Mickey, AKA Ferret, asked me to post a tutorial of how I wrap my feathers on. Why I am not sure, I have read his webpage a 100 times to gain knowledge. There are guys on here that have been wrapping feathers a lot longer than I and they are pretty darn good at it in my opinion. I myself have been learning from guys on here, that is how I got to this point in my Trad adventures. I only hope that along the way, I can return the favor, and help others to enjoy what I love. Roy

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Great "How to" Roy! Especially the pictures! I'm gonna have to try that one of these days,but not now, season is too close. Thanks again for the tutorial!

Great how-to!  Thanks!

Tom

Get some cane now and lay it up to dry. You are looking at 4 - 6  months till it is arrow ready.. And you are quite welcome Gents..

Thank you, that looks like something I might be able to manage!    

Looks great!  

Roy awesome job my man. You do such nice thread wrapping work. I see why now. I think the hardest part is to get the thread to go down between the feathers without looking separated on the top edge, Maybe the silk thread helps in that area.That and getting the wraps even along the shaft.

We are seeing some unbelievablly nice cane arrows this year (like Flatsticks). Mine are crude by comparison.

Awesome  

Excellent camera work btw.  

If I am reading it right, anyone who can center serve a string already knows the main skills.  Well Done!  As Mickey said, absolutely great usable pictures.

Your welcome Mickey.

Rod, yes I begin and end the wraps the same as string serving. I forgot to mention that I coat the front and rear of the wraps with Duco glue when done. The sinew wraps too.

great looking arrows

This is how the foreshaft and nock inserts are made. I leave the foreshaft a little long and cut the arrows to length later on in the process.

 

Glued into cane.
 

Nice job! I love to see cane arrows that are well made.

Great attention to detail, Roy, and it shows in all you do (Well, at least as regards archery gear anyway - don't have any idea how you are scoring on the "Honey-dos", etc.     )

Just an idea, but if you geta fly tying bobbin it mite make it easier to keep a constant tension on the string.  Nice build along, thank you.  Arne.

Matt, thoses are the cane shafts you gave me a few months ago:) Roy

You sure made those shafts look a lot better than they did when I sent them?  

Well you taught me well my friend:)