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Alternative to feather fletch?
Pappy:
There was an article a couple of issues back in PA,about leather fletch.Seemed to work fine. :) :)Pappy
KenH:
Real parchment is leather, not pounded vegetable matter (paper). It can be readily stiffened with glue.
zenmonkeyman:
The problem with anything planar that ISNT feather, is that it won't collapse parallel to the direction of travel without jutting out excessively sideways, slowing and altering the course of the arrow. Leather that is too soft will deform as it clears the bow and stay deformed, leather that is too stiff will bounce as it clears the bow and not fly true. The reason I'm intrigued by squirrel tails, is the fur will flatten and stay that way as long as the arrow flies true. If it starts off course, only the fur on the lee side will lift, creating drag to correct the flight. Does this ring true to anybody? Or is my hypothesis flawed?
Sparrow:
When in doubt, Try it out ! ' Frank
LEGIONNAIRE:
I would say, try something like what is put behind a dart. A dart is stable right? so why wouldnt an arrow be, just make it proportional. the squirrel tail sounds interesting, maybe wrapped around to make the hairs pop out and spiral it down a couple of inches.
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