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shootrj2003:
Just as soon get the real stuff,I use artificial sinew for a lot of leatherwork in traditonal muzzleloading equipment and leather and other crafts ,I found sources of real sinew very quickly once I had a need thanks

bjrogg:
I agree with Aaron. Real sinew works the best as it shrinks nice and tight so fletch stays tight. I waterproof with superglue to.

I really like two fletch.

Bjrogg

JW_Halverson:
Ok, real sinew is gonna be the coolest and in some ways the easiest to deal with. But if all you have is artificial sinew, then use it!

Step 1) Split the fake stuff down. It usually comes in 5 or 7 strand configuration and splitting it down will mean less mass and less "hump" where you wrap down the fletch

Step 2) As you are laying it down, stretch it so tight you are afraid it is going to cut into your fingers.

Step 3) Once it is laid down, there is no absolute need to tie it off or slip it back under the previous several wraps. Instead, use your thumbnail to burnish it down tight to the shaft.

Step 4) Use a small amount of regular super glue on the artificial sinew and a fingertip to smooth it down. A few minutes later when the glue has cured, add a second layer. The CA glue burns up the wax and seals everything down HARD. Sometimes I will get a loose bit that has lifted and now presents a burr. Sand if off with 300 grit sandpaper and another little brush with superglue.

This is the technique I am using on movie prop Native arrows because I know come he!! or high water, rain or shine, the adhesive is not going to lift. And it looks pretty close to historically correct.

WhistlingBadger:
I've been wanting to try that two fletch method.  How do those two-fletched arrows fly at distance?  How much work are they to make compared to the usual three fletch?  Pros and cons?

StickMark:
The main con would be close up, meaning less recovery from paradox up close. I get better two blade Zwickey flight with four fletch, either 4" or 5".

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