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bootboy:
Oi Oi I don't know if anyone can help here. I remember seeing something online a few years ago on how to quickly cut feathers for fletching. It was two peices of wood. A real simple deally. However I have since lost that link where some dude shows you how to make it. It was basicly two peices of wood. and then Boom you cut the feather. Anyone have an idea what I am talking about. Perhaps a link to making one?
bootboy:
Actually if anyone has any arrow related wood jigs that thy could link me to, or put up for me that would be awesome. Cause I'm going all out with the arrow making. My arrows have been very very crued up till now so I would like to attempt to make some really decent accurate arrows from now on. I've started tying them with thread, in the english war arrow style. Not really fletching them in the same method, I've been using 2 " - 2 1/2" fletching on them. I've even done a 6 feather fletching to see the differences. I like the effect the smalle have;Nice and straight flight path. I've found a few things on making fletching jigs and feather cutting jigs to make everything even and equal. But I would greatly appriciate any More designs of them ;D ;D ;D cheers mates
Sparrow:
I've got a bunch of canada goose primary wing feathers that I have been trimming by hand.It's a drag man.Wish I did have some sort of jig to make it easier.I know them feather manufacturers must have a radicool way of getting them perfect fletches,must have some kind of jig.Let me know if you come up with something good. Frank
mullet:
When I was cutting them by hand I used two templates I cut from thin plastic. They were the shape of the fletching I wanted. I pinched the feather between the two and cut with scissors against the grain.
El Destructo:
I don't mess around with no Plastic or Cardboard templates....I made me a Little Jig that seems to do the trick for Me anytime I need it....I just used my Broadhead Spin Tester....and My Weller Soldering Iron....bent me a Piece of Stainless Steel Wire to the Shape I wanted....chucked it up in the Soldering Iron....and Presto Shield Cut Turkey Feathers
I glue them on the Shafts natural Shape...and just spin it nice and slow and trim all three Feathers all the same...and they are burnt ...so they don't spread apart like the Cut ones do after a few shots....
I guess you Southern Boyz would call this N@#G%R RIGGING....but I call it Yankee Ingenuity!!!!
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