As requested by @Red Beard . Taking my son to his first 3D course in 2 weeks. He said he wanted striped wraps so I went a little fancier then my usual plain. Else, it could have been a short. Hope you appreciate the $100,000 I spend on video equipment and editing! Haha, 3rd video I ever posted on Youtube, so sorry for the quality.
Anyway, I do not pay attention to how long, but usually 1-2 inches longer than your fletching is enough.
I have found that 1-inch wide is perfect for standard diameter. Then take off a 1/8 or 1/16 for smaller diameters. Here are some arrows I have made. I stole some blue from my wife's supply shhhhhh!
If you want to be uniform, I can get 12 wraps of 6 inches cut. Sometimes I do a lot longer or sometimes I have them barely providing coverage for the vanes, honestly it just depend on my mood. However, let say I only do 6 inches long wraps, a foot would give me 24 wraps. 6 feet roll is going to let me make +/-144 wraps. That is pretty good for $6. You can go crazy with the color choices too; gloss or matte, rainbow or tie dye, or patterns too. You can even use a printer and print your names or whatever. Trademark it!
I get 30 minutes break for lunch. Usually I am in my car making arrows while eating a sandwich. Here is one I made before heading into the office, will get the other done during lunch.
Anyway, I do not pay attention to how long, but usually 1-2 inches longer than your fletching is enough.
I have found that 1-inch wide is perfect for standard diameter. Then take off a 1/8 or 1/16 for smaller diameters. Here are some arrows I have made. I stole some blue from my wife's supply shhhhhh!
If you want to be uniform, I can get 12 wraps of 6 inches cut. Sometimes I do a lot longer or sometimes I have them barely providing coverage for the vanes, honestly it just depend on my mood. However, let say I only do 6 inches long wraps, a foot would give me 24 wraps. 6 feet roll is going to let me make +/-144 wraps. That is pretty good for $6. You can go crazy with the color choices too; gloss or matte, rainbow or tie dye, or patterns too. You can even use a printer and print your names or whatever. Trademark it!
I get 30 minutes break for lunch. Usually I am in my car making arrows while eating a sandwich. Here is one I made before heading into the office, will get the other done during lunch.
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