How to Make a Quill Pen
How to make a pen from a feather.
Writing with a pen is very different than writing with a keyboard, and writing with a quill even more so. It's good for your brain, and good for your prose. It makes your letters more beautiful and your thoughts clearer.
Note that there were no 4-inch-thick fantasy novels until the typewriter was invented.
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Over the years I've cut literally thousands of quills, and am delighted to find someone who really knows how to too. Perfect detail, beautifully explained. Miles better than other videos!
@Hers_owners_record
7 ай бұрын
dang you probably named each one of them
@video_camera
6 күн бұрын
I recently cut a quill and after a couple hours it warped and bent; as if it had dried completely -even after that hot sand curing- and deformed. Do you have any idea why that happened? Could it be because it was a vulture feather from the 80s?
@andrewparkinson1625
2 күн бұрын
@@video_camera I don't know about vultures, but do have a very obliging condor feather about the same age. Did you soak the barrel for 24 hours first? If not, try that another time .... good luck!
@video_camera
Күн бұрын
@@andrewparkinson1625 Well, no, I soaked it for about 6h and then baked it in hot sand for about 10 minutes. Perhaps this is why it "dried" and bent so much. I'll see if I can get my hands on a goose feather. Thanks :)
@andrewparkinson1625
Күн бұрын
@@video_camera I usually soak overnight ... then place in very hot sand (heated to about 200degreeC but only for a few seconds - quill barrel should go clear maybe slightly yellow but only slightly. Before soaking, remove the fibre strand inside the barrel with something like a crochet hook.
Beautiful and inspiring video. I’m going to give it a try..
Cool video have made them before but this is a much better technique. Thanks
Most harmless video I’ve ever watched
I would like if you could show us wood quill! Pleaaaaaase. Thank you
For those in the US, please be careful when collecting feathers. Many many birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Act and having their feathers is illegal, so always double check a feather ID before taking it home.
@morlockcult
11 ай бұрын
Indeed. Keeping a turkey's feathers is fine, but century-old legislation means picking up a molted Canada Goose feather from your own yard is punishable by fine or imprisonment. It is the prerogative of all Americans to flagrantly disregard such absurdity.