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how i make 2 fletch arras..lots o pics.
Dustybaer:
i guess it's the firewall at work, because at home i can see them fine.
great build-along jamie. just a question: i seem to remember a discussion about two-feather fletching and somebody said your supposed to use the feathers "inside out" so to speak. have you ever tried that? and if you did, what was the difference in flight?
wolfsire:
Very nice. I have seen these types before, perhaps you posted them, but it is cool to see a step by step photo essay. The two questions I have are (1), the back fold over, what is the advantage over just laying it flat? (2), what is the advantage of leaving the back portion of the inside part of the whole feather?
artcher1:
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just a question: i seem to remember a discussion about two-feather fletching and somebody said your supposed to use the feathers "inside out" so to speak. have you ever tried that? and if you did, what was the difference in flight?
Dustybaer, having your feather "inside out" as you call it creates a four fletch effect. That, along with the proper wing fletch (right or left according to which side of the feather is stripped), makes for a very nice flying arrow.
Dustybaer:
thank you art, but i'm not sure i understood the following phrase: "the proper wing fletch (right or left according to which side of the feather is stripped)". are you merely saying not to mix right and left wing feathers on the same arrow?
artcher1:
You're basically have both a right and left wing in a secondary feather. So for example, you strip/split away half of the right wing side then that leaves you with a left wing fletch. You wind up with a left wing fletched arrow with left wing rotation. Personally, I like about a 1/4 turn helical or off set on my fletching to give me some rotation for stability. ART B
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