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building spiral wrapped flu flu question ???

Started by Hummer3T, March 01, 2012, 10:25:00 PM

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Hummer3T

I'm building spiral wrapped flu flus for the first time and have several questions.  I have left wing feathers, and I am using mostly old CX 300's and some Axis 300's for arrows.  I shoot right handed and usually right wing but could not find any flu flus that were rw for wrapping (does this matter?).  I would like to keep my feathers in the 5 inch range.
I will likely try glue and tape.
Q. Do I clamp one end wrap and then clamp the other end?
Q. How many wraps in the 5 inches do you make?
Q. Which way do you wrap, I heard against the grain or curve of the natural feathers arc?
Q. Do you start at the back or front (or does it matter?
Q. Do you do a complete wrap doubling over on it self to start and stop the wrapping.

any other advise would be a great asset.

Does anyone know of a how to video on this?

Thanks in advance
Tim
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Chek-mate hunter I 62" riser with 60" limbs 49&42lbs@28

Samick Sage 62" 50lbs@28

Big Jim Mountain Monarch Recurve  60 inch / 50 lbs @ 28

magnus

Got to the How To section. There's a build along in there for them.
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Hummer3T

Life is about learning from your mistakes!

Chek-mate hunter I 62" riser with 60" limbs 49&42lbs@28

Samick Sage 62" 50lbs@28

Big Jim Mountain Monarch Recurve  60 inch / 50 lbs @ 28

Pat B

If you use tape, attach it to the feather. I start at the rear and wrap down towards the point with about 1/4" to 1/2" spacing. When you get to the end just lay it as before. I then add a thread wrap on the forward end not only to secure the fletch but to protect my hand. I shoot off my hand.
 You can wrap the feather any way you want. The purpose of a fluflu is to allow the arrow to so a predetermined distance then slow down and drop. Wrapping different directions will give you a different effect to the flight distance. If you normally fletch with right wing feathers but can only get left wing feathers wrap the fluflu the opposite way you fletched your other feathers.
Any full length split feather like you buy commercially will make a fluflu arrow. You don't have to buy Fluflu feathers.
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Hummer3T

Life is about learning from your mistakes!

Chek-mate hunter I 62" riser with 60" limbs 49&42lbs@28

Samick Sage 62" 50lbs@28

Big Jim Mountain Monarch Recurve  60 inch / 50 lbs @ 28

JackReid


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Dave Worden

I second what Pat said, but would like to add to it.  Strip the feather from the quill.  Perhaps that was understood, but it should be made clear.  Spiral wrapping is easy with a feather that's been sripped from the quill.  Not so easy with the quill still attached.
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mahantango

Or put the feather in a clamp and rub on a sanding block to reduce the thickness of the quill.
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WhiskeyMike

TrueFlight has full length feathers that are cut for spirals.  If you want to make things real easy get some along with their instructions.

Bldtrailer

If you really want a different fluflu check this site I used fletching tape insted of contact glue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxMVTx9tpQA
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lpcjon2

Hummer3T, I have done the spiral and they look cool, but I prefer 3 6" feathers that are from a full length feather just cut the length and not the height. You  can make them slower with a longer feather or faster with a shorter feather. JMHO
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