I came up with this contraption to trim the quill down on feathers. I don't remember seeing anthing like this posted so I thought I would share it. If anyone has a better or easier way please post it.
Like all my home made tools it is made from scrap and junk I have laying around my garage.
When I cut out feathers the quill is often to wide. When I tried to trim it I would always end up cutting into the feather and messing it up.
Its basically a base, backstop, and a thin metal swing arm as a spacer.
I slide the feather in and lower the spacer exposing the extra quill I want to remove.
I take a utility knife and remove the exposed quill. It leaves a nice even width.
I want to build a better one thats double sided so I can use it on left and right wing feathers. I'll probably use something more cut resistant as a base.
