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WhistlingBadger:
Hi, all.  I've always fletched my arrows with Bohning tape.  On my last two batches of sitka spruce arrows, the stuff won't stick, and when it does stick it comes loose sooner or later.  The shafts are dyed with analyne/alcohol wood dye, but otherwise untreated, completely bone dry before I fletch them.  Wrapped front and back with silk thread coated with TBIII.  Any idea why this stuff won't stick?

A complication:  I heavily oiled my last batch with bear grease, and then noticed the fletching coming loose.  I could re-fletch them (ug, who has the time to do this twice?), but is there any adhesive that will stick to a greased arrow?

Any recommendation?

Thanks!
Thomas

dylanholderman:
not sure what to do with the untreated set, but for the greased one's i think you are boned, i don't know of anything that will stick to a greased surface  :NN

maybe spiral wrap them like english style arrows that way even if the glue isn't holding the fletches won't go anywhere.

Pat B:
The porous surface of the shafts probably prevents the tape from sticking well.

WhistlingBadger:

--- Quote from: dylanholderman on June 25, 2020, 06:51:28 pm ---not sure what to do with the untreated set, but for the greased one's i think you are boned, i don't know of anything that will stick to a greased surface  :NN

maybe spiral wrap them like english style arrows that way even if the glue isn't holding the fletches won't go anywhere.

--- End quote ---

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of.  Bummer--they turned out really nicely, other than the feathers falling off.   >:(


--- Quote from: Pat B on June 25, 2020, 07:03:54 pm ---The porous surface of the shafts probably prevents the tape from sticking well.

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I wonder if spruce is different than cedar that way.  I don't remember ever having this problem with cedar.  Come to think of it, I don't remember having this problem with my first couple batches of spruce, either.  Would I be better with a liquid glue?  What do you recommend?

Pat B:
If you can find Duco it is a good fletching glue or you could wrap your fletching, either with a full length spiral wrap or just wrapping the fletch fore and aft.
I've used fletch tape but on arrows with poly finish or cane arrows.

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