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Title: feather choppers and dyeing feathers
Post by: str8jct on December 15, 2010, 07:49:00 PM
3 questions
1. Why are feather choppers wing specific? Even though they are wing specific can you successfully chop LW feathers with a RW chopper?
2. What is the method and needed materials for dyeing white feathers?
3. How many 4in parabolics should expect out of a full length feather..2 or 3?

Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: feather choppers and dyeing feathers
Post by: LC on December 15, 2010, 10:14:00 PM
1. Because of the "foot" of the feather not laying flat on striker board if you do cuts opposite of intended, but yes you can still do it, just not optimal.
2. Check the  How To Resources forum, that's exactly how I have done it for years.
3. I'd guess 2 on commercial ground tame turkey feathers but I only chop 5" fletching and only plan on one from a primary wild turkey feather.
Title: Re: feather choppers and dyeing feathers
Post by: str8jct on December 16, 2010, 07:32:00 AM
Thanks LC, I forgot about the how to forums.
Title: Re: feather choppers and dyeing feathers
Post by: JRY309 on December 16, 2010, 07:36:00 AM
A bananna chopper will chop both LW and RW.I have used the Great Northern feather dye with great results,you can buy direct or at 3Rivers.
Title: Re: feather choppers and dyeing feathers
Post by: acolobowhunter on December 16, 2010, 12:26:00 PM
I agree - get the packet of dye from 3 Rivers, works great and several colors to choose from.  I use 4" and get 2 out of a full length feather.  I don't use the chopper, but use the Youngs feather burner, so LW and RW are not a problem.