Making ink like it's 1795

[@TomTasker]

reminds me of when I was in 3rd grade, we were studying the American Revolution and at the end of the term we all signed a copy of the declaration of independence using quills and gall ink that we had made over the course. I remember our ink turning out just as watery as yours has so I think you a fine job.

[@making.history]

Sounds like you had a pretty cool 3rd grade teacher. haha thank you!

[@susanr.lichtman6185]

My first attempt at ink was a black walnut ink. I didn’t find a recipe but cobbled something together from internet info and came up with something quite usable!

[@caspenbee]

Secret of Kells has a beautiful animation of gall ink-making! In fact it's crucial to the plot! It's so awesome that you tried this for real.

[@making.history]

Ooooh. I'll have to re-watch it with my new wisdom

[@jakelevinson7802]

As an animator who is recently getting into ink that’s really cool cartoon saloon is an amazing studio

[@tehtapemonkey]

"An elaborate justification to not follow the recipe." One of the most relatable things i've ever read

[@OwlCat-c4b]

In this context, bruise means pulverize. I too am of the variety of people that frequently write. Hand made quill pens, fountain pens, steel nib dip pens, reed pens...everything. I do love so very much a good quality gall ink. Not just because it is a superior ink with some great character, but also because it makes me feel that much closer to a pert of history that really captivates me. All history do3s, and the sentiment you have explained in your opening monologue sums it ip quite nicely indeed. - A pen friend in NY

[@davidbyers7246]

The problem with Iron Gall ink is the corrosive effect it has on nibs, and eventually even the paper it is written on. That said, I still think it’s cool that there are people who still make it and use it.

[@OwlCat-c4b]

@@davidbyers7246 indeed, it is very corrosive...it has consumed many a steel nib of mine...I enjoy the Brause Rose nib, and after a a few months of repeated use, it just disintegrates. Unfortunately, there is no real substitute for Iron Gall ink...a few have come close...like Noodlers Zhivago and a few others..but still there is no close-enough substitute. The Gall ink I make comes in 2 tones...drying to either a blue/gray/black or a lovely gray/black depending on the ingredients used. For more blue tone...i use red wine and red vinegar in the recipe. I keep my ink in a beautiful 750ml air-tight crystal whisky decanter...and decant the ink into smaller wide-mouth air-tight 60ml glass ink wells for easy use.

[@OrrieInBetween]

I’m just so happy to have come across your videos. You’re great :)

[@SirenaSpades]

We don't have that type of tree around my area. They used black walnuts for ink and dye, it was very effective.

[@pampelmouse]

I would use them to decorate eggs along with onion skins for easter

[@kninjaknitter8190]

Thank you for showing the details and modifications you did! Very helpful!

[@making.history]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vysakhak191]

4:10 Mm.. That's a pretty sus looking Gall nut!

[@willifindmyself]

I was really hoping someone would comment on this. 😂

[@Jess38044]

Yesssss! Great to see you back! I've never contemplated making ink before, so this was very cool to watch! :D

[@Nero_Karel]

Friendly impulse to want to think of the relationship between plants and gall wasps as a mutually beneficial one, but I'm afraid gall wasps wouldn't make for very active pollinators since they're usually predatory if I'm not mistaken

[@peacedustinc.7108]

One property of iron-gall inks is that they darken considerably with time, if you saw that then I would consider the ink a success.

[@SevenStanesMBT]

That was excellent. Really enjoy your somewhat resigned but very engaging delivery :) Your irreverence is also pretty pleasing. Hope you are working on lots more.

[@Oofglobber]

The fruit at 4:10 are so well hung.

[@thedictationofallah]

😳😳😳

[@jamiewashere]

What a terrific video! I am glad I found your channel!

[@making.history]

Welcome! .....I'm a little slow at responding😅

[@ShaneDyeO]

Superb! Charming! Informative! Great video

[@lettinggoandmore]

your humility in the comments on screen made me a subscriber🤗

[@llamawerkz]

Watching your video confirms my decision to buy all of my iron gall inks from Fox and Quills. They definitely don't smell like stale urine!

[@asafoetidajones8181]

Well, you get what you pay for. Be proactive instead of complaining and DIY that scent.

[@evanbasnaw]

It's amazing the things we've lost knowledge of, but also the knowledge we had in the first place. It's a simple recipe, but who was the first to pick up oak galls and think "I can write with this!"

[@mariuslayus00]

Yo this is impressive AF.

[@dishmanw]

NileRed mixed crushed oak gall with an iron solution.

[@meatcreap]

This is a cool video! Thanks for making it

[@richardc6269]

So that was a complete cluster-duck, i'll keep it PG. I'm guessing , if u stuck to the recipe it would of come together fantastically😉 Do it again!!🤓🤣🤣

[@LpSamuelm]

You inspired me to hit up the National Library of Sweden for a genuine 18th-century recipe! Hopinʼ to try it myself! 😊

[@the_internet_332]

i look forward to your videos!

[@dizzywilliams3557]

Charming lady! Thank you!

[@nettylacroixdesigns]

i loved every bit of this..such fun,,,history

[@michelleabramowitz273]

This is so cool!!

[@HannahSamanoUS]

This… Is awesome. Thank you for your way of explaining and sharing your experimentation….Recipes are for shmucks.. ha Will be making some old timey ink presently. 🎉

[@pacman10182]

ferrous sulfate is available in your pharmacy, it's sold as an iron supplement

[@ericmartine902]

what is the painting at 4:04 ish?

[@robhead22]

That was great!! You do first class research. And, you have a designated science kit! Impressive. Thank you. Im going to try this. I want to make a drawing ink! Thank you!

[@AppliedCryogenics]

Using vinegar and iron would give Ferrous Acetate which is perfectly respectable iron salt for ink making. (I think.) Enjoyed the show!

[@mlpencola]

Great video! The 2nd I have watched and I feel like I met my twin - in regard to interests & thought process! Lol Excited to check out your other videos!

[@vladtepist3539]

I think of it as a symbiotic relationship

[@earldumarest234]

nice job

[@EliwazMoonites]

Rain water that's not allowed too touch the ground or metal as too not dissipate the charge. I am sure that would help in the ink bonds latter in making the ink as well as in using it too make other things too.

[@CaffeinePanda]

Any change charge the rainwater temporarily has as it drops through the air is gone once it's collected and still, as it will return to equilibrium. The purpose of rainwater in this really is to just reduce the amount of things dissolved in the water that the other ingredients could react with that you didn't intend.

[@markhindle2764]

Atleast you had a go. Cheers 🍻

[@allit.164]

Very cool! The fact it kinda still works despite recipe divergence makes me want to diverge on some of my own, which is more than any other videos I've seen with galls have before. (Also, it smells like stale urine so you had to seal it away? I know the perfect channel name for this project! 😂 )

[@making.history]

AAAGGHHHHHHH! I knew that name felt right! hehehehe oh my😂

[@keithjacobsen600]

Appreciate,, dig your way

[@jimquinn]

Bravo. You might want to look into the Chemical Formulary ed. Bennett.

[@making.history]

@@jimquinn thanks!

[@loriansaceanu]

My grandfather told me that he made ink from poppy flowers. (A poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae.) I would be curious if you can do the same. Thanks!

[@aminaa5824]

May I ask where you find these recipe books for historical DIYs, I would love to go through some to see how they used to make things back then

[@making.history]

Archive dot org! It's a treasure trove

[@aminaa5824]

@@making.history thank you! What do I have to search to find them?

[@making.history]

@@aminaa5824 receipts, recipes, commonplace book, household, cookery, etc. You can search a term then filter publications by year.

[@aminaa5824]

@@making.history thank you again! Can’t wait to dive in :)

[@HotDonovan]

Could've just called this Failing to make ink like they did in 1795

[@matthewlawton9241]

- An elaborate justification to not follow the recipe. I have found my people. What is it about the way we think that leads us down this path?! "I'm going to do THIS instead, despite knowing nothing about the processes I'm tinkering with!".

[@skylarmenzies3602]

what’s the point of following a recipe if you DONT follow the recipe?

[@kareno8634]

*TOUCHE'! BRAVO!* _and All in between._ : } 6:25 WHAT Was ON Bottom of BOOT? lol *8{|* _oh, you used cloth_ 5:25 You've lived on Planet~E before, How _Lovely!_ i've used Blood before, my own - while available. Cheers!

[@albertafarmer8638]

This sounds complicated, In Germany they made ink form sooth.

[@CaffeinePanda]

Ink was made out of all kinds of things before and during that time, but iron gall was special because it was a *permanent* ink. It is water and light resistant as it's very acidic and essentially etches the paper, it was often used for official documents. This is also why you have to be careful what kind of pens you use it with and be sure to clean them frequently.

[@davidgiles4681]

Honey is also used.

[@alexbair2542]

A strawberry is a gall, yes?

[@TotalDec]

Pretty sure you could burn a piece of truck tire (road gator) and mix the powder ash with water for the same thing. Also pretty sure, you can walk into any office plick up a pen when nobody is looking and leave. Doubly sure, Dollar Tree has pens for cheap.

[@CaffeinePanda]

Obviously. The point of the exercise is to understand how and why people did things in the past.

[@MrBajwa007]

Are you crazy running all over

[@corvus1238]

Why didn't you just follow the recipe?? Der!

[@noeraldinkabam]

I really don’t get why you don’t follow the recipe. What in your brain makes you think you know more/better about something you have zero experience with?

[@sebo641]

You are right, but there are nicer ways to give this feedback

[@15davval]

@@sebo641nah she needed to hear it like this. I dont know anything abt ink i just got curious and this whole video just made me upset watching it.

[@HadesR-lt3jx]

She’s doing what she wants and she’s doing it lovingly, what gives you the right to critique her like this?

[@FireFox64000000]

It's called experimentation and it is needed in order to advance and learn.

[@HadesR-lt3jx]

@@FireFox64000000 exactly!

[@johnbooth1110]

rainwater free of chemicals. Sorry no it's not try this one where does all the rubber go on car tyres, you'd think down the drain in to creeks and rivers Arh Wrong it;s in yoyr rain water in your rain water tanks,

[@tecnoinfo.1488]

The only thing we're sure of is that you have no clue what you're doing. Nice try.

[@kimrussoful]

I love how experimental and honest you were throughout - I think that is part of making natural ink - intuition, experimentation, curiosity and alchemy. Ignore the negative comments. Ink making is an experimental process and you are doing it well. @kimrussostudio

[@denisezaleski7504]

Nicely done🤩