some arrow fletching ?'s

[rugerbh103]

I was going to try fletching some of my own aluminum shafts and had afew questions. I have been ordering arrows with 5 in round back feathers in a right helical twist. To fletch my arrows in the same way does it matter if I use left or right wing feathers? Is there a difference , other than the obvious? Also does any one know a good mail order source for easton shafts. Ive seen afew but the prices I've seen have varied widly. Thanks for answering my questions.

[SlowBowinMO]

If you want your arrows to match you'll need right wing feathers, and a right helical clamp for your fletching jig.  Right helical fletching will cause your arrow to spin clockwise, left wing/helical will spin counterclockwise.

[smokin joe]

I will add that with screw-in points right wing fletching has the advantage of tightening your points when they hit the target. Left wing fletching would tend to loosen your points because of the counterclockwise spin.
I use left wing on my wood arrows and used to use right wing on my aluminum arrows. I have the proper jig for each.
I always order my shafts from either 3 Rivers Archery or Kustom King Traditional Archery. They both stand behind their products and have great customer service.
Have fun making your arrows.
Joe

[TRADITIONAL ONLY]

one more thing, you can get more colors for left wing than for right wing.
that being why i swapped this year. (WHY you cant get right wing solid pinks i have YET to find out!!!!!)

and the point thing, run the threads through some string wax. helps a lot untill you take your points out a lot.

hopefully my new goodies will arrive tomarrow, im getting anxious to see what my new Brannon Special fletching looks like on my arrows! (own creation)

[J. Adams]

Traditional Only:
Check out AMG feathers... I bought some full-length right wing solid pink feathers for my wife... PM me if interested, and I'll send you the dealer info whom I purchased them from.