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5 inch low profile banana cut feathers

Started by Blessed One, February 07, 2019, 09:34:51 AM

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Blessed One

Can't seem to find anyone who sells them. Any help would be appreciated or will I need to buy a chopper or burner to try them?
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Rock 'N Bow

A chopper or burner would be your best bet. The good news is that if you use a chopper, it would work with both left and right wing feathers.
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Porkchop1

Quote from: Rock 'N Bow on February 07, 2019, 11:34:14 AM
A chopper or burner would be your best bet. The good news is that if you use a chopper, it would work with both left and right wing feathers.
So I might be a little thick but why wouldn't a burner work with either wing feather?
Porkchop

the rifleman

I have not seen them sold commercially.  I have made them using a feather burner.  The nice thing about a burner is that you can make them any height/shape/length you like.  And yes indeed the feather burner doesn't care whether they are left or right wing.

If shipping weren't outrageous you could just glue on the feathers and ship to me and I would burn them for you, but you'd have a good portion of the feather burner in shipping costs.

Best of luck.

Rock 'N Bow

Quote from: Porkchop1 on February 07, 2019, 12:30:26 PM
Quote from: Rock 'N Bow on February 07, 2019, 11:34:14 AM
A chopper or burner would be your best bet. The good news is that if you use a chopper, it would work with both left and right wing feathers.
So I might be a little thick but why wouldn't a burner work with either wing feather?
Of course a burner would work with either, but choppers are left or right wing specific. The front and back of a banana cut are symmetrical.
Todd Henck Longbow 68" 58#@28"
Dave Johnson Longbow 66" 60#@27"
Northern Mist Ramer 64" 50#@27"
Northern Mist Classic 68" 52#@28"
Shrew Hill #1 "Alpha" 67" 48#@28"

Blessed One

Thank you for the offer and I appreciate the input.
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Porkchop1

Quote from: Rock 'N Bow on February 07, 2019, 01:02:25 PM
Quote from: Porkchop1 on February 07, 2019, 12:30:26 PM
Quote from: Rock 'N Bow on February 07, 2019, 11:34:14 AM
A chopper or burner would be your best bet. The good news is that if you use a chopper, it would work with both left and right wing feathers.
So I might be a little thick but why wouldn't a burner work with either wing feather?
Of course a burner would work with either, but choppers are left or right wing specific. The front and back of a banana cut are symmetrical.

See I said I was being thick.  :biglaugh:
Porkchop

soap creek

I like a low profile banana cut as well. I took my chopper and added a spacer to the desired height. Works great.
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Blessed One

 Do you buy the big banana feathers and chop them down or do you cut them from my a feather?
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soap creek

I chop them from full length feathers. Usually I get a 5in banana cut and a 4in parabolic from one feather.
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Blessed One

Last question are bananas as easy to see as parabolic in flight?
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dnovo

I use a burner for mine. I like to be able to make them any size I want. Mine are currently about 4 1/2" long and 5/8 high. Quite a bit smaller than the bought ones but shoot the same with broadheads
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Blessed One

Could you post a picture of your arrows?
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arrow30

I modified a banana chopper to make shorter fletching, they end up being 4 1/4" long and 3/4" tall. I also burn them sometimes. I think they are more visable than parabolics.
   here is some pictures.



Blessed One

Man those look fantastic! Not sure why I like the look of bananas so much but to me they are the best looking fletching shape out there.
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M60gunner

I took a Lil Chopper and modified it for a lower cut. Years ago you could order the chopper your way from orginal owner. I had a 3 inch chopper made. They worked well for my wife's arrows. Sadly I let someone talk me out of that chopper.
I now have the Vario chopper. I wanted a parabolic cut but it's more banana shaped. Works great and you can see feathers in flight but IMO seeing the feathers has more to do with the color of the feathers and lighting conditions.[attachment=1]


Blessed One

Wanted to try them before I bought a chopper, and I have some on the way from feathers by the dozen. Thank you guys for the comments.
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Blessed One

Noticed 3 rivers shows low profile banana but doesn't show it as an option when I try to order.
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Daniel G. Banting

I know that the Lil Choppers come in both left and right. Due to that I guess it only makes sense that people presume you need one of each in order to do both LW and RW feathers. My experience is that is not the case. Yes the curvature of the feather is opposed so that when you put them on the chopper they are different ( one will curve up and one will curve down, but the profile remains the same.

You don't need both to do LW and RW feathers.

Regards,
Dan
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