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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: aaron on December 12, 2011, 11:13:23 pm

Title: removing feathers from wings
Post by: aaron on December 12, 2011, 11:13:23 pm

what's the best way to remove turkey feathers from dried wings? They are well and truely stuck. do i just pull harder?

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: JW_Halverson on December 12, 2011, 11:22:29 pm

I use a side cutter/wire cutter and pop 'em as close to the wing as possible.  Once I ran a bunch of 'em thru a bandsaw but the cleanup was a real mess!

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: Josh B on December 12, 2011, 11:25:27 pm

Side cutters are what I use as well.  Josh

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: iowabow on December 12, 2011, 11:32:57 pm

Hand held tree snippers are what I  use. 

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: CherokeeKC on December 13, 2011, 12:13:15 am

side cutter, wire dikes, wire cutters all same thing in case you dont know what we r talkn about aaron.  can also use tin snips

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: Pappy on December 13, 2011, 07:17:59 am

Some time side cutters but most of the time my band saw,Mine our out side so no real clean up problem. ;) :) :) I sometimes do 20/30 pair at a time and side cutters just take to long,If I am just doing a few they work fine. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: aaron on December 13, 2011, 12:11:24 pm

ok, great, thanks, guys

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: osage outlaw on December 13, 2011, 02:31:32 pm

Side cutters and a friend to spread the wing out while I snip them.

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: TurtleCreek on December 13, 2011, 02:45:30 pm

  I spread the wing out, grab the primaries in one hand, and then snip em' all off at the base with the other where they enter the wing using wire cutters or hand held twig cutters

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: Buckeye Guy on December 13, 2011, 10:16:24 pm

Scissors!

Title: Re: removing feathers from wings
Post by: Scowler on December 16, 2011, 09:57:45 am

A sharp pair of scissors will work.