Strightening vanes

RichardS · Post by **RichardS** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:34 pm

Do any of you guys have tips on strightening vanes? I had a bolt go in a bit deep on a hay bale and the vanes are all wrinkled.

Thanks in advance!

gad · Post by **gad** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:33 pm

I have found a tool today that makes the job.
Just the price is a bit high.

Here it is...

http://www.arizonaarchery.com/archeryco ... tener.html

the link of archery products from that suplier:

http://www.arizonaarchery.com/archeryfr ... meset.html

Good luck! If you use it, tell us how it performs.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:39 pm

gad nice tool, richardS vanes that are all wrinkled do not hurt the bolt/arrow flight just looks bad. I read some where maybe on the forum or in a book that one could use a hair dryer and remove the wrinkles. I do not know if it works or not

GREY OWL · Post by **GREY OWL** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:48 pm

RichardS I used a hair dryer on my plastic vanes, and it worked out fairly good. Better than before anyway. Hope this helps.

Grey Owl

gad · Post by **gad** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:56 pm

Sorry!
I have understood that he wants to straigth the shafts, not the vanes.
Don't know why my brain places tricks on me sometimes.

RichardS · Post by **RichardS** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:25 pm

Just tried the hair dryer and was impressed with the results. Not perfect but ALOT better

Thanks Guys!

devilsedge · Post by **devilsedge** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:37 pm

What I have found to work the best is to put a kettle on the stove and bring it to a boil. Hold the fletches in the steam and watch them straighten.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:42 pm

devilsedge wrote:What I have found to work the best is to put a kettle on the stove and bring it to a boil. Hold the fletches in the steam and watch them straighten.

Ayep works with vanes or feathers, forgot that trick

BigBear · Post by **BigBear** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:13 pm

devilsedge wrote:What I have found to work the best is to put a kettle on the stove and bring it to a boil. Hold the fletches in the steam and watch them straighten.

....you got it Aaron

..that's the way i do mine