Preserving Duck Wings For Fly Tying

[@Raven-Editz_x]

My dad picked me up a turkey wing on the side of the road, and I plan on doing this with salt instead of borax. Very straightforward tutorial! Amazing!

[@robbieb20]

Salt will work also. Salt is excellent for bug proofing

[@Noah_Frost]

I just did this with a dead black bird I found! So amazing, thank you so much!

[@robbieb20]

Glad to hear, thank you for your positive comments

[@BerryTara48]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. A hawk skillfully did most of the meat removing in the severed pigeon wing I found...amazing. Cheers.

[@robbieb20]

Thank you for your positive comments

[@robbieb20]

Thank you

[@kentw.897]

Very Interesting video. Thankyou for showing us how to preserve Duck Wings with the borax. Aloha🌴🎣🏄‍♂

[@robbieb20]

Kent W. Thank you

[@ehomhomler3182]

Great video! The only thing I make sure of is drying out the feathers before bagging them

[@robbieb20]

Thank you Ehom for your support. Yeah It’s very important to have the feathers properly dried before bagging them, I find 4 weeks in a warm dry place with the borax if preserving the skins will do the job

[@isabelgarcia9863]

thank you so much for sharing with us❤❤❤❤

[@robbieb20]

Your very welcome

[@charlieberggren6476]

Awesome ! Are you able to splay the feathers about after the borax step is finished and it's dry?

[@robbieb20]

@@charlieberggren6476 yes, the feathers can be splayed, follow the steps in the video, but to splay the feathers you need to pin the wing to a board so the the splayed feathers are held in position, apply the borax and leave to dry, the wings will dry and set splayed

[@carlzobel513]

When putting the wings in your tin. Could you stack more wings on top of each other? Or should you only single layer the wings in the tin?

[@robbieb20]

Yes I usually put 3 or 4 sets of wings in a box when I’m preserving, just ensure there is a good amount of borax in the tub and on the wings

[@lorawinfrey9112]

Nice video

[@robbieb20]

Thank you

[@gerbal110]

Hi I was given wing which was salted. I was told just to remove the salt from them. It was suggested that i you tube it to see how i remove the salt. Can i just wash off the salt and dry the feathers gently with a hair dryer. Would appreciate your opinion. Many thanks. Gerry

[@robbieb20]

@@gerbal110 you can rinse it but make sure to thoroughly dry it

[@gerbal110]

I did just that and it looks great. Thank you for the advice. Much appreciated.

[@DarkoStjepic]

Can I do the same with table salt if I don't have borax on hand?

[@robbieb20]

Yestable salt will work

[@erdenerylmaz3888]

can i use salt instead of borax?

[@robbieb20]

Yes salt can be used

[@erdenerylmaz3888]

@@robbieb20 thanks😊👍

[@mavrickjohn1]

Could you do a follow up showing how to use the feathers. I know how to tie quill wings but are there uses for the other feathers?

[@robbieb20]

Hi John, the blue feathers can be used as a wing casing or folded wing on wet flies, the small white feathers are good to use as small wings if tying small dries lie size 18 or 20, I have a wet fly I do tie using the blue wing feathers, in the coming days I will make a video demonstrating how to use the feathers