I spend a lot of time on the fletching jig, I’ve fletched over 500 dozen arrows since 2014 so I’m always looking for a better and faster way of doing things without sacrificing quality. Most of us fletching our own arrows are using a cyanoacrylate (super glue) for vanes these days. They work well and are readily available almost everywhere. I personally use the blue cap Gorilla glue like a lot of other guys do. It’s a good adhesive but one of the draw backs is that it is very thin a can be messy. Make no mistake about it, less is more with cyano adhesives so you don’t want to over do it. Excessive glue decrease the bond strength, increase bond time and not to mention the added clean up time as well. A couple of years ago I found these cool little droppers for use with cyano glues at South Shore archery. This whole setup is about 10 bucks and works like a charm. The precision tip allows for just the right amount of adhesive in just the right location. I don’t even use the bottles that come with the adapter caps since they fit perfectly on the Gorilla bottle as you can see in the pick. Fletching takes some practice and I think this is a great way to improve the quality with a minimal investment, one kit would probably last the average guy the rest of his life fletching a dozen or so a year. When they get dirty just soak them in acetone and your good to go. Just figured I’d share this with the GS family.
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