Hey guys, I've done two feathers now, both with a press and by hand with a hot cut, it seems like the temp to split at is really hot, 22-2300 degrees, its not a bad idea to take more than one heat splitting the billet so you don't weld your cutter into it. Ill post some pictures tomorrow as I take my second attempt to forge a mosaic feather pattern billet. There'll be a lot more of that once Im able to pick up the 24 ton Mcnabb press I just bought from Kevin Casey... Id love to get this feather pattern thread started back up since its got some good info on it.
-Will Stelter