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Offline johnston

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Fletching Freshening....best method?
« on: December 17, 2011, 07:16:38 pm »
What is the best method for refreshing fletching? Thanks.

Lane
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Fletching Freshening....best method?
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 07:44:57 pm »
An old time method, Lane, is to steam them and some folks added cedar needles(actually scales) to the water. The cedar oil is to help with pest control.   I use a tea kettle so the steam is concentrated. You can watch the barbs of the feathers puff up and get in line. Pretty cool.  ;)
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Offline johnston

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Re: Fletching Freshening....best method?
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2011, 10:30:52 pm »
Thank you Pat. Was thinking steam but wasn't sure as to how.

Lane
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Fletching Freshening....best method?
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2011, 02:34:17 am »
Yep, I do just like Pat.  It's almost magic to see matted old feathers come back to life. :)

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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Fletching Freshening....best method?
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2011, 09:26:00 pm »
   I run out way before that.
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Offline _Jon_

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Re: Fletching Freshening....best method?
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2011, 03:10:10 am »
Quote from: crooketarrow on December 18, 2011, 09:26:00 pm
   I run out way before that.

Oh heck yeah that's me also.  I seem to lose all my arrows before they ever wear out.  Kinda why I like to sign mine now on.  I've had a few make their way back to my quiver cause of that!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Fletching Freshening....best method?
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2011, 11:33:32 pm »
I'll have to remember the cedar scales in the steam next time I straighten out fletchings.  Mmmmm, the smell of cedar!
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