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Offline jamie (psycho)

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primitive fletching jig (new pic)
« on: March 10, 2011, 06:08:24 am »
i posted this a long time ago and was just browsing through here and saw all the fletching questions. very easy to use, with a wrap or with out. its just a piece of leather or rawhide that slides on the arrow and holds the feather by the quill. just cut a hole in it and 3 slices where the quills can fit into.



after its wrapped on the end ,slide it down and start your spiral wrap.



you can force the wrapping through the feather but its better to seperate the feather with a thin blade. they go back together much better, then just complete the wrap






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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2011, 08:09:29 am »
Thanks for posting this again Jamie. I'm sure you'll get a lot of hits on this. Great info and a great, simplistic tool and method!  8)
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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2011, 09:25:40 am »
Ha! I'll be making one today! Thanks Jamie.
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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2011, 09:55:56 am »
Jamie, wiullyou post a pic of the actual tool so folks can see how simple it is?
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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2011, 04:24:18 pm »
will do pat. i'll get one up tomorrow.  :)
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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2011, 05:20:58 pm »
Im going to make one right now.thanks
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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2011, 08:14:45 pm »
Very cool, I'll have to give it a try.  It never feels to primitive fletching with a Bitzenberger. ;)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2011, 08:25:32 pm »
So could this one be patented with the name "Bitzen-booga" since it's definitely in the Ooga-booga realm?

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I gotta make me a set of 12 of these!
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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2011, 12:47:38 pm »
Way to keep it simple. Thanks  ;D
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Offline Stringman

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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2011, 05:54:22 pm »
I love how simple this is! I'm definitely gonna make one of these and it will go in my arrow making box! Thanks for yet another time saving idea!!!
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Offline jamie (psycho)

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Re: primitive fletching jig
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2011, 06:53:38 pm »
glad ya'll liked it. i'll get a photo of it tnite or tomorrow. forgot to do it .
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Offline bucksbuoy

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Re: primitive fletching jig (new pic)
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2011, 04:02:59 pm »
thats a keeper. Ill be trying that.
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Re: primitive fletching jig (new pic)
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2011, 06:46:18 pm »

Howdy Jamie,


Hey, I really like your fletching jig.  (And, I like the cost of one like that.)

Question;  When using a jig like that (leather with three slits cut in), when / how do you apply the glue? 
Do you tie down the fletchings, front and back, and then apply the glue to the edges of the fletching?  I just don't see how you are getting them glued down??

Thanks for sharing,
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Re: primitive fletching jig (new pic)
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2011, 09:51:12 am »
Never seen that before, never be without one now. Thanks Jamie !  '  Frank
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Re: primitive fletching jig (new pic)
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2011, 03:11:14 pm »
Great idea, thanks!
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