Homemade turkey feather Fletching and a do-it-yourself Arrow jig

This is how I process turkey feathers into homemade Fletching. The quills are hand sanded then cut to shape with scissors. Then a homemade Fletching jig is used to attach the feathers to the arrow shaft.

[@draven3838]

Im glad i watched this video, thanks for making it. I like making my own arrows and was wondering how to make a jig for long fletchings.

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks...the arrows I made worked well...good luck

[@loganoneal5506]

I harvested my first turkey this spring using a bow and arrow. I hate throwing those beautiful feathers away and I was looking for a project that I could do to utilize them. This is the perfect idea! I’d love to hunt using turkey feather arrows.

[@americanplayscapes]

Awsome

[@louisbailey4900]

Love this video!
I get alot of satisfaction out if making my own areows,and it relaxes me while I'm doing it.

[@americanplayscapes]

Me too

[@bowtechlover1]

Wow!!! That’s the Truist form of making and fletching arrows from feather to fletch.

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks...had to improvise.

[@JaySav916]

Very nicely done. I like your simplistic approach and the fact that you didn't use power tools.

[@americanplayscapes]

thanks...I need for weekend and used what was on hand...am making the same jig out of wood.

[@TechieTard]

Brother, get yourself an exacto knife or a box cutter. A small belt sander if you can afford it. Thanks for sharing your process. I really liked your fletching jig

[@kaylabarham4231]

Looks like they will work great! Good job

[@americanplayscapes]

thanks

[@geraldgreen5723]

Good job !! Thats ingenuity!!

[@neredeyizhocam]

you are cutting the feather professionally. people burning them.

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks

[@joeyxu5023]

Amazing! You have a homemade fletcher!

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks...this was made in a hurry...working on a better one made of wood.

[@joeyxu5023]

@@americanplayscapes looking forward to your new one!

[@draven3838]

Well done ,thanks for the video

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks

[@aviationwalkarounds]

Very useful, thenk you!

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks

[@hernanhernandez9769]

Gracias por el video muy buen trabajo

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks

[@ChaoticCist23]

Great video! How do you make it so the feathers get that spiraling bend shape?

[@rikiray3370]

Awesome.

[@americanplayscapes]

Thanks

[@ericmiller1100]

Cool video did you make the template out of thick cardbord? It impossible to find in stock fletching templates online

[@tylerparker3024]

Sweet! Just a tip the feathers youre using are the really thin kind of floppy ones you really want to use the first maybe 6 feathers on the turkey wing then trash the rest. They're alot thicker and stronger

[@americanplayscapes]

This is true....These feathers were ones that I find while walking in the woods...were not from a turkey kill.

[@phantomairsoft1]

Thanks I'm trying to craft my own arrows

[@americanplayscapes]

good luck

[@Fox8ball.]

Awesome work. I have a question is there a specific reason why you use turkey feathers ?

[@americanplayscapes]

No reason...they are big and ones that I find while walking in the woods.

[@Fox8ball.]

@@americanplayscapes ah ok thanks for the help

[@billmessner8052]

Psa You can use goose feathers too. I have some i took from a Canada i got a few weeks ago.

[@jamieparkinson2044]

Does anyone know where I could buy the clamp thing he uses to sand the quill

[@americanplayscapes]

I just used a piece of tin and folded it then sandwiched it between sticks of wood. Used metal roof flashing.

[@billmessner8052]

@@americanplayscapes ohhhh i have metal flashing. Cool

[@neplatnyudaj110]

Nice. What glue do you use?

[@americanplayscapes]

I just used some super glue from dollar store

[@americanplayscapes]

Use the gell glue type

[@St1nky_Rodent]

I have a bunch of turkey feathers.

[@americanplayscapes]

I like to find them in the woods.

[@billmessner8052]

What is that piece called that you have the feather in as you sand it?

[@americanplayscapes]

Not sure what to call it...it is just a clamp I made by bending a piece of metal roof flashing..to hold the feather without damaging it.

[@billmessner8052]

@@americanplayscapes the template you used to trim the feather..did you make or buy that?

[@americanplayscapes]

@@billmessner8052 I just copied it from a fletching on another arrow and cut it out of cardboard.

[@billmessner8052]

@@americanplayscapes nice..thank you!

[@jaxv94]

I just need to hunt 2 wild turkeys 🦃 🦃 and stock up on their feathers

[@americanplayscapes]

Tru...but any feathers will work...i like turkey the best