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John Creel


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There is no forum for inlays so I figured I'd post on the weave forum. Close enough to the same general idea. An image on a rod.....

I am thinking about trying my hand at a feather inlay on a casting rod I am working on. I have seen many pictures of builders doing feather inlays and have seen some really nice work. Does anyone know the best types of feathers to work with or is it just a "personal preference" issue? I am leaning to using only natural color feathers instead of ones that have been colored. Thanks.

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Terry Goode


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yep, often wondered about that myself, some of these guys are artists with feathers .

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I can't avise much as I haven't done much featherwork but I understand most use the same feathers one would tie the flies with. Grizzly hackle & Jungle **** are very popular with various Pheasent & Turkey too.

Here is a great source for feathers & advise. Kate is wonderful!
http://www.siskiyouaviary.com/

I also have a few tutorials on the subject of feather & bug inlays written by the best in the business! You can download them free at www.rodbuildingtutorials.com



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Doug Williams


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I had already checked out the tutorials by Raymond and there are some good ideas and instructions by different people.

check it out

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Terry Goode


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well i think i 'll try the acid or tiger wrap before i jump off the bridge with feathers..

the invisible wrap kicked my butt 3 times , i'll go real slow on this one !

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Doug Williams


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I have a couple of flyrods but want to build my own and I'm going to have to try the feather thing for sure. might not work as planned but I will try

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Terry Goode


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do me a favor , write down all your steps , i know Raymond has some info on it but as a newbe to feathers your self it just might be interesting to learn from your mistakes (heheh)

sorry that sounds wrong but ya know what i mean....

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Doug Williams


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that's true, I don't mind doing that

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You are right Doug. raymond's site has a lot of good information on it.

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John Creel


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Thanks for the info. Now to buy some nice feathers and give it a try.biggrin

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