After strippin in 1/2, I cut out the best section to about 6", unless it's a long feather and I can get 2 out of it. Take a razor and score along the crease in the quill. I then put the feather in my straight Bitz clamp and sand with a sanding block. Make sure you squeeze the clamp tightly in the mid section. If the feather moves back and forth in the clamp you'll trash it. Concentrate a little more on the thick end, the narrow end goes fast. Put it in your chopper and voila, home ground and chopped fletching. Nuthin is finer!
Dave