Ducsauce, I just got the straight clamp. They had the right helical in stock as well, but I figured I would use the straight clamp more right now. Let me know how that cresting machine comes along. I am hopefully going to pick up the parts for the machine sometime this week.

I picked the paint and the brushes today. Found some really neat fluorescent enamels (yellow, blue, green, red, orange) along with your standard gloss red, gloss black, gold, white, silver, gloss yellow, gloss green, gloss blue. I got some really thin tipped brushes and some of your standard size brushes as well.

I am really excited to get practicing on some of my older arrows. Can’t wait to see what they look like. I will try and post some pictures when I get them done.

Turtleshell, the Bitzenburger is probably one of the best fletching jigs on the market. What impressed me the mostwas a comment I saw on one of the forums I visit (I believe I saw it here on HNI, but don't quote me).

A guy mentioned he still had his first Bitz that his parents bought him over 50 years ago.Once Isaw that message, I was sold on the Bitz. Then add on the other 100's of positive commentsI have seenabout the Bitzenburger and basically it was a no brainer at what jig I should buy.

Sure, other fletching jigs will fletch arrows, but once you go Bitz, ya never go back. Or so I am told.