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Parnell:
Heya,

What's the low down on how to sinew wrap fletching downb?  I haven't really worked with the stuff yet and am currently chewing on a few strands in my mouth to start breaking it down.  Do you have to tie the stuff down, use hide glue, or can you just wrap it without tying a knot, it doesn't seem to want to stick quite yet.
What's the deal?

Thanks,

Parnell

mullet:
 I soak it in water, squeeze all of it tight between my fingers. Lay a piece on the fletching and shaft. Apply one drop of super glue, let it stick and start wrapping. Then I follow up with watered downed TB3 soaked in to the sinew.
  I never chew the stuff, never know how it was processed. Also most of that Northern stuff is where CWD is from.

Parnell:
Got it.  I'm debating on whether I want to try tying down the three feather fletch or just stick to the jig and glue I've been using.
Maybe it'd be better when I look to do some two feather fletches...
Eddie, if you're doing a three feather fletch using the tie down technique do you do a glue line along the feather after you've tied the front and back down?

mullet:
 Steve, yes, I do. I don't want them coming loose when I'm hunting. Even when I use glue and a jig, I wrap the front of the arrow. When I'm hunting I just do not want any failures.

Pat B:
I chew the strands until soft, straighten it out and begin wrapping. When I get to the end I lick my fingers and rotate the arrow between them adding pressure with my fingers until smooth. Set the arrow aside until the sinew dries. I now seal the sinew wraps with pitch varnish but have used TBIII or super glue over the sinew. I haven't had any problems with them coming loose. If one does, I re-wrap it with new sinew.  ::)

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