Love this guy! I’ve watched dozens of his videos and learned something new every time.

Really appreciate you taking the time to do that, has really set my mind at ease about trying it myself. Thanks again, from Cornwall UK.

I enjoy your videos Jeff. One of the best parts of the enjoyment of traditional archery is maintaining and crafting your own equipment from building or simply re-fletching arrows to making your own strings etc. I have my my Dad’s old Blitzenberger with a right and left wing clamps, (although I have always stuck with the left wing).

Yep. Watching the video made me glad I ordered a dozen from you rather than 1/2 dozen 👍🏼

Very nice detailed video. Thanks for posting.

Awesome videos been watching for a few weeks now

Very informative , thanks for sharing , I just started fletching some of my arrows that the fletchings wore out on and have had good success , I have a Bitzenburger , and it works great I think I'll try that Gorilla glue though it appears to be lees messy to work with , Thanks again...

Awesome step by step video. Sure appreciate it. Thank you.

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you we appreciate it!

very cool thanks you make it look so easy.

I dont think you mentioned it but do you use left or right wing and are you using a helical or straight clamp and how much offset are you using?

Pro tip - if you noc-tune your bare shafts . You then can fletch them exactly the same. All oriented the same and tuned the same. Takes more time but results are awesome. Good video

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I’ve had to do that on some for bows that were not cut quite to center especially thanks!

Really helpful video!! Thank you so much!! :)

Thank you for doing such an easy to understand video

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir thank you so much for watching and hopefully it was helpful 👍🏻

Great Video...Was in the process of looking for a jig and would like to make my own wood arrows.

Great video.

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Morning brother

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

😁👍🏻

How do you decide to go with 3 or 4 fletch, and how do you decide on how much offset? Do you need any if you’re helical? I jumped in over my head and started my first try with 4x 3” with what I think was 4 degrees slant on top of the rw right helix. Box doesn’t actually explain the offset settings. Kind of a spicy mess but they fly. And it’s fun as can be.

I’d Like ti see how you actually set jig up for straight, offset and helical I have a bitzenburger and don’t like how it’s just a random guess on the degree of offset etc.

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

Yea they’re way more complicated than the Bohning, actually they’ve only got a couple of adjustments super easy 👍🏻

So, install the wraps prior to bare shaft tuning?

Hi, Jeff question for you? is your clamp straight! and your set the off set? Or is your jig left or right? I'm getting ready to order one and I'm deciding what to buy i had a benznburger before left and making 500 spine shafts it was a lot of off set with the left jig.

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

7 ай бұрын

Mine is a left helical and I set it to five degrees, anything three degrees or more is good 👍🏻

I have a question if you have bare shaft tune your Arrow to your bow does the sticker stiffened the shaft enough to make a difference in arrow flight and if so what do you do to compensate for it.

@mikeneuburger3989

Жыл бұрын

You can weigh your desired fletching on a grain scale and then use an equivalent weight of tape on the back end of the arrow. Or just go slow and tune them a touch weak and the fletching will stiffen up the arrow.

Very thorough video👍. What fletching color do you prefer for hunting?

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

4 ай бұрын

Hot pink or chartreuse, deer don’t pay attention to them like white and they’re really visible especially pink!

What is the overall length of a air strike shaft Uncut?

material list would of been nice.

Hey Jeff, is the Bohning jig's helical "set" or is it adjustable? I have a Bitz I bought back in the late 80s or early 90s. And while I too have my "reference marks" on it for different shafts, it's seemingly infinitely adjustable capabilities can be super frustrating. When I got the Bitz, I was shooting 5" vanes out of a compound. I switched to the small Blazers MANY years later. And now that I put away the training wheels and am stickbow-only, I have switched to feathers. Man...what a challenge to consistently fletch feathers with the Bitz (at least for me). I've thought about getting a Bohning jig as it appears to be much more simple. Your thoughts? Thanks brother!

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

Жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, yes they are much simpler jigs and all you do is adjust the top and bottom to give them some helical , they have little indicator marks to go by, I run mine on somewhere around a five degree which is like the third indicator and mark it with a sharpie, I’m able to do 5/16 shafts and small diameter as well with the same setting but they’re great for the money 👍🏻

@MattJones1829

Жыл бұрын

@@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998 Excellent information sir...thank you brother!

I was gonna order some feathers but they said left and right. Which do I need? My compound has a left twist. Do i need to see my bare bow too?

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

5 ай бұрын

Either one works fine it’s just that most strings for traditional bows are twisted clockwise which makes a left helical come off the string cleaner and they leave the shelf better so that’s why most guys run left wing feathers on traditional arrows 👍🏻

I have some cedar shafts that are a little weak for the tip weight I wanna run. Is it possible to put a thicker strike plate on to get them to bare shaft? Thanks

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

Probably the opposite actually might need a thinner strike plate to reduce paradox a little it’s worth trying or cut them a little if possible 👍🏻

How much offset do I need on a helical fletching, or does it matter ? And should I consider using wraps?

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

Жыл бұрын

I use wraps on all mine, offset is about 5 degrees but it’s not too critical as long as it fits the shaft properly

Hi what feathers do you use and where can you buy ?

How do you determine what size fletching to use? 3”, 4”, or 5”?

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

They all work fine I just like four inch because they fly broadheads great with less noise and drag than 5”, the 3” aren’t quite enough unless the arrow is tuned perfectly 👍🏻

I'm not going to admit how many times I've watched this video. Trust me, it's a bunch. I have the jig and crash coursed myself through fletching my first arrow. The base of my jig was as straight as a crescent moon out of the box, but I managed to fix it with a heat gun, a monkey wrench, and cold water to set it. I have the left helical clamp and left wing feathers. Should I also add any offset degrees as well or is it overkill ? Thanks.

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

7 ай бұрын

I run my base on five degrees it’s plenty

Every time I fletch an arrow using the Bohning jig I get uneven spacing between the feathers and can't for the life of me figure out why. The whole point of a jig is to ensure consistency. The only thing I can think of is that I'm using small diameter arrows (Easton Axis) which might be less forgiving. Any suggestions on improving consistency in feather spacing? Thank you.

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm, that’s strange I’ve honestly never had any issues as far as spacing goes, I always start out with the little notch lined up on the turn knob and adjust the helical degree the same on front and back somewhere near the middle which puts just enough but not so much that a smaller diameter shaft becomes difficult and they do have a lot less surface to work with lol thanks so much!

@UtiliTerran

2 жыл бұрын

@@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998 I just wanted to follow up and say that I discovered why I was getting inconsistent results with this jig. The jig comes in an 'index feather up' configuration, which strikes as really weird since I have only ever seen arrows with the index feather pointing away from the riser, not up. There are instructions to change the jig to an 'index feather out' position, which I incorrectly followed. It is possible to put this jig together in a configuration where it will 'click' at each position, but the spacings are not even. Once I carefully reassembled it correctly and followed this tutorial I got consistent results.

I have a question, which is the best right helical or left helical

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

4 ай бұрын

I prefer left for shooting off the shelf but there’s really not much difference, they just seem to leave a little cleaner at least on longbows 👍🏻

Love your videos and would like to contact you about equipment; please advise contact information. Thanks and blessings.

Were these straight fletch?

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 ай бұрын

Left helical👍🏻

What kind of glue are you using

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

Gorilla super glue

@instinctiveaddictionarcher8998

2 жыл бұрын

Fletch tight just a drop on the ends of the quill 👍🏻

stick the old wraps in a pot of boiling water 20 seconds. peel right off 👍