Well, i dont understand this. If you cut them right, why do you need to burn them too?

Don't think you do both. Either chop them or use a burner to shape them. With a burner, you can use different wires for different shapes. I think.

I'm very new to burning feathers but I like the fact that I can design any shape and size that I want and I dont have to buy seperate choppers or blades to do it.  You can get burner ribbons for $2.00 apiece.

Because they smell so good  

QuoteOriginally posted by 21cenlongbowhunter:
Because they smell so good    

I like to burn my feathers also,I can make any size I want.I have one wire I shaped into a bananna cut and I use to different ribbons for a shield cut.I use one ribbon to make the first sweeping cut,I can make it any heighth I want.The second ribbon I use to trim the shield cut.With the two ribbons I can make any length or heighth shield I want,3" or 4" or 5" or 5&1/2".If I get a good buy on die-cut feathers,I've cut them to the length I want and use the burner to trim them.

As has been said you can make whatever shape of feather you want. But what I like is, one full length feather will make 2, 4 1/2" fletch. I tend to make mine (shield) a little high.

I don't burn or chop. I use scissors. Here's how I get nice even cuts....

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l282/poekoelan/clip-open.jpg


http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l282/poekoelan/clips1.jpg


Only costs about a quarter a piece and I can make any shape I want and it works with right or left wing.

poekoelan: is that stuff plastic? is it just glued to the clips?

Also what is the difference in feather cuts? is one better than another?

Yes. Just thin plastic cut/filed to shape and glued to the inside of the clips.

Feather shape is a personal preference. But more feather means more stabilization. Some people like a lot of feather, like a 5 3/4 banana cut, and some people like less.

Oh, it's got to be the smell. Ask any wife, they'll tell ya.  

because with my burner, I can get two 5" high-back shields out of one full length feather. Half price.

The real truth is that feather smoke has deep halucinatory affect and some consider it a religious experience.LOL

You're talking to a man who's just spent the last hour burning feathers in the garage -30 mph wind and sleet outside.

About time I got in touch with Eternal Archery and got me a chopper.

Even my beer smells like burnt feathers!

Yuck..i dunno if i wanna try that. I think i will start out cutting them. thanks for clearing that up for me.
Pintail

"I like the smell of burnt feathers in the morning. Smells like.........archery."

                         Steve