Bohning Feather Fletching Tape Review

The tape will stick to raw shafts or cap wraps. I would recommend cleaning the shaft as you mentioned.

Sticks great to carbons without wrap. I wiped with cotton ball and rubbing alcohol. I really like the fletching tape. Works great on woodies too.  

this tape works very well when applied to raw shafts, either carbon or aluminum, I have made up many of both kinds with this tape. However, I like to break the leading and trailing edges of the feather with fletching cement, and some cements will not adhere to aluminum very well. So I use a cap wrap on aluminum arrows because of this reason. 3 Rivers has a compatibility chart in the fletching/glue section of their website. And yes, clean shafts with the alcohol.   

Yes

I haven't tried it, but I can't think of a good reason why it wouldn't work. Good luck! -- Chuck

It does indeed work quite well on spray urathane, which so far seems yo be an excellent finish for arrows.

It shouldn't effect it at all.

If applied correctly, it should hold up well.

The short answer is: I don't know. I have used tape only on a few target arrows. Usually I use superglue (cyanoacrylate.) Good luck! -- Chuck

I haven't tried it, but it seems like it would be difficult to do in my opinion.

I have not had good results using fletching tape with the EZFletch jig. When you close the EZFletch jaws, they need to wiggle a little from side to side, in order to align with the cap. However, fletching tape immediately sticks to the shaft, usually in not quite the right place. (Does that explanation make any sense?) I use superglue gel. Good luck! -- Chuck

I do not know if it would work or not? I have not used it with that jig before. But I think if you get it all right from the get go then it would be the same as using a single because the tape does not dry like glue so you have time setting it up. Sent from my iPhone

Yes, it should work.

Yes I have used it on carbon arrows but not blazer vanes, it holds really well! Sent from my iPhone

I don't know whether tape would work with carbon shafts and vanes; I have used it only with wood shafts and feathers. But I don't know any reason why it wouldn't work. Good Luck!

No you do not have to leave this in the Jig to dry. Once you place this on the feather and then peel off the backing. put the feather on the shaft, press down and you are ready to put the next feather on. After you have all feathers on I would recommend to put a dot of glue on the front and back of the feather to keep it from lifting up.

This is close to 3/32 and is a perfect fit on a feathers quill.

As far as I can tell, about two millimeters . . . comparable to the width of a fletching quill.

It is about 3/32 of an inch Sent from my iPhone

You can use about any glue at the ends to keep the feather down Fletch Tite works great to.

I use Duco cement. It's more to hold down the sharp point on the leading edge of the feather.

I use Fletch-It because it is clearly explained that it works on carbon, wood, and aluminum shafts. You could use a variety of glues as long as it is compatible with your shaft material. I put a dab of Fletch-It on the front and back of each fletching to strengthen it in the event that it deflects off a target or other object. The tape works very well, I have had the fletchings rip apart before the tape looses its adhesive strength. Is it necessary, for targets it is not to critical, but for the price of the glue and the fact that you are using a minimal amount (less than a drop) for each fletching, you gain that extra amount of "toughness." When you apply it, do not use a full drop of glue, it will run around the shaft and run along the fletching due to surface tension, it really only takes little bit. Squeeze the glue container until you see the glue starting to bulge out of the tip and then just dab the ends of the fletchings. Hope this helps.

I use a drop of super glue on the ends of the fletching

What kind of clear coat or sealer are you using? The fletch tape works on pretty much every sealer out there.