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how i make 2 fletch arras..lots o pics.
Dustybaer:
ok, now i got it. ;D thanks again.
Hillbilly:
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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.
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What Art said, plus, they lay down a lot flatter on the shaft if you put them dull-side out. If you tie them on dull-side in, the natural curvature of the feather tends to bow out from the shaft and leave a gap after awhile.
Dustybaer:
thanks hillbilly. now one more question and i'll shut up ;D how about pounding the quills? do you do that for this type of fletching? and if you do, do you pound them until you crush the quill or just slightly to flatten it somewhat?
michbowguy:
i dont pound anything.
i gently work the end of quill around something round like a nail in a vice...ill do this until plyable, the older feathers will dery and breal off at the end but this is where i weed out those bad spots.
i tie so it bows out, if it sticks out too far i usualy just tie down in the center.
they fly fine and this way if i wanted to put a twist to them i could,and it would the helical will stay.
the only glue i use on them is on the foreshaft and that is usualy hide glue/tb2. what ever i have....but after you "set" the foreshaft by placing some pre-stress line fractires in the end of the cane under the wrap..and tap them down...you have to almost lock it in a vise and pull....IF you CAN pull it out.
i do alot of my finish straightning after the forshaft is in place.
i would like to see some of your guys two fletch so we can see the differences and similarities!
jamie
Hillbilly:
Jamie, I'll try to get some pics up in a few days. I agree-it would be interesting to see the variations. There was a lot of individual variation in the old ones, too.
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