Ink Review #2038: Rohrer & Klingner Deep Pine Forest

Rohrer & Klingner Deep Pine Forest was R&K’s 2022 Special Edition ink. You can find this ink for sale at Wonder Pens.

The color:

Deep Pine Forest is a deep forest green.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Deep Pine Forest is a little lighter than Diamine Cult Pens Deep Dark Green. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Forest with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. It’s a lovely dark color with some nice shading. This is last year’s special edition ink so grab a bottle before it’s gone!

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