Fletching number

[kurogane_84]

Hi all im posting to see what number of feathers everyone uses on their arrows, me personally i use either 3 or 4, im wondering does anyone use 2 feather fletchings and if so how do they fly?

[JackCrafty]

Check out this thread:

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6534.0.html

[kurogane_84]

Check out this thread:

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6534.0.html

reading it now they are pretty arrows

[stringstretcher]

Here are some more to look at

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,34232.0.html

[burchett.donald]

      I'm currently using a two fletch. I tied a doz. shafts like this one with hide glue soaked sinew using right wing secondaries with 90 degrees of right helical twist. They fly like darts. Never would have believed it till I tried it. Seemed to be a little faster also... Maybe less drag using only two feathers.
                                                        Don

[The Fly]

Burchett.Donald that's great craftmanship! Beautiful job on sinew!I also shoot Eastern Two Fletch and they fly great!

[JW_Halverson]

The look of a two fletch really catches people's eyes at 3D shoots.  The wheelie bow people are downright shocked when they see them!!!

[AngelDeVille]

I'm using 4 4" now, I may try 2 5" with the next batch I fletch up.

[kurogane_84]

WOW guys those are beautiful, the reason i was asking, i was making some primitive fletchers and i have a 2 feather, 3 feather and a 4 feather design, they look great and thank you all for the posts, they are very helpful

[Scowler]

I'm currently using 3 4.5", glued and tied down.

[Tom Leemans]

My new favorite fletch!

[Pat B]

Here are 3 two fletch arrows I had in my hunting quiver a few years ago. Two are modified Eastern Woodland style and the 3rd is my standard burn pattern.






Here are two 3 fletch and two 2 fletch. The second from the right with the gray Canada goose feathers is a different style 3 fletch using smaller feathers. Most feather about 4" long will work. They can be made like this or with 4 feathers.