Fletching own arrows
 

I was just curious who fletches their own arrows, and would it be worth the extra money to buy a fletching jig to do it yourself. Would it save money over the long run?

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Its part of the sport and it is easy if you follow the basics!
I use a Jo Jan does six at one time talk to your pro shop
they can get you set u!!

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Absolutely worth every penny you spend on a good quality jig and fletches. Somebody has probably figured it out but even if it costs more it is still worth buying raw shafts and building your own you won' t believe the difference in your arrow flight especially if you have trouble with your broadheads. you will still get slight difference' s in the raw shafts but put them aside and use for target only. If you don' t get into it too much it is still worth buying a GOOD QUALITY jig jo jan bitzenburger and there are some others, it will pay for itself just by fixing your knock around arrows.

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I fletch my own arrows. I pretty much do it for convenience purposes more than anything. I' ve used a Jo Jan for years and recently switched to an Arizona EZ fletcher....works great.

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I fletch my own because it' s convenient for me and i love to tinker anyway. I like the ideal of being able to fletch an arrow when i tear it up instead of having to wait to take it to someone else. The nearest bow shop is about 50 miles away so i pretty much try to do all my archery work myself. Call me crazy but for me there' s just something special about harvesting an animal with an arrow i made myself.:D

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I have been fletching my own arrows for about 2 years. I could not do without it now. As mentioned their is a real improvement in consistency of fletching and you can replace one vane or all 3 at a time. You do not have to take them in to have them fletched. If I get tired of a color I switch them.

You will save money over time. I like doing it so much I tell my brother in law that I will fletch his and his kids arrows.

Good Luck

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I just purchased a Jo-Jan 6 arrow fletcher. Just got shafts and will probably start the first ones this weekend.

I decided to fletch because I can control the quality and both my daughters are beginning to shoot. To me, that justified building them myself.

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i' ve been fletching my own arrow for a long time ,i use a jo-jan multi fletcher it get the job done fast when you can do six at once. and arrow saws are inexpensive, if you want a good price check out fcs discount archery ,they are on the web and advertise in bowhunter.

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I fletch about half of my own arrows plus I do my own repairs. Sometimes I am just in a pinch and don' t have time to fletch them, so I call the order into a friend of ours and can usually have them in a day or 2.

I use the Grayling jig to do mine. It isn' t quite as nice as the Bitz, but it does a great job. I love the feeling of harvesting an animal with an arrow that I made from the bare shaft.

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Been fletching my own and also cresting my own. I never have problem with my vanes coming off any more, because know they get done right, and with enough glue. Always ran into problems with dealers and arrow fletching. Fletchings were always coming off.

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I have been fletching my arrows for a long time. Dont know if it saves money, I just like being in control of the quality of the fletching job, color choices, plus its a great hobby. If you do happen to tear or nick a fletch you can repair it pronto and have the arrow ready to use quickly.

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been doing mine for a while with a bitzenburg. i just love to do it.l plus i can test several different combos like length of featthers/vanes, helical, and i can get all my hunting arrows to within a 1 gn tolerance by matching the fletching.

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Fletching your own can save money in the long run. You can also be in control of the quality and consistancy. A third point is that it brings a matter of personal pride that you made what you shoot. If you are going buy a jig, i would recommend a single jig as apposed to a multiple jig epecially if you are fletching a helical. The only way to be absolutly certain that all of the helicals are consistant is to do them on the same jig.

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Absolutely. The more self-sufficient you can be in this sport, the better off you' ll be for it.

JRW

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I love fletching my wood arrows

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I fletch my own arrows and on carbons I allways install the inserts myself.I like to install the inserts with slow setting epoxy and spin test each head.Alot of broadhead flight problems are caused by improperly aligned inserts.And on carbons it' s hard to re heat them and turn the inserts without damaging the shaft.

CB

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Thanks for all the brand names and advice, will look into getting me one!