Maine Hntr Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Is anyone out there into cutting, fletching and setting up your own arrows? If so, how do you like it, is there a lot to know and is it any cheaper in the long run or is it more expensive with the tooling and set up required? Have been doing a lot of research and it seems like something I'd like to get into or set up in my basement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 i don't, but i've thought about it. well what you need is an arrow saw, G5 squaring tool (recommended), acetone, arrow prep tool (to rough up the inside of the shaft), fletch and insert glues, and a fletcher of some kind. the shop here will cut and fletch your arrows for around $3 an arrow. the pay back is not very quick if you're buying all the stuff listed. i'd have to build more than 100 arrows before the stuff would've paid for itself. an alternative would be to buy shafts online and have them pre-cut free, like from Lancaster Archery. then you could do the rest yourself. an arrow saw being your biggest expense, this option would have a much quicker pay back. i've got everything at home except a fletcher and saw, so i can maintain arrows. if you decide to go through with it, the process isn't hard at all to building a tough square arrow with certain tips/tricks and using the right glues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 ...i should also add something more. if you think you'd be buying tighter tolerance straighter arrows there's another trick to help with pay back when getting a saw. buy the same arrow with a wider tolerance for straightness and weight, it's cheaper. before you fletch the bare shafts, you cut some off from each end, which helps with straightness. then if you really want get a pocket scale for $30-40 and weigh your finished arrows, matching up stuff to get the weight exactly the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Don't cut my own, but do fletch and refletch them. Most places will cut your arrows to length for you when you buy them free of charge. Bitz jig is what I use, works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Just re-fletch here when I tear up vanes. Thought about it but in my case when I consider the cost of a saw to cut carbon shafts it's cheaper to buy them from the bow shop when I need more. I know the owner & his shop is only about 5 minutes from my house. As you know, carbon shafts last a lot longer. I could have justified it back in the days when I just shot aluminum shafts since it was common to bend shafts during practice rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter16 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 The little bow shop around here will cut them free when we buy them from there then me and my brother fletch nock and insert ourselves as far as cheaper goes it is cheaper but not by much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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