Sean,
I would wash the stuff. Both fur and feathers can benefit from a
washing, even store bought stuff. See
http://www.globalflyfisher.com/staff/luallen/wayne1.htm for
techniques.
Tim
Moscow, Idaho
>I bought a ton of fly tying materials from a retired tier who kept
>all his stuff in what must have been a bathtub full of moth balls.
>Which I guess is good to keep the bugs away but I cannot handle the
>smell. I was trying to catalog everything last night and after 30
>minutes I starting feeling drugged.
Moscow, Idaho
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