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Title: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: Trond on April 22, 2016, 12:20:00 PM
I was cutting some full length turkeyfeathers, and looking at all the leftover feather I had after cutting out a 5" shield. Then I got the idea to try making my self a flu-flu. This is the result:
   (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/ace_dalton/image.jpeg)  
   (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y251/ace_dalton/image_1.jpeg)
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: AlanD on April 22, 2016, 03:04:00 PM
Looks nice.
Whatever you have left over from those you can use to make flies for fly fishing.
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: Terry Lightle on April 22, 2016, 04:09:00 PM
I give mine to a gentleman to make kid arrows which he gives away
Terry
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: Red Beastmaster on April 22, 2016, 06:44:00 PM
I use them for flu flus or move them rearward in the chopper for short stumper fetching.
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: on April 22, 2016, 06:46:00 PM
Looks good!

Bisch
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: fmscan on April 22, 2016, 06:47:00 PM
Looks great...
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: Tater on April 22, 2016, 08:04:00 PM
Good idea... those should work great..
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: M60gunner on April 23, 2016, 11:30:00 AM
I have used those short pieces for splicing. I call it feather management. With today's prices I need some.
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: jcar315 on April 23, 2016, 09:43:00 PM
X2 on the splicing......
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: old_goat2 on April 24, 2016, 12:50:00 AM
That's how I make my flu flus, but it's not with the leftovers, I can get more two inch feathers out of a full length feather to do six fletched than I can with three five inch feathers and they work really good
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: Gil on April 24, 2016, 01:08:00 PM
Good idea
Title: Re: Good use for leftovers after feather-cutting
Post by: two4hooking on April 25, 2016, 01:08:00 PM
You can these modified flu flus without a clamp even!  They travel faster than traditional flus and can take a squirrel.  

 (http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr180/two4hooking/flu001.jpg) (http://s481.photobucket.com/user/two4hooking/media/flu001.jpg.html)