Making Arrows

[Watz_Hunt]

OK Peeps I have bought some new arrow shafts and got them cut to size today and put the inserts into them. When my shipment of fletching jig, glue, fletching and all that other stuff needed comes on Monday I am wondering if there is anything that I need to do prior to fletching my arrows. This is my first time building up my arrows from shafts so I watched someone put the inserts in, I just need to get some info on doing the fletching so I don't screw up too many times. So anyone with experience drop me a line of helpful hints. Thanks in advance.

[BLKBEARKLR]

I always wipe my shafts down with rubbing alcohol to make sure they are good and clean

[bowhuntin]

Not to much to it, you might want to clean the surface with some rubbing alcohol or acetone so you know the shaft doesn't have any oils and residues on it. This will make sure that you get a good bond with the glue.

[bow4elk]

wood, carbon, or aluminum?  PM me and we can talk...easy to build arrows but you'll want to consider some things.

[Watz_Hunt]

Easton N-Fused Carbon Arrows.

[halflife65]

After cleaning the arrows don't touch them.

My dad always likes the broadheads to line up with the vanes, so he'll screw one on before he builds the arrow and then makes sure that it's lined up in the fletcher.

I've never noticed a difference when I shoot them lined up or when they're not lined up, though.  Personal preference, I guess.

[firecrotch]

if you use acetone make sure you pull out your knock. if you get any of it on the knock it will be torn up in seconds, get brittle and break.

[gutsnthegrass]

I always take a scotch brite pad and gently "scuff" where the vanes are going and then take some denatured alchohol and wipe the shaft down, seems to work well for me.  Get a good glue and apply a small bead and then also put a dab of glue on the leading and trailing end of the vane for a bit of insurance.

[carpsniperg2]

  put wraps on them they make refleching easy and quick and the glue bonds to the wrap better than just the shaft always wrap your shaft if not clean the shaft first with acetone and then scuff them up a bit scotch brite pads work good like gutsnthegrass said