Fletching stabilizes your arrow in flight. Grab three feathers from a bird (turkey feathers work great; avoid seagulls—they’re too salty). Split each feather down the middle and trim them to about four inches long.
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Glue or tie them evenly around the shaft’s tail end, spaced 120 degrees apart. If you mess this up, your arrow will fly like a drunk penguin. A little trick: one feather should be a different color—that’s your “cock feather.” It faces away from the bow, so you don’t shoot your own hand off. Safety first, chaos second.