Lilhunter- It's all manual ( as far as I know ) . He planes down the block that he has glued on . He also has some sort of a jig that he uses . I really don't understand his process - other than the end result .
My son ,Matt , uses the Ty-wraps . When he takes the clamps off , he removes the ty-wraps and sorts them into 3 group sizes . This way he keeps them in order and can reuse them . They keep things tight .
Matt uses cocobolo (?) , Wenghe (?) and Rosewood mostly to glue on the ends .
He also bought a Feather burner and grinder and wants to try making his own fletching .
In one of the pictures I posted above , you will see something white in the "self nock" . It's a piece of deer antler .