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Pat B:
Thanks for posting this build along, BJ. I'm sure it will be helpful for lots of folks and we want to be sure you get your fair share of the buffalo.  :OK

Danzn Bar:

looks good BJ,  Really like your self nocks..
DBar

bjrogg:
Thanks Knoll good to hear from you.

I’m going to try to sneak out there part of a day and a night at least. It’s fair week and grandkids have animals there. They are pretty excited about it seeing how they couldn’t have spectators last year.

Right now it’s kinda looking like maybe Friday . Alway the spontaneous one.

Thanks Pat I’ve been wanting to do one for quite some time but it always seems harder than it should be to actually get it done.

Thanks Bill I really like yours to. You certainly make some fine shooting arrows and the ones you gave me get shot a lot.

This morning I put a couple coats of clear satin poly on to lock the color on. Then I gave it a light polish with steel wool.

This afternoon I started fletching.

First I picked three nice primary wild turkey feathers. I like to kinda match them up pretty fair.

Bjrogg

bjrogg:
Then Starting at least a inch from the end I start to pull the fletch off of the quill. Kinda like pealing tape off the wall after painting. You want to pull almost straight back.

Slowly peal it back till you get to the base and it separates.

Bjrogg

PS sometimes getting them a little damp with a wet rag helps. Fresh ones usually strip easier.

bjrogg:
I have five marks on my parts washer. The out side ones are length of quill for 4 1/2 inch one set over for four inch. I cut the quill with scissors to proper length. Then I mark length of fletch and cut part of it off both ends of quill. This area of quill will be sinew wrapped.
Bjrogg
PS wish I had someone to take pictures. Hard to hold right with one hand.

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