I've used pheasant wing feathers for fletchings. they arent as stiff. I dont think I'd used tail feathers though I'm sure they'd work. Turkey tail feathers makes some purdy fletchings though!
Our local archery group has a flu flu shoot every year however doesnt dictated anything more then 15"es of uncut feather (ie 3 5" feahters untrimmed)....so just for fun I made 4 fletch pheasant feathers for low profile, yet to meet the requirement of a fluflu. They keep putting targets waaay out there even from the trad stake, really sucks shooting flu flus that far into sooooft ground, you'll loose 90% of them on this course. They worked great...I think I may even have one I can get a pic for you if I do....but I will say under regular shooting conditions, I dont think they'll hold up long. I made them for a specific event and after that have done little with them more then a little grouse hunting.
This might be of interest to you.
Crafting the Korean Bamboo Arrow by Thomas Duvernay
Great video it is long but detailed enough of whats going on you'll figure it out easily enough.