Turkey ( or other bird) feather veneer or backing

Started by Autumnarcher, December 20, 2020, 07:02:33 PM

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Autumnarcher

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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Mad Max

Google--How to turkey feather selfbow-----Images
there is a good one on there :thumbsup:
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Mad Max

put them on like snake skins.
On top, missed that part :thumbsup:
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Pat B

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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