trueflight spiral flu flu feathers?

[$bowhunter$]

does anywhere sell the trueflight spiral flu flus by the dozen? i only need a dozen to do up some arrows for a buddy so im trying avoid having to fork out the exta money for 100

thanks,
steven

[Pat B]

Buy a dozen full length TruFlight feathers from 3Rivers or other suppliers/sponsors and make up your own fluflus...only one feather per arrow. With fletch tape you can have the dozen done in 15 minutes or less.

[Mike Vines]

just get some regular full length feathers.  I just did 6 up this morning with Tru Flight feathers, and they came out awesome.  I used .38 shell casings (for my points) on them, and they hit with full authority.

I used duco to glue mine on.  Glued the front tip, and used a clothes pin to hold it for a couple hours.  Then I grew a third arm to apply the glue to the rest of the feather then I spiral wrapped it around the shaft and then once again clothes pinned it for a couple hours.  Pulled the clothes pin off then used an exacto knife to trim the end of the feather off.  

A few test shots with each into my target in the house left me with a feeling of joy knowing the arrows will knock the crap out of any nut chewing rodent, or fur footed rabbit that cares to sit still long enough to be bloodied by one of my Motor City Machetes.

[Swinestalker]

Send me your addy and I'll send you a dozen if you can live with pink.

[Tom]

Generous offer-Swinestalker!

[americanhunter7]

I'll double the offer and send you another dozen in chartreuse if you want.

[Oregon Okie]

I was looking the other night and can't find any that aren't by the 100 too. Bummer is I want two colors... I think 200 flu flu feathers is a lifetime supply. I was thinking about ordering them and then selling some on here so maybe that would work for you too.

[Pat B]

This is one I recently made. It is a black walnut shaft with self nock and the fluflu is tied fore and aft only, no glue.


The point end is a self blunt. The walnut shafts were turned by Ken75 out of square stoch. The ends were left oversized and square so I shortened it a bit, rounded the edges and bound it with sinew for extra strength.

[Grey Taylor]

The Nocking Point has full length feathers by the dozen. Get you a dozen each of two colors and you're all set.
Good shop to deal with, too. I like them better than the bigger places.

Guy

[two4hooking]

If you chop full length feathers, keep the "extras" from the chopper.  

I read about these flus from local MD bowhunter Rob Davis's book....FAFFY (good read by the way).

He had issues with squirrels ducking out of the way because of the noise and slow speed of spiral and traditional flu flus.  This design goes very fast to about 15 -20 yards then starts to slow dramatically.  I still use the regular kind for shooting aerials but these are "murder" on squirrel.

straight 4 fletched. 3 x 5/8" sections 4 inches in length total. The sections are so small you do not need a fletching clamp to make them, just a clothes pin to keep the shaft from rolling.




here is also his tip for the ends, 38 shell with banding steel:

[Mike Vines]

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=107619

[Pat B]

Mike, I love your old key idea for small game points. I have tons of them and always hated throwing them away. Now I have a use for them...and if I find that old lock the key will still fit! cool!!!   d;^)