Your arrows won’t fly as well as they would with feather fletching, but they will fly truer than with no fletching. Give it a try, you might be surprised how easily this technique works. Turn ...

An overview of the process of making arrows, starting from square lumber, through to dressing with fletchings, nocks, and heads. Skip to main content. ... Fletching jig (photo by Roy Wood) ...

The video above walks you step-by-step through the process of making wood arrows for your selfbow. Here are the steps for building a set of wood arrows: Order shafts in the proper spine; Taper the ...

Step 3: Let the wood dry. This typically takes at least three or four weeks but can be up to a year. If you want to be sure, buy a moisture meter and wait for a readout of 11 or 12 percent.

The fletching was trimmed using a hot coal. ... At 10 meters the accuracy was better than 50 % for this narrow target and the arrows stuck into the wood enough so that they were difficult to pull out.

Fletchings come in two main varieties ... Only wooden arrow shafts, steel points, and turkey wing feather fletchings are allowed in specific historical competitions.

Figuring out exactly what fletching type, number, and orientation gives the absolute best arrow flight for your bow setup and hunting style can sometimes seem like rocket science. And that’s ...