Making the old new again. Thanks Magnus

4runr · June 21, 2014, 10:42:00 PM

I have the fortune of living near Matt. From time to time we do a little horse trading. Last year I got him to dye some feathers for me. They came out perfect and so I had to decide what to put them on.

I was shooting mostly carbons at the time and being a lover of vintage equipment, I couldn't get myself to fletch carbons with them. I've seen some really nice Pearson woodies fletched with orange, but didn't have any woodies worthy.

Last summer I found these Microflites and have bandyed them around in my mind for a while. They were white crown dipped and had silver, black and yellow cresting. The fletchings were tattered and when I tried removing them I, of course, screwed up the cap dip. So they layed around here till this morning. I had to use Acetone to remove the cap dip.

The old Micros were discolored where the cap dip had been so I took rattle can flat black and fadded in a cap, ran to Matt's for some solid Orange Trad nocks and VOILA'!!

4runr · June 21, 2014, 10:47:00 PM

Here are a few more.

The fletch cut is my own design. I took my shield cut little chopper and re shaped the blade.

I like it a lot.

59Alaskan · June 21, 2014, 10:50:00 PM

WOW Kenny!! Those are beautiful! Orange is my favorite color, and those micro flights are really something. Great job! I hope to be present when you put the red overcoat on them this fall!

LoreVa13 · June 21, 2014, 10:53:00 PM

Very nice!

4runr · June 21, 2014, 10:56:00 PM

Yeah Colin, me too. Now I gotta get the refinish on my Halloween bow completed.

Brock · June 21, 2014, 11:10:00 PM

always liked the natural barred and even the goose fletching I got from him.

Green · June 22, 2014, 08:07:00 AM

Nice job Kenny. Sometimes things are best left till the idea comes to mind. Love those Swift cut feathers of Matt's!

Mike Gerardi · June 22, 2014, 10:11:00 AM

Those look awesome Kenny!!

limbolt · June 22, 2014, 10:42:00 AM

Niceeee!!!

Caughtandhobble · June 22, 2014, 01:35:00 PM

They look awesome... Matt does fine work!!!

June 22, 2014, 05:13:00 PM

Those look good! Magnus sure does some good work on those feathers!

Bisch

4runr · June 23, 2014, 09:48:00 PM

Thanks guys.

monkeyball · June 23, 2014, 10:55:00 PM

4runr,

Real nice looking. That is some serious helical going on there!

Good Shooting,
Craig

Matty · June 24, 2014, 11:31:00 PM

Those look SAAWEEET!
Couldn't help notice my home town brew in that pic!

Whip · June 25, 2014, 09:23:00 AM

Very Nice Kenny!