This step should either be done in a very well-ventilated area, preferably outside. The smell is worse than any hair-singing smell you've ever smelled.



Place your arrow in the v-groove and position the nock in the nock-groove.



Attach your wire-form to the terminals (DO NOT CONNECT THEM TO THE POWERSUPPLY YET) and line up the form so that it touches or almost touches the shaft. Rotate your arrow so the wire-form is between two vanes.



Attach the alligator-clips to the bolt-terminals and the other ends to your powersupply. Turn up the voltage until the wireform is slightly red, if you put too much voltage through it, it will burn like a lamp-wire and melt, and you will have to make a new wire-form.



If you have a wooden wireshaft, you can rotate it with your bare hands, but otherwise you should use an isolating glove to isolate yourself from the shaft.



Apply some light pressure to the arrow towards the nock-groove to make sure it stays in place and doesn't jump out.



Slowly rotate the arrow one full rotation. The wire will burn off the feathers and leave you with three perfect cut fletchings.



Turn off the electricity and carefully remove the arrow from the cutter, taking care not to nick it on the wire-form as it is still hot.

If any residual quill is left on the shaft, you can cut them off carefully with a sharp knife.



You're done! Enjoy your new feathercutter!

