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Offline bootboy

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feather cutter
« on: March 15, 2008, 02:28:40 am »
Oi Oi I don't know if anyone can help here. I remember seeing something online a few years ago on how to quickly cut feathers for fletching. It was two peices of wood. A real simple deally. However I have since lost that link where some dude shows you how to make it. It was basicly two peices of wood. and then Boom you cut the feather. Anyone have an idea what I am talking about. Perhaps a link to making one?
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2008, 03:48:02 pm »
Actually if anyone has any arrow related  wood jigs that thy could link me to, or put up for me that would be awesome. Cause I'm going all out with the arrow making. My arrows have been very very crued up till now so I would like to attempt to make some  really decent accurate arrows from now on. I've started tying them with thread, in the english war arrow style. Not really fletching them in the same method, I've been using 2 " - 2 1/2" fletching on them. I've even done a 6 feather fletching to see the differences. I like the effect the smalle have;Nice and straight flight path. I've found a few things on making fletching jigs and feather cutting jigs to make everything even and  equal. But I would greatly appriciate any More designs of them  ;D ;D ;D cheers mates
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2008, 04:10:53 pm »
 I've got a bunch of canada goose primary wing feathers that I have been trimming by hand.It's a drag man.Wish I did have some sort of jig to make it easier.I know them feather manufacturers must have a  radicool way of getting them perfect fletches,must have some kind of jig.Let me know if you come up with something good.  Frank
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2008, 09:01:52 pm »
  When I was cutting them by hand I used two templates I cut from thin plastic. They were the shape of the fletching I wanted. I pinched the feather between the two and cut with scissors against the grain.
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2008, 10:50:28 pm »
I don't mess around with no Plastic or Cardboard templates....I made me a Little Jig that seems to do the trick for Me anytime I need it....I just used my Broadhead Spin Tester....and My Weller Soldering Iron....bent me a Piece of Stainless Steel Wire to the Shape I wanted....chucked it up in the Soldering Iron....and Presto Shield Cut Turkey Feathers

I glue them on the Shafts natural Shape...and just spin it nice and slow and trim all three Feathers all the same...and they are burnt ...so they don't spread apart like the Cut ones do after a few shots....

I guess you Southern Boyz would call this N@#G%R RIGGING....but I call it Yankee Ingenuity!!!!

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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2008, 11:24:29 pm »
  Good idea.
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2008, 11:31:31 pm »
                                                       Why.............Thanks Eddie!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2008, 02:04:08 am »
That's a really neat idea, but how does the bottom wire keep from burning the feather off the shaft?   :(  :(

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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2008, 02:33:43 am »
Yank,, good idea,,, I had one I made years ago and lost track of it,,, I used a power box for a electric train (don't remember what they are called,, it's like a transformer/reducer thingy ) they have 2 studs with nuts and you just take a heating element out of an old electric heater and wire the ends to the studs and turn it on, glows bright red  ;D you can make a spinner out of wood with a notch in the end to accept the knock..............If I can find it I will get a pic.

Way cheaper than a factory feather burner  ;)

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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2008, 03:02:58 am »
Quote from: Otoe Bow on March 16, 2008, 02:04:08 am
That's a really neat idea, but how does the bottom wire keep from burning the feather off the shaft?   :(  :(

Otoe

There is about 1 inch of clearance between the Cut feather and the lower Wire....works really good....and you can just replace the Wire with a different shape cutter....in about 30 seconds too....I have them made for about 5 different cuts........
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #10 on: March 16, 2008, 08:52:32 am »
Great idear, now I need to find a piece of stainless wire.
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2008, 12:19:30 pm »
Quote from: DanaM on March 16, 2008, 08:52:32 am
Great idear, now I need to find a piece of stainless wire.

Dana regular old Tie(baling) Wire will work....so will a Copper Wire ...it's just that the Stainless Wire is stiffer and holds it's shape better...they will all get Hot!!
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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2008, 12:25:11 pm »
Ahhhhh, so the bottom one is off-set!   :)  Cool.

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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2008, 03:47:35 pm »
Yankee I like the color pattern on that arrow its kinda different

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Re: feather cutter
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2008, 04:54:05 pm »
Quote from: kayakfisher on March 16, 2008, 03:47:35 pm
Yankee I like the color pattern on that arrow its kinda different

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Dennis....I cheated....thats an Arrow Wrap!!! Thats almost as Bad as a Plastic Nock!!!
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