Stripping Peacock Quills

Detailed instructions on how to strip peacock quills.

#flyfishing #trout #flytying

[CONEHEADDK]

VERY cool and informative video, with perfect video quality. I'll give you a follow for sure. I've only tied flies for about 30 years (not really - only a few years waaaay back before the internet was within my reach) and only flies for salmon and sea trout, that I started doing, to save money, bcz I only had to loose one spinner, to not have money for food that day.. We all know, how that went.. :D But I love to watch videos like this to learn, and just learned about using quills for this from this video. Never to old to learn (not a word about "Brandon") as we all know. As an inventor my brain automaticly thinks: "Maybe this could be done some other way", and watching the erasor trick here, made me think, if a bit of stcking wax on the fingers couldn't do the trick, one a a time, when you need one. I'm not going to find my stuff and try, but maybe the idea can help someone else.

[stevelongfield]

I was waiting for this video since you gave us a preview on the orvis fly fishing guide podcast! Thank you!!!

[timefishman]

Great job once again! These uploads you have provided are so helpful and entertaining. Here's to the next one. ;-)

[FreddoJ]

Just watched and taking this for a test drive here - ** thanks ** for the details and this video! I'm wondering how the Sharpie ink holds up under UV resin (Loon I'll be testing it with). Time will tell and looking forward to some awesome tying with these quills!

[СергейКрутских-ъы]

Good evening Devi🤝Do I have a question??I did everything as you have in the video, but when winding the body, everything breaks, probably burned the pen???becoming very fragile

[tozankyaku]

while i get why the process was sped up... i think that It would have also been helpful to see the normal speed video with a time stamp on where it stopped so that we can get a very rough idea how long the process would have been for optimal stripping.

[dooryourheart]

I've used this method for 40 years. Use peacock eye feathers from a craft supplier rather than a fly tying company.

[craiggranquist]

Hi
Great video.
What is the best way to dry so that the quills don't stick together?
Regards
Craig

[frenchcleat]

Tim,
Unparalelled content, as always, for the tying crowd; can you advise source(s) for the premium eyes?

[robertcornelius]

I am wondering if a safer and better product to use would be Wood Deck cleaner. This product is know to clean and whiten all at the same time.

[blacksaltscotland]

"A tea of barbules and bleach" now that's a tea I want to drink

[jdoza]

I followed the process to the tee and the quills didn’t come off. I modified the formula adding more bleach and less bleach but it’s a no go. Any ideas?

[HuntingCreatures]

Thank you. I will surely use this method for some happy stripping.

[flyfisher]

Does this process also work for stripping hackle quills?

[curtisjonesjr]

I tried this twice. Didn’t work at all !! Used the Clorox, water, baking soda ( to neutralize) and it didn’t remove any barbules. I have a natural source of peacock feathers as they live in my neighborhood. Not sure why this doesn’t work as advertised for me.

[JIllClark]

Baking soda doesn't neutralize bleach, I would check that chemistry.