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Offline Bevan R.

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No Duco ANYWHERE
« on: February 04, 2012, 06:20:10 pm »
Went to town this morning to get some fresh duco to fletch some arrows. struck out.  :-[
And I cannot find the spool of fletching tape I had. :'(

Anybody every use the GEL Supperglue for fletching? :-\
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2012, 06:24:17 pm »
Super glue is all I use anymore. It is a lot faster so you don't have to wait 30 minutes to release the clamps.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2012, 06:34:02 pm »
Cool, thanks Justin. I will give it a go tomorrow. I have to chop feathers tonight and finish cresting first.
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline Matt G.

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2012, 08:30:10 pm »
I get my Duco at Ace hardware or Family Dollar.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2012, 08:41:16 pm »
I've heard fro else where that folks are find it harder and harder to find Duco. I don't know why, It is a great glue.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2012, 08:46:46 pm »
I checked walmart, home depot, menards. nothing. I bought some little tubes of gel, I am going to try that tomorrow.
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline kindor

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2012, 01:00:06 am »
Gorilla glue Super glue is all I use anymore
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Offline gmc

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2012, 01:46:48 am »
Yeah, must be a shortage of the stuff, I was looking for it myself and none to be found anywhere. I ended up buying some titebond (instant bond) and it seems to work ok. First I had seen the stuff, although hadn't really been looking for any alternatives until I was forced to with the shortage of Duco.
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Offline bubby

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2012, 04:48:11 am »
wally world here has a generic all purpose adhesive, it's just like duco and a buck a tube, Bub
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Offline stickbender

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2012, 05:28:51 am »
  I had the same problem.  I went to the supermarket, Walgreen's, Wallyworld, and finally a dollar store, but no Duco, I ended up getting a tube of similar stuff from Wally world, and dollar store.  So I have two tubes, it works like Ducco.  I was using super glue, and it ran, and then tried the gel, it was better, but still made a mess, so I had to strip the arrow, a couple of times, refinish the arrow, and cut new fletching, and this time used the dollar store stuff, and it worked great.  I was making two arrows for a Friend of mine who's boss had prostate cancer, so I made two arrows, this one with triple fletch, and one with Mullet's help a Cherokee two fletch.  Eddie gave me a couple of artifacts, he had found, and an arrowhead, he had found in one of the rivers here, and an arrowhead he had made out of Washington jasper or something like that.  Same stuff Ishi used. 8)  Anywho, Ducco is just plain hard to find! :o  I was trying to find a Hobby store, but the one here is gone. :(  But anywho, the Dollar store stuff, and Wallyworld stuff works just as well. ;)

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Offline Dazv

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2012, 08:25:56 am »
i use just normal superglue and it works great for me.

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2012, 12:23:42 pm »
I'll have to stop and see if the duco is still @ the store I buy it.  I like the Gorilla super glue too.  Some super glues doesn't hold up to the cold all that well.  Looks like if they still have duco in the store I buy it I'll have to get a few.  ;) dpgratz
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Offline seabass

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2012, 01:20:47 pm »
my woman bought me a case on amazon.i have plenty if you need a tube.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2012, 01:22:51 pm »
my woman bought me a case on amazon.i have plenty if you need a tube.

So that is why the rest of us can't find any!!! :laugh: :laugh:
Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.

Offline seabass

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Re: No Duco ANYWHERE
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2012, 01:39:29 pm »
i was buying it at a autoparts store.they would only get in two tubes at a time.i think the store was o'reillys.i used to make allot of arrows,maybe i did cause the shortage.sorry guys,Steve
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