Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: AncientArcher76 on October 27, 2010, 04:11:55 pm
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Hi guys wanted to share some stuff been working on and with hunting season here I have been busy. Also been working hard on getting an AtlAtl club/class started as well. I have been making many arrows using traditional methods and recently with the purchase of a fletching jig I decided to give some precut feathers a go. WOW how easy it is but I still like hand cutting everything. Its good to know if u were ever in a survival mode. I also had made a good trade recently with someone on here and I tried out for the first time a shield cut feather chopper. It works good it surely takes practice to get things right. Thanks guys for looking!
russ
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looks good! what kind of chopper did you get? mine is tiny, but has a part on tip that is wooden, that i tap once or twice with a hammer and it cuts perfectly.
ive tried a fletching jig, but it puts the fletchings too far forward for my taste, so i just hand attach all mine now. its rather labor intensive, but after dozen's of arrows, ive got a system down that works pretty good. even went with fletch tape for a while, but no more..
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Thanks for the comments! The jig is kinda neet as u can use multiple fletching styles and u can adjust the distance from the knocks. This is my first time and as far as the chopper same thing it cuts 5" shield cut I use a rubber mallet tap once and boom. Once in awhile it cuts crooked but practice makes perfect. Thanks!
Russ
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Those look great, Russ. Glad that chopper is working out for you.
I saw a little tutorial somewhere a little while back on making a feather holder to get a cleaner cut. Basically you use a thiin piece of tin or something glued to a popsicle stick to hold the feather down while you chop. Keeps it from moving around.
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yeah, my fletcher was an easy fletcher.. thats why! but, with my chopper, i got it down where i used my pinky and index finger to hold the feather down, while i brought the top of the chopper done. THAT took lots of practice lol
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Yeah thanks Johnathan hey hows the flint knapping working out??? I found that using the feather chopper to have things lined up exact or when u chop sometimes it dont cut clean or if u bang it with a hammer it will move and have a messed up cut! Thanks for the responses!
Russ
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Those look good Russ, what are you using for shafting materials?
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I use 200 year old cedar boards from those big white pillars from them old buildings... also I use mountain ash its
light flexable and makes some hard hitting arrows... thanx Parnell