Jungle Cock

[NUMPTYONE]

Having Bought Dyed Jungle Cock feathers of Flee bay l was thinking how to split each feather for small Crunchers ,Daiwl Bach,s etc
Any ideas
Paul

[bbj]

Many lower grade capes already have split or partially split feathers - otherwise a sharp scalpel should do the trick. You merely need to nick the point of the feather and gently ease apart with your fingers (nails come in handy in these situations).

[lyttletyer]

I usually pull off whole feather, 'pin' down eye in the middle with a fine needle then pull the feather. This splits the eye which you can tease apart with your fingers.
Hope this helps.

[corky]

Does this work with all the larger eyes (cheeks ),I find that the base of the split feather is a lot wider than the smaller stripped stems and makes for a very large head to tie in .Maybe and very possibly I am doing it all wrong .
Ferg