Bohning12962 Helix Tower Fletching Jig , Black, 2.25" Vanes

My only regret about this purchase is that I should have bought it sooner. I've been hand-fletching arrows for too long and wasted so much time! This jig is super easy to use and FAST! Even the assembly was fairly easy, although I would recommend watching one of the many Youtube videos, rather than trying to follow the instructions and diagrams. The videos are much easier.I set this up and fletched a full dozen arrows very quickly. They look great!For the few reviews that complain about inconsistent placement of the vane, the key is to push the vane all the way down in the holding arm. When the arms are closed, you can see the fletching placement on the back. The bottom of the vane should fill the bottom of the slit. Depending on how big your vane is, it might not reach all the way to the top. If there is still space in the slit (on the bottom), your fletching is badly placed. If your glue is not super-fast, you can wiggle the vane down with the arms closed. Otherwise, open the arms and push the vane down to the bottom of the slit. As long as you always have the vane sitting on the BOTTOM, your fletching will be straight and even every time. If you want to fletch further from the nock, you should use the spacer bars that Bohning provides.

Three words in the title sum this little jig up. And those who gave it one star - all i can do is laugh. I wanted to speed up the process for hunting arrows and selected this tower to accomplish that and it does it like a champ. I have a Bitzenburger and a $500 jig and they do an amazing job but I'm starting to wonder now if this one may just take over all my fletching. I bought this one for my house and I bought a complete tower for my shop. My only regret is that i didnt buy two complete towers right off. So i'll just buy the extra fingers for this one instead of sending it back. That was my bad. This thing rocks. Period.

Overall it's good for its intended purpose however it does feel pretty flimsy/cheap for the price. I certainly wasn't expecting to have to assemble it. It wasn't hard to assemble but frustrating (if you have man-hands) trying to hold things in place to assemble. Once together I perfectly fletched 9 arrows in about a half hour so can't really complain about that.

It costs me a buck per fletching plus time and gas to get my arrows fletched then I'm on the bow shops schedule. During season I can't be waiting like that. This was a great buy. Easy to put together and easy to work.

Takes a little practice but this is an easy jig to use and gives great results.

My husband got this to fletch his arrows. It did work, but he said it was a little more aggravating than what he wanted. He ended up having to re-do some. It seemed like there would always be one that would be a little too high on the shaft, so he would scrape them off and start again. I'm not sure how much this was due to user error, but he had no issues using a different jig.The other jig, a Bitzenburger, is a much more expensive one that is more heavy duty. He stated that it worked much better, and though slower, you got a more consistent result. I would only purchase this product if you can't spring for the Bitzenburger. If you do get this jig, be patient and take a little extra time with applications.

I don’t normally write reviews but I actually read them this time because I wondered if I was just a moron. Turns out I am or the people that work for this company wrote the reviews or friends of them did. Those are seriously the only possibilities. It was challenging to put together with man hands...you must have toddler size fingers or some really accurate needle nose to get it together. Once it is assembled it is easy to use; however, the arrows don’t fly straight at all...they dive and go opposite directions sometimes with no rhyme or reason. It’s a piece of poop. Very cheaply built, hard to assemble and doesn’t work. If you want to feel like you can’t hit the broadside of a barn and use a magnifying glass to read the instructions that really don’t tell you anything then this is the product for you and if your hands sweat and you have big fingers don’t even think about it. If you are a surgeon that likes to aim high and right then this will work really well for you about a quarter of the time.

If you make your own arrows, this is a tool for you. Quick and easy set up and you can purchase additional vane holders if you want later on. This thing is a time and money saver.