Some new trad arrows

[hammer4reel]

Finally got to grinding some of my Turkey feathers yesterday  .

Then using my little chopper to cut 4" shield cuts.

Red feathers dyed with koolaid.

Be cool shooting feathers I made myself .from turkeys I have taken.

 

 

[Lunatic]

Very nice looking.

[Swamprat]

Hell yeah that's cool.   

[Live to Hunt]

Love it 

[TDietz]

Nice, I've been runnin 4" too, mostly 4 fletch, offset. But those little cedars I setup for my old bow last year I fletched with 3 and they shot great. Good luck with them

[MGHunter66]

Nice Dan, Koolaid does a great job and super cheap with no mess. Been dyeing hackle with it for years.

Edited March 31, 2019 by MGHunter66

[Buck154]

Nice Dan. Cool to shoot deer with stuff you make your self.

[hammer4reel]

8 minutes ago, MGHunter66 said:

Nice Dan, Koolaid does a great job and super cheap with no mess. Been dyeing hackle with it for years.

Colors are pretty decent too .

need to figure out a better jig instead of just having a steel clamp to grind against the belt sander .

need to get a pretty perfect grind for making fletchings.

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[hammer4reel]

Think I’m going to buy one of these .

i made a metal clamp and am using a belt sander .

this seems to make a really perfect base , as the roller on the drum keeps perfect alignment 

 

 

Edited March 31, 2019 by hammer4reel

[Woodsman416]

Nice work!

[Gobblengrunt]

I use the 3rivers grinder, works really well.  Feathers look great, good job hammer

[hammer4reel]

56 minutes ago, Gobblengrunt said:

I use the 3rivers grinder, works really well.  Feathers look great, good job hammer

Im going to buy one. seems its by far the quickest and most reliable method for both grinding the base as well as getting an even thickiness.

I did the first bunch on a 4" belt sander with a homemade clamp. just going little slow by eye.

Having a preset depth by their wheel has to make it easier. I did have 2 feathers shoot right out of the clamp today .

The few you get from each bird I def want them to be all good

Edited March 31, 2019 by hammer4reel