which feather colour? give me some ideas please!

[triffnix]

thanks for all the nice ideas yall gave me!

I thin ill go with red and black! i really like that combination!
red for the front 2/3 of the feather and black for the back 1/3.. should look very sharp with 4" parabolic..

Well now the only question is how to splice feathers. anyone some good advice for me, cause i have never done it before..


Thanks
Daniel

[Buff]

Make all 3 the same color, make them bright. Watching your arrow fly towards the target helps your sub consous learn what the shot looks like.

[Mike Murphey]

From shooting field archery many years ago, I found white is hard to see in flight, Green is good if it is not dark green, orange with orange floresent nocks are by far the best I have found to see where they are hitting....Red is tough to see in the shade....

[haztech3]

These are some I made for my son.Surprisingly the blue is easy to see in the grass.

[fletcherfor2]

thanks for all the nice ideas yall gave me!

I thin ill go with red and black! i really like that combination!
red for the front 2/3 of the feather and black for the back 1/3.. should look very sharp with 4" parabolic..

Well now the only question is how to splice feathers. anyone some good advice for me, cause i have never done it before..


Thanks
Daniel

Daniel,

PM Bountyhunter. He's the splicing expert (among other things), but he's probably out-of-pocket for the weekend at the Longbow Championship.

He may already have done a video how-to on splicing on here if you do a search. He's done several how-to videos. Want to make a broadhead out of a spoon?

[cajuntec]

thanks for all the nice ideas yall gave me!

I thin ill go with red and black! i really like that combination!
red for the front 2/3 of the feather and black for the back 1/3.. should look very sharp with 4" parabolic..

Well now the only question is how to splice feathers. anyone some good advice for me, cause i have never done it before..


Thanks
Daniel

Here is a decent picture tutorial:

http://www.rmsgear.com/tutorial_feather_splicing.htm

All the best,
Glenn

[cajuntec]

Those look really sharp. Cresting is something I'd like to learn to do.

It's actually a lot easier than you would think, given the right tools. A good brush, paint thinned correctly, and a good design chuck on a spinning motor does a great job.

Here was my very first cresting machine, made from some wood scraps I had laying around, an old sewing machine motor, and a Dremel tool foot pedal to control the speed. The only part that I bought was the chuck - I think I got that from 3Rivers. I used this machine for years before buying a "real" one, and to tell the truth, this one worked just as good!

[Deb]

Daniel,

PM Bountyhunter. He's the splicing expert (among other things), but he's probably out-of-pocket for the weekend at the Longbow Championship.

He may already have done a video how-to on splicing on here if you do a search. He's done several how-to videos. Want to make a broadhead out of a spoon?

Yep, google Bountyhunter Traditional Arrows. He may have a how-to vid posted there.

[M-2]

Here's Derek's "how to splice" video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JEOP0nwYIc4

[Breeze430]

Man! Ya'll have some PURTY arrows!

Breeze

[mpotts]

I like three 4 in white shield cut

[M-2]

Two with wraps and one with painted cresting

[Deb]

Those are really nice, Martha. I can't wait to see my new ones.

[M-2]

Those are really nice, Martha. I can't wait to see my new ones.

Thanks, Deb - the ones I saw described that Derek is making for you sound extraordinary! Can't wait to see how he imbeds a STAR in a feather!

[triffnix]

inbed a star in a feather sounds very nice! Dab you need to posta pic when you get them!

Thanks for the link! That was very helpful! I have some old parabol feathers her so ill star and splice some old ones for training. when i got a feeling for it ill star with the 36 red black ones. That sounds like a looot of work .

Cant wait for the finishes new set of arrows. Will be someting completely new for me! Never had footing before and never had spliced feathers before..

Thanks for the help!

Daniel