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Rob DiStefano
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Post subject: From Raw Feather to Completed Arrow Fletch Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:18 am |
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Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 3:01 am Posts: 457 Location: North Jersey
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From Raw Feather to Completed Arrow Fletch
or, how to grind yer raw feathers for cheap 'n' easy.
a left wing turk feather with the ends cut off
use a sharp blade to strip the feather
stripped and ready to grind the base
resize the stripped feather to best fit yer jig
a pair of .038" thick sheet metal strips that are about 1.5" wide and 8" long
sandwich the stripped feather 'tween the sheet metal strips
leave the feather base exposed and clamp
i use a stationary sanding wheel w/120 grit abrasive to grind down the feather's base
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Rob DiStefano
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:19 am |
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Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 3:01 am Posts: 457 Location: North Jersey
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press into the abrasive, leave a thin white base line remaining
now all that's left to grind off is the excess base on the SIDE of the feather
press lightly against the abrasive
a beautious feather fletch with a perfect base, ready for chopper or burner
insert into chopper
and one good whack later
ready to fletch!
fletched!
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Todd Hathaway
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:38 am |
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Joined: Sat Oct 18, 2003 3:01 am Posts: 636 Location: Central New York
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Rob DiStefano
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:52 am |
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Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 3:01 am Posts: 457 Location: North Jersey
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not everyone has a 6" disc sanding wheel - a belt sander clamped on its side or upside works just as good. or do it by hand with a 50 or 60 grit sanding block.
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B.Finder
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:45 pm |
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Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:46 pm Posts: 11
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Cool, thanks for sharing! I have a big box of feathers that I have collected, I need to put them to good use!
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