Tying with hackle?

[Barnacle Bill]

I've finally got where I can make a half decent jig with hackle but it seems like there is an awful lot wasted after using the tips. Can anything be done with the rest of it?

[jigsbydirk]

you can tear off the webbing and use it to tie smaller jigs.

[Timmy Tom]

I use strung neck hackle and use all of it except the pointed end. You just lay the feather on a cutting board and use the point of a sharp knife and cut the vane at the desired lengths try not to cut little feather fibers it should give you 1/4 to 1/2 inch fibers sticking out past the end of vane and you just wrap with thread and chenille give the feather a little twist and pull a little out away from hook at an angle before thread gets to end of vane makes the hackle fuz out some. I use two or three vane cuttings per jig depending on fibers two is what I was taught. Hope this helps. Also don't know proper names of parts of a feather.

TT

[Barnacle Bill]

Thanks for the replies. I'll have to do some more experimenting.