Removing feathers from wraps

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matt61
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Removing feathers from wraps

#1 Post by matt61 » Mon May 03, 2010 7:50 pm

Has anyone got a good way that they use to get damaged feathers off a wrapped carbon shaft,without damaging the wrap.
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perry
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Re: Removing feathers from wraps

#2 Post by perry » Tue May 04, 2010 6:02 pm

Use fletching tape. I switched to it as it was breaking my heart removing feathers and damaging my cresting. Have rarely lost a feather since I switched to it.

Sorry mate once a feather is glued to a wrap I don't like your chances

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Re: Removing feathers from wraps

#3 Post by longbowinfected » Tue May 04, 2010 9:14 pm

use a surgical knife or scalpel / hobby knife.....but heat the feather at the base with a warming hair dryer or even heat gun on very low setting might work...but I agree with Perry.use fletching tape. With my timbers and alloys I use kids book contact as a wrap, use fletching tape and tie the flights on.....only had one broken flight in two hundred arrows over three years nd it was caused by shooting across my hand with an ELB with wrongly tuned arrows.

Kev
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