 How
to Make a Quill Pen
Would
you like to try writing a fancy signature like Governor
Joseph Robineau de Villebon ?
To
do so, you'll need a quill pen.
A
quill is the hollow stalk of a bird's feather and
the finest quills for writing came from the wing feathers
of geese. But if a goose quill wasn't available, the
large wing feather of a crow also made a good pen.
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Bird's
feather |
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| Tools: |
Scissors
Ink |
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How
to:
1).
Using scissors cut the tip from a quill.
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2).
Split through the middle of the shaft for about
1 cm. Cut away one side of the split shaft. |
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3).
Sharpen the remaining side into a point.
4).
Dip the point of the quill pen into some
ink. Shake off the excess ink. (Do not press
too hard when writing or your pen will quickly
get a dull point.)
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5).
Resharpen the quill if the point gets dull.
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Now
you can practise your penmanship
- just like Governor De Villebon !
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