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Author Topic: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??  (Read 1607 times)

Offline jacobsladder

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whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« on: May 24, 2007, 10:07:00 PM »
I have been pretty fond of the 5" high back shields in red and white..but now am starting to like the bananas a little...thinking about doing some in wild turkey feathers.. tell me what your favorites are!
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2007, 10:09:00 PM »
the 5 1\\2" high back paras from the feathers you sold me, I like all white, or two red with one trad barred
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2007, 10:10:00 PM »
5.5 inch chartreuse  shields in 3 fletch, and 5 inch shields in chartreuse  four fletch.
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2007, 10:12:00 PM »
I like 5" shields or 5" traditional cut.  The color depends on what I am gonna do with them.  For stumpin' and practice I use bright colors like chartreuse and blue.  You know, colors that you don't find in the woods in case I miss.  For hunting I like to use green barred with a 1" chartreuse splice on the back of the cock feather for visibility in flight.  Have a good day, TMG.   :thumbsup:
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2007, 10:12:00 PM »
5-inch parabolics, all white...
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2007, 10:13:00 PM »
terry..those babies must glow in the dark... i bet ya dont have any problem seeing those heading for the pumper station.!!
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2007, 10:15:00 PM »
4 inch 4 fletch natural turkey feathers.
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2007, 10:15:00 PM »
I used to be a big fan of the high back shields but now I'm into little 4 inch bananas in no particular color.
 
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2007, 10:15:00 PM »
4" banana 4 fletch...2 gray goose & 2 white.  I can see them in flight & the goose helps with wet conditions.  Doc
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2007, 10:19:00 PM »
i love the natural turkey feathes.. im thinking of doing some 4" banannas with them..is it necessary to go to 4 4" bananas to control a broad head... or will 3 4" bananas do it...
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2007, 10:50:00 PM »
I would go with 4 4" steve but I would try it both ways  if you can

btw  I like 3 5.5" high shield cuts no matter the color but am thinking of doing some 4 fletch
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2007, 11:01:00 PM »
WHERE DO YOU GET 4 INCH BANANNAS.I LIKE 5.5 INCH SHIELD CUT WHITE AT SHOT THEN RED I HOPE.JAMES  :bigsmyl:
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2007, 11:17:00 PM »
i just recently got a chopper that i can cut 4 1/4" bananas with..it just has a modified piece on the base..real simple to do....
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2007, 11:20:00 PM »
I chop 5" Pope and Young.  Great looking traditional feather esp i naturaL barred.
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2007, 11:51:00 PM »
5" parabolic white 3 fletch cock feather out
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2007, 11:56:00 PM »
5" shield, 2 yellow, 1 traditional barred cock feather.
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2007, 09:04:00 AM »
ttt
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2007, 09:11:00 AM »
I really like the 5" pope and young/raptor cut for my recurves and 5.5" banana for my longbow. As for color I like a white cap with all white feathers and a white noc. At dusk I have trouble seeing anything other than white or yellow flying through the air. I thought red would be good but during autumn I have had trouble seeing those.
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2007, 09:20:00 AM »
4" Hunter cut from a Vario Clipper in a 4x90 config. Usually all white or a combo of white, pink or purple. Sometimes spliced...

 
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Re: whats your favorite feather cut size and color??
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2007, 09:47:00 AM »
3 white 5" shield cut feathers,with a white crown dip. Very easy for my eye to pickup.
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