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Try Quill Pens!

🕑 Added 2024-03-02 19:42:45 +0000 UTC

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John Verne

Yup. Those of us in the "smeared hand until we find the right fast drying ink" club know it.

Rick Lett

I'm left-handed. End of story. (I tried!)

Mark Hesse

Cool stuff to know about! Fran Quill--very Tranquil.😊

Rob Moerland

Some 60 years ago the teacher told us that it we mastered the ballpoint pen we could start using a dip pen. Unfortunately I never fully mastered writing. I have an awful handwriting. And in these days of computers it will be even harder for young people to get to quills. Such a shame.

Mike O'Dell

The great Popular Science hardback "the Boy Scientist" had an article on carving penpoints from feathers. (somewhere) I have The Boy Scientist and The Boy Mechanic. Blasts from the past, but boy, did I learn a lot of stuff that couldn't get published today.

Motten

Yay! Been hoping you would do more about goose quills. It looks difficult but your handwriting is lovely. Are feathers more of a challenge to grip because they're a lot thinner than other pens? It's interesting they used ox gall liquid... I wonder how they found out about its use for that in the first place. Thanks Fran.