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Offline CherokeeKC

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Viburnum Practice Arrows
« on: December 14, 2011, 11:23:23 pm »
Finally got around to fletching these practice arrows that I bare shaft tuned in September.  Three of them are fletched with canadian goose feathers in standard three feather helical.  Other is fletched with turkey tail feather in cherokee two fletch style.  This was the first time I tried this style two fletch and I put about 45 degree of twist on it.  I think I might have "twisted" the wrong way when fletching.  The quill might lay a little flatter on shaft if I had twisted the opposite direction.



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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2011, 11:24:53 pm »
Oh yeh, I forgot to add that once I shoot them I might trim the width of the feathers down some depending on how they fly
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2011, 02:16:03 am »
They look pretty good.  You are correct in your suspicion that you twisted the two Fletcher the wrong way.  The two fletch is my favorite way to fletch arrows, quick, simple and they fly great!  You definitely want to redo that.  Also trim the two fletch down a lot , 3/8 to 7/16 is about the highest profile you are gonna want.  Any higher profile than that and it will fishtail pretty bad when shooting with a cross wind.   Josh
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2011, 07:31:13 am »
Good looking arrows,looking forward to hearing how they fly. :)
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2011, 09:55:53 am »
nice looking arrows there.
have only fletched a few two fletch arrows and they fly great!
definitely gonna do some more as a pal just gave me another turkey tail.
thanks
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2011, 02:44:47 pm »
Simply beautiful arrows, I like em'.
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2011, 03:27:10 pm »
Nice arrows.   Which viburnum did you use? Arrowwood or other?
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2011, 08:44:49 pm »
Thanks for the kind words :).  Pat im almost positive they are arrowwood.  A more experienced friend of mine showed me what the plant looked like.  Im not very good at identifying anything without someone to show me what it is in person.
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2011, 12:12:56 am »
Very nice! I really like the two fletch, I think Im gonna have to try that soon  :)
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2011, 10:39:24 am »
here's a great little vid showing how to do the two fletch

http://www.youtube.com/user/gotrocksinhead#p/c/013105A96D10EC7B/4/D7flDd7-OCk
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2011, 11:26:00 am »
That is an excellent video on Eastern Woodland 2fletch...and all primitive too.  8)
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2011, 11:55:40 am »
Cherokee, disregard my last post, after watching that vid, perhaps I've been doing it wrong.  Oh well it works for me.  Great looking shafts you made there.  I have plenty of dogwood, but no viburnum .  Guess I'll have to plant some.  Josh
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2011, 06:48:09 pm »
Gun Doc i just watched the video too and you and I were right initially.  I rotated the feather the wrong way when fletching.  It flies great however so im going to leave as is on this one.  I think the only advantage is the feather lays flatter and looks cleaner if you do it the right way.
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2011, 07:06:03 pm »
If you lay the feathers with the outside down against the shaft they lay flatter too and fly great.
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Re: Viburnum Practice Arrows
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2011, 07:21:44 pm »
Oh so I put them on wrong side out and twisted wrong way.  Great lol.  Couldnt have done it more wrong :)

Pat do you know if that is how it was done historically?
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