coot skin and wings
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coot skin and wings
I just skinned a coot out today. The primaries look real interesting as they are a slightly different gray than mallard wings and also a bit softer.
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Re: coot skin and wings
Nice! Those should make some nice materials for some Clyde or Tummel patterns.
How long do you cure the skin before you use the feathers?
How long do you cure the skin before you use the feathers?
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Re: coot skin and wings
normally I just coat them with borax and when dry use them for tying. Coot is a bit different as they have fat deposits on between the skin and meat. I think it's because they are lazy.
I left the one wing section connected to the body and cut things at the end of that joint so there's less meat to dry out. I'd say it should take a month for things to get real dry. What I like about coot is the flank feathers are similar to tying with small heron or blue eared pheasant flank feathers.
I left the one wing section connected to the body and cut things at the end of that joint so there's less meat to dry out. I'd say it should take a month for things to get real dry. What I like about coot is the flank feathers are similar to tying with small heron or blue eared pheasant flank feathers.
Re: coot skin and wings
Don't forget the wing coverts.zen leecher wrote:normally I just coat them with borax and when dry use them for tying. Coot is a bit different as they have fat deposits on between the skin and meat. I think it's because they are lazy.
I left the one wing section connected to the body and cut things at the end of that joint so there's less meat to dry out. I'd say it should take a month for things to get real dry. What I like about coot is the flank feathers are similar to tying with small heron or blue eared pheasant flank feathers.
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Re: coot skin and wings
I learned that trick two swaps ago as I needed a certain size and a certain shade for that swap. When I posted this thread I wondered what coot coverts looked like. If I flip the skin over I'd get borax all over the place. Hope I remember when the skin is dry.redietz wrote:Don't forget the wing coverts.zen leecher wrote:normally I just coat them with borax and when dry use them for tying. Coot is a bit different as they have fat deposits on between the skin and meat. I think it's because they are lazy.
I left the one wing section connected to the body and cut things at the end of that joint so there's less meat to dry out. I'd say it should take a month for things to get real dry. What I like about coot is the flank feathers are similar to tying with small heron or blue eared pheasant flank feathers.
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Re: coot skin and wings
Coot have some very nice feathers. The stem creates a very good body. See my post:
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Re: coot skin and wings
I have a Cookskill coot I bought from Jim Slattery a decade ago. I haven't managed to put much of a mark on it, but I sure meant to. Sounds like you've made a nice score.
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