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Swampman:
Does anyone have any pictures of a homemade feather processing jig.  I just looked at the one on 3Rivers and I am not willing to spend that much money on something I should be able to make.  I have done some feather by hand sanding, but I have a lot of feathers to process and am looking for a little bit quicker way to grind the quills down.  Any pictures or instructions would be very appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike 

Minuteman:
If you could find someone to loan you one you could reverse engineer one from it.
 I know the ones yer talking about , over 100$ if my memory serves me. Too rich for my blood. But I strip my feathers anyway so it doesn't confront me. Only guy I know that has one make arrows for money.

DanaM:
I use a fletching clamp to hold the feather then use a dremel with a sanding drum attachment.
Don't take to long to do a bunch.

Hillbilly:
A couple thin pieces of wood with a spring clamp is what I use (or more often my fingers). The homemade clamp takes only a few minutes to make, and works good with a dremel or drill press drum.

Swampman:
Thanks to everyone that replied.  I had a brainstorm today and have a jig almost done.  I will post pics when I am finished.

Mike

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