Same here, but I was not very successful with crow and chicken feathers. I also didn't know what I was doing, which didn't help any. I still do carry a "pen knife" though ... My mother used a long handled Shaeffer fountain pen, with green ink exclusively for writing letters, etc. I still have a collection of various colored inks in bottles, don't know if they are still good though.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 6:34 PM MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Well I usually used a fountain pen in High School but I > got curious about quill pens when I read a bunch of > books about the colonial times (by Danial Defoe, you > know the ones) so I did some research and taught myself > how to do it. Haven't tried to cut one in many years > but now I may just have to see if I can still do that. > In full disclosure I did use store bought ink. > > MG > > archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: > > Wow! Did you write with quill pens? My father, who was born in 1862, > made his own quill pens for a one room country school from turkey feathers > and the ink was made from fruit juice. When pencils came into use around > 1900, he started using pencils in his railroad job, but still wrote cursive > in quill pen strokes rather than continuous lines. > > > > I wonder what is going on in European schools? Are they leading or > following the changes in American schools? > > Gerry > > > > MG wrote: > >> Wow that dates me a bit. I know how to do all those > >> things including how to cut a quill. > > > >> fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> Allan wrote: > >>>> It's getting bad. I think in another generation or two, nobody > >>>> will know how to write (i.e. longhand), type, or spell. > >>>> > >>>> The typical high school kid today, when he has to "sign" his > >>>> name, prints it like a 2nd grader. In my day (1980s), kids had a > >>>> pretty developed signature at that age. > >>> On the other hand, if there is no real purpose - why develop the > >>> skill? > >>> > >>> How many of us are competent with driving a 4-in-hand team of > >>> horses? > >>> > >>> Or what is the value of knowing how to start a car with a > >>> carburetor? > >>> > >>> Conversely, are you any better than me with the tiny, no-tactile > >>> keyboard on a 'phone? It wouldn't take much to be better than > >>> me! Meaning the skill of using a tiny keyboard is much more > >>> practical than writing with a quill and ink well. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
