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Got to love those cane
stringstretcher:
The arrows you see aero86 have the rind taken off, sort of polished with steel wool for a slick and for a lack of better words, "pretty arrow". Some that Hillbilly and others make are fletched and made just like they were cut for the most part for a more primative look and camo. Lay a piece of your tonkin as it comes out of the bag in some leaves and then try to find it on another day.....lol. Finished like these are, are as much for looks as anything.
aero86:
oh, ok, thats how i make mine! also, by the looks of the cut, you have some sort of feather cutter? if so, do you attach the feather, then cut off some of the vane, then wrap? im trying to figure out the best way to get mine uniform, since i have a cutter for my feather shape.
stringstretcher:
I use a feather burner for all my fletching. I have several choppers here that are soon to go. I just don't like them. I like to burn mine after fletching on the shaft. I fletch my arrows with a full clamp length fletch. My ribbons are set so that they cut just to the quill and leaves me about 3/8 of an inch to the ends so I can taper than and then fletch over it. Makes for a much more uniform fletching, IMO.
aero86:
ok, cool just wondering. i like my chopper, but, your way probably is better, but it was cheap and i have uniform cut feathers
Canoe:
Howdy Stretcher,
Hey, thanks for the info on how you make those great lookin' arrows.
It sounds like you depend upon your years of experience rather than some fancy jigs or setups.
I was hoping you'd share some short cut method of making great looking arrows - but No, I just have to gain the experience.
Thanks again for sharing,
Canoe
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