Just starting

[PopPunkRocker15]

So I recently picked up a bow from here (Damon Hi Speed, 45#), and my wife has a stickbow archery bow, and we finally made it out to the range Monday and again this morning. We are absolutely LOVING it. I started fletching my own arrows already. When we got measured and bought arrows, they came with plastic fletching. We picked up an Arizona EZ Fletch and some feathers, and a feather chopper. So, what advice would you give to some up and coming trad archers? We are working to hook up with some local people to learn, but I found that I absolutely LOVED fletching my own arrows.

Oh, also I wanted to ask, her fletching is cutting her hand (long bow, arrows rest on her hand), What should she do? I'm assuming a glove of some sorts?

[Xander]

Leather tab rest.

[Roadkill]

She can wear a glove or you can cut and glue on a leather floppy rest.

[bowhuntingrn]

PM sent, The leather floppy rest works. You can also take a fairly heavy strip of leather, double it and then wrap over it, leaving the top exposed. I have also fashioned rests out of antler and wood scraps, use Barge cement to attach, and then cover with grip of choice. I like the Barge because it holds tight, but can be fairly easily removed later.

[Caughtandhobble]

Try putting the cock feather in.

[damascusdave]

Did you roll the leading end of the feathers down with a screw driver and put a dot of fletching cement on them...learned that trick from my buddies who were all shooting self bows off their hand...Bearpaw Archery also make a glove designed specifically for that purpose...you can get them from Kustom King or Lancasters and likely from 3 Rivers as well....sounds like you are on the right track...best thing you can do is hook up with someone locally....nothing like learning directly

DDave

[PopPunkRocker15]

Hers just have the foam fletching that came on the arrows still. I will be putting feathers on hers this weekend. I use a razorblade to trim down the tip of the feather before putting a dot of glue on it.

I think we are going to get her one of the tabs for her hand. Thanks for the advice all!