On January 1, 2018 my Ivory Darkness Noodler's Ahab (IF) joined its comrades when it was filled with Platinum Classic Cassis Black. I refilled it 6 times; the last refill was on December 24, 2018. The pen was in use for one year and was emptied and cleaned on January 11, 2019, saying good-bye to its fellows.

Thoughts Before Filling

This year I am using waterproof (or at least water resistant) inks for my daughters’s diaries. So I’m using a red iron gall ink for my eldest.

Thoughts After Cleaning the Pen

I like the ink, but I like it better wet. The oxidized color isn’t bad by any means, but the richness of the red when still wet is quite a visual delight. Spending a year writing with an Ahab provided me with a new appreciation for the pen. It was comfortable to write with, and I never had problems with it. Because I enjoyed writing with the pen I decided to buy three new Ahabs dedicated to these diaries, and I’ll give the pens (and maybe the ink too), with the diaries, to my daughters.