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paulc:
Afternoon, all. Trying to strip some turkey feathers and I keep getting pith stuck to the peel. And when I pick off the pith I end up damaging the strip and end up w pieces of fletch that are too short to do anything with...

Any advice?  Paul

Pat B:
You might try re-hydrating the feathers first before stripping. Place them in a plastic bag with a damp paper towel inside and give them a few days and try one.

Buckskinner:
I just run it some sandpaper over it to smooth it out or thin it a bit although I use a belt sander if I'm doing a bunch of them.

Pat B:
I do the same when grinding feather but not for stripping.

BowEd:
Ideally when stripping you end up with just the skin of the quill and no pith.

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