Re: [VFB] Spey feathers now eider duck feathers

2013-11-09 Thread Pete Gramp
; Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:26 AM > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Subject: [VFB] Spey feathers now eider duck feathers > > Just curious, has anyone tried eider duck feathers for speys and dees (as hackle)? I was gifted two feathers many years ago and i don't know if legal

Re: [VFB] Spey feathers now eider duck feathers

2013-11-08 Thread Don Ordes
Do you have a photo of the eider duck hackles? Would be hard to tell the stiffness factor from a photo, but I could compare it to the feathers in my box. From: Pete Gramp Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:26 AM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Spey feathers now eider duck

[VFB] Spey feathers now eider duck feathers

2013-11-08 Thread Pete Gramp
Just curious, has anyone tried eider duck feathers for speys and dees (as hackle)? I was gifted two feathers many years ago and i don't know if legal or if they'd serve the purpose... my friend who gave me them said they are like a cross between coque and blue eared pheasant, only longer fibered,