>Interesting thread, > >I have got a small amound of the quills - bought it out of a mood when I >visited a shop during a busines stay in CA. Was thinking how to use it. I >found the idea of using it for extended bodies quite nice. How do you work >with them? How are they set on the hook? Glued? I assume that you have to >cut it into pieces? How to keep them afloat and seal them? >Thanks in advance >Rene/Germany
Rene... Here's a pic of a Quill Gordon... <http://www.virtualflybox.com/articles/symposium_01/d_schmezer_2.html> ...tied by Dave Schmezer using a porcupine quill wrapped with a stripped peacock as an extended body. Pretty neat! I may be able to describe his tying technique if interested. keep tyin'...byard
