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Author Topic: Pheasant feathers  (Read 290 times)

Offline Leon.R

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Pheasant feathers
« on: February 24, 2008, 09:11:00 AM »
Dont know if it will work has anybody used Pheasant feathers for fletching?
If so which ones?
If it will work I think it should look good.
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Re: Pheasant feathers
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2008, 09:29:00 AM »
I believe it is traditional for some Asian arrows. It will make a nice, low fletch.

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Offline La. bowhunter

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Re: Pheasant feathers
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2008, 11:00:00 AM »
The primary wing feathers work well and make beautiful feathers but they are short and narrow and will only make a low or regular profile fletch and usually only 4 or 5 will make a 5 inch feather.  I have found that just about anything that flys will make fletching some are better than others but feathers are everywhere.
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Offline Leon.R

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Re: Pheasant feathers
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2008, 11:18:00 AM »
Thanks for the replys.
What about the tail feathers?
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Offline La. bowhunter

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Re: Pheasant feathers
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2008, 11:39:00 AM »
I have never tried tail feathers only wing feathers they probably wouldnt do well making a helical fletch.
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Offline Ramsey

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Re: Pheasant feathers
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2008, 07:01:00 PM »
MAKES YOU WONDER IF YOU COULD USE THEM AS A FLU-FLU??  :confused:
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Offline LKH

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Re: Pheasant feathers
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2008, 07:55:00 PM »
I bet the wings would work great if you four fletched.  I know some of mine aren't very big.
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