anyone ever use real turkey feather
 

to make their own arrows?

I made one the other day. It is going to be used for decorative purposes only. I did however shoot it out of an old recurve I had at the house and it suprisingly shot pretty darn straight.

I will take a picture of it before I give it to my Wife's Aunt, she is just going to hang it on the wall for decoration.

It was a fun project though

There are a couple of guys here that make there own arrows. They are both after the wing feathers from my wild turkeys.

The one only wants the ones of the right wing. Why, I have no idea.

I have split my own quills and made my own shafts for years.
The hardest part is getting some good wild feathers.
Canada goose feathers are really good due to the oil content in the feathers.

It has to do with the helical on the feathers. you have to use the feathers from the same wing or you will wind up with some right helical and some lef thelical feathers on the arrome and that makes them fly really bad, hahahahaa:D

Idunno if I used right or left for the arrow I made, I would have to look at it tonight, but I do know they are all the same. I will try to take a picture and post it tomorrow.

Is there any reason that they have to be wild feathers?

I used feathers that were moulted from a turkey my Grandparents had. Of course there was only enough feathers for one arrow, I wouldn't see why you couldn't ask a farmer that raises turkeys for the feather that get moulted.

here the picture I said I'd post long time ago

and another

oops

last one

nice lookin arrow
they don't have to be wild but the wilder ones have a tendebcy to have a better oil line inthem to repel water

Great lookin Arrow,.......But
 

If you use a TAIL feather ,.will the arrow shake?!
LMBO!!!!:D

Turkey feathers
 

I've used real turkey feathers before, I've saved them from the spring gobblers I've taken and my friends also save them for me.
After you have around 100 (most 7-8 primary wing feathers per wing) I use just left wing, you can ship them to Truflight and they will split and sand for a modest fee. Wild Turkey feathers are more stiff, and will make more noise if brush against clothing, than artificial feathers, or bleached tame turkeys, but danged, they do fly great.
Also killed a buck this year with a stone point a friend knapped for me, anlers wasn't much, but a big deer.. But I was more pleased with this stone point kill than if had been a 12 point with regular broadhead.