Many hunters and shooters get satisfaction from building their own arrows.
It is not as hard as many people think, and the investment in the equipment could save you money over time.
Petersen’s Bowhunting‘s Bill Winke has some good advice, including a video, so that you can build your own custom arrows in ten easy steps.
Fletching: As with shafts, you have many options regarding the size and style of fletching you apply. Again, the vast majority of modern bowhunters lean toward short, high-profile vanes such as Bohning’s Blazer. But you can really get creative here. You can try longer, lower-profile vanes. You can experiment with a variety of vane shapes such as shield cut, and a variety of grooves and textures molded into the vanes.
You can use natural features instead of plastic vanes. And you can experiment with using four, five or even six vanes on a shaft instead of the traditional three. If you don’t like a certain style you can just scrape them off and start over… [continued]
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