Hey all, wondering if this is a normal scenario- the spliced feathers (looks great) are not staying together (hope that makes sense).
Doesn't seem to impact the flight or sound, wondering if that is anything to be concerned with?
Will you post pics of what you have, ones that are together and one that has separated.
Quote from: Pat B on December 23, 2025, 03:24:20 PMWill you post pics of what you have, ones that are together and one that has separated.
Yep I can when I get home
Hopefully the pics work. Excuse the GSP pup she has to be involved in everything.
I push the feathers together & sometimes they stay, but most of the time they splay out like that
You need to pick feathers that are closer in angle and height. That will make them join better.
I remember someone else having that problem and if i remember right they found a special glue that fly tyers use on dry flys... he brushed a little on feather quills in between the seem and stuck them together,, i think it didnt effect flight.
These are over a year old, not sure if that makes a difference. I think they still fly ok
I think black velvet is right about the length and angle. Have you tried streaming them to see if that helps?
I used to (for years) make all my arrows with three feather splices. The way I remember learning from a past PBS banquet speaker was to make a slight angled cut as opposed to straight down in the clamp. In this manner the quill sections laid on top of each other for a better feather alignment.
I remember doing that way at first; but eventually just used an exacto knife and cut straigh down through the quill on an upside down clamp...and butted the sections up against one another. I remember a few splices would want to separate but most stayed together.
Quote from: black velvet on December 24, 2025, 08:24:28 AMYou need to pick feathers that are closer in angle and height. That will make them join better.
^^^^