I'm going to try my hand at making oak gall ink soon.
http://www.ehow.com/way_5251227_oak-gall-ink-recipe.html
http://boingboing.net/2007/10/01/howto-make-medieval.html
This site has some interesting factoids, and some advice that might foil my attempts: It says be sure to use galls that the wasps have not yet left (as evidenced by the exit holes) because the tannin content is higher. I'll still give it a try.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1407260/make_your_own_oak_gall_or_iron_gall.html?cat=4
Oak gall ink was the favored ink of Leonardo and Bach. Unfornately, "corrosive to cellulose" is probably not a great property for ink to have. At least not if you are the paper.
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