Yumi arrow feathers?

[Prarie Bowyer]

What kind of feathers are they using.  White and black.

[Pat B]

Dyed?

[DC]

I saw this some where just the other day. Crane, I think, but maybe sea eagle. I'm not much help.
Oh, I found a couple
http://www.godaikatsunaga.com/?page_id=112
http://www.kyudo.com/kyudo-e4.html

I found these by doing a search for "Japanese arrow fletching"

PS
 Then I found this http://www.arkive.org/japanese-crane/grus-japonensis/image-G113293.html

It looks like they would've used the secondaries to get black and white.

[dylanholderman]

its not about feathers or in English but here is a really good video(s) of a Japanese Fletcher working

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyejbipavWw&list=PL9907327A8447A869

[DC]

I sure wish some benevolent soul would translate those videos. I've watched them so many times I can almost speak Japanese. I just love watching a master at work.

[dylanholderman]

i know he is amazing right! i'm most  impressed when he uses his knife as a lathe.

[DC]

I tried that a half dozen times. Not even close. Very strong hands I guess.

[Prarie Bowyer]

Dyed?

Yea, I found a site that sells dyed turkey and pheasant feathers.  Nothing they are using is legal here.

[JackCrafty]

Many Yumi arrows were fletched with eagle feathers.  The closest legal alternative might be large back and white duck feathers.

---http://www.zuckerfeather.com/feather-types/duck/pointers/duck-pointer-half-white-feathers-natural.html

I've ordered these before and they are between 4 and 6 inches of the useable portion.  You'll need to order quite a bit to get lots of 6" feathers to work with.

[DC]

Hair dye should work.

[Electricfrontporch]

Holy cow....that Japanese guys arrows are INCREDIBLE.....makes me feel like I've been making rocks compared to those sleek missiles......noah

[Prarie Bowyer]

I looked up the price of Yumi arrows.....a set is as much as the bow, wich is WAY more than I'd ever be able to afford.   Minot talking about the 3 rivers "starter Yumi", real ones can be over a grand.  Those arrows probably sell for almost 100$ each.

[Prarie Bowyer]

Holy cow....that Japanese guys arrows are INCREDIBLE.....makes me feel like I've been making rocks compared to those sleek missiles......noah

The good news is that we don't make arrows that cause sleep loss wen they are lost in the woods, broken or bent in an animal, or hit by other arrows.

That kind of archery has been elevated to a religion.  Their targets are a hit or miss point system, not a graduated system for getting closer to the center.  The back Stop is typically Sand.  I'm  Not even certain they shoot multiple arrows before retrieval.

[JackCrafty]

Interesting how the arrow maker uses a WET abrasive on the shafts to smooth them.  I would NEVER expose my shoot shafts to water like that during the sanding process.  I would be too afraid of splitting and warping when they dry.  Bamboo is supernatural material.   

[rockrush69]

I agree 150% also I would like to add I was just looking through a crazy crow Trading Post magazine and they sell dyed turkey feathers that look exactly like eagle feathers white and black eagle feathers I think they are for ceremony though and might be like sort of expensive but wouldn't be a bad thing to look at on their website and check it out crazy crow trading post. Comor something like that just google it I get a lot of my primitive archery stuff from there they even sell rockfor flintknapping although I trade for my stuff