I have to agree with Jeff,...it seems that you can burnish the gold much easier when the size has just reached tack,and just after it has been gilded.Often as not it is next to impossible to achieve the same effects the next day with a 3 hr or quick size and achieve the same brilliance in the burnis...

To add to Doug's and Russ's response,...Ron carries a langnickel sable quill that has a ferulle like a quill,..not sure of the series but it by far is the best of both worlds...given the difference between quills and showcard writers. Give Ron or Kristie a call,...like Russ said he is a great help,....

Just read a post on this board and read about something I hate to admit but I feel is a persistant problem amongst handletterers and sign painters. So my question is,...how do you deal with it when that nasty quill or fitch gets electrified and that tingling numbness strikes? Does any of the "p...