18 April 05
Quill Knives
Ten years ago today, I posted a message to the calligraphy usenet list asking what the best knife was to cut goose quills, since I was a birder in Boston and all the geese on the Charles River were dropping their primary feathers. I got the name of a knifemaker in Minnesota and bought one of his beautiful quill knives.
I also got a note from a graduate student in geography at UC Santa Barbara saying he knew nothing about quill knives but just wanted to say hi from another birder-calligrapher.
The rest, as they say, is history…
- congrats to two people who partner beautifully together— susurra 18. April 2005, 21:03 Link
- love that kind of history, Pica. muchos congrats— theo 20. April 2005, 07:27 Link
- You generally don’t go in for commemorating much, so this is especially sweet! Congratulations. I’ve been with you all the way, and I continue to marvel at what a smooth ride it’s been. Musta been posedta be.— Doc Rock 20. April 2005, 16:41 Link
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