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DC:
I thought I would take another shot at this. I soaked the feather for about a half hour and then tried to strip the narrow side off. I got a great wide membrane with the fletch. What did I do wrong? It's better than I've ever had but not right I don't think.

Pat B:
That can easily be trimmed right off.
Try putting them in a plastic bag with a damp towel. It may take a few hours but maybe soaking in water is too much.

bjrogg:
I trim that off the side with a good scissors. At least if I’m looking at it correctly.
Bjrogg

artcher1:
I never had much success striping feathers myself. Never really seen the logic of gluing/taping or tieing down a flat based fletch to a round shaft either. I made a jig using a straight clamp and sandpapered doweled to concave the base. And you can sand it down as close to the quick as you want to..........Art

DC:
Well now I'm torn between the two methods. I thought that stripping gave a better flatter(well, more square to the vane). My gut wants to go with Art but I've been a little chicken to grind them too close and the white spongy stuff shows. But, it looks like the stripped ones would sit closer to the shaft and be more attractive/aerodynamic. Maybe I'll experiment today.

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