Not sure Dev...never done a feather inlay myself. The best reference I have is that PDF file I sent you by Terry Henson. But on that PDF file...it's a big rod, big feather.
They used Permagloss, and it also soaks into the feather and the thread. I don't think normal finish will alter the colour of the feather anyway, CP is not needed. But it will alter the thread colour...but that's fine as you are going to coat the whole area with the same finish anyway. In fact, you could use Flex Coat for sticking the feather on, first coat, last coat, the lot I reckon.
Test this next time...put finish on a feather, and see if it alters the colours. I don't think it will.
Also, Terry Henson says DO NOT use Colour Preserver for this job, unless you are going to coat the entire area (including the threads) with CP. (See last paragraph of the PDF file.
Once they lay the feather in the permagloss, they smooth it over with a little more permagloss to get it "down" properly. Once that is done and dry, they apply the finish in one coat...let it dry...use a blade to cut off any fuzzies or dust particles, and apply another coat of finish (no colour preserver finish for both these coats.)
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