>Tanks Byard, will take a look and see. I'm interested in the technique too. >My quills are appr. 2 inch. long. I guess that is too long for this purpose. >When I cut it in 2 pieces water might go into and it will not be float >anymore. How can I seal them? Will epoxy work?? >Rene
Rene... I will attempt to explain as best I can. I watched Dave tie one...but have to admit I was distracted a few times during the process...;^) He prepares the quill by snipping off the dreaded barb (don't get stuck by it). He then winds the stripped peacock around the quill. This is done in-hand not in-vise. He coats the peacock with head cement to keep it in place. The tails are micro fibbets and are placed in the opening made by removing the barb and again cemented to hold them in place. He then inserts a piece of monofilament into the quill...it's purpose is to keep the quill from splitting when tying down. I gather it's a rather important step as he was fairly adamant about that process. He then simply positions the quill appropriately on he hook and ties it down securely. Then, just finish off the rest of the pattern. The hollow-ness of the quill should still be retained...so it should float like a cork. Sounds easy eh? I haven't tried it yet...but it's on my to-do list. hope that helps...keep tyin'...byard
