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Title: camo job with a feather?
Post by: bsv on December 22, 2014, 06:52:00 PM

I've been doing a search for this with no luck.Not to long ago some-one did a sort of how-to of how they camo'ed a bow with a feather or feathers,it was awesome,I should have e-mailed it to myself but didn't.Any one know how to find it? Any help would be great. Thanks Burt

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: KellyG on December 22, 2014, 08:31:00 PM

BSV it was done with turkey feathers if I remember.

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: karrow on December 22, 2014, 08:33:00 PM

i just searched "feather backing" got a few pics and a little info. i did the handle section and tips on a bow for a friend. i used the small breast feathers. cut off the quill, and used tite bond 3. very time consuming but very cool. the best camo. pretty easy really. practice on a scrap pc of wood.

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: KellyG on December 22, 2014, 08:33:00 PM

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=000029#000000

not the one I was thinking of.

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: red hill on December 23, 2014, 01:28:00 AM

I think they used the feather as a brush to apply the color. Can't remember if they used paints or stains or some other pigment source.
Stan

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: mikkekeswick on December 23, 2014, 03:15:00 AM

It's on primitivearcher.com I'm afraid I haven'ty got time to look for the page but it's definately there.

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: ColonelSandersLite on December 23, 2014, 03:42:00 AM

With mikkekeswick's comment there, I just googled primitive archer camo feather and it came right up.  Or at least this is probably it.

 http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=9142.0

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: Roy from Pa on December 23, 2014, 06:51:00 AM

That's not the one I seen years ago. One I seen, the guy used the small body feathers and had the back of the bow solid with them.

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: bsv on December 23, 2014, 06:58:00 AM

thanks every-one, the one on primativearcher is the one..Thanks again Burt

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: LESKEN2011 on December 23, 2014, 07:45:00 AM

Here is one with turkey feathers recently posted.
   Turkey feather backed bows (http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,49959.0.html)

Title: Re: camo job with a feather?
Post by: Roy from Pa on December 23, 2014, 09:07:00 AM

That is the one I remember, Kenny..