Yes, I said the 'F' word

[Joe's Dad]

I said the 'F' word. Got my mouth washed out with soap!

Hope all are well. Don't forget to covidicate. Wear your mask. Keep 6 feet separation. Wash your hands.

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Very nice

[wardancer]

O.K. It's done ! LOL

[wardancer]

I did this in red and the backboard was red and the uprights were red and.......it was too much red , so I changed it up some. Turned out kinda O.K. Still needs a trailer.

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Very impressive!

[wardancer]

Dug thru the big box and found a few more feathers. I've had so many different wing sets over the past 30 years , that I just have so many "leftovers" ! My son teases me about it , but I don't want them to go to waste ! And all these things I make with feathers , bustles , fans , roach pins , and anything that has eagle feathers on it , DO NOT GET SOLD. It's all given away to native people.

[wardancer]

This one is artificial. Lighter weight and cheaper to build. I make both types. I've made many over the years , mostly real bone , but occasionally someone prefers them lighter. I have one of each in my closet.

[Broken Arrow]

Probably the smallest breastplate I've ever made ! LOL

Looks good.

Do youmuse real bone pipes or artificial bone pipes or which one are for what reason more suited?

[wardancer]

Probably the smallest breastplate I've ever made ! LOL

[Broken Arrow]

Grandchildren are a lot of work !

You will have very happy grandchildren and they can be proud of grandfather.

[wardancer]

But so worth it !
Of course the shakers have a long way to go ! LOL

[wardancer]

Grandchildren are a lot of work !

[Broken Arrow]

I know hot glue for fastening inserts for modern arrows. I agree with wardancer. Heat the hot glue with a heat gun and you can pull the parts apart. May be you have to be a little bit carefull with the heat gun therefore you may try a hairdryer with different heat settings.

[OLChemist]

I've always used dowels too. In roughly the same way, sans power tools, LOL. The bamboo is more difficult to break but is so uneven.

I'll have to try the hot glue. I've always used Alrene's which you can soak off. But the hot glue sounds better.

[wardancer]

I use hardwood dowel. I use one the same size or slightly larger than the quill. I use a belt sander to hone them down to fit inside the quill and the buff them lightly so there's is no obvious offset. Makes everything cleaner !
Takes longer , but looks better.....just my opinion. I tried those bamboo skewers , but didn't like the end result. I also use hot glue to glue them with. If ever you break an extension ( and I have on bustles before) you can just take it out , heat it up with a hairdryer or heat gun and pull the broken one out and easily put in the new extension and re-wrap it.