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riarcher:
Having a brain fart!
Some time ago I remember a vid on stripping the quil from a feather.
Indian(?) was demonstrating with quil in mouth and blowing and stripping at the same time (I think).
Remember not much about it and definately looking to strip some soon.
I've searched on here and elsewheres and the little I could find mostly had broken links. Thus of little use.
I know the split with razor and grind / sand technique, but think what I'm refering to is quicker and cleaner.
Anyone know what I'm talking about? (not sure if I do honestly.  ::)) Any leads to vids?
I'm almost certain I saw it on YouTube, but that place is nuts for finding things now days.

Pat B:
I prefer to split and grind but I have stripped feathers. One secret is to not use feathers that are not too dry. They seem to break if they are. They can, however be dehydrated by putting them in a  plastic bag with a damp rag for a while.
  I think it is more in the motion and direction you pull them and do it in one fluid motion.

aero86:
turkey feathers you can strip one side.  though, i havent tried stripping the side i want to use..

Parnell:
Haven't seen that yet.  I've been battling mine with a razor and sandpaper and then I switched to my micro-scissors for fly-tying.  About a million times easier to trim the quill!

aero86:
i split my turkey feathers with a razor knife, then trim with some good, sharp scissors, then flatten out the rest with a razor blade.

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