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Offline Nance

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Re: Feather dye job
« Reply #15 on: March 25, 2017, 11:27:54 am »
We used clothes dye to color the feathers. It seemed at first that the feathers had become very hard and stiff, but after shooting them for a while, they look (and feel) just as soft as the white parts.
10 inch Manchu fletchings
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Feather dye job
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2017, 01:05:28 pm »
TSA,
Haven't gotten that far yet.  I think I will get the boil done this afternoon, and get some feathers out.  Plan to try it on an arrow shaft first.  I think it will come out more or less reddish. 
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Feather dye job
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2017, 09:22:11 pm »
Those look sweet Nance! I still haven't gotten around to making a set of arrows with these feathers, I'll post some pics as soon as I do.

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Offline Knoll

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Re: Feather dye job
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2017, 05:09:16 am »
Nance, that is too cool look!
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Offline Nance

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Re: Feather dye job
« Reply #19 on: March 30, 2017, 12:42:59 pm »
Thanks!
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