hammer4reel Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Been saving wings for many years, always wanting to make some of my own fletchings. Got a set of little choppers for Christmas, so decided to strip a few feathers down to give it a try. Def will be grinding a bunch this week. will be cool shooting something with feathers from a turkey I harvested with the bow, and cut myself . 68Ioweu1, outdoorslife, Buck154 and 15 others 18 Captain Dan Bias REELMUSIC SPORTFISHING 50# Striper live release club. http://reelmusicsportfishing.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not on the rug Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderchicken Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Very cool! Mathews Halon United Bowhunters of NJ NWTF - Tri County Longbeards New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck154 Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice Dan. I like how there's turkey hunting on the tv in the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice. What are you going to use to grind them down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowhunterNJ Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Wow that's very cool! Can't wait to see the finished product! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappy Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 When I was making arrows I stripped mine and used a scissor to cut the shape, don't need to be perfect, just needs to stabilize. Of course if your going for a look then the chopper is the way to go. I used fletch-tape instead of glue. See video if interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer4reel Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 I have good bench belt sander. Going to grind between two strips of sheet metal. Should take less than a minute a feather Nomad 1 Captain Dan Bias REELMUSIC SPORTFISHING 50# Striper live release club. http://reelmusicsportfishing.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHbowhunter Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Pretty cool please show the finished arrow. Nothing spooks deer more than my stank… 16 3/4” Live Fluke Release Club I shot a big 10pt once…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDietz Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice! Undied wild turkey fletch has better natural h2o repellency than other feathers except maybe goose, which is sooo plain jane. jo-jan straight clamp works great for grinding,I always grind before chopping, but I don't think it will matter. Or, I traded a bunch of rightwing for grinding services on the matching LW one time and now I have enough to last me the rest of my life, I only use them on hunting arrows without me, my rifle is nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer4reel Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) Nice! Undied wild turkey fletch has better natural h2o repellency than other feathers except maybe goose, which is sooo plain jane. jo-jan straight clamp works great for grinding,I always grind before chopping, but I don't think it will matter. Or, I traded a bunch of rightwing for grinding services on the matching LW one time and now I have enough to last me the rest of my life, I only use them on hunting arrows im grinding before chopping also. had just one done that I tried the chopper out. Im going to dye a few , but it sucks to degrease them as the natural oil is what makes them so much nicer Edited January 2, 2017 by hammer4reel Captain Dan Bias REELMUSIC SPORTFISHING 50# Striper live release club. http://reelmusicsportfishing.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Very cool Hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPJR Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 That is very neat. You have, ummm......... a thousand percent more patience than me to do that. I always wanted to do similar. Can't wait to see them completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Belly62 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) Nice job Edited January 3, 2017 by Silver Belly62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoorslife Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Nice Dan looking forward to seeing the finished product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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