Lots of great feather work in the photos-I'd like to try my hand at it. Could you who have been in this part of custom rod making give me some recommendations for the feather sources you use? thanks.

While I'm here. . .

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Go to the left of sponsors,scroll down to Siskiyou Aviary. You can get all kinds of feathers.

Just send Kate at Siskiyou an e-mail or call her and she will work with you on a selection. Great to deal with!!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Find a Salmon fly tyer and make nice..........buy him or her a cup of coffee...............do what it takes to find the sources from them....they are out there and the tyers know where the goods are. The tyers know the game and know where the feathers are.....also they will sell to you or give you scraps that will get you started.

I wish I could help, but I have enough feathers to make a million rods and I don't collect or seek out feathers much any more. But I do get some from Kate now and then, great source for the peacock pheasant.....nice feathers!

About the only feather I don't have an abundance of.... is the Indian Crow (Red Cotinga)..............but who does?..........Call me if find some of that.....Got a rod I am working on and I need several Indian Crow feathers to complete the rod......

Terry

Find a Salmon fly tyer and make nice..........buy him or her a cup of coffee...............do what it takes to find the sources from them....they are out there and the tyers know where the goods are. The tyers know the game and know where the feathers are.....also they will sell to you or give you scraps that will get you started.

I wish I could help, but I have enough feathers to make a million rods and I don't collect or seek out feathers much any more. But I do get some from Kate now and then, great source for the peacock pheasant.....nice feathers!

About the only feather I don't have an abundance of.... is the Indian Crow (Red Cotinga)..............but who does?..........Call me if find some of that.....Got a rod I am working on and I need several Indian Crow feathers to complete the rod......

Terry

Michael D.

Terry does some of the finest feather work I have ever had the pleasure
to view. I love his "eye candy"!
Terry created a couple nice photo tutorials in PDF format. Email me or
unhide your email address and I would be happy to share them with you.

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

I guess I liked what I said so much, I posted it twice......sorry about that.......................lol............... (Tom can delete one)

Thanks Raymond for the kind words...............Look forward to meeting you this year...........actually next year.

Take care buddy and keep the emails coming

Terry

Thank you for the comments about the feathers. I do have a wide selection of feathers for rod inlays,
fly tying and the arts.
Kate
Siskiyou Aviary.com