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Offline Newindian

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what fletching style do you use?
« on: March 17, 2013, 01:36:37 am »
Strait, helical, off set? And while we're at it do you hand fletch or use a jig
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2013, 10:52:38 am »
 I use 5",1/2" helical right wing mostly turkey and geese.
 I mainly use a jig for myself but hand fleatch for other people if they want.
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Offline Scowler

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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2013, 11:41:39 am »
I've a 4 1/4" left wing helical, mostly turkey and some geese.  Normally use a fletching jig but have done tied on only.  Although the fletchings are 4 1/4" long I trim 3/8" off the front and back to allow for artificial or real sinew wrappings, so the working fletching area is 3 1/2". 

Offline Pat B

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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2013, 11:54:56 am »
My fletching jig(JoJan Multifletch) is a straight fletcher. Depending on whether I'm using right or left wing I slightly offset the fletching either right or left. I also hand fletch with traditional 3 fletch, Eastern Woodland 2 fletch and tangential 3fletch.
 When I buy prechopped fletching I use 5 1/2" shield cut but when I go from scratch I burn fletching with my own design.
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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2013, 12:38:15 pm »
Eastern Woodland 2 fletch.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2013, 09:59:38 am »
I have come to prefer two fletch arrows.  I get more arrows from each turkey wing and I can't tell the difference in the accuracy. 
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2013, 11:30:14 am »
I have come to prefer two fletch arrows.  I get more arrows from each turkey wing and I can't tell the difference in the accuracy.

yup, pretty much do all my own arrows two fletch these days.
have found nothing about how they fly to do it any.
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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2013, 12:06:49 pm »
I like a two fletch, but have a 5 1/2" shield cut chopper for when I get full length feathers.  all most always helical or off set whether I'm using a jig or not.  I've even fletched some two feather with a jig set up to do 90* 4 fletch.  have fun, dpg
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2013, 02:28:13 pm »
Straight fletch with a self made jig. Or by hand and give it a little helical.

Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: what fletching style do you use?
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2013, 04:49:33 pm »
I prefer to use a slightly helical two sided- Diagram below.
I do not like the velocity loss, but I do like accuracy. a fast shaft will not help anything if you cannot hit stuff, and with a 50 pound recurve, I really do not mind small velocity loss. Plus, I do not hunt.
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