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“One of the things we love about our projects are the communities we rub up against — we found out about fletching jigs from Ren-Faire people, for instance,” says Cohen. “In the beginning I was holding it straight with my hands until the glue dried 20 minutes later,” says Signorile. “Finally we took a trip to this archery supply store in Flushing, Queens. You adjust the jig based on the size dowel you’re using, and you can rotate it a perfect third of the way around each time.”