Any one have a link to a step by step build along for turning raw feather into an arrow fletch?
here's a link that I found off of PowWow.
http://groups.msn.com/ferretsarcherywebpage
thanks
looks easier than I expected.
You're right... I thought it would be much more complicated too, but I was pleasantly surprised with how well my feathers turned out.
We use dikes to cut the feathers from the bird. Then use a sharp knife or razor blade to cut down the center. My hunting partner then uses a feather grinder like the one 3 rivers sells, have seen some simple ones in the how to section as well I believe. When I get them back I use an easy method to burn them to shape, that I also got off this great site. I have just stripped buy hand sanded using sandpaper and block just the high points and then burned for use.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/broadheads/Project%20arrows/Fletch/MakingBow002.jpg)
Trim to width and use scissors to trim close to shape.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/broadheads/Project%20arrows/Fletch/MakingBow003.jpg)
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/broadheads/Project%20arrows/Fletch/MakingBow004.jpg)
Run through torch
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/broadheads/Project%20arrows/Fletch/MakingBow006.jpg)
TA-DAH
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/broadheads/Project%20arrows/Fletch/MakingBow007.jpg)
fly great make less noise then high back banna.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/broadheads/Project%20arrows/PROJECTS035.jpg)
The nice thing is you want to change your shape a little just sand the wood where needed. If you dont like it only scrap wood is used so its easy to try something else or something oringial.