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Offline catfish john

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Glue from turkey quill cut-offs?
« on: February 14, 2012, 05:39:36 pm »
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knows iof you can add turkey quills ( the butt end that you cut off when making fletchings) to the rawhide when making glue? seems to me it should have some value?
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: Glue from turkey quill cut-offs?
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 07:09:26 pm »
No, that's not going to work. It's all about proteins. Rawhide and sinew consist of a "glue like" protein named collagen, while the feathers (and quills) consist of a totally different protein that is not glue-like (namely keratin). These proteins cannot be transformed into another. As a matter of fact, boiling does not even change the keratin at all, nor does it dissolve in water.
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Offline catfish john

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Re: Glue from turkey quill cut-offs?
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2012, 08:50:08 pm »
Good to know! There I learned somethging new today! Thanks!
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Offline DRon knife

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Re: Glue from turkey quill cut-offs?
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 09:34:17 pm »
Your just gonna have to make some pens instead >:D
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