Always wondered how to make a homemade quill pen and ink? Learn how to make quill ink from beets and a quill pen from a single feather in this comprehensive tutorial. Quill pens have been used as ...

The most desirable were taken from geese, turkeys, ducks and swans ... it drew a large amount of ink up its surface. With a glass pen, one could write a paragraph or up to half a page without ...