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.

[@andrewparkinson1625]

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!

[@ThiCath]

dang you probably named each one of them

[@video_camera]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

To get a feather, you need a bird.
To get a bird, you need an egg.
To get an egg, you need a bird.

[@Alexander-rq9he]

Beautiful and inspiring video. I’m going to give it a try..

[@pattaylor5053]

Cool video have made them before but this is a much better technique. Thanks

[@redpill3511]

Thank you so much 😊

[@PathsOfReason]

I would like if you could show us wood quill! Pleaaaaaase. Thank you

[@박관홍-m7p]

Most harmless video I’ve ever watched

[@sousalarson6858]

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]

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.

[@justinm16]

Thanks!