linen/turkey feather backed maple finished pics

[MWirwicki]

Very unique bow with the feathers, and all.  I like it when we are creative with decorations.  Very nice.

[Parnell]

Very cool!

[criveraville]

Very nice eye candy. How did you apply the feather backing?

Cipriano

[Sidewinder]

Very nice. I echo the request to see the back some more. I too want to know how the feathers were applied. Very cool idea.  Danny

[druid]

Good work man!!!

[coaster500]

Never seen that done....   looks fantastic!!!

[HickoryBill]

I believe the feathers were layed down like shingles from the tips down the limb...and glued with regular ol' Elmers white glue...With a coat of glue over the feathers,as it dries clear

[straightarrow]

Thank you guys for the compliments. I did use Elmers to glue them down. Not as easy as it may sound. I can offer a few pointers that may save you guys a headache and a few cuss words. I use the word "may" loosely. After some trial and error this is what i came up with. First lay down a size coat of elmers. I only worked on a quarter of the limb area at a time. It took a hour for each session. Next I watered some elmers down. Do this in a conatainer that is long enough to drag the feather thru. Make sure the feather is completely coated and give a little shake to get the heavy stuff off. Now lay the feather down on the bow. The feather has a natural cup so be sure to get the air bubble out. I kept a glass of water and a towel handy for my hands. It helps a bunch if your finger is wet when your trying to lay them down nice. Just a a word to the wise....the more you mess with it the worse it gets. Get them laying nice and leave them alone. I made the mistake of coming back later to try to fix a few areas and only made it worse....I ended up taking that layer off because I really messed it up. Now just continue laying them down like shingles on a roof. The next day I watered some elmers down and brushed a coat over the feathers. After the bow is completely backed a put a few coats of spray poly over the feathers then top with several coats of tru-oil. You definately want a good seal because the elmers is water reversable....Never had a problem....I use it on my snake skins too. I would recommend putting a dark coat of stain under the feathers to hide any separations. You'll see in the pictures that i touched up with a sharpie. At a arms length you don't even see where i touched up. Hope this helps....I'm no expert at this but I can say this method worked for me

Jon

[coaster500]

Really a great Job....  beautiful!!!!

[DRon knife]

ya man ya,nice stick!! nailed the tiller!!

[dmc]

I'm always amazed at the creativity of people on this forum! Great job, enjoyed the close up pics.

[Judo Point]

That is awesome man!! I love it. What a great idea! That really looks nice thanks for sharing!

[rps3]

I thought that full draw picture was great until I saw the feather work. Spectacular.

[soy]

That is really cool  do you get the color change on the feathers when you move the bow?man i would love to see that one in person...great job

[straightarrow]

Thank you Coaster,dron, dmc, judo point and rps3

Thank you soy...The colors do shift in the light....pretty cool effect

Maybe next I try this I'll do a step by step tuturiol and post it in the "How to section"

Thank you for looking

Jon