How many of you guys build your own arrows. I have been looking into it and was wondering if it is cost effective for you ? Do you do it so you can build exactly what you want ? I guess I kind of view it like reloading your own rounds. Tinkering with different formulas to get the max out of your bow. What says the GS ?
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Have been building my own arrows for better than 20 years. It is fun and the end results is just exactly what you want it to be. I build both wood and alunimum arrows. I make my own fletching from wild turkey feathers, which are three or four times as durable as those you buy. Now, one other thing, I am talking about shooting traditional only. I do not have shoot compound bows at all. I just enjoy the tradional bow.
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Originally posted by Cropduster View PostHave been building my own arrows for better than 20 years. It is fun and the end results is just exactly what you want it to be. I build both wood and alunimum arrows. I make my own fletching from wild turkey feathers, which are three or four times as durable as those you buy. Now, one other thing, I am talking about shooting traditional only. I do not have shoot compound bows at all. I just enjoy the tradional bow.
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I just started building my own last year. I also build for a couple of friends. It's a little cheaper in that I can buy bulk vanes, but then I blow a good portion of the cost savings on custom wraps. The finished product still comes out a little cheaper. The main reason I do it is so I can get exactly the look I want on my arrows and control the weight. I'll do a dozen and all will be within a couple of grains of each other. That helps on your accuracy and cuts down on the flyers, IMHO.
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Like reloading, it is a little more cost effective to buy bare shafts once you have the arrow saw and fletching jig. I started into because I was disappointed in the way a shop cut my arrows (not a straight cut at all). It will also save a little money and a lot of time when you can refletch arrows yourself and not have to take it somewhere and wait for them to do it. Plus you can choose what kind of fletch and offset you want versus shooting whatever the factory fletches them with.
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Buy a jig, then shafts, nocks, inserts, points, glue, and vanes/feathers and you are in business. And, yes it is cost effective. Especially when you have 4-5 laying around with shot-up vanes or a missing/loose vane. Instead of taking them to a shop and paying, it is a DIY while you watch TV.
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I haven't bought an assembled arrow since 2002. I like putting my own colors, own offset, favorite vanes or feathers, etc... on my arrows. The store never had what I wanted.
The other thing was cutting. I had too many "close enough" shops. Now my arrows are cut perfectly to my length - every time.
I'm not going to say it's cost effective, because I spend a lot of money testing stuff. But I will say it's fun, and I always get exactly what I want. That's why I build my own.
All the best,
Glenn
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