Today, between messing with a half lifesize bear, I thought I'd get some flu-flu's ready for the JLMBH....
I had some miss matched carbons, since they were flu-flu's, it didn't matter spine,weight and such...so I spun some up.....
Here's what ya need.....whatever shaft you'll use, some full length feathers, a clamp or two(the more you have, the more you can do at one time while the other dry), sand paper, super glue, and something to cut with.......
Quickly sand shaft in fletch area for a better bond. Strip a 1/4" of feather off in the front, just leaving the quill, then put a drop of glue on the shaft and put the stripped end down in the glue at an angle.....
Then set your clamp pinching the stripped end down onto the shaft......
Then set that shaft aside to dry for at least ten minutes.....
After a good ten minutes(make sure you leave it long enough to anchor well), remove the clamp and get ready to glue the rest.....
Stick the end of the shaft under your arm to hold it and grab the end of the feather with one hand holding it out straight. With the other hand run a bead of glue up the feather to a spot where the feather will end(pre winding dry will tell you how much feather you'll need,if you have to,mark the spot).....
Wind the glued feather up the shaft,keeping it tight, ending about 1"-1 1/2" from the nock. Set your clamp again, pinching down on the feather.......
Set aside for 20-30 minutes so the glue really has a chance to set well. Make sure you give it adequate time as the quill will try to lift/unwind if not allowed to dry well.......
....hang on....
Topic: Spiral Flu-Flu, made easy......w/Pix (Read 13190 times)
