Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: fredie on August 29, 2014, 03:24:34 pm
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will duck feathers work good for arrows if not where can I find turkey feathers
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Duck feathers, heck any feathers will work if they are big enough(4" or more) and are legal. ;) With 3, 4" feathers you lay them down, up side down on the shaft around the shaft and tie them off fore and aft.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch001.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch001.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch004.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch004.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch006.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch006.jpg.html)
I'm gonna move this to the arrow section.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch007.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch007.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch008.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/tangential3fletch008.jpg.html)
the gray goose fletching(2 from the right) was done that way. I believe it is called a tangential fletching style.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/09huntingarrows002.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/09huntingarrows002.jpg.html)
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I used some duck feathers and they flew straight. The feathers I got from my friend where kinda small but they work great, you can see them on my drunken post. I'm just hoping my brother-n-law will send me his turkey feathers, just more color on them.