I usually strip my quills in bulk using bleach, the eraser method takes to long. It pays to experiment a bit with the timing on a single quill first. Use large mature peacock eyes for the best results and banding.
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Often I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned, mosquito bitten,
but never, with a fly rod in my hand have I been in a place that was less than beautiful.