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spending sides of matching right and left wing- 

 feathers; for one fly- wing must have a curve 

 and flare exactly corresponding to the other, 

 not the same but just the opposite; and the 

 wings must be of equal length. 





Step 3. Cutting wings 



In cutting out strips, one-eighth of an inch 

 will be about the right width for a number 10 

 or 12 fly. Separate them from rest of feather 

 web with the point of a penknife blade carried 

 edge first from the quill outward and upward 

 between the fibers; or you can use the bodkin 

 point. Now scissor them free at base, close to 

 the quill. The proper distance for the wings to 

 extend above the body (shank of the hook) in 

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