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turky fan fletching?
« on: April 19, 2008, 01:58:16 pm »
will the feathers from a turkey fan work for fletching? ??? i got some and wanna feather fletch a carbon shaft i got. just wondering if anyone has tried it.
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2008, 02:01:01 pm »
CARBON......whats the Matter with you......CARBON!!!!!!!!!...................yeah they will work just fine...cut them loose...and slit them....sand the Quill down flat ...and glue them up like any other Turkey Feather >:D
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2008, 02:05:34 pm »
yeah, carbon, i know. i just got alot of em and i need something to replace the wooden arra i lost the other day. its just untill i get a ride to collect rivercane. thanx.
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2008, 04:41:04 pm »
ok. no carbon. just discovered that i practicly live in the middle of a freakin arra forist. sourwood. gonna go get a truckload of it now. later.
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2008, 06:54:00 pm »
ok. no carbon. just discovered that i practicly live in the middle of a freakin arra forist. sourwood. gonna go get a truckload of it now. later.

You know that stuff is addictive....you better send that down to me!!!!!
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2008, 07:04:27 pm »
id be glad to, but i aint to good at collectin shafts. i just cut ALOT of stuf that looks like it could eventually be turned into something usefull. lol.
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2008, 07:10:21 pm »
                                    PICTURES....We need PICTURES...... Lets see the Purdy Shoots!!
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2008, 12:21:20 am »
The tail feathers work fairly good-just be sure to use feathers from the same side of the tail on the same arrow.
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2008, 03:23:22 pm »
thanx hillbilly, will do. el desturcto, I AINT GOT A CAMERA!!! SEND ME ONE AND I'LL POST SOME DARN PICS!!!
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2008, 03:37:39 pm »
thanx hillbilly, will do. el desturcto, I AINT GOT A CAMERA!!! SEND ME ONE AND I'LL POST SOME DARN PICS!!!

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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2008, 05:19:19 pm »
i was mostly playin around.  ;) my sister has one, i think, next time she comes over (she lives wit my grandpa) I'll get her to bring it for me.
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2008, 05:25:30 pm »
Find the center of the Fan....cut em loose...and make sure that you keep the left and right seperate...and you should get enough to do 10 two Feather Fletched Arrows....or 6 three Feather Fletched Arrows with two feathers left for decorations!!
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2008, 05:32:46 pm »
 Or 20 one fletch arras .........bob

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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2008, 05:44:38 pm »
do one fletched arras even exist? i am watchin a documentary on navy seals. i wonder if they use bows? a bow is the ultimate stealth weapon. silent, light, the only prollem its that once ya stuck someone, the arra would point back at ya. i guess ya would have to stick and run eh? :P
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Re: turky fan fletching?
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2008, 05:59:44 pm »
The arrows Bob posted in his "...Seminole..." post are one fletch...turkey tail feather inserted in a split cane arrow with sinew wraps to hold it all together.     Pat
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