Throughout art history, from Rembrandt to van Gogh to the present, reed pens (ink pens made out of bamboo) have been popular. Reed pen drawing with ink wash. Teacher example.Middle school and high school students carve bamboo and create customized reed pens. Students cut nibs with fine points and broad points; pens are adjusted for right and left handed students. What is a Reed pen?A Reed Pen is a piece of bamboo that has been shaped to a point or flat edge.When it is dipped in ink it makes...