fletching
Arrow tail stabilizers
Fletching refers to the feathers or vanes attached to the back end of an arrow, which stabilize its flight by creating drag and spin.
The term covers both the fins themselves and the craft of attaching them: He learned fletching from his grandfather.
A fletcher is someone who makes arrows.
Wind direction indicator
adhesive · binding · splicing · tapering · cutting · alignment · spacing · helical
Wind direction indicator
- quillFeather used for writing
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
turkey · goose · peacock · natural · synthetic · plastic · rubber · shield
One who shoots arrows
- bowmanArrow-shooting marksman
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- nockArrow's bowstring slot
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
broadhead · arrowhead · bowstring · longbow · recurve · crossbow · compound · target
Rapid rotation around axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- dragResistance through fluid
lift · flight · accuracy · consistency · tuning · clearance · windage · grouping
vane
Wind direction indicator
glue · adhesive · binding · splicing · tapering · cutting · alignment · spacing · helical · straight
vane
Wind direction indicator
plumage · turkey · goose · peacock · natural · synthetic · plastic · rubber · shield · parabolic
archer
One who shoots arrows
shaft · broadhead · arrowhead · bowstring · longbow · recurve · crossbow · compound · target · bullseye
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
- trajectoryPath of moving object
drag · lift · flight · accuracy · consistency · tuning · clearance · windage · grouping · forgiveness
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing
- old tradesblacksmith, blacksmithing, cooper, carpentry, cobbler
- traditional craftspottery, hand sewing, wood carving, weaving, blacksmithing
- bowhuntingcompound bow, crossbow, recurve bow, longbow, arrow
- crossbowsarbalest, bolt, bolts, bowstring, crossbow bolt