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aero86:
im wondering, there are a few styles for this.  people just use 3 un cut feathers and the spiral wrap a whole feather on the shaft, right?  im thinking of making a few

Hillbilly:
I like the one-feather spiral wrap ones myself. A lot of people use 6 uncut feathers with helical on them, too.

Pat B:
Like Hillbilly I prefer the single spiral wrap flu flu.   It really depends on it's use. The spiral wrap will stop the arrow quicker than the standard six feather high profile fletch. For squirrel hunting and other short range shots , like aerial targets the spiral is great. For longer range shots the others might be better.
  Typically the spiral flu flu will travel 25 to 30 yards before beginning to slow drastically. I can shoot then at a 15 yard target very similar to my regular arrows.  I have seen the 6 fletch flu flu travel 50 or 60 yards before falling.

aero86:
ok, groovy.  so ill just take a couple of my turkey feathers, when i get them, strip off the back webbing or whatever, trim the quill and wrap the whole thing around.  about how long should i make it, or does that matter?

Pat B:
Make the feather full length and make your spiral with a 1/4" spacing.  After you get it worked out you may want to use bright color feathers for good visibility and ease of recovery. ;)

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