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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: eckterling on March 03, 2015, 02:01:00 PM
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Hey everyone,
My name is Josh and have been communicating with Magnus since he posed last fall about getting out of the feather grinding business. I recently drove over to Matt's (Magnus') house and worked with him for hours learning his technics on how he produced such a nice product. I have been grinding feathers for a few years on my own but Matt taught me a bunch of tips and tricks that is really going to help me out. I have taken his old orders and will be finishing them for him and honoring the deals he had with people. It is going to take a little bit of time to get my new system set up, but I wanted to get the word out with spring turkey season coming up.
I am still working closely with Matt to ensure the feathers get returned correctly. If you have any questions please send me a PM!
Thanks!
Josh
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Hey thats great to hear. Keep us in the loop. I have two buckets of feathers that I have been unsure what to do with.
C
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It is a shame most all of the big companies stopped grinding wild feathers. Maybe I can help keep the natural look alive!
I am going to try to catch up here in the next couple weeks before I start taking more in.
Thanks!
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Thank you Sir :archer:
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Hoping it works out for you and you can handle the load. Looking forward to getting some ground up once you are established.
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Looking forward to getting my feathers. Good luck with the Biz.
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Josh : I wish you all the best in this venture and look forward to getting a great product back. I have a pretty big box of feathers there some where in the pile. Thanks its great to see someone going into this . Drew
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Good to hear pm.me when your ready to I need a bunch
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Good to hear pm.me when your ready to I need a bunch
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Sounds good, I bought some banana cut feathers from magnus a couple yrs. ago. I sure would like some more. 4in. banana is what I am looking for.
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He gave me some of his choppers, I might have that 4" banana. I will look.
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Hope to be talking to you soon. Cood luck
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He gave me some of his choppers, I might have that 4" banana. I will look.
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Originally posted by britt:
Sounds good, I bought some banana cut feathers from magnus a couple yrs. ago. I sure would like some more. 4in. banana is what I am looking for.
Those sound good to me also. I've got some of the 4 inch low profile,and like them a lot.
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Yup, I have a low profile 4" banana. Should be the same one!
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Matt's good people... and you have some big shoes to fill following in his footsteps, Josh!
I'm sure it will be a grand venture for you and I know Matt made tons of good friends here thru his feather biz...and it kept the wolf from the door in lean times.
Keep us posted on your progress. If I'm fortunate enough to get any birds or know others who do, I found a way to use a box cutter to fillet out the bones and just send the feathers still whole and attached but with the heavy bones and all the meat GONE!
Let's keep in touch!
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x2 on wishing you the best of luck. I too have a box of feathers there somewhere I sent to Matt. Best of luck to him also.
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Good to hear!!! I should have an order with Matt that has quite a few feathers in it. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks
BOB
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Matt's good people... and you have some big shoes to fill following in his footsteps, Josh!
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Good luck, Please let me know when you are ready to start taking orders.
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You guys are in good hands. After talking with Josh several times and then meeting with him when he made the trip over I knew he was the right person to take over the grinding. He already had a knack for grinding and he has the passion. It was a pleasure to finally meet in person Josh and thank you for taking over. Your going to do great.
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I am been dealing with Matt for some times and always been satisfied,so when I heard that he was having issues to keep on his workI was in panic. Josh good luck to you after this good review from Magnus I'll be a customer.
Matt thanks so much for you have made to me,great product and service
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Thank you Matt, I appreciate that!
Josh
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Can you grind other feathers, such as pheasant? I make traditional Asian arrows, and some of them have fletching up to 11" on a 37" arrow. I can strip them off the rachis, but I damage one in four and am tired of wasting them.
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Send me a PM.
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Got a deal worked out with Josh. Feathers in the mail.
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I think I should have a batch up there too. As you transition over, watch for my name. It's not a huge bunch, so not a deal breaker for sure. I wanted the lefties, you keep the righties.
Thanks and good luck to both of you!
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PM sent
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Josh, I appreciate the email! Glad to hear from you!!
Brad Harriman
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I never had the opportunity to talk to Matt, but can already tell you that Josh will be a class act also.
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I still have plenty of stock from Matt, but when they are gone, I will become a customer for sure!
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Matt best of luck to you in your new business..
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i cant seem to remember who it was that posted- seem to think it was here on TG, about the health hazards of grinding feathers without the proper protection, can anyone point me to the thread!