hoods for female kestrels

[Saker Mad]

does any one have a hood or a patern for a female kestrel please :)

[Goran]

in a Matthew Mullenix book; American Kestrels in Modern Falconry.

[Saker Mad]

do you have a copy of the book if so could you please send me the patern i had a look for the book on the internet but its only available in the states and im in the uk :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Saker Mad]

ok so noone has any thing how about a bahrain hood patern that i can resize or a hoodmaker that will do a hood for me at a reasonable price not the silly prices i have been quoted some equiment sellers are wanting £50 for a hood for a kestrel before anyone jumps down my throat i know it takes alot of skill to make them

[Saker-Clive]

Hi SM, I notice on your feedback on 'The Other site' that you've had a few hoods from Topfalconer; I got one from him for Loco but it's a tad small. The size is 00, if it is any good to you let me know and you can have it for what I paid him for it.

[Saker-Clive]

failing that try this link, you type in the behind the eye measurment and it prints out a scaled Dutch hood patern.

http://www.scfalconry.com/Hood.zip

[Falconry Equipment International]

ok so noone has any thing how about a bahrain hood patern that i can resize or a hoodmaker that will do a hood for me at a reasonable price not the silly prices i have been quoted some equiment sellers are wanting £50 for a hood for a kestrel before anyone jumps down my throat i know it takes alot of skill to make them
Saker mad , I am not jumping down you throat so please don't think that and I am hope I am not being disrespectful , but you want a bahraini hood to fit a kestrel for less than £50!!!! I am not the person to tell you this but I as a master saddler have struggled with hood making for over 35 years. there are now some excellent hood makers that will do you great service( some on this list) but for probably at least b£50.00 fopr a barhain if you have any concerns if you think of the hourly rate you charge, charge out to customers on your behalf by customers, just sit down , try to make one of these and then you may see the real value of a good hood maker , whom delivers as promised!

[Shaun Byrne]

Have you tried asking Griff, SM?

[Saker Mad]

ss i contacted topfalconer and he said he would sort it but never did get back to us pm me with the hood pic and price and il give it a buzz

[Saker-Clive]

First time today I have been able to get it on him but he squawked a great deal in doing so. The hood looks bigger than the others he uses but he obviously doesn't like the style.

[Saker Mad]

cheers mate