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Will this work with a regular turkey feather?? What length does it need to be?
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Wisconsin Traditional Archers Ojibwa Bowhunters Posts: 3462 | From: S.E.Wisconsin/N.Michigan | Registered: Jan 2008
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Nice job Curt! I started making them that way several years ago when my boy was young. Man did he really go for those! But..like Batman I always started wraping the feather from the nock end first. That way you can get a tighter wrap and use the entire feather.
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Plan on doing some of these this weekend so this is very cool to see these pics and get some pointers.
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I just made my first! I read the post, went to the garage, got some found turkey feathers, split them, trimmed them up, a bit of sanding and fletched my first spiral flu flu. All in all took about a half hour from feather to fletch! I'm on my second one tonight! Pretty cool and they look even cooler! Thanks again Curt, hoping to put these to use on Saturday!!!!!!!!
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Wisconsin Traditional Archers Ojibwa Bowhunters Posts: 3462 | From: S.E.Wisconsin/N.Michigan | Registered: Jan 2008
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Thanks Curt, gonna have to give that a try when I get home in the morning. Anyone experiment with using both sides of the feather facing forward(not a good description). Meaning the brighter side of the feather forward (or the other way with the dull, stiffer side forward) Also, can I use up my RW feathers for this? Probably over thinking this, but it's 12:34 and I'm at work, so what else do I have to do I like the heatshrink idea as well Batman!
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I use Turkey feathers, you dont need to split them (to much work for what they are for) just grab the back of the feather and peel it forward. Also fletching tape is the cats meow for this. Posts: 1028 | From: CO | Registered: Oct 2007
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Nice pictorial. Good job on those, I like the red.
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Stagetek- Spiral fletch stop much quicker! But can be trimmed to make them go as far as you like. You can literally make them go 30yds and drop straight down with too much feather.
Pig sticker- You can get them thru any of our sponsors that sell supplies.
Hatchchaser- Any kind of "super glue" is fine. I like this kind because it comes in a bigger bottle and is easy to find anywhere. Gel would be a little easier to work with, but doesn't go as far for the $$.
Toecutter- one way the feathers lay back more than the other. So that one will go further than the other. I like them standin perpendicular to the shaft. Then trim if need be. LW-RW it doesn't matter.
Fletch tape seems to work fine if you just "skin them" like Adam's talking about. But even so, I still use super glue for that method, for me it's quicker.
But with a regular, full length feather, I find super glue to be superior for bonding.
As far as length, 9-10" of feather will be fine for most. Believe me they'll stop quick! WT says he uses 2 full length feathers, they'd only be good for me for super close shooting. You still need to have some "thump" to take squirrels out of trees with a flu-flu...so again adj. according to what you need......
<<<<EDIT TO EARLIER POSTS...first step is to quickly sand the shaft to give the glue a better surface for bonding. I'll go back and add this now>>>>>>
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I make mine by gluing from the nock down using 2-handle paper clips. Trim the upper end of the feather down to a useable width and strip about 5/16" of feather off each end of the quill.
I use DUCO on wood and fletch tite on other shafts.
Finish both ends with a piece of narrow electrical tape and you won't get as much feather wear.
I have alway felt that the spiral shoot better than 6 fletch and are cheaper to make.
I do not wrap as loose as you did - about 5/16" spread down the spiral.
Ask Ian Johnson how they shoot!
If I can figgure out how to do it I will post some pics of mine.
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