the mystery feather....

[Tom Littleton]

.....which Peter Charles sent me, would seem to be a very nicely dyed Chinese
Rooster Saddle. Peter, you can buy these in bulk for about $4-5 US($37 Can<g>)
per oz. from most suppliers,but look very carefully if you want this particular
dye job.
I am mailing you back an orange and a purple version of same feather. Given the
height of US Homeland Security, our sending feathers back and forth(not to
mention I am interacting with Canadians) should lead to some sort of full scale
investigation....meanwhile, college kids will be placing sharp objects on
airplanes and the like, but gosh, don't I feel safe!

working on a new identity,
Tom

[Tom Littleton]

correction of price:
should have read $4-5 per 1/4 oz, dyed.
Tom

[Peter Charles]

On 25 Oct 2003 20:39:29 GMT, (Tom Littleton) wrote:

>....which Peter Charles sent me, would seem to be a very nicely dyed Chinese
>Rooster Saddle. Peter, you can buy these in bulk for about $4-5 US($37 Can<g>)
>per oz. from most suppliers,but look very carefully if you want this particular
>dye job.
>I am mailing you back an orange and a purple version of same feather. Given the
>height of US Homeland Security, our sending feathers back and forth(not to
>mention I am interacting with Canadians) should lead to some sort of full scale
>investigation....meanwhile, college kids will be placing sharp objects on
>airplanes and the like, but gosh, don't I feel safe!
>
> working on a new identity,
> Tom

Thanks for the investigative work. I'll be sending your name on to
Ashcroft for a citation or something. :)

I will check around to see if I can get more of the same. In the
meantime, I've been doing a hunt for strung hackle and managed to find
two bags with feathers that were almost as good as the one I sent you.
Amazing how the cheap **** ends up producing such a nice feather.

Thanks

Peter (agent provocateur for the People's Socialist Republic of
Canuckistan)

[Tom Littleton]

Peter notes:
>Amazing how the cheap **** ends up producing such a nice feather.

supply and demand, my friend! Lots of roosters have lots of largish feathers,
many of these are available, yet for tying there are but limited uses for them.
A great illustration why I cringe whenever I hear someone ask,"Which is the
best hackle?".
One always needs to ascertain, for which use?
Tom

[Tim J.]

"Tom Littleton" wrote...
> Peter notes:
> >Amazing how the cheap **** ends up producing such a nice feather.
>
> supply and demand, my friend! Lots of roosters have lots of largish feathers,
> many of these are available, yet for tying there are but limited uses for
them.
> A great illustration why I cringe whenever I hear someone ask,"Which is the
> best hackle?".

Yeah, but which is the best hackle?
--
TL,
Tim
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

[ArnSaga]

<< "Tim J." >><BR><BR>
<< > A great illustration why I cringe whenever I hear someone ask,"Which is
the
> best hackle?".

Yeah, but which is the best hackle?
--
TL,
Tim

Whiting (Hoffman, Hebert), schlappen, partridge, starling, it all depends.
Glenn

GKT