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Author Topic: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY  (Read 2314 times)

Offline Carpdaddy

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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2021, 09:48:32 PM »
 :clapper: Welcome to the site, nice video. Do mine similar, Goose also.

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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2021, 10:25:47 PM »
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. It is nice to have a community of like minded individuals. Great seeing all of you with your choppers too getting it done the DIY way.

Someone mentioned the wild fletching guy. Heard about his business, it is a great idea. I wish him success, its a great service to offer and giving people the option to get their feathers processed.

Someone asked where in Canada I am at. From the eastern woodlands of Ontario somewhere along the Grand River. 
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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2021, 07:22:15 AM »
Great video think I might have to revamp some of my feather grinding.
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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2021, 05:09:57 PM »
I’ve been using natural turkey for about 11 years. I do very little processing.

I strip them, trim a little cleaner and length, clamp and glue. Burn on a burner to shape. No sanding and no quill. I think people get nervous about that quill being removed, but it makes zero difference, although there’s less to damage rests at all...
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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #24 on: February 19, 2021, 09:46:56 PM »
Great video! Welcome to the trad gang!
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Offline Mad Bear

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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2021, 02:32:10 AM »
Thanks for the feedback and appreciate anyone who watched. Will be making more stuff like this in the future. Thanks
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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2021, 01:23:16 PM »
Tonkin cane shafts...







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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #27 on: February 22, 2021, 03:33:46 AM »
Quote from: Roy from Pa on February 21, 2021, 01:23:16 PM
Tonkin cane shafts...









Did you rob the smithsonian? Lol great work brother those look incredible. I like the finish and your self nocks. 10/10
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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #28 on: February 22, 2021, 05:55:10 AM »
Thanks..

You ever shoot cane arrows? They fly great and are very durable. Little bit of time and work involved but they are worth the effort.
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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #29 on: February 22, 2021, 07:39:26 AM »
Quote from: Roy from Pa on February 22, 2021, 05:55:10 AM
Thanks..

You ever shoot cane arrows? They fly great and are very durable. Little bit of time and work involved but they are worth the effort.

Not yet. I have a two spots located where I know it grows. I haven’t done enough research yet into when is the best time to harvest it, I would imagine late summer, early fall before it is frosted. Making the hardwood footings seems easy enough.

Little something I’m working on.
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Re: Wild Turkey Fletchings - DIY
« Reply #30 on: February 22, 2021, 07:48:46 AM »
 :thumbsup: Nice

Cane arrows below...





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