Old Feather Fletching Rig

[ghost]

This will probably be of interest to "older" hunters. ;D

I was cleaning out stuff to be junked and found two setups that my father used in the 1950s to fletch feathers on ceder arrows. The only writing on the jigs says they were manufacture by The Thompson Hawkeye Featrher Co.

It is made of cast metal and I have all the clamps. There are some sliding joints and every things seems to be working.

Any thoughts on which I should do with them.

Ghost

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Is it a burner, one that you can shape the feathers how ever you want???

[ghost]

Mar 2, 2012 0:05:25 GMT -5 smj said:

Is it a burner, one that you can shape the feathers how ever you want???

No, or I did not find an attachment that could burn feathers. It does have considerable adjustment range for feather angle.

Ghost.

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Somebody said that this jig is a lot, as in the same as, one that Cabelas is now selling... I see where one sold from Goodwill for about $26 online. I have a burner, but use a Bitzenburger to mount the feathers.