Author Topic: how to tell left from rightwing (Read 496 times)

jtwalsh62 · « **on:** March 30, 2008, 04:57:00 PM »

I have some turkey feathers How is the best to tell right from left Please be detailed. Thanks

Hot Hap · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2008, 05:20:00 PM »

Look at the rear of the feather or rear of the shaft, if the feather and catch lip make the letter L then it is a left wing. Hap

celticknot · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2008, 05:38:00 PM »

if you look at the feather with the quils facing away from you you can tell by with direction goes to the right is right wing to the left is left wing this helps when your grinding your own feathers incase you ever wanted to do so

Killdeer · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2008, 05:46:00 PM »

A whole feather? I have to look at it and mentally put it back on the bird. Hold the part that was stuck in the skin, and make it so that the topside is up. See which edge has the shortest barbs. That is the leading edge. Pretend that this feather is your wing. If the leading edge points into the wind that is blowing in your face, do you hold it in your outstretched left hand, or your right? There is your answer.

I just like pretending to be a bird.

Killdeer

JEFF B · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2008, 05:50:00 PM »

what a turkey

Killdeer · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2008, 06:12:00 PM »

A Berkut Golden Eagle eats wolves.
And where is your constructive addition to this topic?

JEFF B · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2008, 06:24:00 PM »

well here ya go here is the difference the right wing feather is shaped like this. and the left wing feather .well no need to tell ya as it is simple. but just incase ya dont know it goes the other way. is that good enough for ya killie dear

Killdeer · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2008, 06:30:00 PM »

Clear as mud, dear. You ever clean up that cell phone that you call a camera?

:rolleyes:

JEFF B · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2008, 06:32:00 PM »

it aint no cell ph killie iam just not good at taken pics not up to your standard

ishiwannabe · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2008, 06:47:00 PM »

Step one, get feathers. Step two got to trueflights webpage. They will walk you through it. I had the hardest time with this a few weeks ago....I couldnt bend my head around it at all. Good luck.

Cherokee Scout · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2008, 07:20:00 PM »

looking from the top ( is left wing, ) is right wing. Just like parentheses ()

SCATTERSHOT · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2008, 07:35:00 PM »

Hold the feather in your hand with the dull side up and the large half of the feather on top. If the vanes of the feather point left, it's a left wing. If they point right, it's a right wing feather.

Hope that helps.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2008, 08:19:00 PM »

Well I used to know, till I read this thread:)

Charlie Lamb · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2008, 09:31:00 PM »

Hope this helps... the one on the right is right wing and the one on the left is (let me think :D )

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