VermontHunter Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 It's getting to be that time of year again, so I thought this would be a good post to resurrect from the past .... Just thought it would be a good time to post up some very useful info/links on building custom arrows ... ** APPLYING ARROW WRAPS ** It's that time of the year again, when us old and new archer want to get er done to get ready for next season. APPLYING ARROW WRAPS by need2hunt If I've missed something, and you have more to add feel free to bring it up, this is so people can learn and maybe get involved in another area of archery. Putting wraps on arrows is "EXTREMELY EASY". You'll need to wipe down your arrow shafts with soap and water, rubbing alcohol (and then dry them) so there's no dust or oil residue on the shaft. Other than your arrow shaft you'll just need a foam mouse pad and your wraps... Take one of the wraps off the paper and lay it sticky side up an the mousepad... Take your arrow shaft and line it up parallel to the wrap, whatever distance from the nock you prefer (I have mine butting up to the nock) Now start rolling the shaft over the wrap, applying light downward pressure. Continue rolling, proceeding until the entire wrap is on the arrow shaft. Apply pressure with your finger along the wrap to work any air bubbles out and get good adhesion. And that's all there is to it!!! Here's a pic of the finished wrapped and fletched arrow. Like I said I'll post a how to on fletching once I can get some pics. Other informative links Vane Removal? http://www.realtree.com/forums/showf...;page=0#706092 What glue to use for Vanes? http://www.realtree.com/forums/showflat....;gonew=1#UNREAD HOW TO FLETCH YOUR OWN ARROWS 3 Vane Set-up Before we begin we will need a few items.. For time sake I will use the equipment and supplies I personally use. 1. Fletching Jig ( I personally use the Jo-Jan Single Fletcher) but there are many to choose from and it will be a personal preference. 2. Vane Stripper (I personally use the EZE-Strip) a dull knife will work just as good. 3.Vane Glue (I personally use the AAE FastSet Glue ) 4. You will need some vanes (I use either the 4” Bohning Killer Vanes or the 2” Bohning Blazer Vanes) 5. Wraps if you so choose to personalize your arrows. 6. Lastly you will need some acetone to clean the shaft before applying the vanes, rubbing alcohol will work fine..Now that we have all of our supplies lets begin the fun… NOTE: If you are starting with bare shafts you can skip step #1 STEP 1. Using the EZE Strip tool strip away all of the vanes and glue taking note NOT to gouge the shafts. Step 2. Now that the vanes are all removed we need to clean the shafts. Using a clean cloth or paper towel wet it with the rubbing alcohol and rub down the shafts until they are smooth and clean of glue. Step 3. Now that we have all of our shafts stripped and clean we will need to determine what degree we want to use on our vanes. There are 3 different angles to work with note the following illustration. Most common is the Straight Offset usually about 2-4 degrees. Once we have set our Jig for the offset we want it’s time to place a vane of choice in the Jig Clamp. We want to dry fit the vane to the shaft so we can set the vane depth (This is how far the vane is from the end of the shaft) which is usually ½” to ¾” once you have determined this I usually make a small thin mark on the clamp for permanent reference. Now that we have the jig set we can start to glue some shafts up with vanes. Step 4. Place a vane in the Jig Clamp at the pre-determined mark we made in the previous step. Now take glue in hand and apply a very thin strip of glue along the base of the entire vane base. Then place the clamp in the Jig carefully and straight. After a few seconds remove the clamp and rotate the shaft for the next vane. Step 5. REPEAT ABOVE 2 MORE TIMES. Step 6. After all of your shafts are complete, add a dab of glue to the front of each vane for added durability. FINISHED PRODUCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 hey luke! i'll add to this... your arrows have a specific spline. you want all your arrows to be the closest to the same as possible. plug both ends of your bare arrow shaft and put it in water. the shaft will spin and a certain portion of its surface will float to the top due to the orientation of the arrow's spine. mark this location on each arrow shaft and then fletch your arrows oriented the same with the mark on each. just learned this the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 hey luke! i'll add to this... your arrows have a specific spline. you want all your arrows to be the closest to the same as possible. plug both ends of your bare arrow shaft and put it in water. the shaft will spin and a certain portion of its surface will float to the top due to the orientation of the arrow's spine. mark this location on each arrow shaft and then fletch your arrows oriented the same with the mark on each. just learned this the other day. Some real good info, Thanks for sharing .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Great post! I will also add that Loctite Super Glue Gel works way better than Bohning Platinum....speaking from experience here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted October 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Bringing this back to the top .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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