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Title: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: rraymond on June 03, 2017, 12:12:33 AM
Here is my 2017 turkey fan display. How can I fix the frayed feathers on the right side? Any repair tips? Also lets see some of your fans
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: Greg Massey on June 03, 2017, 01:23:02 AM
Can you pull it together with some black thread on the back of the feathers...
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: GobbleNut on June 03, 2017, 09:53:49 AM
If you have another fan or tail feathers from another bird (or know someone else that hunts and might have some tail feathers), my suggestion would be to just add another feather in that location.  Fit the feather in place and use superglue to glue it to the surrounding feathers. 
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: 2eagles on June 03, 2017, 11:14:23 AM
Why is it like that? If that's the way the bird was, I'd leave it as is.
I like it!
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: GobbleNut on June 03, 2017, 11:27:00 AM
Quote from: 2eagles on June 03, 2017, 11:14:23 AM
Why is it like that? If that's the way the bird was, I'd leave it as is.
I like it!

Looking at the feather, it appears to be smaller in size than the rest of the tail.  My guess is that the gobbler had lost that feather at some point in the past and the new one was growing in, but had not reached its full size yet. 
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: g8rvet on June 03, 2017, 12:56:08 PM
It has character!  I would leave it as is. 
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: rraymond on June 03, 2017, 01:35:47 PM
No the tail was perfect . I did that while working on it
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: Swenny on June 03, 2017, 02:31:16 PM
No tail fan is perfect, it's the gaps and imperfections that give them character.  I'd leave it as is, you did a great job!!!!!  I'm jealous.
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: Swenny on June 03, 2017, 02:40:04 PM
Here's my 2017 tail fan.  The edges got frayed somehow as I was completing it.
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: appalachianassassin on June 03, 2017, 03:55:51 PM
looks like you spread it out too far when it was drying.
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: birddogdoc on June 03, 2017, 04:14:18 PM
Love it
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: 1iagobblergetter on June 03, 2017, 05:28:39 PM
I also wouldn't worry about it and agree it was probably just spread to far. Now you know what not to do next time...Still looks good...
Title: Re: 2017 turkey fan display
Post by: MDSTRUTNRUT on June 03, 2017, 08:21:27 PM
Leave it as you killed it