Fletching!

So I don't own an arrow that I didn't fletch, but now I'm wanting to make traditional Korean arrows.  I read over the threads, and have some good ideas on where to start, but there's a couple of questions I still had for anyone that's done their own KTA fletching.

-Where do you guys get your feathers?  My normal source doesn't have pheasant (I'm assuming that's what's used based on the pictures I've found).  I can find sources for it, but if there's a "go to" source, I'd like to use it.

-Are wooden nocks preferred over glued on materials (like bone or horn)?

-Are there any specs that I should know about?  The arrows I've seen seem to be very.... similar; the serving thread is of similar start/finish, the feathers are of similar characteristics....etc.

-Lastly, Korean archery has had, imo, the coolest arrow heads I've ever seen on historical sources.  I would like to make a few prestigious arrows to show off in a holder, and it'd really be great to have them perfect.  Where can I find reproductions?

I think that's it.  Sorry for the wall of questions, but I've spent a lot of time researching the stuff, and those are the only questions I couldn't find answers for, or at least not consistent answers for.

misterwonky wrote:

So I don't own an arrow that I didn't fletch, but now I'm wanting to make traditional Korean arrows.  I read over the threads, and have some good ideas on where to start, but there's a couple of questions I still had for anyone that's done their own KTA fletching.

-Where do you guys get your feathers?  My normal source doesn't have pheasant (I'm assuming that's what's used based on the pictures I've found).  I can find sources for it, but if there's a "go to" source, I'd like to use it.

-Are wooden nocks preferred over glued on materials (like bone or horn)?

-Are there any specs that I should know about?  The arrows I've seen seem to be very.... similar; the serving thread is of similar start/finish, the feathers are of similar characteristics....etc.

-Lastly, Korean archery has had, imo, the coolest arrow heads I've ever seen on historical sources.  I would like to make a few prestigious arrows to show off in a holder, and it'd really be great to have them perfect.  Where can I find reproductions?

I think that's it.  Sorry for the wall of questions, but I've spent a lot of time researching the stuff, and those are the only questions I couldn't find answers for, or at least not consistent answers for.

What you need is the video I produced on the Korean bamboo arrow     (You can get it from Three Rivers Archery: http://www.3riversarchery.com/The+Way+o … item.html)