Deb I'll have a go with a few of each of the Guinea and Egyptian in the "devil's engine" and see how they turn out compared to the other suggestions. I haven't tried the woolite trick on quills (just soaked them in luke warm water so far) I'll have a bash at some Francolin breast feathers that usually drive me up the wall with quills splitting.
Just waiting for the final word from the insurance assessor but all indications are that its a write off. Cheers David C ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deb Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] New materials > David > I have heard of mites that love down comforters and pillows. I would think > the short burst in the microwave would kill anything. Microwaves cook from > the inside out. So it wouldn't be a heat source like walking in the desert. > Some feathers do stink up the microwave but I don't have to worry about a > significant other that would get mad at me. I clean it out with Clorox > wipes afterwards and the feathers aren't in there long enough to do damage. > Denny has a point though about the stems. I haven't noticed mine being > effected but I do wash them in Woolite to restore the softness to the > feathers. If you have any old brittle hackles I would try this also to see > if it brings them back to life. It is also a salmon fly trick I learned. I > wonder if it wouldn't work well for quills that you use on the quill body > flies also. > Sorry about your bike... :( I hope it can be fixed. > Deb > > ______________________________________________ E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer
