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Turkey ( or other bird) feather veneer or backing
« on: December 20, 2020, 07:02:33 PM »
Read something somewhere a while back about using some of the smaller colorful turkey feathers on  back of bow. Really interested in the concept but no clue how to do it. Do they go inder the clear glass, and if so whats the glue-up process?  Or do they get glued outside the glass then clear coated like doing a snakeskin?

Reason I ask, was cleaning a grouse today and the body feathers on tbose would look amazing on a bow.

Anyone here done this or know a source for a how-to?
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Re: Turkey ( or other bird) feather veneer or backing
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2020, 07:40:58 PM »
Google--How to turkey feather selfbow-----Images
there is a good one on there :thumbsup:
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Re: Turkey ( or other bird) feather veneer or backing
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2020, 08:53:52 PM »
put them on like snake skins.
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Re: Turkey ( or other bird) feather veneer or backing
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2020, 11:38:36 PM »
A couple of guys on Primitive Archer did turkey breast feather backings. Sure looks cool. Don't know how it would work under glass.
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