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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: tgtmatt on January 13, 2013, 10:07:42 pm

Title: First 2 fletch w/ duck feathers.
Post by: tgtmatt on January 13, 2013, 10:07:42 pm

I recently acquired some duck wings and cut off all the appropriate feathers. Since there is not as many duck feathers on a wing as I would like I decided to make a 2-fletch. It turned out pretty good and will fly tomorrow.

Title: Re: First 2 fletch w/ duck feathers.
Post by: tgtmatt on January 13, 2013, 10:09:25 pm

Oops

Title: Re: First 2 fletch w/ duck feathers.
Post by: tattoo dave on January 13, 2013, 10:30:50 pm

Looks good! I have some duck feathers myself, gonna be makin some arrows soon also.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: First 2 fletch w/ duck feathers.
Post by: Scowler on January 14, 2013, 08:31:55 am

Hope they fly well for you.  How long are the feathers/fletchers?

Title: Re: First 2 fletch w/ duck feathers.
Post by: tgtmatt on January 14, 2013, 08:57:57 am

5 inches if you don't count how I bent the feather back. So full feather would be 5.5 but the part that is technically the fletch is 5.

Title: Re: First 2 fletch w/ duck feathers.
Post by: randman on January 18, 2013, 07:25:01 pm

Those should do the job nicely. That's how I do most of mine. Chicken feathers work good like that too (or any smaller bird feathers)
They fly real good (long as both feathers come from the same wing)