You can strip them, but I prefer to leave a quill--lots easier to chop. Stripping seams to work just fine for scissor trimming.

Splitting and grinding the quill is work. You can get a kit from Great Northern, which consists of a jig, drum sander, and instructions, but it's not cheap and you need a drill press for the drum sander.

I send wild turkey feathers to Raven Archery to have them ground--20 cents each, if I remember correctly, and return shipping. Jan does a great job, but she stays backed up a while. It's worth the cost and expense to me--I don't have the time to devote to it.

Chad