How To Build Your Own Arrows | Bowhunt 101

[@CJLiveFromTheOutdoors]

Thanks for explaining it all. You laid it out in clear, easy to understand instructions.

[@justinvzu01]

It's still a good idea IMO to rub some acetone over the shaft before wrapping, and then wet wipe the wrap and dry it before the vanes go on. I have yet to have a single wrap fall off this way.

[@brandonburker7330]

Yeah that's definitely a good idea

[@bowhuntordie]

That's not a bad idea, but making sure the shaft is clean before wrapping is always essential.

[@vietnv788]

This was a very informative vid regarding fletching the vanes, after a good year schooting with standard blazer vanes on the easton fmj's, i finally found a reliable source with good tip's and trick's for securing the vanes. if i'm able to get to the shop this week, i think that i'm gonna buy the first set allready installed, and a set for learning to fletch my own. Great upload and well explained, thanks!

[@JusCrank]

Looking into my first arrow build. Glad I came across your video! 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@isaiah3898]

The biggest thing I like about wraps is it makes it easier to find them depending on the color

[@jhuntley575]

Nice, I like cutting my wraps in half looks slick more foc and double the wraps

[@nicmcconchie2199]

What a fantastic resource. Thanks for the info mate. 👍

[@bowhuntordie]

No problem 👍

[@featheredcoyote5477]

Orange wraps and vanes are my preference as well.

[@twinsport6009536]

I have a few questions, I see some builders will install a sleeve that is on the outside of the shaft where the broad head is screwed in. Why? I think I know but would like to hear from someone that professionally builds arrows and in this video, you didn't mention that option. Also, I want to get into building arrows and bows any good resources that a person can watch or even read up on. Great job on the video, so far yours has been the best without getting so technical and straying away from what you are teaching. Thank you, Jay

[@arenh2049]

Simply and to the point, thanks!

[@daedaluxe]

I love your attention to detail when building these.

[@dillonbutler6098]

Thanks for the help 💯👌 getting everything together to build my first set

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

Thank you for sharing this with us. I too am a fan of the orange 🍊. I have the same Easton fletching jig that I recently bought. However I don't have a saw or straightening jig yet. Still debating on whether I should try Victory, Easton, Gold Tip or Black Eagle. I am also thinking of going 4 fletch with a slight helical. I don't think that the jig I have is for helical vanes though.

[@cottojn]

Awesome great video thank you. When it come to weight how do I know what weight is best for the type of broad-heads I’m using? I don’t want to just get any set of arrows and slap on the broad-heads I like to use? My current arrow is 350 grains .244 diameter. The broad-heads I’m using are 125 grain Annihilators XL, how can I determine what insert and outserts I need and the length of fletching that I should use? The arrows came with aluminum inserts which I would like to change.

[@landonlengyel7860]

thank you ill try this sometime when i eventually find all the products in this vid

[@Dee-hi5zj]

Very cool presentation! THANKS!

[@seankresge2353]

Thanks for the training.

[@brettboes1238]

Built my first set this year. Went heavy. 250 spine Sirius Vulcans, 150gn insert with 200gn single bevel head. ~730gn arrow with FOC around 16%. You guys ever insert tune or nock tune? I feel like you'll guarantee better arrow flight if you insert tune before you glue them in and bare-shaft nock tune before you fletch.

[@oldfatnugly]

give victory rip tko 250's a shot... im at 720ish and 25% FOC w/ 220 insert and 200 BH at 30.5"... and they are spine aligned and marked so they are already "nock tuned"

[@Bryan-vz4sz]

@@oldfatnugly yall sniffin the dust, I like it!!

[@jhuntley575]

Awesome! Good luck I hope you get a nice Cape buffalo!

[@oppy2002]

What is involved in nock or insert tuning?

[@Hammerback0]

Bought mine at Walmart last fall. 100gr "whatever was cheapest" and managed to get a nice doe and a decent 8 pt.

[@LaraAmelia7]

what should I bare in mind when buying carbon fibre tubes to make arrows from scratch?

[@Highintensityhealth]

Super helpful, thanks

[@bowhuntordie]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tRRickedOut]

Is this done to save cost versus buying arrows or more from customization?

[@bullseyeprecision]

Great video!👍

[@stephenmeyer899]

I am shooting Gold Tip Hunter 400 arrows, should I get the small diameter easy fletch or the large?

[@hitbyligtning9661]

i didnt see anything in the video about installing the green end bits (behind the feathers)

[@brandonfrazier8890]

This was a great video and very detailed. I think I know the answer but just to be sure, if you were building these for hunting, I'm assuming you want to put on the broad head you want to use and then align the fletching to the broad head blades before you glue them on, correct? Just wanna be sure cause I think I'd like to try building my own for hunting season this year.

[@bowhuntordie]

That depends on if you're going to use a fixed or mechanical broadhead. If you're using a 3-blade fixed head, it would benefit you to align the vanes with the broadhead blades. But with mechanical broadheads, as Justin uses, it doesn't matter.

[@brandonfrazier8890]

@@bowhuntordie yeah I should have specified, my bad, but yes I will be shooting fixed blades. I appreciate the reply back.

[@bowhuntordie]

@@brandonfrazier8890 No problem!

[@robertmiller9142]

I like the jig and wonder if it comes in a four fletch with slight helical to them? Please let me know.

[@bowhuntordie]

You can get the Bitzenburger with 4-fletch capabilities, but not the Arizona EZ Fletch.

[@mulaka115]

If I wanted to do this how much could I expect to spend to get everything I need and get started?

[@NewEnglandPatriotsfan]

$75 most likely

[@amysteiner140]

Rookie here... I remember helping my dad build his arrows as a kid, he let me pick the feather colors 😊. But now I'm curious, why do you make your own arrows? Cheaper cost? Customization? Better quality? For the craft of it?

[@ejsocci2630]

Thank you.👊🏻🏹

[@bobbytudor3788]

Any good books on building arrows?

[@jacobgowdy1594]

You only need 3 small drops of glue then spread with the tip of your glue bottle. It's a pain clean the glue off and out of the ez Fletch jig

[@bowhuntordie]

Great tip! Cleaning glue out of any fletching jig is a pain.

[@brycejackson1972]

Soak the ez fletch in acetone for a few hours glue disappears. Doesn't affect jig.

[@musicmandz]

hello, can i use a short arrows in my standard crossbow without risk thanks

[@braunavery]

Is that the AAE Max Stealth “fire orange” or “sunset gold” you put on the arrow? AAE website does not have a FLO or Neon Orange color just “fire orange” or “sunset gold”

[@bowhuntordie]

Those are the sunset gold vanes. 👍

[@tangoedwards2087]

How did you get your brand printed on your wraps?

[@bowhuntordie]

We went through a company called OneStringer to make them.

[@joewilkinson7277]

What arrow saw do you use and what is the cost

[@bowhuntordie]

We have an Apple arrow saw in our shop. There are others out there, most of which are around $200.

[@MrSkunkworkx]

Not worried about cockvane ? Done mine in all one color and used a black sharpie to mark an X ;)

[@bowhuntordie]

That's the good thing about the Bowhunt or Die arrow wraps, Justin glued his vanes on so that one vane was lined up with the text on the arrow wrap. That way he knows which vane will be at the top when nocking an arrow.

[@aaronbeckemeyer8198]

Wanting to start building my own....How do you buy these arrows without the fletching already on it?

[@bowhuntordie]

You can find just about any bare arrow shaft at Lancaster Archery Supply - www.lancasterarchery.com/arrows/arrow-shafts/hunting-shafts.html

[@Zanthanee]

Great info... Thank you :)

[@Cbow406]

Do you wipe off the excess glue?

[@bowhuntordie]

Yes, usually. But it's good to not use way too much glue.

[@fireguymel]

Where did you get the tool you pushed the insert in from?

[@bowhuntordie]

That tool actually comes with the inserts and epoxy.

[@josephacker5716]

What kind of blade is that for cutting the arrows?

[@crumbopulis]

looks like a standard cutoff wheel

[@Patch-KSwyco]

Can that jig do 1 degree offsets

[@bowhuntordie]

Yes, both the Bitzenburger and Arizona EZ Fletch can do offsets.

[@austinphillips9966]

Are you guys switching arrow brands?

[@bowhuntordie]

We aren't affiliated with any certain arrow company at the moment, so we're out a few different options.

[@richardsarcheryreviews]

I use nail polish remover and a cotton bud on my veins prior to using the glue stick them to the shaft

[@bowhuntordie]

Yes, if you don't have a "primer pen" then a Q-tip or cotton swab with some alcohol will work as well.

[@richardsarcheryreviews]

@@bowhuntordie I only started making arrows about 3 weeks ago your videos has been a massive help some of the tools you use I can't get over here in the UK

[@antsoutdoors9445]

Is that the sunset gold color or fire orange AAE vane?

[@wcwcgarner2717]

Sunset gold vines

[@theproperlifeofdyl2912]

what color orange fletchings are those

[@redtigertom4947]

I belive sunset

[@neilglennon6897]

Why didn’t you spine align the arrow?

[@jhuntley575]

Those axis arrows never seem to need it imo compared to gold tips and others

[@austinhall5933]

What do your wraps weigh? I can't find info on the website

[@bowhuntordie]

They are about 7 grains, give or take a little.

[@adriandixon2021]

Switching to Easton ?

[@bowhuntordie]

We're no longer affiliated with any particular arrow brand so we're trying out a few different options.

[@RevM]

Bought a couple dozen of these exact arrows from camofire over the winter. At first blush they don’t seem any different than the bae rampage I shot last year, but at about half the price.

[@mr.diontoahmed1134]

And who attached the nocks and how?

[@bowhuntordie]

The nocks simply slide into the back of the arrow.

[@Karmang]

4:19 I should call her

[@JohnEvans_BowHunter]

I invented and patented a compound bow with no cable guard. You nock an arrow the same way you nocked an arrow on any compound bow. You can view a KZbin video "COMPOUND BOW NO CABLE GUARD"

[@julioril5445]

Where do you buy your arrows?

[@CJLiveFromTheOutdoors]

@Julio Ril, He mentioned Lancaster Archery (www.lancasterarchery.com/arrows.html) at the end of the video. I ordered from them for years and had no problems.

[@T-J-C]

You don't use and indicator vane?

[@bowhuntordie]

No. I align my vanes with the graphics on my arrow wrap and use those as my indicator.

[@clenzyson]

What was the name of that catalog you used in your video?

[@bowhuntordie]

GSM Outdoors product catalog. You can check out their digital product catalogs here. www.gsmoutdoors.com/catalogs/

[@clenzyson]

@@bowhuntordie Thanks for the reply.

[@dwaynejones8372]

What does your arrow weigh with broadhead?

[@bowhuntordie]

This particular setup is 507 grains total finished weight.

[@TomOnTheRun]

How do you remove mirolite nocks glued into Easton Shafts. I can index an fletch arrows but new to compound bows. Been active in the Xbow world but have migrated over to Compound bows. Like the challenge and all things related to archery.

[@bowhuntordie]

That's a tough one! Not sure if you can safely remove them without damaging the arrow or nock. I would say to use heat, but that could melt the nock.

[@TomOnTheRun]

@@bowhuntordie Haha, melted on the pliers. New nocks ordered.

[@TechTins_Projects]

Why not use shafts of wood with sharpened point and a slot in one end? Much easier and cheaper.

[@GrizzAxxemann]

Kaboom comes to mind.

[@darkrxse4432]

Wood will not stand well with a 45lb and up bow

[@katmarlow5789]

@@darkrxse4432why? english longbows with upwards 80-120 draw used wood.

[@russellshealy9395]

BHOD BABY !!!!!!

[@geraldovelazquez7585]

We're can u buy these tools

[@bowhuntordie]

You can find just about everything here - lancasterarchery.com/

[@bowhuntordie]

And you can check out our article for the names of all the tools - www.bowhunting.com/bowhunt101/building-your-own-arrows/

[@isaiah3898]

The only thing I don’t like about that bitzenburger is you don’t know how much helical your putting on your arrow

[@nettles89]

I mean, I realize what you mean, but it’s still pretty funny that the vid is titled “how to build your own arrows,” and step one is “buy arrows.”

[@bowhuntordie]

That's why we said "Build" not make! 😂

[@nettles89]

@@bowhuntordie sure, but if I click on a video titled “how to build a house,” and step one is “buy a house”...

[@bowhuntordie]

@@nettles89 But one of the steps for building a house, is to buy the materials, correct?

[@nettles89]

​@@bowhuntordie And the list of materials to buy usually doesn't begin with "#1: A House" It was just an observation about the unexpected terminology. As I stated at the beginning, I get what you meant, it was just funny.

[@kfoster9318]

😊

[@smokeyandtheauditor2501]

So... My last name is Fletcher and I've been really really wanting to Fletch my own arrows. If anyone sees this do you think it'll be a good business for me to Fletch my own arrows since my last name does mean arrow maker. Lmk

[@assassinaria]

I think the most important thing is workmanship. I can respect a name like Fletcher, but if I'm putting money into something, I would need decent workmanship

[@w4447]

So I'm watching north woods law the other day. They wrote up a guy for not having his name on his arrows. How do you put your name and info on an arrow?

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

😘💅😭

[@LUCIFER-wv5z]

bow

[@smokedogg166]

If you’re using the epoxy for the insert, the arrow needs to sit horizontal on a flat surface for 24hours. I have had the HIT slide up and down the shaft because it wasn’t fully cured.

[@roberthardin5732]

Hard to see details of what you r doing. Need to show more up close shots.

[@nicholaskutchera5159]

First!

[@jonathantrumpower9316]

I see wraps in the first 5 seconds and cringe ;/.

[@greywolfwalking6359]

Many assumptions??? Think about this... n all of your bells n whistles n slippery molecule gear...does the average " archer " have all of this?? Think " the common man" version...you did well,basically... Thanks!

[@ryanpate6215]

1. Pushed insert in too far. 2. Epoxy glue might cause a chemical reaction to the carbon and adhesive. 3. Your oil fingerprints all over wrap. 4. way too much glue on vanes. 5. didn't index insert with vanes. 6. way too much glue will cause arrow to be unbalanced.7. Water and Q-tip to clean inside of arrow is hogwash. Please do better if you're going to have a KZbin channel teaching people on arrow building.

[@herrickkyle]

So much wrong here. Dudley has videos on arrow building

[@bowhuntordie]

What exactly did we get wrong here? We've never had issues while building arrows like this.

[@yesicanu]

@@bowhuntordie I'm interested in knowing as well. I've watched many including Dudley's. Although this video lacks "fluff," which I appreciate, I wouldn't do much differently other than not use solvent to clean and keep my hand oil off the adhesive areas but that's a personal preference.