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Author Topic: Portable fletching box  (Read 194 times)

Offline Centex

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Portable fletching box
« on: September 30, 2012, 03:10:00 PM »
Thinking about building a portable toolbox for fletching and other arrow maintenance. Similar to a fly tying setup where the jig can be secured on the outside of box.  Has anyone seen anything fitting this description?
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Offline Rick Butler

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2012, 03:37:00 PM »
No, but sounds like a good idea.
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Offline john fletch

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2012, 03:57:00 PM »
I have my fly tying portable for "match the hatch"
but usually a partly used tube of nock glue and slow gel super glue, a couple nocks, a Whiffen taper tool and a good knife will fit in my day pack and will fix minor tip or nock breaks.  Take enough arrows in your quiver to do the day, and in a box for the trip at camp.  I would leave the major repairs for back home.
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Offline Centex

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2012, 04:42:00 PM »
The box would be for home and travel.  Small house and two young boys means daddies tools need to be put away when not in use.  I am hoping to fit 2-3 Jo Jans.
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Offline Recurve50 LBS

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2012, 04:46:00 PM »
I use a fishing tackle box for just the thing you are talking about. I have a Jo Jan Mono fletcher and a couple clamps in the bottom of the box along woth feathers, knock plyers, inserts. hot glue, fiels points, knocks, string wax....etc....etc...
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Offline Stump73

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2012, 07:08:00 PM »
2x the tackle box
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Offline eflanders

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2012, 07:59:00 PM »
I always pack an emergency kit when going on a "hunting road trip".  My kit is in a small tackle box and contains the following: A fletching jig, fletch glue, hot melt, a lighter, a razor blade, some spare nocks, some serving, a brass nock pliers, some brass pinch-on nocks a T-square and some string wax.

Offline centaur

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2012, 08:11:00 PM »
Another tackle box user here.
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Offline AkDan

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2012, 08:13:00 PM »
fletch tape and some glue....saved my bacon on a caribou hunt last fall when my original duco failed....tape held things in place while the glue dried....ended up having to refletch when I got home.   I do carry some points and nocks....just depends on the hunt.   A jig is nice to have but not something I can regularly travel with.

Offline magnus

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2012, 10:44:00 PM »
I used to use a large tackle box and drilled 2 holes in the base of a Bitz and screwed it to the lid of the box. Worked like a charm for years. Do many arrows for it now though.
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Offline toddster

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Re: Portable fletching box
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2012, 10:49:00 AM »
I have a little one, I keep in my truck.  I take about 6 feathers, use the fletch tape on it so they are ready, and few pins.  Also little glue and nocks with sharpener.

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