finally finished

[rohan]

remember those wooden shafts that i was cresting a while back?
wll they are finished now and look ok for a first timer i think.
they have 130 grain ribteks with 4 inch feathers steering them.
gee feathers are hard to fletch compared to vanes, i had to fiddle around with the amount of twist to get good adhesion to the shaft but now i know for future fletching.
now all i have to do is sharpen the broadheads and practice, practice,practice and just maybe go hunting with it :)
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rohan

[ricochet]

Very nice Rohan, they look good, top job :)

Rick

[Glenn]

The cresting looks good Rohan, I know it's a lot of work but worth it in the end...Glenn...

[trophyhunter]

top stuff rohan they look the goods :shock:

[Arra Slinger]

well done mate.... hell of alot better than my first go at it
good colours too :) :) same as mine 8) 8)

[XTfreak]

Nice job!!
Bill

[Noakesy]

very well done rohan everyone in walcha is making their own now, they look awesome. 8) 8)

[Grunter]

Job well done there Rohan, really look very nice.
Grunter

[ed]

with that amount of offset I am not surprised you had trouble with the fletching. I use five inch feathers and have less overall offset than that, and that is on 2514 shafts aswell. Feathers have a bit of a natural twist in them and I don't think you need so much offset to get the arrow spinning - then again I may be wrong as I don't shoot at targets so far away to really notice it. :)
They look mighty nice, too much work for the likes of me though.

[rohan]

yeah they were a bit of a pain to fletch but they should fly good :D
rohan

[perry]

Rohan , good effort mate . You mentionioned that feathers are harder to put on than vanes . Vanes are much more flexible , I have found that commercially available feathers are too stiff in the quill , the manufacturers tend to leave too much of the white pith . I put the fletch in a fletching clamp or between 2 pieces of wood and carefully sand the base of the fletch untill it is only a 1/2 millimeter thick or so . Its fidly but makes a big differance to gluing big offsetts .
Try gateway fletches they tend to be a higher quality feather allround and the majority have nice thin quills . regards Perry

[Jack.L]

They look great mate! Could i ask what fletching jig you used? 8)