Bohning feather-fletching tape works with any single-fletch jig to save time on every arrow you fletch. Bohning fletching tape is a continuous bead of powerful dry glue which you apply like tape. It adheres instantly and creates a strong, reliable bond on contact quickly bonding feathers to arrows made of aluminium, carbon or wood...and your arrow can be shot immediately.
Unlike dangerous liquid instant adhesives, Bohning fletching tape cannot bond flesh or splash into eyes. It is very easily cleaned from any shaft for re-fletching. Each roll contains enough tape for at least 3 1/2 dozen arrows with 5-inch feathers or vanes. Feather-Fletching tapw is not recommended for plastic vanes.
Directions: Apply tape to feather quill. Trim with scissors, leave 1/8" overhang on each end. Remove tape backing. Press feather firmly onto arrow shaft. Make sure base fully contacts shaft.
Fletch-Tite Platinum is a reformulated version of the world's favourite fletching cement works great on all shafts, including carbon.
Fletch-Tite Fletching Cement is the original industry-standard adhesive for aluminium and wood arrow shafts. Bonds feathers, vanes and nocks to aluminium, wood and fiberglass shafts. Waterproof 22gr tube.
Bohning Instant Gel is the recommended fletching cement for carbon shafts. Also works for gluing nocks and fletching to all other types of shafts, aluminium, wood, and fibreglass. Available in 3 gram tubes.
Duraloc Fletching Cement is the adhesive that Norway Industries recommends for their Duravanes. Works just as well on most other brands as well. Use sparingly. A three-gram tube should do about three dozen arrows.
Fastset Gel is a product of Arizona Archery Supplies and will work equally well on aluminium, wood, or carbon shafts.
Fastset Gel is particularly recommended for attaching Z-Nocks to aluminium and wood shafts as regular Fletch-Tite types of glues can soften the plastic. Three gram tube. Dries in seconds.
Ferr-L-Tite Hot-Melt Adhesive is used by arrow makers everywhere for gluing inserts into alloy shafts and points on to wood shafts. Produces a tough, elastic, water-proof bond.
Martin Fletching Cement is a crystal clear glue from Martin Archery is excellent for all types of arrow shafts. it is fast drying, waterproof, and resistant to most solvents.
Martin Fletching Cement is also a general-purpose adhesive suitable for gluing nocks to shafts and for a hundred other gluing jobs around you shop and home. Martin Fletching Cement is preferred by many traditional arrow smiths for fastening feathers onto wood shafts as it will not lift the finish of your shafts like most other fletching glues will. This item replaces Duco Cement, which is no longer available through our normal suppliers.
Cyanoacetate glues such as Fletch Tite Instant Gel, Duraloc, and Fastset Gel are great when you are in a hurry, and they are essential with carbon shafts, however they can be tricky to use. With regular glues, a good healthy bead of glue on the base of the fletch is the way to go--just enough for a slight squeeze out all along the edge of the fletch.
With the cyanoacetates you must use as little glue as possible while still covering the entire base of the fletch. Instead of running a bead of glue, try smearing the base with the tip of the tube applying only enough to barely coat the base. Now touch the fletch to the shaft and immediately remove it. If the glue transferred to the shaft shows that you have complete coverage, put the fletch in place permanently. You can remove the clamp after about ten seconds. If there is any squeeze out at all, you are using too much glue. If there isn't complete transfer, try readjusting your jig until there is.
If you are using the correct amount of adhesive and your jig is properly adjusted, a 3-gram tube should easily do two dozen arrows.