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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: recurve shooter on February 10, 2010, 06:41:56 pm

Title: stripping fletchings
Post by: recurve shooter on February 10, 2010, 06:41:56 pm

i think thats what you call it when you just pull the feather off the quill instead of cutting the quill down. im sitting here with a pocket knife and a cutting board and this is getting old fast. i know that you can do it that way but i aint got many feathers to expiriment with so would anyone suggest doing this? its a heck of a lot faster and easyer but im worried about durrability. ???

Title: Re: stripping fletchings
Post by: Kegan on February 10, 2010, 06:50:45 pm

I've done both, but personally I prefer splitting with a knife. You have more quill to work with. I use my KaBar, poud with the butt of the knife, split, then stick the point in the board and brace the butt of it with my chin and scrap the quill against the blade to get it nice and smooth. Doing enough for a dozen arrows takes a while, but I've always felt it was worth it.

Title: Re: stripping fletchings
Post by: recurve shooter on February 10, 2010, 06:55:59 pm

ok cool well i guess ima keep cutting.  ;D

Title: Re: stripping fletchings
Post by: DanaM on February 10, 2010, 08:02:00 pm

This subject came up last week here's a link to the thread eh :)

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,17669.0.html