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toomanyknots	What thread does everyone use for fletching?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 420 Apr 22 10 12:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Every one I use end up breaking. So far I have tryed some cheap craft store linen and silk...
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Yotman		#1	[-]
Posts: 238 Apr 22 10 9:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I use the stuff that they put on fishing pole eyes with.
ilium		#2	[-]
Posts: 142 Apr 22 10 11:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The thread that I use is Guttermann 100% linen- it's very light but quite strong. I know that SoMac binding thread is often used, (seems quite heavy to me). Check if you have any local bookbinders- the linen thread that they use is very strong. Good luck.
lloydwinter		#3	[-]
Posts: 147 Apr 23 10 11:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I use Gudebrod silk beading thread. Usually the EE thickness. It can be broken but you'll probably cut your fingers first. Lloyd "The Bow is bent and drawn; make from the shaft" Lear, Act 1, scene 1 Last Edited By: lloydwinter Jun 2 10 6:34 AM. Edited 1 times.
sparrowstail		#4	[-]
Posts: 110 Apr 23 10 12:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dental floss, waxed. Really strong. Seems to work so far. phil
mole		#5	[-]
Posts: 641 Apr 23 10 12:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I go to Wal-mart and get the nylon upholstery thread. It's cheap, strong, and has several colors. John
Altulus		#6	[-]
Posts: 119 Apr 23 10 1:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I use what I can, testing new threads. I have been using sewing thread, a bit thicker than normal. But I can´t wait to try my hands at sinew Even used nettlefibers, and fibers from the leafs of pineapple.
aznboi3644		#7	[-]
Posts: 377 Apr 23 10 5:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've used regular cotton thread, some linen floss at the craft store...artificial sinew. I like using the linen floss soaked in TBII.
AGD68		#8	[-]
Posts: 68 May 5 10 7:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Waxed dental floss.Works great and if your careful you can use a heat soucre to melt the wax for even stronger bond
NorthernArcher	Fletching Thread	#9	[-]
Posts: 739 Jun 1 10 8:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I use sinew, and give the bindings a coat of warm hide glue to seal them. Spirit varnish made from pitch works to waterproof the bindings, but must be reapplied periodically as it wears off with use. I'm curious now to try some of the threads that have been mentioned here, especially the linen. It would be nice to add some color to my arrows. Live The Code
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colejack3		#10	[-]
Posts: 760 Jun 2 10 10:36 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I use artificial sinew that i pull apart and it turns into 4 smaller threads that are perfect for fletching
CherokeeKC		#11	[-]
Posts: 596 Jun 4 10 7:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	i use deer sinew or artificial sinew. i dont get why people use thread. is it because they dont have access to artificial sinew?
NordicFletchr		#12	[-]
Posts: 877 Jun 5 10 10:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	CherokeeKC wrote: i use deer sinew or artificial sinew. i dont get why people use thread. is it because they dont have access to artificial sinew? Sewing thread is less expensive than sinew (artificial or not), and can be found almost anywhere. It may not be "paleo", but when it's what a person is able to get......... The only difference between a hero and a coward is the direction in which he runs. -- Proverb of the Mongol Horde Men are not lost - they just take the long way. -- Red Green
CherokeeKC		#13	[-]
Posts: 596 Jun 6 10 6:45 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	oh ok. i just thought that thread wouldnt have the strength or "weather resistance" to last very long.
wanbliwicasa		#14	[-]
Posts: 1095 Jun 6 10 9:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sinew buffalo & deer is best choose. Artificial sinew works very well. Linen thread 100% is strong. Sewing thread is a lot good ones to choose if not use cheapest.
James Wolfden		#15	[-]
Posts: 220 Jun 13 10 8:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I prefer not to use artificial sinew if I have access to natural materials like linen thread. Artificial sinew has been made from many different things in the past including linen thread and nylon. Currently most of the stuff is waxed polypropylene. I will use it when I need to just as I will use Dacron B-50 bowstring material but for arrow wrapping my preference is a Barbour No. 30.
jerhov		#16	[-]
Posts: 7 Jan 3 11 10:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I tend to use horse hair for different projects (suppose other hair will work as well). I'ts pretty strong and I use it for other purposes since I haven't started fletching (yet) but it seems to work fine.
Rod		#17	[-]
Posts: 3976 Jan 4 11 3:02 AM Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If the shaftment is coated seeing the thread break when the arrows slip into the ground or vegetation is less of a problem. Also if the quill is either stripped or ground thin it will be less of an issue than if the quill is left thick, but having the thread embedded in a coating on the shaftment will usually allow the use of threads that might otherwise not stay the course in rough shooting. Rod. It's meant to be simple, not easy.
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