The quill pen was the writing instrument of Colonial America. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on his famous lap desk using a quill. The Constitution of the United States wa… ...

I’m not going to lie, I don’t really need to know how to cut and make a quill pen from a goose feather. No one does anymore. But! I was completely fascinated by the process of it. It’s funny ...

Quill pens were generally made from the five outer feathers of a goose or swan’s wing. The end of the feather was shaped to a point, with the hollow shaft of the feather serving as an ink reservoir ...

Beth Grossman is in the process of transcribing the entire US Constitution on old US Mint money bags using quill feather pens. The pens are the same tool used by scribes of the original document ...

But now, by god, I’m writing again. I’ve been trying out Inventery’s newest machined brass creation: the $180 Pocket Fountain Pen. It’s a stunner in any of the four available finishes, combining an ...

I’m not a great quill carver, but the DIY aspect makes me feel even more connected to the act of writing. I opted for goose quills because that was the feather of choice for the Founding generation.