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Fletching jig?
StickMark:
I want to second the spine tester. Easy to make...and you rather quickly, three years :D, learn to kinda feel out the spine that works for arrow pass, your favorite draw weight, and your own personal release.
Hawkdancer:
What is your draw length! Generally, I think the arrow length should be long enough for the point to be clear of the back of your bow and your grip hand at full draw. As for a spine tester, as TimBo said, a 2 lb weight, and set your rests 28" apart, you can fudge just a bit on that. If you have a known spine arrow, put your weight dead center and mark the sag point for reference. Most shafts you buy will be in a 5# range, such as 40-45#.
Hawkdancer
Fox:
my draw length varies with the bow,,, but with the 28" arrows it was a 27" draw
elijahjmhutchinson:
I realize I'm a bit late to this party but still think I can help. I recently left my fletching jig at a family member's house and had to make a couple of arrows without it. Here's an old-school method that I use on occasion.
Wrap the front of the fletchings without glue and orient them evenly around the shaft. Then apply a small bit of glue to each feather one at a time as you normally would. Hold the glued edge of the quill to the shaft for a few minutes until it adheres enough to be let go. This technique relies entirely on your ability to eyeball and works best for short fletchings. A simple clamp can be made from a couple pieces of cardboard to hold the quill straight if a longer fletch is needed.
I hope this helps. Cheers
Fox:
--- Quote from: elijahjmhutchinson on April 07, 2021, 02:54:30 pm ---I realize I'm a bit late to this party but still think I can help. I recently left my fletching jig at a family member's house and had to make a couple of arrows without it. Here's an old-school method that I use on occasion.
Wrap the front of the fletchings without glue and orient them evenly around the shaft. Then apply a small bit of glue to each feather one at a time as you normally would. Hold the glued edge of the quill to the shaft for a few minutes until it adheres enough to be let go. This technique relies entirely on your ability to eyeball and works best for short fletchings. A simple clamp can be made from a couple pieces of cardboard to hold the quill straight if a longer fletch is needed.
I hope this helps. Cheers
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Part of that is a method that I’ve heard of but never tried it..... I’m going to give your method a try! Do you split the feather with a knife or pull it off?
Thanks for the help!
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