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Vellum fletching
willie:
Don,
drafting paper comes in various finishes, one is called "vellum"
DC:
My son does calligraphy and illumination. I just don't think he would cheap out on the writing surface but I'm still waiting to hear from him.
A couple of questions. If you're using stiff fletchings, is it advisable to wear a glove? I shoot off my hand and the fletch rarely hits me but the idea of something rigid going by my hand gives me the willies(sorry Willie ;D)
Also with the rigid fletching almost on the nock, how do you get your fingers around the string?
Scyth:
DC -
Note : the alignment fletching vs. the alignment nock . . . and a
thumb-ring resolve the problem of how to fit the fletching to the fingers.
regards,
Scyth
DC:
Another question. I thought that the fletch would be in a groove but your shafts are wrapped in sinew first. Do you just butt the fletch up to the sinew and hide glue it?
Scyth:
--- Quote from: DC on February 16, 2019, 06:59:18 pm ---Another question. I thought that the fletch would be in a groove but your shafts are wrapped in sinew first. Do you just butt the fletch up to the sinew and hide glue it?
--- End quote ---
Yup.
Scyth
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