
That's ok!
As I've said so many times on here with respect to cadence, speed, saddles, bike choices, route choices etc etc etc ..........
We are all different.
Tangled Metal wrote:Plus a Parker fountain pen I forgot I had minus cartridges or reservoir. Quink ink bottle too. Need to buy a reservoir I think. Which is best? Plunger type or the ones with a metal outer that has cut out sides with a soft plastic / rubber reservoir inside you squeeze to force air out and then suck up ink?
Cyril Haearn wrote:What were they made of back then? One could collect birds feathers while out cycling and fashion a quill quite easily, could be a thing for Cugel the woodworker
Tangled Metal wrote:Cyril Haearn wrote:What were they made of back then? One could collect birds feathers while out cycling and fashion a quill quite easily, could be a thing for Cugel the woodworker
I did that as a child. Sort if worked but not very well.
A retailer called pen heaven sells quills professionally made in Italy by craftsmen. Must be true because if a photograph of an old guy sat sat at a work bench, surrounded by tools and what looks like third hand devices and magnifying glass on adjustable arm. Funny thing is this guy also hand crafts leather goods at the same workstation since that photograph shows on the page for hand crafted, Italian leather products.
Btw anyone want a custom leather product made I know where to find a craftsman for the job. Especially if you're into Celtic or viking motifs. There's a few guys doing it and posting on a forum I visit occasionally. Off topic.
I could imagine Cugel seeing my comment about wooden pens and starting to make one out if the scrap blocks of wood from past projects. Probably appeal to his reduce waste attitude to living. I suspect in his hobby there's always scrap wood in small pieces. Use the stacked leather or wood approach used in craftsmen made knife handles to create the block then turn down once glued and drill out. I bet Cugel would come up with something that looks and feels really good. Not sure if he could make a fountain pen nib though. Probably a dip pen or to take a commercial balloon refill.