[Ansteorra-archery] fletching

Bob Dewart gilli at hot.rr.com
Fri Aug 8 00:21:41 PDT 2003


Sorry, that should have been fletches, not vanes.

Gilli
Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Dewart" <gilli at hot.rr.com>
To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra"
<ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] fletching


> I usually just go to www.fsdiscountarchery.com and order my supplies.
Their
> price for vanes depends on size and how many you get.  For example: 3 pk
of
> 5 inch right or left wing rounbacks is 11.50 per pack, while the same
amount
> of 2.5 inch is only 4.60 per pack.
>
> Right or left is direction they curve.  Some call it a right or left
> helical.  It is the direction that it will cause the arrow to spin.
>
> Usually, but not always, the cock feather is a differant color so one can
> tell at a quick glace if the arrow is on correctly.  But unless you have
an
> APD or the like on your arrow, it will still fly.
>
> I commend you on your desire to be as period as possible.  But you're
> getting deeper into the weeds than I've been.
>
> Gilli
> Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Talan" <Talan at hotpop.com>
> To: <Ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 1:41 AM
> Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] fletching
>
>
> > Ive recently decided to start making my own arrows but im having a
> > problem finding a store that sells reasonable priced feathers to fletch
> > with (I refuse to pay more for the fletching then i do for a dozen port
> > oxford ceder arrows!).
> >
> > Ive got a few questions, so hear goes.
> >
> > 1.  I have access to a _lot_ of chicken feathers, do they work
> > as well as commercial "turkey" feathers?
> > 2.  If they do, how hard is it to tell if the feather is right,
> > or left wing?
> > 3. How do i best go about cutting the feathers to "fletching
> > shape" baring in mind i want to be as period as possible.
> > 4. If they are not, where can i buy some feathers _cheap_.
> > 5. One fletching on the arrow is called the "cock" feather, ive
> > been told this is a tail feather and has no natural "curve" to it, does
> > this mean i have to get a different feather for the cock feather, or is
> > it just down to the angle that feather is fletched?
> >
> > Sorry for all the questions :P.
> >
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> > Shire of Stone Bridge Keep.
> >
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