I know I am rubbish at cutting quills, somI.use this with a metal nib pen on the writing paper also sold here. It works really well, and I'm surprised at how much use you can get out of a bottle!! I thought I'd go thru it quickly, but after topping off the stoneware inkwell a couple times, there's still about half the bottle! Granted I don't use it super often, but I am surprised about how much use I am able to get out of the bottle. After transporting the bottle toto and from college, there have been no leaks
The ink writes smooth and is very dark. I love it!