[Steppes] Sunday War Practice at Flagpole Hill?

[Cleek, James M.]

It would mostly be a matter of preference. The shield fletch is the one you
would see in most European drawings and the parabolic seems to be more
eastern. I don't have any wealth of documentation to prove this just
something I have noticed in some of the period art I have seen in books.

Also there are other suppliers who will sell fletches by the dozen so you
don't need to buy as many.

Iames

-----Original Message-----
From: Jann Mays [mailto:hlgabrielle at hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 12:50 PM
To: steppes at ansteorra.org
Subject: RE: [Steppes] Sunday War Practice at Flagpole Hill?


Thanks!  I see it's more involved than I thought.

As a side note, would anyone be interested in splitting a $30 purchase of
100 purple fletchings with me?  I can order them through the store.

Lord Iames, which fletchings are better for Society use?  The store I went
to had both the curved ones and the angular ones.

Gabrielle

>From: "Cleek, James M." <James.M.Cleek at abc.com>
>Reply-To: steppes at ansteorra.org
>To: "'steppes at ansteorra.org'" <steppes at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RE: [Steppes] Sunday War Practice at Flagpole Hill?
>Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 13:23:43 -0400
>
>As far as the Fletching goes we will be demonstrating and teaching. I would
>not expect to take home arrows from the hill. It would be better to learn
>there and inspect some of the equipment and parts so that you could order
>the necessary materials and then come to one of the Bowyers and Fletchers
>guild meetings to actually fletch your own.
>
>If you can get to the supplies you will need.
>At least 1 dozen shafts spined to your bows draw weight.
>3 dozen fletches, 1 dozen of one color for your cock feather and two dozen
>of another color for the rest.
>One dozen Field points
>One dozen Nocks
>Ferrule tight Hot melt glue
>Fletch tight cement
>
>These are the basics but I would recommend that you seal your shafts with
>polyurethane or something similar after you cut them to length and taper
>them. This requires a tapering tool, dipping tube and some polyurethane.
>You
>need to let the shafts dry for at least 24 hours before you try to fletch
>them. These materials are all available from the guild as well as fletching
>jigs.
>
>Again I highly recommend you sit down with us at fighter practice and learn
>the basics we can then guide you to some of the better suppliers for your
>materials. Since many of the guild members already own the tools if you let
>us know when you are going to come to a meeting we will make sure that they
>are there for you to use.
>
>Yours in Service,
>Lord Iames Lochlainn
>Steppes Bowyer and Fletchers Guild Leader
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jann Mays [mailto:hlgabrielle at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 11:31 AM
>To: steppes at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Steppes] Sunday War Practice at Flagpole Hill?
>
>
>I have heard that their will be a large gathering at Flagpole Hill this
>Sunday and that there will be both light weapons and heavy weapons
>tournaments.  I have also heard that there will be combat archery practice
>there as well.  Is all of this true?
>
>I have also heard that there may be an arrow fletching class under the
>trees
>at this practice.  I would like to be able to take home my own arrows, so
>what supplies and equipment will I need to bring?  I've heard some of it --
>dowel rods, fletchings (feathers), a special glue, and a jig which I plan
>to
>purchase -- but what are the specifics?  What size dowel rods, what are the
>end pieces called, which fletchings are more traditional - the curved ones
>or the angular ones, what is the glue needed?  Anything I've missed?  Could
>the "teacher" post this information to the list, please?
>
>We were discussing the practice at the Singers/Bardic Guild last night.
>Here are some of the particulars I heard -- there are supposed to be:
>tournaments (some of which may start earlier than 2:00, right?), everyone
>is
>asked to bring a picnic basket, blanket or tourney chairs and any project
>they might want to work on, there are supposed to be goodies (watermelon
>and
>the like) available for the fighters, pavilions available, bardic
>activities
>and extra songsheets available, and, also, the Barony of Elfsea is joining
>us in a combined fighter practice at this event.  Could someone confirm
>and/or correct, please?
>
>Thanks,
>Gabrielle
>
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