May 11, 2018 at 2:08 pm
Hey Phil I am a big fan, but I have to ask where are you getting your pen sharpeners. I have not been able to find them anywhere 🙂
May 14, 2018 at 2:40 am
@frank Fulton
It was metaphorical goose-quill. It had to be sharpened before use. I suspect that even professional calligraphers use an ordinary knife nowadays. Even I am past using qoose-quill pens for writing! See Quill on Wikipedia.
There is a wonderful painting, The Bookkeeper by Van Diyk showing what it was like to sharpen your pen
Best wishes,
Phil Factor
May 15, 2018 at 3:56 pm
Phil you have made me a happy man. Not only did you take my comment in stride, you also have shown light on the "days of yore" when life was just a bit harder, which I think we all take for granted.
Please accept my thanks, you are truly a gentleman and a Scholar; I appreciate you taking the time.
Frank
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