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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: kurogane_84 on August 17, 2012, 07:48:20 pm

Title: Fletching number
Post by: kurogane_84 on August 17, 2012, 07:48:20 pm

Hi all im posting to see what number of feathers everyone uses on their arrows, me personally i use either 3 or 4, im wondering does anyone use 2 feather fletchings and if so how do they fly?

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: JackCrafty on August 17, 2012, 08:58:08 pm

Check out this thread:

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6534.0.html

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: kurogane_84 on August 17, 2012, 09:02:06 pm

Quote from: jackcrafty on August 17, 2012, 08:58:08 pm

Check out this thread:

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6534.0.html

reading it now :) they are pretty arrows

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: stringstretcher on August 18, 2012, 07:09:59 am

Here are some more to look at

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,34232.0.html

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: burchett.donald on August 18, 2012, 09:15:49 am

      I'm currently using a two fletch. I tied a doz. shafts like this one with hide glue soaked sinew using right wing secondaries with 90 degrees of right helical twist. They fly like darts. Never would have believed it till I tried it. Seemed to be a little faster also... Maybe less drag using only two feathers.
                                                        Don

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: The Fly on August 18, 2012, 10:28:37 am

Burchett.Donald that's great craftmanship! Beautiful job on sinew!I also shoot Eastern Two Fletch and they fly great! :)

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 18, 2012, 03:01:06 pm

The look of a two fletch really catches people's eyes at 3D shoots.  The wheelie bow people are downright shocked when they see them!!!

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: AngelDeVille on August 18, 2012, 03:32:37 pm

I'm using 4 4" now, I may try 2 5" with the next batch I fletch up.

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: kurogane_84 on August 18, 2012, 03:57:03 pm

WOW guys those are beautiful, the reason i was asking, i was making some primitive fletchers and i have a 2 feather, 3 feather and a 4 feather design, they look great and thank you all for the posts, they are very helpful

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: Scowler on August 19, 2012, 08:59:36 am

I'm currently using 3 4.5", glued and tied down.

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: Tom Leemans on August 22, 2012, 02:30:35 pm

My new favorite fletch!(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g186/flatbow21/DSCF4522.jpg)

Title: Re: Fletching number
Post by: Pat B on August 22, 2012, 09:20:13 pm

Here are 3 two fletch arrows I had in my hunting quiver a few years ago. Two are modified Eastern Woodland style and the 3rd is my standard burn pattern.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/forPA008-2.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/forPA010-2.jpg)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/forPA011-2.jpg)

Here are two 3 fletch and two 2 fletch. The second from the right with the gray Canada goose feathers is a different style 3 fletch using smaller feathers. Most feather about 4" long will work. They can be made like this or with 4 feathers.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/09huntingarrows002.jpg)