Grayling Jig

Scattergun2570 · January 05, 2012, 08:03:00 PM

Are Grayling good jigs?

Jim Boettcher · January 05, 2012, 08:29:00 PM

I've used on for years, never had a problem.

Jim Boettcher · January 05, 2012, 08:32:00 PM

Here is how I mounted mine.

Jim Boettcher · January 05, 2012, 08:33:00 PM

Here are the finished arrows.

Jim Boettcher · January 05, 2012, 08:35:00 PM

I can get some crazy helical too.

Scott357 · January 05, 2012, 09:33:00 PM

I used one for a a few years. It worked great until I lost the clamp somewhere. I had it mounted on a 12" piece of 1x4. Now I have a Bohning.

Smithhammer · January 05, 2012, 09:50:00 PM

Identical to a Martin J8. Good practical jig that's easy to use.

And Jim - that is some crazy helical!

David Yukon · January 05, 2012, 09:54:00 PM

I have the martin one and it is a good jig.

RM81 · January 06, 2012, 08:15:00 AM

I use the Grayling jig and it works well for me.

Zradix · January 06, 2012, 02:00:00 PM

I have a grayling.

I've used it a bit...just a few dozen arrows.

I had the same problem that Jim Boettcher had.
I used tape just like he did as well.

See in the red and white arrows ( really pretty by the way) the forward tip is actually pointing the wrong direction. It should continue around the shaft to the left. Instead it's straight or curving slightly to the right.

The problem is the jigs are flat at the mouth.
They have helical in the jig sure enough.

But if you put the jig mouth straight down on the table it's flat.....

I've searched and talked with quite a few people.
I guess a lot of guys just sand the jig down a bit to get it to wrap around the shaft.

A couple of pros I talked with said they have to do this with their Bitz's too.

The arrows still fly fine with the fletching like this but I'm going to do better next time.

BowHuntingFool · January 06, 2012, 02:15:00 PM

I have used one for 10+ years....never a problem!

Hummer3T · January 06, 2012, 02:17:00 PM

I have the martin works great, I would love to know how Jim gets that crazy of a helical. The only thing I have had issues with is the surface of the clamps, glue buildup and a little clamping unevenness from the beginning. tape in stead of glue would solve first issue. Jig is plastic and not metal so other problem is in the manufacture cheap vs. expensive product)

Zradix · January 06, 2012, 03:00:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Hummer3T:
I have the martin works great, I would love to know how Jim gets that crazy of a helical. ...

I've done it with the grayling using tape.

You more or less roll the feather around the shaft still using the clamp, but you can't do it while laying the jig still for glue.

Just sorta stick it on where you want it.

limbolt · January 06, 2012, 03:04:00 PM

I bought one to carry with me because its lighter than my Bitz,now I find myself useing it more and more at home,great little jig.

January 06, 2012, 03:25:00 PM

ive got mine mounted on a piece of 1x6x 16" long . had it probobly 10 years or more, and works just great for me, since i use super glue type glue i have to scrape it off every so often, so im brobobly due for a new clamp part, the plastic gets scraped away also.

wooddamon1 · January 06, 2012, 04:45:00 PM

I've always used one. I just lightly sand the glue build-up off. Tape avoids all that, though.

Possum Head · January 07, 2012, 08:39:00 AM

Hey Jim, radical helical I guess I've never seen so much twist. Tell me, how do they fly, is there a noise difference than usual? do they slow any quicker like a Flu-Flus? Does coffee taste better from a Black Widow mug?

Jim Boettcher · January 07, 2012, 08:50:00 AM

Posseum Head, those arrows flew fine, I could really see them spin. I didn't notice any noise from them and neither did the deer I shot with one. I was just playing with that batch, I don't usually make them that way. I had to stick the back of the feather down first and acually pull the clamp magnet away from the jig and lay the front down by hand; didn't notice any speed lose. LOL, Coffee is good from any recepitcal.