After reading and responding to the thread about hackle gauges, a few added thoughts came to mind. On necks/capes, even genetic ones, the hackle barbs are slightly tapered, insofar as their length from the center stem, as they near the tip. Let me ask these questions:
* On a neck/cape, where do you measure(eyeball) the hackle barb length: at the bottom end of the 'sweet spot', in the middle or somewhere else?
* Do you measure(eyeball) saddles along the entire length or just one spot?
* Do you measure(eyeball) both sides of the saddle hackle for barb length?
* Let's just say that a saddle hackle has very uniform length hackle barbs. Do you prefer the end-product look or do you prefer the look of neck hackle?

Allan