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Title: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: Deadbolt on July 12, 2008, 11:33:00 AM

Just curious if anyone has tried splicing pre cut feathers?  I have some feathers and was thinking of giving a go at splicing em but I dont have a father chopper or burner or anything.  

I would think that with stacking the quills and such it would sorta throw things out of whack.

Any suggestions or comments on this?

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: JDice on July 12, 2008, 12:00:00 PM

I splice pre-cuts in the fletching jig. They are nothing fancy - but - do add a nice touch. I add a mark where I want the splice and then cut with a sharp hobby knife. As I try to make supplies last - I fletch 6 of each dozen with one pattern and the other 6 with the opposite pattern.

 (http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm149/JDicello/JimsStuff/spliced.jpg)

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: Deadbolt on July 12, 2008, 12:06:00 PM

anything special you do? or just cut with the sharp knife and glue the other segment on?

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: JDice on July 12, 2008, 12:12:00 PM

Nothing special - use a sharp blade and just push the two cut ends together in the jig - the cut feathers "want" to reconnect. By the way - I use fletching tape with a drop of glue at each end of the feather and one more drop at the splice.

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: Deadbolt on July 12, 2008, 01:29:00 PM

:thumbsup:

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: Ursus Hunter on July 12, 2008, 03:04:00 PM

Just learned myself and it is not too hard. Been added spliced fletching on most of the arrows I been building lately.

I picked up a DVD from Jim Rebuck 'Advanced Arrow building'. He does an excellent job showing you how to splice.

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: Hatrick on July 12, 2008, 06:05:00 PM

Ursus, Jim Rebuck does the best feather splicing of any I've ever seen. I thought about picking up his DVD hoping he showed how he does it. I take it from your comments that you thought he did a good job showing how to splice feathers and that the video as a whole was worthwhile??

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: Ursus Hunter on July 13, 2008, 03:59:00 PM

Yes, I thought his DVD does an excellent job of explaining basic, advanced and accented Splicing. Only hope I get that good someday.

Title: Re: Splicing Pre Cut Feathers?
Post by: Hatrick on July 13, 2008, 08:40:00 PM

Thanks, Ursus. I'll be heading to Denton Hill next week and probably pick up a copy there.