Arrow Fletching

Also are these a good buy for goose feathers? Because goose feathers are naturally waterproof, and I would rather have them compared to other feathers.

Heres the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/25-Goose-Wing-Feath ... 7C294%3A50

Or are these a better buy than the one above, because I heard tail feathers are better for asian archery. Heres the link

http://cgi.ebay.com/20-Canada-Goose-Tai ... 7C294%3A50

there are some bows and arrows from Genghis era:
http://198.170.107.188/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1251
In Asian tradition is normal to glue flething without jig. You must to snatch away "flag" from a feather and to glue it using a hide glue. You will aplicate glue on the feather, get end of it between thumb and index finger and put it on the arrow near of the nock. Tight feather by other hand and glue it.

mongolianarcher wrote:

I am trying to make arrows that mongols would have used in the yuan dynasty. Can anybody give me pointers? Also, how can I get the right style of fletching; and how can I get the correct angle of the feathers with a jig?

Copy these:

http://198.170.107.188/photo/showimg.ph ... wheads.jpg

Let me know if you need detailed dimensions.

What about the feathers?

on the end of video is making arrows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJw8ETRFhKo
I thing, that technology is the same :lol:

To use a modern western jig, You can make a piece to fit into the nock holder to change the orientation of the nock slot by 90 degrees.

In the old days it was all done by hand and hide glue was the preferred adhesive. Tail feathers were preferred because they were straighter and easier to apply without a jig.

A Yuan dynasty arrow maker's kit was published many years ago in Wenwu. whether it was Mongol or not I cannot say. Arrow heads were published and a small photo of the arrows found with the box. The fletching was large but not as big as the later Qing fletching.