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Try using a pen made out of a turkey (wing or tail) feather. Cut the shaft of the feather near the tip, at a curving slant as shown below. Then cut a slit from the pinted tip down the feather as show to the right. Dip your pen into india ink and practice writing. The quill will have to be cut periodically as it wears down. The knife used to cut these feathers was called a pen knife. The present day design of the pen knife mirrors the design used years ago. The original feathers used in writing came from geese wing feathers.
