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2 feather vs. 3 feather fletching??
zeNBowyer:
That's suprising, you would think a 2 fletch would fly faster and farther, less friction
CraigMBeckett:
ZeNBowyer,
I think you have that wrong. 2 long fletches (bound only at ends) = higher friction than 3 short fully glued fletches, therefore slower and shorter flight.
Friction is a function not only of the total area of fletching but is also caused by the method of binding, the stiffness or otherwise of the feather and the shape of the feather and its trailing edges,
Craig.
Primitive1:
I've always shot the 'hand cut' three feathers in the traditional 'angle' cut and long for stability; usually 7" long with a straight scissors angled cut from nock end to tip and then wrapped at tip, through feather (1/4" of so spacing between wraps) and then wrapped down to base of the splined nock. I just recently tried using two full length feathers instead (uncut) with a slight twist and wrapped as previously mentioned...at hunting distances, they fly straight and true and seemingly just as fast...they are a little noisier (prolly since they're uncut) but they are accurate and fly flat...boy, was I surprised. I am sure I could get rid of the noise (air resistance) by trimming some of the 'soft' feather edge away but I'm loving the look and flilght stability and characteristics too much...
Ricardovanleeuwen:
Since my bow is getting closer to finish i was searching for information and bumped into this topic. But when reading about noise i tought about owls because they fly soundless. So did annyone tryed to make fletchings with owl feathers?
Mesophilic:
--- Quote from: Ricardovanleeuwen on February 21, 2020, 04:46:04 pm ---Since my bow is getting closer to finish i was searching for information and bumped into this topic. But when reading about noise i tought about owls because they fly soundless. So did annyone tryed to make fletchings with owl feathers?
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Are owls off limits? I know the feathers of raptors are off limits to non-Native Americans, which includes vultures who died of natural causes (learned that the hard way).
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