Yay trad section!

[swampsnyper]

Build the shelf up directly above the push point of the handle. That will minimize variations in your form from shot to shot. Same with the strike plate. Minimal contact point with the arrow, that's located directly above the depth of the handle helps overcome inconsistencies in form. BTW, moving the contact point forward or backward will have an effect of how stiff the arrow shoots. Move it forward and the spine gets weaker, move it back and the spine gets stiffer.

Nobody that I can find sells A&A fletch (except Toughhead sells really short ones). You have to cut them from full length feathers, but it's not that hard to do. You can cut a 5" parabolic into an A&A, but you'll probably end up with a feather slightly shorter than 4".

Buy a chopper. I've been chopping my own feathers for years.You can change the height and length to what ever you want. I think my feathers are 3in long and a shorter height than normal.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

CORRECTION:
A&A fletch is ONE HALF inch high. I said earlier that they are 3/4". That was incorrect.


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[Allegheny Tom]

Buy a chopper. I've been chopping my own feathers for years.You can change the height and length to what ever you want. I think my feathers are 3in long and a shorter height than normal.

You are right. Cutting just a few A&A for one arrow isn't a problem, but cutting a bunch by hand is time consuming and inconsistent.
Any recommendations for a chopper? I'd like to not break the bank.

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[Razorbak66]

Instead of chopper you can make your own template with heavy cardboard ( tape it like a hinge and fold over and cut with scissors and I made templates out of thin wood and plexiglass and layed on top and use a rotary cutter and cut many thousands of feathers that way. 3rivers sell templates that way now that’s another option you can use

 

[Allegheny Tom]

Instead of chopper you can make your own template with heavy cardboard ( tape it like a hinge and fold over and cut with scissors and I made templates out of thin wood and plexiglass and layed on top and use a rotary cutter and cut many thousands of feathers that way. 3rivers sell templates that way now that’s another option you can use

Yeah, I've been experimenting with a few different approaches. Laying the feather on a piece of packing tape before cutting is a tip I saw on Traditional Bowhunter.com, but that gets a little tedious. I was hoping for a way more friendly to mass production...I really only need to cut 50 or so. I'm still rolling it around my skull.

 

[Razorbak66]

Use rotary cutter and plexiglass as it will give you a lip You can follow with the cutter takes few seconds per cut

 

[swampsnyper]

You are right. Cutting just a few A&A for one arrow isn't a problem, but cutting a bunch by hand is time consuming and inconsistent.
Any recommendations for a chopper? I'd like to not break the bank.

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I got 3 from 3 rivers. But consistency is still a problem. The hinge has play, so each chop can be a little different. And full length feathers are all different. Some have a thick quill, some thin, and they all are thicker on one end than the other. I can get 2 chopped feathers from one full length feather. I guess I should keep all the feathers chopped from one end together and all from the other end together and use them for different batches of arrows.

 

[swampsnyper]

I’ve been wanting a feather burner but they cost way too much. You won’t get any more consistent than that! My friend has one. They are cool.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

I’ve been wanting a feather burner but they cost way too much. You won’t get any more consistent than that! My friend has one. They are cool.

Yeah...upwards of $200. I was hoping to avoid that.
Unless you guys are willing to pay me big bucks to cut feathers for ya...lol.

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[Bigburner]

Before the season I’m gonna try and increase my arrow weight by 100 gr. And mess with some single bevels. I have some wiggle room with my spine so I’m putting In 100 grain brass insert and gonna give some 125 gr grizzly glue ons a whirl with 75 gr steel inserts. That will put me up in the 650 range. I’ll get plenty of sharpening practice in the mean time bc from what I hear those grizzly’s are pretty rough out of the package.

 

[morgancountry]

Before the season I’m gonna try and increase my arrow weight by 100 gr. And mess with some single bevels. I have some wiggle room with my spine so I’m putting In 100 grain brass insert and gonna give some 125 gr grizzly glue ons a whirl with 75 gr steel inserts. That will put me up in the 650 range. I’ll get plenty of sharpening practice in the mean time bc from what I hear those grizzly’s are pretty rough out of the package.

I don’t have experience with other brands other than muzzy from my compound days, but the grizzlies weren’t too bad. About 15 minutes per head with a file and some cardboard. Just take your time and don’t get in a hurry.


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