Has anyone made their own feather grinders? If so do you have any pics?
I use a straight fletching clamp to hold the feather, and a common bench grinder.
Dean Torges' "Barred for Life" appeared in Traditional Bowhunter. Here is a link:
Barred for Life (http://www.bowyersedge.com/feather.html)
Same here, a cheap straight fletch or two metal pieces held by a clamp.
The 'Barred for life' is the one I built and it works good.
as others have mentioned, i just use a straight fletching clamp and a table sander ... too easy.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/f7.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/f9.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/rfdee/archery/goose1.jpg)
Thanks with everyones info I may have a plan on how to do it.
Belt sander and a feather clamp. I don't even bother to split the feather before grinding.