I’m still looking for a piece of bone or suitable stone for an arrow head but some unfortunate bird conveniently left half of its wing near my campsite, so at least I got the fletching done.

I also don’t even have a bow but maybe that’s the next project then.

  • notabot@piefed.social
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    10 hours ago

    That’s looking pretty good, especially if it’s your first go! The feathers look nicely shaped, even, and at the right angles. The one thing I’d say is, make sure you leave enough space at the back of the shaft, you’ve got these very near the end, and by the time you’ve cut the nock (the groove the bowstring sits in) there’s not going to be enough space for your fingers on the bowstring if you have then near the nocking point.

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      6 hours ago

      I intend to trim the feathers a bit but I didn’t have scissors with me and didn’t want to attempt it with a knife.