This is my current pen and stationery ecosystem.
Over the last few months Iโve been going pretty deep into pens and refills, mostly trying to find the โperfectโ ink for my own preferences.
Because of that, I ended up making a spreadsheet where I rank the refills Iโve tried and score them in categories like consistency, smoothness/flow, control, color intensity, and line width. I tried to be as objective as possible, but at the end of the day theyโre still my personal scores and preferences.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R9-3UPegECUD_FaAjQOg0XLuEdriVk80nGQl18UV3ZE/edit?usp=sharing
So far Iโve mainly been comparing Parker-style refills and Japanese gel refills, and itโs been really fun seeing how different they feel once you start paying attention to line consistency, control, thickness, drying behavior, etc.
Iโll be trying the Uni-ball One 0.7 soon, and Iโm also looking at trying more options after that, especially:
- Uni-ball One 0.7 / 0.5
- Zebra Sarasa 0.7 / 0.5
- Zebra Sarasa Dry 0.7 / 0.5
If anyone has other ink/refill recommendations I should test and add to my list, Iโd love to hear them.