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This is very easy to use & the feathers it makes are uniform.

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I bought the right-hand traditional chopper because I got tired of the fletching style I could get locally (and I had a bag of goose feathers I picked up over a year ago). I must say, when that first feather popped out it was cool. There is some getting use to it with the quill alignment but that is not an issue. I did, however, cringe when the blade was smacked against the bottom metal plate so I went to the local craft store and bought a linoleum block of similar size to replace the bottom plate with. Works just as well, but now I don't cringe every time I use it. Was this a worthy investment? I just received the left-hand traditional chopper so I can use both sides of the quill more efficiently and the other half of the bag o'feathers that ended up not being right wing.

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I have cut many hundreds of feathers with this chopper. The only problem I have had is after about ten years of cutting the blade gets dull. After my last purchase I noticed that now you can buy replacement parts for a fraction of the full price.

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The little chopper is easy to use, gives you the advantage of making all your own archery gear that you use.

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The feather chopper is great. With different designs, you can buy full length feathers in bulk and then decide on the profile you want to use. Also the chopper makes splicing feathers very easy and accurate.

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This is easy to use and paid for itself after doing one set of turkey wings.

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A lot of fun to use. I like being able to use my own wild turkey feathers.Can be used any time of year. No burnt feather smell like a feather burner.

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I had to re-adjust the straightedge on this because the banana feathers didn't look like low cut. Not sure what I got but I made it work.

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I have most of the feather profiles and they are all well made and trouble free.

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The chopper produces uniform fletches that result in consistancy in appearance and performance. You can produce batches of fletches to have on hand or punch them out as needed. There are a nice variety of shapes and all produce a professional look. It is easy to use but care should be excercised since the blade is sharp!

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I bought the RW and LW Shield choppers and they were easier to use then I expected and turned out feathers better and faster than I expected as well.

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the chopper works great

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choppers are great!!

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Every archery shop; in the home or in a business can use feather choppers. Fletch is cheaper full length; and left over fletch makes great flu-flu arrows. Its fun and easy- try one!

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These feather chopper are great and it save you money so you don't haft to buy feather's pre-cut.

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Its very easy to use a, saves time and money.

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"I use it for chopping my feathers for my arrows works very well!

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I've had a 5 inch shield chopper for years and just got the 4 inch parabolic and love them both. Great product.

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works great - question does a 5in chopper measure 5in or 5 1/2in? i ordered a 5in and it measures 5 1/2 in. my old feathers are truely 5in - will this mess up the flight of my arrow - 2 feathers are 5in and1 is 5 1/2 in?

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This chopper has worked out much better than the low profile banana chopper with the goose feathers that I've used.Nothing wrong with that chopper, just that goose feathers aren't of real high quality but they are free.And with this 4" chopper and paper tuning, the fletchings that I put on the Gamegetters I got for my birthday make for perfect arrows
Thanks

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This is the second feather chopper I received. Easy to use and accurate when you get used to it. Great for anyone building their own feathers who don't want the smell associated with burning.

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Had to fletch up 10 dozen arrows for my Church's Youth Group and having limited funds I found it was cheaper to buy this chopper and full length feathers and get 2:1. worked like a champ!

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Need to make sure you line up feather just so. You will recieve a very straight cut. Well constructed. Im not sure of how to sharpen but the price is great. I would buy again.

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This unit is very stable, and easy to use -- even for a beginner like me! I can now make the medieval wooden target arrows I have been wanting to for years!

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This is the second chopper I've purchased. I've made hundreds of arrows with the first one (parabolic) and wanted to try a different shape (shield). Works well and is very durable.

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This is my third little chopper I have purchased from 3 rivers. These are functional and work as described.

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used it to make my full lenght feathers 4" sheild and they look great on my arrow

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Great chopper! This little helper is made of quality material, well designed and crafted for years of service. Anyone can turn out clean, perfectly shaped fletching with this jewel. Don't know why I waited so long to get one.

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After reading an article in Traditional Bowhunter magazine about making your own feathers, i wanted to give it a try. I had saved the wings from the last few wild turkeys I'd taken, so I had plenty of feathers to work with. The Little Chopper was by far the easiest part of the process. After the feather is cut to size, and the quill ground down,just place the feather in the little Chopper on the guide, close the cover, (carefully, the blade is sharp!) and whack it with a mallet, and presto, perfect, consistent natural barred turkey feathers. One additional benefit of the banana chopper, you can cut either right or left wing feathers with it.

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does it's job better than any other way. it has a style for everyone. I got the 5" pope and young style. no cons

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The product is very easy to use and produces consistent feathers. They look great on an arrow.

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A great way to use turkey feathers for boy scout projects

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Cutting wild turkey feathers.

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First time ever using it takes a little care to get a Quality even cut. You can not be afraid of striking with a hard rubber dead blow hammer. It is durable. Your best lighting is a plus and you need a solid workspace. I was able to get two feathers cut from some of the full length feathers. I had a little trouble with some feathers at the rear cut off and had to use the sissors to finish the cut. I bought a feather burner which I will probabily never use now that I have these choppers. My sawed off level tree stump in the bright sunlight worked best as a solid workbench.

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Targets and Hunting.

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Very simply put, this little chopper would make one ask themselves, "Why would I do it any other way." It's economical and precise. You don't have to have any real skills to operate this tool. All in all this is one of the best investments for my Archery I have ever made.

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To me, a more useful size than the larger banana chopper. Still produces a large fletching but not out of proportion. I used goose feathers and Goldtip traditional woodgrain shafts with a reflective wrap for a handsome set of arrows that got a lot of compliments at the 3D shoot this weekend. Thanks.

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I have purchased four feather choppers so far and have found them all to work well. The choices in fletching shapes allow you to experiment to find what fletching works best for different uses. The "Traditional" and "Pope and Young" (Raptor) fletchings have an appropriate look for historic recreation, similar enough to the war arrow to convey a historic look (and they shoot very well out of my longbow too, at short to medium range). Does a flag-tail fletching work better on a large English longbow? I think so! It sure beats the smell of burning feathers!

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Good, well made.

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It took some time to get used to the process. But I am chopping feathers like a pro in 15 minutes. Thanks for the great product.

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Great product.

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I have been fletching for nearly 20 years and have always used pre-cut feathers until now. I doubt that I will go back! The Feather Chopper has delivered consistent excellent results, giving me a real feeling of excellence in the resulting fletching. I had thought it would be a royal pain to cut my own feathers, but this tool made it incredibly easy.

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I used the chopper to create my own feathers from turkeys that I had harvested. It works very well in keeping the feathers a consistant size and weight.

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Good repeatability on cutting feathers. A very durable product. I have four different shape choppers and they all work great.

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Make sure you hit the plate hard with a rubber mallet and the feather will come right out. Use only good strutting feathers.

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I have gotten great arrow flight from the fletching I have chopped. It also works for cutting 3" fletching for my kid's arrows, which makes the waste on my full length feathers almost zero. I purchased the 5" sheild chopper and I will most definately purchase another of a differant shape.

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A 'must have' for anyone who likes to make their own customized arrows. Easy to use as well as durable and it comes in shapes that are not readily available as pre-cut feathers. More often than not I can even get two flights out of one full length feather. By doing that this handy little gadget will eventually even 'pay for itself'... It doesn't get much better than that.

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Nice product. Would like the blade to be a liitle sharper.

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Great product. I have found it much cheaper other places since this purchase.

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I use these to make various styles of feathers for my longbows, recurves, and compounds. Great sucess with these Choppers and the TrueFlight feathers.

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I actually purchased these two choppers to use on vanes. I use 4 inch vanes and my son uses 3 inch. I obtained a couple of thousand 5 inch vanes on Ebay a while back in a bulk buy with other size vanes and wasn't sure what I was going to do with them. The choppers solved the problem. They clip the vanes off to the perfect length. And the price was perfect as well. I'm delighted, I've already converted a couple hundred of the 5 inch vanes to 4 inch and they work perfect. I know the choppers are made for feathers but they work just as well on vanes. Bill P.

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Easy to use.

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The feather cutter was great, fast and good edges on the cuts, I cut up 2 dozen fletches in no time at all.

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I cut all my own feathers, own several choppers, traditional is difficult to keep sharp.

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I really like to chop my own feathers. You can customize the design if you are careful.

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This Product is a muct have for anyone that builds the there own traditonal arrows. The Feather Chopper I perchased has been used non-stop since I got it and the cutting edge is still as sharp as the day I bought it. With a little ove 600 feathers cut so far! This tool is Amazing!

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Quick delivery.

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This chopper works well, and is reasonably priced. Occasionally I've needed to do an extra tap with the hammer when the feather did cut through along its entire length, but even if that happens, it's easy to deal with and sure makes producing consistent feathers a quick, easy task.

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Could not be easier to chop feathers.

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Accurate and easy to use. Was able to cut 100 feathers in no time.

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An excellent product that I now prefer to my feather burner.

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This is the best tool I have found to turn harvested turkey feathers into arrow feathers.

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I had ordered the 5" parabolic and got the 3". I decided to try it anyway and was glad I did. Besides cutting turkey and goose feathers, I can reuse old 5" parabolics and shield cuts. Arrows fly faster, just as stable, and longer.

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This chopper cut my feathers accurately and quickly.

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Recently I brought my 11 year old daughter on a turkey hunt, which ended in a 37 lb Tom and a load of flight feathers. She has been asking to build arrows the 'old way' but I don't have much time for tying, cutting with scissors, etc. The "Little Chopper" sure came in handy, and fast, when fixin' to cut the fletches. I am fond of the 'Traditional' style chopper, as it is esthetically pleasing and controls the arrow well without diminishing speed. I would surely recommend this product to any and all archers.

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I purchased the banana low chopper, cuts nicely and makes great fletching, easy to use, although the cutting edge requires frequent touch up. Arrow flight is very good. Nice to be able to make your own. Would recommend this product to anyone.

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I use the feather chopper to make my own fletching from the turkey feathers I harvested over the spring. The chopper works great giving me a nice clean feather everytime. At this point I have nothing negative to say about the feather chopper.

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Very good buy for the money and gets the job done. Takes a little force to get through but consistant. I will be buying some more.

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My first cut was perfect due to the ease of use. Produced consistent results even though I'd never cut a feather in my life!
Just be careful of the blade as it's very sharp.

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Easy to use, and makes cutting fletchings very quick.

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A great way to convert my Spring Turkey wings into fletchings for my arrows. While it definately looks different than a traditional flteching, I like the idea of the banana fletch and will use it this fall for deer hunting.

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I love this thing. I have also found that you can make a shield cut plastic vane as well. Very cool!

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Very easy to use!

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This is my second feather chopper purchased from 3R. These choppers are very affordable, simple to use, and can literally take a pounding.

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Great Item, its easy to use, quick, simple and dead straight.

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This product is easy to use and reliable.

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I run a bow hunting outfit, and love to hunt trad as well. This is the 2nd I've bought, both are going well.

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Just what I was looking for. Arrow flight is stable.

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This just doesn't get any easier,or better! Now you can have any type or size fletching that you desire. For re-enactment there is a shape. For hunters,you have several. Competition, same. Primitive, you got it. You put the feather in, BANG, and you got it. How simple is that? They're sturdy and inexpensive, and I'm going to get me other shapes and PLAY!

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More fun than buying pre-cut feathers.

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Have used the choppers for 4 dz. arrows and they are great. Started with Paras. and switched to bananas. Rock solid construction. Feathers pop out with a sharp wack of a mallet.

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I have just started to make my own fletching, and with the aid of this tool, of which I now own 4, I find it gem. I use wild turkey & goose which are tough but it cuts precisely with little effort. It slides around a bit so I put a piece of drawer liner to bottom and it works. A good product.

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A very consistant cut from feather to feather. I use a right and left wing cutter to cut my feathers from wild turkeys I have harvested. People can't believe I cut them myself because they are so consistant.

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Just the ticket for making your own fletch from full length feathers.

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I am a beginner making my own arrows. The chopper makes at least the feather cutting part easy. You just need to remember to use a hammer and not just rely on strength when pressing the chopper to the feather. Only a hammer will make the cut perfect. And the cuts are PERFECT!

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I found this to be a very good purchase. My only concern was the feathers with the thicker quills up front tended not to chop all the way through. All feathers came out idenical. I will definately buy other size/styles of this product

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A very useful tool