Ink Exploration: Parker Quink Black & Diamine Autumn Oak

[@johnlopez3996]

Parker Quink Black has a sentimental value for me. When I bought my first fountain pen back in 2012 at The Fountain Pen Shop in Monrovia, California, Fred Krinke always had a bottle of it in his store whenever you wanted to try out any fountain pens. He passed away back in 2019, and I will miss his kindness and expertise with fountain pens.

[@BlissfulBasilisk]

I'm not sure what it is about your videos, but they make me so happy! I found out about your channel about a year ago because I wanted to find some reviews on a pen, and I thought nothing of it. But then I found you again when I was looking up an old typewriter that came into my possession, and I realized that your videos really resonate with me. You just sound so authentic when you speak, and your camping videos really remind me of the poetry I used to read when I was in college. You are such an extraordinary person, and I just wanted you to know that. I'm not sure if it's your voice, or how calm you make the world feel when you talk about pens. I really cant explain it. But I watch every video you put out, and I want you to know that they are always excellent quality, even when they are about pens that drip ink all over the page. Thank you so much for being a content creator, you make my day so much brighter every time you upload.

[@lensolla7777]

I'm from the plains in Spain and I guarantee you, the rain does not stay here 😂 beautiful handwriting as always, could watch these for hours

[@adventuredenali]

Hahaha that’s so funny! And thank you!

[@arguchik]

OMG LOL! I love this comment so much.

[@gristlevonraben]

It is a great favorite of mine as well, Diamine Oak. As for your pen, it seems a kind of blessing, as if Autumn's leaves were dropping tears of joy, relief filling them knowing that Summer's work was done, and now they tremble, eagerly awaiting the release and flight into the sky to other lands and new adventures. Beautiful drops. Wonderful month. May it be a blessing to you, as it is for my wife, whose birthday is on the 11th of this month.

[@adventuredenali]

What a beautiful and magical image you have conjured! Also, happy birthday to your wife!

[@gristlevonraben]

@@adventuredenali Thank you!

[@arguchik]

What a completely lovely thing to say. :)

[@joymusterer]

Fall is my favorite season and October is my favorite month too. My daughter (only girl) was born in October so its always held a special place in our hearts. Will have to try Autumn Oak. Beautiful ink! Thank you as always for sharing.

[@dannydontgoin237]

Nice inks! I live about a half hour from Sleepy Hollow. Nice little town, so is Tarrytown. One of my favorite spooky stories!

[@rockinbells8351]

I bought a bottle of the autumn oak after seeing you write with it in a few of your videos and it has become one of my favorite inks.

[@catseyes5752]

初めまして。 日本から楽しく拝見させて頂いております😊 これからも素敵な万年筆紹介楽しみにしております👍

[@thisissoeasy]

Beautiful handwriting! Cheers from Outback Australia...

[@dipro001]

Watching your write and talk calms me down a bit. Love it. Wish we could handout in person.

[@suzanchiacchio-brand4377]

My Tuckaway does the same thing sometimes! And I have also noticed the changing light...the sun is at a new angle to greet Autumn. Today, even here in hot and humid South Carolina, it's as if Mother Nature flipped a switch because it's October 1... of course, we'll still have balmy weather for another month and a half...fall doesn't fully arrive until mid November here. Still, that new air and new light is noticeable!! Enjoy your favorite month! And thank you for your always sweet videos! 😊

[@shootjase]

i grew up a town away from sleepy hollow so any mention of the legend excites me. diamine ancient copper for some reason, is my go to Autumn ink. but autumn oak is a great one. i should ink that up more often.

[@adventuredenali]

Oh how wonderful! Happy writing and enjoy the ancient copper. :)

[@arguchik]

I love Ancient Copper too, but boy does it misbehave in some pens. Totally worth it.

[@phillipbuscemi4177]

Never let them see you sweat...even though the pen does! Great that you moved forward and made the most of it!! Enjoy!! Stay Safe, Stay Healthy & Stay Happy !! 😊♥️🌹

[@adventuredenali]

Hahah! Thank you :)

[@jennieeveleighlamond]

Oh your poor Tucky! The second that I saw it in your video I actually gasped, that exact model is my grail pen! Even though it's leaking at the moment, it's a very beautiful pen.

[@adventuredenali]

It’s a wonderful pen, and worth the time and money to have it restored by a professional if I have to. I hope you’re able to find one of your own!

[@jennieeveleighlamond]

@@adventuredenali I hope some day, I just have to be patient. I have one little black Tucky that I had restored, and another in the carmine celluloid. They make me so happy.

[@joules531]

I still have some Parker Quink left over from my school days; circa 1975! Its a sentimental thing, because that bottle of ink got me through my exams.

[@adventuredenali]

Wow, that’s so marvelous!

[@davecharvella4854]

I applaud your patience and tenacity with that "tuckaway" ... bravo!

[@adventuredenali]

Haha thank you!

[@AtCharlotteClark]

Beautiful reading - made me think of the story I'm writing. Thank you.

[@elimiller5374]

Greetings from Boring Oregon. I love that autumnal color of ink, it really exemplifies the beauty of the season.

[@adventuredenali]

Hello Boring Oregon! (Haha, not really what I’d have thought to be a descriptor for your state.) It’s a great ink to celebrate Autumn. :)

[@elimiller5374]

@@adventuredenali Boring is actually the town name :)

[@adventuredenali]

@@elimiller5374 wow! That’s amazing. 😂

[@Thisreadingcorner]

Autumn oak is my October ink funny enough, I inked 4 pens with it this morning so I could see it in a few nib sizes - EF, F, M, and 1.1 stub.

[@lfaulkner5847]

Your writing is beautiful!

[@adventuredenali]

Thank you!

[@lyndasnart7823]

Love the autumn coloured ink …and behaves well with my small collection of pens

[@adventuredenali]

Excellent!

[@janodewald6087]

Very interesting to see this video because I inked up my TWSBI VAC 700R with autumn oak two days ago for exactly that reason: autumn. And my Vac has a rather broad medium nib, a little on the dry side, and it looks absolutely different on the paper. So I have to try it in a Pelikan or so to see how it performs. I always put it in my TWSBI, cause this inks screams for a demonstrator, but now you made me curious ;-) Thank you for the video!

[@conniewh4189]

I love Autumn Oak too and autumn. My recently purchased inks are both Diamine Red Dragon and Ancient Copper. 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

[@sounddude177]

October is the payoff after 5 months of summer here in AZ. Happy autumn.

[@dianewalker9154]

I love Diamine Autumn Oak. I usually have one pen inked with it.

[@adventuredenali]

Oh fantastic!

[@nikitaj473]

Hey Alicia, random question- How old is the oldest journal you have with fountain pen ink and do you find that the ink fades overtime? I want to be able to read my journals in many decades to come depending on how long I live lol.

[@thomashardy9994]

I really like that Diamine Autumn Oak. A couple of years ago my children did some medical training in New York. They lived in a little city named Dobbs Ferry which was about 5 miles south of Sleepy Hollow.

[@Teufelchenhair]

I currently have inked my vintage Kaweco Sport inked up with Autumn Oak, but my one is exactly the opposite, it writes quite dry. I love you are sharing the little issues as well.

[@adventuredenali]

Enjoy! These pens are so individual! We’ve got a gusher on one end, and a desert on the other, lol!

[@Teufelchenhair]

@@adventuredenali that's what makes collecting vintage fountain pens so interesting. They all have their own individual personality

[@WonderfulHayden]

My very first ink was Parker Quink Blue-Black, so it holds a sentimental place in my heart. That said, though, who I've evolved into will almost certainly never love any other ink as much as I love Diamine inks.

[@adventuredenali]

Diamine inks are that for me too. They’re just marvelous. Probably the first ink I really fell in love with.

[@WonderfulHayden]

@@adventuredenali Speaking of Diamine, I bought Prussian Blue after your combination video. I see why you love it so much. It truly is a gorgeous brooding blue for those weightier days when the lighter, more cheery colors don't quite match the emotional tone. But I'm glad Autumn Oak exists for those happy days when you're in the mood for pumpkin everything.

[@naturallyherb]

Lovely! Your cursive looks stunning!

[@adventuredenali]

Thank you!

[@edwardstaats4935]

Parker Quink iBlack is my every day ink, filled from the bottle. I have just acquired a Parker Jotter to use with the ink

[@adventuredenali]

Oh marvelous!

[@penthevision4706]

It was a good idea to show the pen leaking. I actually liked the blobs of ink with the beautiful manuscript. 👌

[@adventuredenali]

Wonderful!

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Gushing is so ❤!

[@dennismanning3964]

what is the major difference between Autumn Oak and Ancient Copper? I have Ancient Copper and enjoy it

[@adventuredenali]

Ancient copper is more pigmented, and sheens. Where as the Autumn Oak is more watery, shades more, no sheen.

[@dennismanning3964]

@@adventuredenali thanks

[@pinkpandamiranda]

I always have a pen inked with autumn oak! It is top five inks for me

[@adventuredenali]

Oh wonderful!!

[@Karan-iy5mz]

How much does the parker quink cost in your country? Have you tried their blue black?

[@scr5051]

Great calligraphy, more cello greetings

[@adventuredenali]

Hello there! Thank you!

[@anjichurch4406]

Me too…I love October and Fall as well!

[@adventuredenali]

Happy October!!

[@purplediamondify]

Hello Alicia, What is the make of the pen pouch its stunning and functional 😍

[@adventuredenali]

Thank you! That is a Super Labor pouch, it’s got a clip on the back to attach to things like a journal cover. I often attach it to the inside of my purse.

[@adventuredenali]

Oh, and you can find it at Baum-Kuchen online

[@purplediamondify]

@@adventuredenali Thanks showing me how you personal use it. Much appreciated ❤ You're channel is like a Warm hug

[@suryanarayansingha1024]

I envy your handwriting, wow

[@adventuredenali]

Aww thank you ☺️

[@archivist17]

Parker Quink Black is what we used at school, so I'm not very fond of it (writing in school as a leftie was a frustrating experience). It's also the only ink that's widely available on the High Street in the UK, so I've used it for work as well for decades now. It strikes me as a not-quite black, which isn't right for me. But it is a reliable ink, so I keep giving it another chance...

[@jonnybanger]

You are a joy! Do you have a recommendation for fountain pen restoration local to Arizona?

[@adventuredenali]

Thank you! I wish! I knew someone pre pandemic, but have no way of getting in touch with him anymore. I’m not sure if he’s restoring pens still.

[@get2riz]

Hey AD, Do you agree that a lot more interesting happenings are at the back of notebooks than the ordered front?

[@adventuredenali]

Hahaha you may be right about that!

[@JournalGingerbreadcookies]

This was awesome

[@adventuredenali]

Great!

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

This was even cooler than Golden Axe quill pen scene in 80s. Retro!

[@SethKastner]

Love it, mess and all! Is that Tuckaway a Touchdown filler. I've been dailying a Triumph nibbed touchdown and I've been nervous about it after it leaked in the cap a bit (though that might be from me leaving it in a hot car--its been flawless otherwise).

[@Leo-ju5gn]

nice mood

[@txoko7389]

Could you tell us which notebook are you using?

[@adventuredenali]

Absolutely, it’s a Leuchtturm

[@missy_naneylove3457]

My first ink probably the Pilot ink in Black. Then I discover Diamine. Well, you where's this is going. Haha.

[@adventuredenali]

Hahaha I do know! I had the same experience with Diamine. XD

[@cd3694]

Your handwriting is beautiful and yet I’m guessing your nibs are not fine? It amazes me when I see people write so clearly with medium nibs.

[@adventuredenali]

Thank you! Those nibs were fine actually. I hardly ever write with anything but. It’s definitely my preference. :)

[@Trainy2]

In celebration of October, you shall look like Dracula writing in blood.

[@adventuredenali]

That would be fun. :) I think I did a writing expert from Dracula last year in celebration.

[@mantabond]

Oh, my. See how over-sized your Sheffer is. Well, the better for writing, we guess. Lovely video.

[@adventuredenali]

In comparison to the tiny Tuckaway, it’s giant! But never feels as such in my hands. I think it’s a comfortable size.

[@mantabond]

@@adventuredenali Rather interesting. Cheers.

[@Case16710]

Quink was the first ink I bought when I got into fountain pens 30 years ago in high school. I still have a 25 year old bottle of blue black that’s still good!

[@adventuredenali]

Oh that’s so awesome!

[@arguchik]

Haha - just think of Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle singing the phrase. It's her breakthrough moment, the hardest vowel sound for her to relearn. I'm quite sure you've already seen this clip, but I can't resist posting it because it's just so perfect. What a gift she was to this world! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp6kdYB4Z9qnd9E

[@arguchik]

Sigh. The scene is also soooo classist and patriarchal. Like...she has to acquire highbrow speech in order to grasp "great books" culture. But but but...Audrey Hepburn! I'm so torn, LOL.

[@archivist17]

It's not Hepburn singing IIRC, but Marnie Nixon, who also dubbed Natalie Wood in West Side Story (my fave musical!)

[@mauriciolacruz]

I've read that there are "permanent" versions of Parker Quink inks called "Super Quink", however I haven't seen any modern Parker ink box/bottle with such a name ("Super Quink") written on it so far, but just "Quink". How to differentiate the "Super Quink" (permanent ink) bottles from the standard "Quink" (non-permanent ink) ones? Or is it the same ink that some people call it "Super Quink" when in fact it is just "Quink"? Maybe they refer it to as "Super Quink" when there's no legend "washable" written on the box/bottle (black, blue-black) and as "Quink" when there's the legend "washable" written on the box/bottle (blue)? It's just so confusing!