Obsidian point two fletch build

[bjrogg]

I’m going to try to get this done right away, but I might get dragged away.

Started out by straightening up a river cane shaft and wrapping sinew on both ends. Then using cutoff wheel in grinder I shaped notch for obsidian point and dry fit it.

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Then I us two hacksaw blades to cut my self notch and use my leather man’s file to widen it and shape it
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Next a tail feather

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I decide how long I want it. At that spot I strip of the fletch from the quill.
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Then about half way back the fletch I strip the fletch off other side of quill.

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Then I strip both side of tip

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Then repeat. I hold the finished fletch up to the second one to know where to strip.
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Then using my bench grinder I carefully grind off excess pith
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Then I strip some sinew and put it in water.

I lightly wrap the shaft then one fletch at top of shaft. Then the other bottom of shaft. They should line up with string notch. I lightly wrap them first so I can move them a little if I have to. You can never have enough hands for this.

After I have them where I want them I let the sinew dry and tighten down a little. Then I wrap it good.

I like to have rear of fletch so back of fan tail (as on turkey) is against shaft at this point until the sinew shrinks down tight.

I will put fletch back of fan out when I wrap rear of fletch to shaft but it fits nicer if I let opposite side to dry.

[bjrogg]

After the sinew has shrunk down tight I lightly wrap rear of fletch. I orientate fletch so rear of turkey fan (as he facing away from you) is facing away from shaft and tip o fletch is quarter turn and now on side of shaft.

After I get everything where I want it and as tight as I can get it. I wrap it good.

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[bjrogg]

From the back it should look something like this.

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Then it’s just trim and sign. I guess I skipped applying pine pitch, halft with sinew and putting on my markings.

All finished up

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[bjrogg]

Hope that shows it. I’ll try to answer any questions, but right now wife is wanting me.

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[Allyn T]

Thank you for putting this together

[bjrogg]

Your welcome Allyn. I hope it helps.
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