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recurve shooter:
crud. well what style would you suggest thats pretty easy to do by hand?  ???

Pat B:
Do a 3 fletch but just wrap them securely at the back first then a few wraps at the front, pull tight and complete the wrap

sailordad:
i think they all should be failry easiy to do
i have dome mostly three fletch,some two fletch.but all have been done by hand
it just takes a little practice,like anything else,and becomes easier to do with a little practice.
it cant be to difficult or the ancients would have found and easier way to do it.
after all their life depended on it.if it was too difficult they,just for need of survival,would have found a better way to do it.

Cacatch:
Recurve,

Are primaries all you have? The secret to easy fletching by hand is it doesn't matter so much how you put the feathers on, so long as you put all of them on the same way. When I fletch with primaries, be it on cane or wood both, I get me some pinie pitch and dab around the shaft right where I'm going to put the front edge of the feather at. Then I take my feathers before the pitch cools too much and press them to it for a few seconds. The pinie pitch if it is warm, will hold the feathers there in position whilst I coat my sinew in hide glue or knox and wrap them nice and snug. Then I let it dry for a half hour or so whilst I do something else like drink chocolate milk in my recliner and watch America's Funniest Home Videos or My Name is Earl or something. Then I go back and take my pinie pitch and dab on the shaft right where I want the back edge to come down at, in helical, or straight, or however. Then I press the back edges down into the warm pitch for a few seconds each, and usually the pitch will hold them whilst I get my sinew ready again and wrap snuggly. Of course, this method leaves a little arch in the vane, and you will be able to see a sliver of daylight between the quill and the shaft. I used to fret on that and make every effort to tie them down, but I don't anymore. Life is too short and I lose too many arrows too quick anyway to worry about them looking perfect. Plus, mine fly just fine without being tied down anyhow.

That's just how I do it.

CP

Cacatch:
I think Sailordad is right. The older I get, the more I believe the indian motto had to be "If it's too hard it must not be worth doing".

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