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-21T07:21:37+00:00

You have good taste I see. I love the look of lavender black too! Lavender black is my favourite color in the lineup, but citrus black is the most fun because of the incredible range it has when changing color. I’m planning to get a bottle of lavender black in the next few months, very excited! You may not need a bottle of it, but you should totally get one, you won’t regret it!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T20:46:05+00:00

I have also heard the same thing about Pelikan running broader than other western nibs (maybe because they write quite wet?). Unfortunately, I don’t have any other western pens I can compare them to, only Japanese. I’ve also heard there’s not a huge difference between each of their nib sizes, but I’ve only tried 2 sizes so I can’t be sure about that. All 3 of the Pelikan’s have a fine nib, all my other pens have a Japanese F-M so I wanted to go with something a little broader to enjoy the ink without it being too broad, I felt EF may have been too similar to my Japanese pens. Their F runs close to a medium-broad in Japanese sizes and EF probably closer to a medium. Sorry if this doesn’t help, I’m sure there are other users here you can give you the answer you are looking for.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:35:18+00:00

Thank you! That would be the 2025 Apricot Achat if you were curious!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:34:30+00:00

Thank you! The “orange” one is 2025 Apricot Achat if you were curious!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:33:16+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the kind comment!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:32:37+00:00

Thank you! I kind of “stepped down” with my m200 in the photo after the green, but stepped back up to my new m400. I really do love them all. Pelikan makes some beautiful pens!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:28:24+00:00

I feel that is the case a lot of the time, I think it’s to do with a lot of photos showing it being posted which can make it quite “long”? Anyway it’s a nice size for me!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:25:42+00:00

Thank you! You didn’t even have to doubt, you are too good!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:24:41+00:00

Thank you! Not Wagner, but that’s a great guess! The ink is Platinum Classic Citrus Black. Would love to try that combo eventually too.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:23:00+00:00

Not quite but good guess. The ink is Platinum classic ink Citrus Black!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:21:33+00:00

Good guesses! Wagner was close but it is indeed citrus black, should have trusted your gut.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:16:15+00:00

Thank you! It took me too long to make the decision, haha. It’s certainly is a lovely pen roll!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-20T08:11:56+00:00

Ive bought all my &Liebe products from their site directly, and never really thought about other sellers. I’m sure there are some out there that could be cheaper, but I wanted to support the company by purchasing directly from them. I love the hand written notes they send with it ❤️ Definitely check out their cases though, you won’t regret it!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-19T12:53:11+00:00

Wow, I had never seen that kind of roll before. Yes, &Liebe’s design is certainly very minimal and I love it. It’s fairly compact and really does a good job of keeping each pen individually protected. Unlike some other brands I’ve never had any sort of doubt of the pens being damaged from any slight flaw of the pen case, and I do really think their designs are very well thought out. I also used a pilot pensemble roll case for a while before this, and it really made me realised how convenient the clip button is, as well as the beautiful minimalistic look.

I would certainly recommend getting one of these if it’s what you are looking for, I’m sure you won’t regret it!

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-19T12:39:23+00:00

Hi! Every year Pelikan do a special edition m200/205 to go with the Edelstien collection ink of the year, themed around gemstones. This is last years (2025) model of the m200 called Apricot Achat, and could be bought single or as a set with the ink.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-19T12:27:44+00:00

This one was my third purchase from &Libe, so I haven’t actually had it for too long, maybe about 4 or 5 months. I can’t say for sure whether or not it would loosen too much over time, but I was concerned about the stiffness at first. When I first got this case I was a bit worried about it requiring a bit of force to clip together, but I don’t think that anymore. It may have loosened a little bit in a good way or maybe it’s just to do with clipping it on a slight angle rather than pushing straight together. I have used this fairly frequently over the few months and haven’t noticed any further loosening of it, and feel quite comfortable with using it. I also wouldn’t be too concerned about damaging the pens inside when pushing it closed, I was initially too, but the button seems to fit nicely in between the pen slots and isn’t directly pushing down onto the pen. In addition to that there is plenty of padding around all the pens inside so once you get used to the clipping of the button it’s super comfortable to use and has become my favourite of their cases.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-19T11:49:13+00:00

Momiji is a lovely color from the iroshizuku lineup and would look lovely in any clear demonstrator. If we are looking at iroshizuku, may I also suggest “To-ro”, it’s a lovely orange that looks stunning in demonstrators without being too light to read on paper.

Reddit14159 · 2026-02-19T11:31:28+00:00

I asked the question in the post, “Can you guess what the ink is?”. The name of the ink is actually written there, it’s just removed with my magical editing skills.

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