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Hashoah
Care
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Torah
ku lmus
(t he qui l l )
From Keset Hasofer - (The inkwell of the scribe): "On every occasion one must check that the
ku lmus is well-formed [lit. nice]. Some say that one must write [only] with a quill [made] from a reed
and not from a feather, but we do not adhere to this custom rather we write with a feather, and even
with a quill made of iron" (This is very strange ruling and not the case at all as one is not to use metals
that are used for warfare in sofrut , however Rashi also mentions the use of metal pens so this must
have permissible at some time in the past)" And there is some doubt as to if it permissible to write with
a feather from an unclean bird."
Scribes by and large
use quills (though
some Sefardi
scribes will use a
reed (which are
sometimes referred
to as "calamus")).
Below are the various stages in the preparation of a quill and writing with a quill is very different indeed
to any calligraphy pen one may have used. Most common are the leading edge feathers of the turkey,
the goose and the swan, though the latter is harder to source. One needs sharp cutting tools and
sharp steel "Stanley" knife, a scalpel and a loose knife blade for the final cut are pre-requisites. Some
people will heat their quills to harden and clarify them (remove the natural oils) but this is not
absolutely necessary. The simplest method is to position the quill about 5cms above a hot plate and
rotate it for about ten seconds (too long an exposure will render the quill too brittle). However there are
other methods involving plunging the quill into hot sand!
1. Strip the plumes with a firm grip and downward
pressure to remove them. (Sorry to spoil theillusions but those pictures of scribes using
barbed quills are misleading. Leaving the barbs
there makes the quill very difficult to use).
Scrape off the outside quill sheathing that coats the feather with the back of a
knife. Try to get it all off the cutting end or it will not cut cleanly.
2. FIRST CUT
Slice off feather's tip
3. SECOND CUT
From the upper wall slice down and horizontally
about half way
4. THIRD CUT
Cut down to the feather lower wall. Clean out
debris in feather - using a wire brush or (the
sort used to clean shavers are best) or pipe
cleaner.
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5. FOURTH CUT
Flatten lower wall on glass or perspex and cut
a nick in it.
6. Push gently upwards at nick to split
the feather for the ink canal.
7. If you press your thumb on the quill the ink
canal split should stop at the thumb pressure. A
length of 6mms is more than adequate.
8. FIFTH CUT
Turn over the quill and cut end with an even
pressure on the glass/perspex. A loud "click"
confirms a good sharp cut and thus a clean
edge.
Quill front shown
9. Hebrew requires a cut sloping to the LEFTside. (English is written best with an even cut
or one sloping to the right). You may want to
pare the nib further to complete the quill to
obtain the fine lines.
10. As the edge wears down (you need a
shaper point to drag up the ink for the
tagg in ) you can trim and re-cut to maintain
the writing quality.
Mordechai
Pinchas
The quill must be one sixth the thickness of thegaps of the lines (sh i r tu t ) so that the Hebrew
character is usually three ku lmus im (nib widths)
tall - wit the obvious exceptions where there are
ascenders and descenders involved. Further rules
for the quill can be found in 'Likut Sifrey Stam -
Seder K'tivat Ha-otiyot, Ofen Asiyt Hakulmus
(How the quill is made).
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