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Title: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: CORIUS on July 06, 2013, 05:43:33 pm

These are some arrows i whipped up for when i go hunting this year. 3 broadheads and 3 blunt tips. I used the south eastern woodlands 2 feather fletch. I made a practice arrow using this fletching and it flies great!! This style fletching is very easy for me and is very effective. The shafts are oak dowels from home depot stained with a cherry stain. Bindings are arti sinew and super glue. I'm not sure what kind of feathers, whatever kind Michael's sells. I made the broadheads out of sheet metal and attached with arti sinew and archers glue. The blunt tips are 7.62 shells also attached with archers glue. These arrows are spined perfectly for my bow and i cant wait to use them for real!!! Thanks for looking!

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: drwilson on July 06, 2013, 07:03:59 pm

They look good!

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: CORIUS on July 06, 2013, 07:26:10 pm

Thanks doc

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: Joec123able on July 06, 2013, 08:06:43 pm

Nice job they look good

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: CORIUS on July 06, 2013, 08:30:13 pm

Thanks joe

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: Trapper Rob on July 06, 2013, 09:18:58 pm

They look good now they just need some blood on them.

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: 4dog on July 07, 2013, 01:37:34 pm

2 fletch arrows are awesome, like the two tone look you did a fantastic job.

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 07, 2013, 04:12:04 pm

The feathers are domestic turkey, legal as can be!

I, too, find the color combination eye-catching!  More and more I am getting hot and bothered about two fletch.  I got a dozen to make for this fall and I think two-fers are the way I will go.  Plus, they will really unhinge the effing glass recurve shooters at the stick-and-string shoots this winter!  After all, they are mostly frustrated wheelie shooters, anything home made to them is frightening.   

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: David_Daugherty on July 08, 2013, 12:40:06 am

Nice looking arrows.  Hope you have several successful hunts with them.

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: Pappy on July 08, 2013, 07:22:57 am

Very cool looking arrows,if they fly true that's all that matters. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: CORIUS on July 08, 2013, 08:37:44 pm

Thanks guys! These are my best ones yet!

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: raghorns on July 10, 2013, 12:33:52 pm

Nice! A great set of arrows makes waiting for season a little harder....good luck this Fall.

Lyle

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: Ed Brooks on July 10, 2013, 12:46:26 pm

Nice looking arrows, good luck hunting this yr. Ed

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: CORIUS on July 10, 2013, 01:22:17 pm

Thanks guys!

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: sgtdesertstorm on July 11, 2013, 07:47:34 am

Cool Beans ,, I like the look of  the two feather Flecth.

Title: Re: My Take on 2 Feather Fletch
Post by: CORIUS on July 12, 2013, 04:13:11 pm

So do I. They fly much better than the 3 feather radial fletch I was trying out.

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: Forresterwoods on August 12, 2013, 11:00:38 am

Check out the Selknam Indians of Terra Del Fuego on the tip of South America. They used two Fletch arrows and shot game up to 100 yards.

Kevin....PS they also shot naked and used body paint...

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: HickoryHick on August 12, 2013, 11:13:55 pm

What size dowels did you use? Like the idea of 2 feather fletch, looks really nice

HH

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: CORIUS on August 12, 2013, 11:16:56 pm

3/8" oak dowels from home depot.

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: sleek on August 13, 2013, 02:57:05 am

I Have never hunted with a 3 fletch I made. I only use 2 fletch, though slightly different than what you have. Yours is Cherokee style. Mine, IDK, I just do em like a 3 but tie them on and use only 2. Three is a waiste of material IMHO.

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on August 13, 2013, 12:22:20 pm

I like the fletches!
I found the oak dowels from HD cost a bit much, and seemed brittle...
so I started making my own from an oak tree my neighbor cut down, using the dowel cutter someone posted here...

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: CORIUS on August 13, 2013, 04:50:37 pm

Thanks SS but ive never had a problem with these dowels being brittle. And ive made plenty of arrows out of them. To each his own i guess :)

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: Tom Leemans on August 13, 2013, 05:17:42 pm

Two fletch is all I'll do now. Flies great and silent!

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: CORIUS on August 13, 2013, 09:43:21 pm

They sure do!

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: mullet on August 13, 2013, 10:16:05 pm

Those look real good. They'll look even better with red fletching.

Title: Re: 2 feather hunting arrows
Post by: CORIUS on August 13, 2013, 10:18:33 pm

Thank you mullet!! Im gonna break these in soon.