Don, what do you use to check those barbs and stems??? a Microscope??? LOL. that would be the ONLY way I could see them like that, Chuck "The Old Paw Paw's (MINE) sight just ain't what it used to be, ain't what it used to be, ain't what it use to be" LOL I get sooo aggravated too, cause I was told in my younger days that I had BETTER than 20/20 vision, but after flash burns for 15 yrs in ship yards and other big companies with lots of welders etc welding. I always protected My own eyes, but when you lift your hood and 100 other welders are around you striking arcs, you get flash burns from all sides. A guy can even be behind you, and his flash will hit your lens from the inside of your hood, and reflect right in your eyes...
----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 10:47 AM Subject: [VFB] Murf's #32 hackles > Dave, > I just got your package of hackles, and am looking at them. Thanks a bunch. > > Some of these just might be #32's. What I need to do is set up a #32 in a > vise and then guage each feather by rolling it around the shank and checking > the barb length and count. Some of these look pretty darn good at 1st > inspection. Some that look like an eye lash actually have barbs in the #28 > range. It's just that they grow flat against the stems so they look small. > Something that I also check is stem stiffness and thickness. On a size 32, > the turn is so tight that brittle stems split, and thick stems build up > without really hackling much. After all there's only about a hair's width > to get the wings and hackles in. > > Thanks again- I'll let you know how it 'turns' out. > > DonO >
