RE: Can I cut Goldtips from the back?
Any way to remove feathers without damaging the crown.... There is a way, but it's a PITA. Take a really sharp knife and carefully cut through the base of the feather, from one end to the other. Take care not to cut into the crown dip itself! Then you can sand off the rest of the baseand glue with fine grit sandpapertill you get flush with the finish.
Problem is, the glue is bonded to the crown dip so the crown is messedup to start with. You'll have to orient the arrow in your fletching jig so that you fletch right on top of the old fletch locations.
Refletch with Bohning fletching tape so, the next time you refletch, all you have to do is peel off the old feathers and do some minor sanding where you dotted glue on the ends of each feather.
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Be likeallus MORTAL beingsand break or loseyour arrows before you have to refletch them. [8D]