DIY feather grinding

Bill Carlsen · February 05, 2010, 11:53:00 AM

I just looked through the "HOW TO" forum looking for a simple DIY tutorial on feather grinding. I just acquired a bunch of goose feathers and would like to turn them into fletching. Can anyone help?

Tom Leemans · February 05, 2010, 11:56:00 AM

Go to bowyersedge.com and read "barred for life"

maineac · February 05, 2010, 12:13:00 PM

Good info thanks. Now I have another project to add to my list

FerretWYO · February 05, 2010, 12:24:00 PM

Michael before long you will be building your own bows too.

frank bullitt · February 05, 2010, 01:15:00 PM

Bill, Darryl Quidort had a nice article the past year in TBM. Check it out.

Bill Carlsen · February 05, 2010, 01:37:00 PM

Thanks, Tom.....I knew I had seen a homemade jig somewhere. It was on Dean's website. I'll also check my back issues of TBM.

DVSHUNTER · February 05, 2010, 01:55:00 PM

bill, I am getting really good feathers from mine with just a knife a clamp and a piece of sand paper. All right wing of course

Earl Jeff · February 05, 2010, 02:42:00 PM

http://www.customfeathers.com/index.html

Hay bill you can send them to this guy and he take care of them for you.

barebow17 · February 05, 2010, 05:08:00 PM

Bill, Traditional Bowhunter Feb/mar 2009

VTer · February 05, 2010, 05:55:00 PM

Bill, I put a sanding disc on my 10" table saw that is raised all the way up.. Put split feather in a straight fletching clamp that I attached to a 1x4. Then just push the feather towards the disc. Use the part that is spinning down as opposed to up. I suppose I could've got fancy and put depth stops to keep me from sanding the whole quill off, but it's easy to see when to stop by looking at it. Sorry, no pictures.

Rob DiStefano · February 05, 2010, 06:07:00 PM

goose feathers are easy to turn into superb fletches. here's my pictorial how-to, from gathered feathers to stripping, grinding and fletched on arrows ...

Gray Gold

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joebuck · February 05, 2010, 08:21:00 PM

I have been grinding for past 15 years plus. I have made my own jigs from modified blizenburger straight clamps to shims of wood...........But without a doubt IMO the Feathergrinder by GreatNorthern Quiver company Rick shepard makes is way over the top. SUPER fast and accurate..I just bought mine at K-Zoo. it's worth $125 if you already have a drill press..Neatest little box invention..check it out