The nature of feather construction

Intro

We have all read fly patterns that refer to quills, barbs, barbules, fibers, shafts, stems, vanes and so forth, but when we read these terms do we know what they have reference to? This article sets all these terms and many more straight.

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A part of learning to do flies like this one is learning to know the main material: feathers.
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Contents
1 We need to have standards
2 To whet the appetite
3a Feather Anatomy 101, a
3b Feather Anatomy 101, b
4 Tremendous variety
5 Understanding marrying
6 Feather Types
7 Feather Names
8 The wing feathers
9 Stages of plumage
10 Summation
11 Definitions
12 References

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The nature of feather construction

Intro

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Spey Hackles

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