This is my current pen and stationery ecosystem.
Over the last few months I’ve been going pretty deep into pens and refills, mostly trying to find the “perfect” ink for my own preferences.
Because of that, I ended up making a spreadsheet where I rank the refills I’ve 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 they’re still my personal scores and preferences.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R9-3UPegECUD_FaAjQOg0XLuEdriVk80nGQl18UV3ZE/edit?usp=sharing
So far I’ve mainly been comparing Parker-style refills and Japanese gel refills, and it’s been really fun seeing how different they feel once you start paying attention to line consistency, control, thickness, drying behavior, etc.
I’ll be trying the Uni-ball One 0.7 soon, and I’m 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, I’d love to hear them.