The thing I found about fletch tape is the feathers can "lay over" even with the drop of glue on both ends. It's faster for sure, but they don't seem to last for me. YMMV. I've gone back to DUCO cement for wood arrows. Sometimes Bohning for carbons, sometimes DUCO. depends what's handy.


They say everything happens for a reason.
For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.