What glue for feather splicing?

Bldtrailer · March 13, 2013, 10:16:00 PM

I've spliced feathers for a while and still have not found a great glue. I've tryed superglue ,Duco and platium fletching glue and still have trouble with the splice not holding up. What are you using and how well does it hold up?

petalumapete · March 14, 2013, 03:22:00 AM

I use super glue jell and never have had a problem

tradtusker · March 14, 2013, 08:13:00 AM

the best quality super glue, always worked good for me.

Lechwe · March 14, 2013, 09:54:00 AM

NPV is the best stuff I have ever used. I believe it is made by Saunders. I know The Footed Shaft and several other suppliers carry it.

Good luck.

snag · March 14, 2013, 10:10:00 AM

Whatever glue you decide on remember to take a knife or something and press the membrane of the splice down firmly onto the membrane. This makes for a good glue joint.

Tutanka · March 14, 2013, 11:26:00 AM

I used to use superglue, waste of time IMO. I use fletch tape now and then run a thin bead of glue down each side. Way faster, easier, and holds up just as good or even better than superglue.

M60gunner · March 14, 2013, 12:00:00 PM

I second the fletch tape. Just make sure it is a fresh roll.

Hermon · March 14, 2013, 01:10:00 PM

I guess that I am reading this different than some. Are you membrane splicing or just using two pieces of feather on their own quill? I don't see how fletch tape would be very easy to use on membrane splices.

petalumapete · March 14, 2013, 01:31:00 PM

I'm wondering the same thing. If you guys are using tape for membrain splicing please explain how you do it. I use tape for fetching but think it would be to thick to use on membranes .

Tutanka · March 14, 2013, 01:47:00 PM

For membrane splicing I place the sections that I need to tape in a bitzenburger clamp, place the tape, take out of the clamp, tape it down. As far as thickness, you don't even notice, it gives a far cleaner looking splice, no glue running out of the sides or the ends. Cuts my splicing time down big time, especially when doing really intricate splices, like one or two quills at a time. Trying to glue in a single quill is a nightmare. Pretty easy with fletch tape.

Bldtrailer · March 14, 2013, 02:05:00 PM

membrane splicing

agtex42 · March 14, 2013, 02:15:00 PM

I've had good luck with fletchtite platinum, tried the tape method but didn't care for it. Just goes to show there's more than one way to skin a cat!

March 14, 2013, 02:27:00 PM

I have a firend that likes to splice. he uses a glue gun turned to high and the Stanly gold hot melt. I use the amber hot melt Stanly stuff for my points, best I have ever found. But apparently with a good hot glue gun the stuff lays down a fine fast drying bead that holds feathers forever. I think he tacks the quills together, then lays the whole thing in the clamp and then hits the whole quill with the glue gun and plants it on the arrow. He puts out six arrows with his single Bitz as fast I can with my six up fletcher. When he splices he uses uncut feathers and then burns them with a Young feather burner. His house smells like burnt feathers all the time. It helps when getting full length uncut feathers to have a belt sander and a feather book, to reduce the quills.

petalumapete · March 14, 2013, 04:46:00 PM

Hmmmmm,
I'm going to have to try your tape technique. Your right about the glue and splicing